View Full Version : handing out mix CDs -- who's with me?
Broken Home
2007-08-15, 11:49 AM
from youdroppedabongonme's post in another thread (sorry man I forgot your name, I met you once like a year and a half ago)
The semester is starting. Kids are coming back into UMD, GW, George Mason, Georgetown, AU, MC, Galludet (for the dnb promoters)...
Who wants to do a split mix CD? 20-30 minutes each, track it, make a thousand copies, and go give these out at the college radio stations and campus lounges?
comment here or PM me, let's make it happen in September.
I'll even be happy to buy a domain name and host a small EDM "portal", one page site that links to the promotion companies involved in this effort.
Cheers
what kind of stuff you looking to have on the cd?
Master Miguel Lush
2007-08-15, 12:05 PM
what kind of stuff you looking to have on the cd?
pr0n
Broken Home
2007-08-15, 12:09 PM
what kind of stuff you looking to have on the cd?
ok now that miguel took my joke.. :whack:
I'm thinking accessible EDM. Funky/deep house, fun breaks, jump-up dnb, vocal proggy stuff... geared toward people that are currently unfamiliar with dance music.
AmandaHuie
2007-08-15, 12:16 PM
Buzz is actually doing this as well this Sept. Its a great idea that i had too. ;)
ps - i betcha i am making an announcement on Friday.
Broken Home
2007-08-15, 12:26 PM
Buzz is actually doing this as well this Sept. Its a great idea that i had too. ;)
ps - i betcha i am making an announcement on Friday.
That is great, Amanda! The more the merrier!
Matt Sanborn
2007-08-15, 12:27 PM
I just finished a new cd and its gettin printed now.
cds are where its at.
gettin people to listen to your janx in the car is one of the best ways to build a fan base
Broken Home
2007-08-15, 12:46 PM
I just finished a new cd and its gettin printed now.
cds are where its at.
gettin people to listen to your janx in the car is one of the best ways to build a fan base
that is the TRUTH. Much easier to get people to listen to a CD than to an MP3, as well.
Where are you going to distribute yours? We should get like four people together and hit campuses one at a time.
Rican
2007-08-15, 01:10 PM
This is a cool idea.. i'd be down for contributing a "fun breaks" mix... plus I already have web space if anything needed to be hosted...
Broken Home
2007-08-15, 01:45 PM
Glad to hear you're on board man.
5l1mm
2007-08-15, 01:51 PM
id be willing to skribble pictures of barn yard animals with crayon on the cd cases (for promotional purposes)
id be willing to skribble pictures of barn yard animals with crayon on the cd cases (for promotional purposes)
project whiteboy? :idea:
Broken Home
2007-08-15, 02:03 PM
as long as you don't go outside the lines man... we are PROFESSIONALS HERE :rofl:
Broken Home
2007-12-23, 05:46 PM
Buzz is actually doing this as well this Sept. Its a great idea that i had too. ;)
ps - i betcha i am making an announcement on Friday.
Hey Amanda, how did this go? I personally slept on the whole idea. but I'm going to do it maybe after spring break for real!
Maffew
2007-12-23, 08:56 PM
I'm still on the idea of passing around cassette tapes.
I don't know how many college kids have cassette players.
It would be different though.
A while ago I was gonna make Fever tapes but the Sony cassette deck didn't work.
I got discouraged and haven't worked on the idea since.
I'm 100% sure that tons of kids would gravitate towards EDM if they were exposed to it.
It would be nice to see a Honda or what not full of kids blasting House or DnB etc... instead of Hip-hop. :yes:
Broken Home
2007-12-24, 03:23 AM
hahah I had to go buy a fucking Walkman over the summer because I got a tape I really wanted to listen to and was ready to rock out to it before I remembered I haven't had a working tape deck for my stereo since 1998! Hilarious.
lupitanahsee
2007-12-24, 09:47 AM
....now i know yall hate on dion for making and handing out as many cds as he does, but, guess what?? that shit works.
Master Miguel Lush
2007-12-24, 10:11 AM
who is dion?
:ontome:
The Logic Theorist
2007-12-24, 10:52 AM
Yeah, handing out CDs is definitely at staple of building a following.
I just hate -making- CDs, and I won't hand them out unless they're absolutely perfect. I think the process of mixing a demo is the most frustrating and annoying part of DJing.
Matt Sanborn
2007-12-24, 10:54 AM
Yeah, handing out CDs is definitely at staple of building a following.
I just hate -making- CDs, and I won't hand them out unless they're absolutely perfect. I think the process of mixing a demo is the most frustrating and annoying part of DJing.
I do them in one take.
:D
The Logic Theorist
2007-12-24, 10:55 AM
I do them in one take.
:D
Some of my best demos have been done in one take, but some other ones have taken dozens of attempts to get one without a serious fuck up.
junglistjunkie
2007-12-24, 10:59 AM
hey - i go to nvcc so if you need help getting it out, let me know and i'll be happy to get it to the annandale campus. i also live 2 seconds away from the alexandria campus if u need some help pushin over there. let me know if/when you get the cd up and running and ill be happy to help hand it out!
:)
Maffew
2007-12-24, 10:24 PM
Yeah, handing out CDs is definitely at staple of building a following.
I just hate -making- CDs, and I won't hand them out unless they're absolutely perfect. I think the process of mixing a demo is the most frustrating and annoying part of DJing.
Listening to one's own kick ass mix is also very rewarding.
They are a pain in the ass to make but it's worth it.