MacNichol's Amateur Song Contest

[MacNichol_Guitars]

MacNichol Guitars and Mandolins is pleased to announce an amateur song contest for a new 2009 Breedlove Stage Cedar/Koa Concert Body Guitar, Model C250/CK. This Limited Edition model was shown on the back cover of the 2009 Breedlove calendar.

To enter, record a video of yourself playing an original or traditional composition (lyrics or instrumental), post the video to a video sharing site such as YouTube or Yahoo Video, and then send the link to MacNichol Guitars at info (at) macnichol.com, along with your name, address, and phone number.

Your video must meet the following guidelines:

   -No performers in the video may have performed on a released album.

   -Song must be an original or traditional composition.

   -Composer/arranger performs in video.

   -Any song lyrics or titles must be PG-13.

   -Any and all performers must be 18 years old or older.

   -Maximum of one song submission per composer/arranger.

   -Entry deadline is July 31, 2009 at noon, Eastern Time.


The winner will be chosen by a vote from the members of www.carbonguitar.com. Only votes cast by members who registered on or before June 7, 2009, will be counted. Winner will be notified by telephone on Friday, August 8, 2009.


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[Kramster]

" or other instrument of equivalent value' ... See how I read what I want..??

[DP]

exciting!

[benplaut]

   -Any and all performers must be 18 years old or older.

 
Maybe I can get my dad to enter.  He's quite a writer.

[Jesse Dylan]

This is exciting...    Now I have to decide if I want to just enter one of the songs I already have posted or do a new one.  Might not hurt to try to get a better recording than the webcam stuff I have up now. 

[Kramster]

 Yikes... now I gotta learn how to play!!??!!

[Jesse Dylan]

After you learn, give me some lessons!

[Brian McHale]

Mike,

I have a couple of questions:

Does the video have to be a recording of a performance (as in recording yourself playing/singing) or can it be a video put together with a prerecorded performance (such as a typical music video)?

What about overdubbing other parts (other instruments, harmonies, etc.)?

If you're looking for opinions, I'd like to see the videos be restricted to straight performance, with the music recorded the same time as the video was recorded and no overdubs.

[Kramster]

 I say live on tape. If I were to comment that is.

[MacNichol_Guitars]

Brian,

Good questions.

1- Live on tape.

2- No overdubs.

I want the raw, amateur spirit of internet video to come through.

[Brian McHale]

Mike,

Just want to make sure I understand the constraints. Any problems with adding a little processing to the audio (I would normally add a little reverb and compression) or is this truly "raw" (room acoustics only)?

[buzzardwhiskey]

Hey!?  Who uses tape any more. 

I like it.  No processing.  Just a simple recording.  I'm going to try to write a song and get it polished enough to perform.

Brian,

Good questions.

1- Live on tape.

2- No overdubs.

I want the raw, amateur spirit of internet video to come through.

[MacNichol_Guitars]

Mike,

Just want to make sure I understand the constraints. Any problems with adding a little processing to the audio (I would normally add a little reverb and compression) or is this truly "raw" (room acoustics only)?

A little processing is fine.

[expatguitarist]

Has anyone posted a video yet? Will we get notice when a video is posted for competition? I'm in. Not sure what song I will record or if I will use a previous song, however. Because I'm moving and things are packed away, the only guitar I can record with now is my Cargo. A good enough guitar for sure but as any knows who's played with musicians long enough, it's the song or the performance, not the equipment, that matters.

[Kramster]

 A separate thread with only the entries'  links should be a started.