Post by hoodrat on Nov 22, 2011 20:32:50 GMT -5
Y'all interested?
THE EXCHANGE
Here's how our Unified mix cd exchange will work. To sign up, PM me your mailing address. You have until December 5, 2011 at 5pm to sign up. On December 5, I will randomly assign everyone who signs up a giftee to whom you send a mix CD. I will send you the mailing address of your giftee. It's not a one to one exchange; so you will likely get a cd from someone other than the one who you are giving one too. Artwork encouraged! You will then mail out your mix within 2 weeks; so you may want to start now. If folks generally want suggested themes or some such, I can do that, but many of the best mixes have largely ignored my suggested themes.
Please be aware that i'm going to give your mailing address to someone who may be a complete stranger. Also, this is an international exchange; so you may be asked to send a CD overseas. Finally, don't sign up if you can't actually send a CD out in 2 weeks. No matter how much I threaten or cajole, every year a few people just fall off the face of the map and don't send a CD out. Don't be that guy. Anyone and everyone is welcome to participate! But only if you can actually follow through!
THE CONTEST
After you have put your CD in the mail, you may send me a zipfile of the album if you wish to be entered in a contest. Alternatively, if you can't create a zipfile, contact me for a mailing address and you can mail a physical copy to either me or Brendan. You may only enter a mix that you actually mail ON TIME for the exchange. Brendan and I will take some time and make an executive cut (totally biased, arbitrary and un-appealable) of our favorite top 5-10 mixes. Then, the board will vote based on a posting of the playlists. Winner receives primarily bragging rights but also a small yet-to-be-determined surprise gift. The surprise gift may be lame; I am fresh out of THS-related odds and ends with which I am willing to part. But who knows? Maybe I'll get inspired. The bragging rights will NOT be lame. This board includes the likes of jtd7 and meoskop. For inspiration, see the finalists from the last contest:
theholdsteady.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=steady&thread=2107&page=1
(last time we did this, we asked only for playlists so that i wasn't getting the awesome benefit of lots of free music and incredible mixes. but it was a giant pain in the ass to try to track down all the music so as to give everyone's mix a fair shake. and this should make everything go more smoothly.)
Post here if you have any questions!
THE EXCHANGE
Here's how our Unified mix cd exchange will work. To sign up, PM me your mailing address. You have until December 5, 2011 at 5pm to sign up. On December 5, I will randomly assign everyone who signs up a giftee to whom you send a mix CD. I will send you the mailing address of your giftee. It's not a one to one exchange; so you will likely get a cd from someone other than the one who you are giving one too. Artwork encouraged! You will then mail out your mix within 2 weeks; so you may want to start now. If folks generally want suggested themes or some such, I can do that, but many of the best mixes have largely ignored my suggested themes.
Please be aware that i'm going to give your mailing address to someone who may be a complete stranger. Also, this is an international exchange; so you may be asked to send a CD overseas. Finally, don't sign up if you can't actually send a CD out in 2 weeks. No matter how much I threaten or cajole, every year a few people just fall off the face of the map and don't send a CD out. Don't be that guy. Anyone and everyone is welcome to participate! But only if you can actually follow through!
THE CONTEST
After you have put your CD in the mail, you may send me a zipfile of the album if you wish to be entered in a contest. Alternatively, if you can't create a zipfile, contact me for a mailing address and you can mail a physical copy to either me or Brendan. You may only enter a mix that you actually mail ON TIME for the exchange. Brendan and I will take some time and make an executive cut (totally biased, arbitrary and un-appealable) of our favorite top 5-10 mixes. Then, the board will vote based on a posting of the playlists. Winner receives primarily bragging rights but also a small yet-to-be-determined surprise gift. The surprise gift may be lame; I am fresh out of THS-related odds and ends with which I am willing to part. But who knows? Maybe I'll get inspired. The bragging rights will NOT be lame. This board includes the likes of jtd7 and meoskop. For inspiration, see the finalists from the last contest:
theholdsteady.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=steady&thread=2107&page=1
(last time we did this, we asked only for playlists so that i wasn't getting the awesome benefit of lots of free music and incredible mixes. but it was a giant pain in the ass to try to track down all the music so as to give everyone's mix a fair shake. and this should make everything go more smoothly.)
Post here if you have any questions!
