After doing some
brainstorming with a friend here in Chicago, we came up with an idea to
kick our musical asses in gear: have a competition to see if we could
finish a music album by the end of the year. Since I know lots of crazy
musical mofos online, I figured I'd expand the idea to that realm as
well. Add some help from mv, and lo and behold; we officially have Auld
Lang Sine.
This isn't a "contest" per se, as there's no official judging, no
official winners, and no official prizes. This is just a way for buds
to write new music and see what kind of crazy shit we can come up with.
This
is the text that introduced the original Auld Lang Sine, hosted by
Hellven and limited to a relatively small community. Now in its fourth
iteration, Auld Lang Sine is striving to become bigger and better than
ever.
Auld Lang Sine originated as a random idea tossed
around between me and a friend of mine, since we were both in a musical
slump and wanted a way to motivate ourselves to get some material done.
I decided, "Hey, why not include some more people?" and once I talked
to mv about hosting and sponsorship, the first Auld Lang Sine was on
its way.
We're not here to compete for prizes, and we're not
here to best each other for some arbitrary title or reward - we're here
to make music. Simple as that. We want to inspire a spirit of
camaraderie and musical creatiivity, encouraging each other's efforts
instead of being competitive adversaries. Creating an album in a matter
of months is a challenge as it is!
There's no limit to what you can do musically,
either. Previous contest entries have encompassed everything from
hip-hop to drum & bass to indie rock to ambient and everything
in-between. Heck, we even had one entry dedicated to a German penis
enlargement website! The point is to do what you do best and put your
best efforts into it, and hopefully come out with something new and
enjoyable on the other side.
Auld Lang Sine has a small but dedicated staff,
comprised of:
Brian Davis (aka Ubik): Administrator, Webmaster,
Creator, Mr. Clean Impersonator
Grey Littaker (aka Issintok): Co-Creator, Promoter,
Designer, Kickboxing Poet
Xavier Dang (aka mv): Web Designer, Former Host, King
of Scanlines
If you wish to report an issue or make a suggestion,
please contact us at admin@ubikmusic.org.
The "Auld Lang
Sine"
contest is ©2004 Brian Davis and Ubikmusic.org.