[COLLAB] The Sonic Stadium Music Adventure 2012

[Jeffhog]

A little bird told me recently that a few people are getting antsy and are wondering when we can get this show started. Plus, I'd rather have all discussion pertaining to the next album moved to another thread, if you know what I mean!

And you know what? Despite all the time we got, we might as well get the planning started! The better and sooner we are prepared, the better! Let's ride off the of the

and hop to Act 2 immediately!

~The Sonic Stadium Music Adventure 2012~

That's right! This is the time to discuss and get started, because TSSMA'12 begins NOW!

Now, here's a few questions some of you may be having, such as:

1- "I've completely forgotten: what does this mean again?";

2- "What are the ruuuuuuuules?"

...alright, who invited these two?

...*ahem* Anyway;

3- And "Where's that DAMN fourth Chaos Emerald!?"

Answer #1: The Project

Just like its predecessor, The Sonic Stadium Music Adventure 2012 [TSSMA'12] is a collaborative project celebrating and promoting the music of the Sonic franchise. Anyone on the board can participate and contribute! We're calling on all musicians of the SSMB to join in and lend their musical talents, and artists of course are more than welcome to contribute for an album cover!

Unlike its predecessor though, we're gonna aim for new heights! We've got all this time to work on it, so let's concentrate on boosting up both quantity and quality!

Answer #2: The Rules

The rules this time around are just about the same as last time, save a few differences!

Main rule- You have to be a member of SSMB. There's no other place where we can discuss things better anyway, and I like to remain in constant contact with those involved. An exception to the rule can be granted to those doing collabs.

Music

1-No mash-ups, no MIDIs. To mash-uppers, I apologize if you've wanted to showcase a few neat mashes of Sonic tracks and others, but this is an album where music must be created. In other words, I won't accept something that's basically two pre-existing music files stuck together, sugarcoated, and called yours. Mash-ups only exist for Mash-Up Monday around here!

As for midis, which can end up being used from others, with or without permission, none of these are accepted. Any submissions of the sort will be rejected. If you're just starting out and you're using MIDIs, might want to consider beefing up your work.

2-Quality. Now by quality, I mean two things.

A-The quality of the sound. It doesn't matter if it's a direct recording from a computer or you playing it live, but if the sound quality is iffy, then... yeah. ^^;

B-Though not necessarily an obligation, it would be very preferable if submitted tracks were at a bit rate 320 kbps and sport a v2.3 ID3 tag. It would make the overall quality of the final product a whole lot better and it would save us the editing trouble.*

*If you have no idea as to what I'm talking about or any idea as to how to do so, ignore rule 2B for now as it isn't obligated or demanded from everyone.

3-Variety of the tracks. By variety, I don't mean the instrumentation. While one song from the Sonic series can be nice, it would stink if we had, for example, 6 remixes of A New Venture from different artists here. When you submit a remix, please be clear as to what the theme or the level(s) based upon it is. We will only accept at least 2 or 3 of each theme/level. If you wish to reserve a track, let me know.

4-Music Origins: While it is a Sonic forum making a music album, it would only be natural to have Sonic music... though other SEGA-based music will be accepted!

That's right, not just Sonic, but we'll be accepting anything from NiGHTS, Jet Set Radio, Billy Hatcher, Space Channel, Super Monkey Ball, Bayonetta, Yakuza, ChuChu Rocket, Shenmue, Binary Domain, Spiral Knights, House of the Dead, Samba de Amigo, even Bass Fishing if you wanna go there... anything and everything SEGA. Though let's keep it primarily Sonic as it is the main focus.

5-ORIGINAL SONGS ARE ACCEPTED. Got an original music track that sounds Sonic-y? Do share it! This is always welcome! We had a couple of goodies last time, and we're always willing to accept more!

6-Pre-existing work can be submitted, so if you've got something already, send it in! However, we are looking for newer tracks, so do stick around!

7-It MUST be your own work! And by that, it basically means that if you stole the music from somebody else or want to submit work that ISN'T your own, you're not in and it won't be accepted. That's it. Should we discover that a submitted track is stolen property, it and all of your other tracks will be pulled from the album and you'll be banned from a future collab, along with having your album cover submission removed should you have done so.

8-COLLABS: Collaborative efforts between musicians are more than welcome! If you plan on doing any, sound off in the thread and I'll list you here!

Album Cover Art

1-Originals only. The cover must be original, so official artwork, even edited official art, is not allowed.

2-Theme. It's an album coming from The Sonic Stadium, so it's only natural that the cover must be themed as such! Want to draw up a specific scene from a game? Want to draw the forum members on board? Want to do something completely arbitrary? Anything is fine! The only main rule here is that it must include The Sonic Stadium Music Adventure 2012 - Act *blank*. When your album cover is chosen, you may fill in Act 1, Act 2, etc... depending on which one your art has been assigned to, then submit the final product.

3-It must be your own work. If stolen, it will be pulled along with all of your tracks if you've submitted any.

4-Collaborative stuffmuffins, of course, are welcome! See Sean and Carbo's album entry from last year.

And finally, to everybody aboard, be cool, be wild, be groovy, be creative! In other words, have fun!

Answer #3: The DAMN Fourth Chaos Emerald...

...is in the DAMN fourth Special Stage. Make sure you have your 50 DAMN Rings first!

LET'S GET THIS STARTED!

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MUSIC

Music submissions are to be sent and/or available to me through any downloadable service (that's how it usually goes), whether it's through Dropbox, Box, Soundcloud, Mediafire, what have you. If you want it to be discrete, send it through to vizardjeffhog@sonicstadium.org with ALBUM in the subject, or PM me, or whichever. Let's try to keep people surprised and not have them SNOOPING AS usual on us, see?

MAXIMUM # OF SUBMISSIONS: 6/user. COLLABS WELCOME.

Current # of songs: 58

ALBUM COVER

Submitted

1. DanJ86 -

SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR THE EVERYTHING= February 1st 2013

[Cola]

I'm totally working on a submission. Probably.

I'm working on something with a special someone, that's for sure.

[Burnt Ash]

It's times like these in which I really want to know how to make music of my own. Used to have a fair hand at the piano, but that was a few years ago. Anyway, I wish all participants good luck in the album. Can't wait to see what pieces you guys can come up with this year, as the 2011 music album was just breathtaking!

[Wolfy]

ALL. OF. MY. YES.

For some reason, I've been holding back on touching anything until this topic was fully out the gates like it is now. I really like the motivation this topic drives, and how I can kinda post demos to get awesome feedback to make things better, <3. That said, I already have a list of like 8 songs I potentially want to do, but of course, I'll pick and choose to meet the requirement here, =D.

Are we still having a bonus interlude available by the way? Maybe not just "everyone" but a spot for them open up once we have enough songs (to avoid having to many of them, XD)?

Thanks for getting this up Jeffimania, I AM THE PUMPED

EDIT: Nevermind on the interludes, I didn't read LOL

[Urban Flow]

Count me in again sir. I will put my best efforts into this!

[Jeffhog]

I'm totally working on a submission. Probably.

I'm working on something with a special someone, that's for sure.

Kickass, my friend. >D

It's times like these in which I really want to know how to make music of my own. Used to have a fair hand at the piano, but that was a few years ago. Anyway, I wish all participants good luck in the album. Can't wait to see what pieces you guys can come up with this year, as the 2011 music album was just breathtaking!

Alright, thanks a bunch! XD We're also taking all feedback we've gotten on the previous one and putting it to good use!

ALL. OF. MY. YES.

For some reason, I've been holding back on touching anything until this topic was fully out the gates like it is now. I really like the motivation this topic drives, and how I can kinda post demos to get awesome feedback to make things better, <3. That said, I already have a list of like 8 songs I potentially want to do, but of course, I'll pick and choose to meet the requirement here, =D.

Are we still having a bonus interlude available by the way? Maybe not just "everyone" but a spot for them open up once we have enough songs (to avoid having to many of them, XD)?

Thanks for getting this up Jeffimania, I AM THE PUMPED

SIR, WE ALL ARE THE PUMPED XD

Right, let me edit that in there. No interludes will be accepted atm. Once we get enough songs, we'll start allowing in a few. xD

Also, Apti totally didn't tell me about you being the pumped for the next one coming around.

[Wolfy]

Also, Apti totally didn't tell me about you being the pumped for the next one coming around.

Course not. He totally didn't let me know that you were posting this topic up here sometime this week too

So anyone else think it might be cool to post up some ideas you've had? I can see some people wanting to keep some a surprise until they post it here, but I'm kinda talking from the angle that we don't all paste down a copy of Lava Reef or something at once and then scratch our heads LOL. I couldn't help but notice there was a lot of Scrap Brain (8-bit) last album, with myself being apart of that, XD. It wasn't bad, but like if there was anymore, it might have been too much, haha. I mean it's ok for us to overlap, so I don't want to discourage someone when all of us post our ideas and turn out we all have a same song. I say this, since I'm really up to changing anything on my end so someone else can remix it, =D.

Then again, all this aside, we are on a "first post it, first dibs it" kinda attitude it seems, but I thought I'd try and help maybe plan ahead for everyone idk *feels weird*

[Crow the BOOLET]

Well I do wanna join but I'm not sure how well my music ability is as of late. I still am figuring out guitar and I hadn't practiced my cello. But I'll still try regardless.

I do want to do a cello solo on something but its a "we'll see kind of thing."

[Wolfy]

Well I do wanna join but I'm not sure how well my music ability is as of late. I still am figuring out guitar and I hadn't practiced my cello. But I'll still try regardless.

I do want to do a cello solo on something but its a "we'll see kind of thing."

Oh man, I was planning on doing a Jungle Joyride - Night remix. IDK if you know how to play that one, but maybe we could work out something if you're up to playing cello!

[Carbo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcGaKacPFHY

Book me up. I'm in.

[Urban Flow]

Do we have to clock in what songs we are gonna do?

[SweeCrue]

If only I knew how to music... awell.

I guess I could draw one of those cover artz thingamabobbers.

What size/dimensions do we have to work with anyway?

Edited April 9, 2012 by Sweecrue

[Wolfy]

Do we have to clock in what songs we are gonna do?

Nah, it was just a suggestion I made, which I'm kinda regretting honestly. I think it's more of a just "post it" rule. If you come in too late and there's already like 4 Green Hill Zones, you probably shouldn't do Green Hill Zone, etc.

[Crow the BOOLET]

Oh man, I was planning on doing a Jungle Joyride - Night remix. IDK if you know how to play that one, but maybe we could work out something if you're up to playing cello!

Well I'm out of practice right now but I could probably play some of it. Unfortunately I can't see if I can however because my cello is at my grandma's place and I won't get it until next week. I should go find some sheet music in the meantime.

And hopefully we can work something out alright.

[Jeffhog]

That would be the freaking BEST. >D

[Urban Flow]

Nah, it was just a suggestion I made, which I'm kinda regretting honestly. I think it's more of a just "post it" rule. If you come in too late and there's already like 4 Green Hill Zones, you probably shouldn't do Green Hill Zone, etc.

I see now, Gotcha.

[mikeblastdude]

Awesome, I was wondering when this thread was going to be made! Now I'm excited!

I've got quite a few ideas in mind for what I'm going to be doing for this. For now though, I'll post this link to a WIP I started a while ago (I posted it in my remix thread, but I thought it should be posted here too):

Marble Garden Zone remix WIP

Hmm, since other Sega remixes are accepted, maybe I'll try doing a Streets of Rage remix or something. No guarantees though.

I'm so excited you guys!

[Urban Flow]

Awesome, I was wondering when this thread was going to be made! Now I'm excited!

I've got quite a few ideas in mind for what I'm going to be doing for this. For now though, I'll post this link to a WIP I started a while ago (I posted it in my remix thread, but I thought it should be posted here too):

Marble Garden Zone remix WIP

Hmm, since other Sega remixes are accepted, maybe I'll try doing a Streets of Rage remix or something. No guarantees though.

I'm so excited you guys!

[Wolfy]

Oh man, that take on Marble Garden is awesome, <3. I never even thought of it that way! Really looking forward to how you handle the rest of the song, =D.

[Jeffhog]

On that note, here's the stuff-muffins I'm working on!

-Beach trope medley

-Speak With Your Heart

-Sonic 2 [8-bit] credits

-Daily Agony from Shenmue

[kimplix]

deadline January 31st 2013? CRIKEY! that's a long way off. hope the world doesn't end. jk, i know it won't

btw we could add some song previews from videos or downloads. could we try that VizardJeffhog?

Edited April 9, 2012 by walterscott380

[Urban Flow]

On that note, here's the stuff-muffins I'm working on!

-Beach trope medley

-Speak With Your Heart

-Sonic 2 [8-bit] credits

-Daily Agony from Shenmue

Nice, I liked how you picked Shenmue too! Thought I was the only one who enjoyed that game and its music.

[Wolfy]

Yay Shenmue! I never actually played the game, but I know a few of my friends will flip out over that, >3.

As for myself, I haven't started on anything but the first, but what I kinda want to do are:

1. Jungle Joyride Night - Sonic Unleashed

2. Dear My Friend - Sonic Unleashed

3. Green Grove - Sonic 3D Blast (Genesis)

4. Let's Make it! - Sonic Adventure 2

5. This Way Out - Sonic Adventure 2

6. Rooftop Run Day - Sonic Unleashed

7. Savannah Citadel Day - Sonic Unleashed

8. Don't Stop - Super Fantasy Zone

9. What I'm Made of... - Sonic Heroes

(possible interlude)

-Advertise (Live and Learn) - Sonic Adventure 2

And yeah, that's just stuff I brainstormed that I could see myself doing anyways. Of course that's over limit and already thinking of interludes, but I'd rather have a lot of ideas to slim down from than not enough ideas, XD. Some of the ones like Rooftop Run I'm not as sure about, but with that one in particular, I think I want to try it in a style that's pretty different than the original. Definitely want to do Jungle Joyride - Night and Let's Make It! though~

EDIT: I realize that probably not everyone is familiar with Fantasy Zone, but the song I listed is this. It's that game with Opa-Opa:

[redhellc]

I would really like to enter in this but i don't know how to make music like you guys do.

Well I guess I can try something for the cover, and since I have a long time to submit it I will totally do that.

[Urban Flow]

Well, Here is what I know I will be doing so far.

Chrome Gadget - Sonic 3

Launch Base Zone - Sonic 3

Ocean Base Zone - Sonic Advance 3

Jet Set Radio - Miller Ball Breakers

Wacky Workbench (Past) JAP - Sonic CD

Almost forgot, Special Stage - Sonic 1

Edited April 9, 2012 by Urban Flow