#81

Here’s a first work in progress version of the web page:
http://kvsu.net/ironaugust

For those who’s text I have used there: you can of course send me a new one or have the one there removed. Just let me know!

For those who have no text there: you’re welcome to send me something if you feel like!

#82

My text is fine - thanks for using it. Do you have the link to video it refers to (no problem if you don’t need to include it on the page)?

#83

Sorry, I just pasted in the wrong link! It’s been fixed now!
Also, I’ve added more content and fixed a few CSS problems thanks to @jlmitch5’s advice!

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#84

No worries - and thanks!

#85

While we all wait for the final release, I can now finally share something to listen to with all of you!

Here’s the final master!

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#86

sounding great so far! I really like the master you did of my track @Simeon, thank you!

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#87

Here comes another update! The printed covers just came in and the printing turned out great!

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What’s next?

I guess you’ve noticed by now, we’re progressing really slowly here, but we are progressing! We have been thinking about this a bit more and we’d like to release this properly, and try to get somebody to write about it and maybe even review the album.
If anybody has some intel, tips or any other bit of useful info about how to do this, or to whom to send the press release page, please let me know!
I think we’ll be planning the CD release for February, so we can get it all done properly.
The next steps would be to set up a “secret” soundcloud playlist, set up the album as a pre-order on Bandcamp, then try to get it into Bandcamp weekly and send it to a few blogs and online mags.

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#88

I’m writing some press texts and I’d need your help.
Can you please send me a short text about yourself which I can use as a starting point, when talking about the artists who made this compilation?
Infos I’m looking for: what kind of music do you make, and why. What’s your process, your goto instrument or your favourite type of sound. You can include your real name if you want.
If you already have something somewhere that I can use feel free to just send me a link (or more than one).
Feel free to DM or email me about this.

I’ve never tried to really promote any of the music I’ve made. So this is a big learning experience. Thanks a lot everybody for bearing with us!

@Zedkah @DoS @emenel @sunbeamer @jlmitch5 @Peksy @Joule @onewayness @Peksy

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#89

I have started writing up something for you biog and notes for the website if you want to use them. Finally got around to a nice long listen of the album on decent speakers and it sounds great. The mastering is really good and it the sequence of tracks flows nicely.

Richard

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#90

I’ve now published the album on bandcamp as a pre-order! This gives us some tools to promote the thing, like having access to what bandcamp calls “exclusive embeds”. We’ll let people know about it now, and see how this goes!
Of course feel free to tell people about this!

here’s the BC page for the album:

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#91

I’ll send something soon; apologies for the delay.

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#92

Cool! I’m pretty close to wrapping up the text for the press website.
Talking of which, @emenel I dont’ have anything from you yet, but I could just distill something from your website if you want.

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#93

Sorry! Been totally tied up finishing my semester. I can get you something today. Or feel free to just paraphrase something :slight_smile:

#94

Don’t worry! It’s not like we have a huge hurry, it’s mostly me trying to wrap things up so I can get to do other things. Whatever works for you, works for me.
We need to keep it short though. ~100 words / 500 characters max

#95

Time for another update! There’s quite a few actually.

  1. CDs have been shipped and should arrive soon. We’ve also ordered all the stuff we need for the shipping.
  2. We now have a slick press page at http://kvsu.net/ironpress/ and I’ve started to contact people to see if anybody would be interested in writing about the project. Huge thanks to @jlmitch5 for helping us with that!
    If anybody sees typos or wants anything changed on their bios please let me know asap!
    @emenel for now I’ve just added a very minimal text for you, I needed to get this going, release is in a little more than a month and that doesn’t give me a lot of time. But if you want that changedplease send me a new text!
  3. I’ve made a little video for my remix, which can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EO3ZQspses. If anybody else feels like making one, I’d be happy to include it on the main project page and send it around via our newsletter and facebook page.

We do need your help here a bit. Please let people know about the album through whatever means you have, and if you have any contacts with blogs and/or zines, feel free to send them the link to the press page above.

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#96

Some great news to share:

@onewayness remix will be featured tonight in the next episode of A Duck in a Tree, a great programme on Resonance FM

https://www.resonancefm.com/programmes

It should also be available to stream and download as a podcast soon:

I find it an amazing podcast, so I’m super happy about this!

Also, CDs have arrived! Now on to assemble them!

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#97

Wow! Fantastic, will look forward to hearing this.

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#98

The episode is now online to stream and download: https://zovietfrance.podbean.com/e/a-duck-in-a-tree-2020-02-08-the-bright-drift/

Congrats @onewayness!

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#99

It’s released!

Incidentally today is what’s called “unsinniger Donnerstag” (Fat Thursday) in the German speaking regions. It’s also the day we recorded the track unsinnig (hence the name), the first track we recorded for malosco session.

Everything comes full circle :slight_smile:

It’s been a wonderful experience and I would like to thank all the people involved for participating and contributing with their remixes! A special thanks goes to @jlmitch5 who helped with setting up the press/promo website.
Also big thanks to @Simeon for the mastering!
Also thanks to lines as a whole for making projects like this possible.

For the sake of transparency, here’s also a quick overview about the financial aspects.
We’ve spent around 450€ so far to make this album.
Since this is a community project and it would not be fair to make profit from it, if we are able to make more money out of this than we have spent, we’ll be donating the difference to charity.

For everybody who’s been contributing a remix: CDs are on their way!

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#100

Just received mine. Looks great. many thanks for the CD.

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