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| From | "mkropp" <mkropp@comcast.net> |
| Subject | Re: SOTT 17 Forming In September |
| Date | Sun, 24 Aug 2003 13:02:49 -0400 |
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Hey Bill - SOTT 16 was my first try, and I will be glad to be back at it for
SOTT 17. Thanks for organizing this!
Michael Kropp
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill <billm45s@pipeline.com>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 3:16 PM
Subject: SOTT 17 Forming In September
> Well my vacation is over and my kids and I are back from what is becoming
> an annual tour of minor league parks. And I have heard from a few
> regulars....., so it is time for SOTT 17. The last few SOTTs have been
> incredible -
> lots of participants and lots of amazing mixes. But SOTT has reached a
> level where its own success has made it somewhat harder to add new
> participants.
>
> SOTT 17 will be forming over the next two plus weeks - I will wait until
a
> week or so after Labor Day to close the members for this round, just in
> case any regulars are away.
>
> For those that don't know, SOTT is a CDR tree that I periodically run,
> where you make a brilliant mix CDR (we started with tapes but have moved
to
> CDRs). Once you make the mix CDR you dub a copy for everyone else in the
> group, mail all the copies to me, and once I get them all, you get a
> package containing one from everyone in the group. We have had over 100
> people join SOTT at one time or another from at least a dozen countries.
>
> If you are interested in participating in SOTT, please read the
> guideline/rules below and contact me at billm45s@pipeline.com. The due
> date for my receipt of the completed CD-Rs for this round will be around
> October 20th
> - though earlier is OK. I will receive responses and may post an update
on
> availability.
> I'd like to determine how many people are in this round by September 8th
at
> the latest.
>
> IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE LET ME KNOW SOON
>
> The base rules and guidelines for SOTT are as follows:
>
> * Everyone in the group makes a brilliant mix CDR ( please use an 80
> minute CD)
>
> * The mix should be power pop/rock pop/pop related, but we all like to
> push the envelope, which is encouraged. I usually include some of my
garage
> 45s or an old rockabilly cut.
>
> * The mix need not be all rare stuff. A lot of people use this as a
> consumer guide for stuff they don't know, so it shouldn't be real common
> either, but common is often different from one person to another. From my
> own take the best mixes have a variety of sounds and genres and mix rare
> things with newer things and older things and create a flow. Some
> perfectly good mixes lose it for me because they have too much of a
> sameness of sound and lack flow. Also, different people like different
> mixes - I am more on the Bill Lloyd jangle side or garage side of pop and
> lots of
> the progressive stuff just doesn't do it for me, others love that stuff -
> the openness and eclectic nature of SOTT is one of its best features.
>
> * Once you make the mix you dub a copy for everyone else in the group.
>
> * Most of us post liners/set lists with comments to the other members -
> this is often fun and informative. The liners don't have to be elaborate
> but they raise anticipation levels and gives a sense of the different
> directions people have taken, especially if you post liners early in the
> process.
>
> * Some people do elaborate and wonderful jewel case inserts, but for the
> less artistic among us (like me) a simple jewel case insert from one of
the
> many programs available for download on the net is fine. Blank CDs or
> handwritten inserts are not fine - people have complained about both.
> Jewel cases need not be sent - but use an appropriate substitute if you
> don't send jewel cases - a number of people send thin-line cases, send
what
> you want I do adjusting to make mailing easier and really like John's
> containers that he sends from the UK.
>
> * Once you finish all your dubs mail them to me hopefully in a box that I
> could reuse to send them back to you.
>
> * Include return postage in an appropriate amount in American funds for
> our foreign participants. I prefer well hidden cash or stamps to checks.
> The amount will vary depending on the size of the SOTT and I'll give an
> approximation, which will be slightly higher to cover my limited
expenses -
> tipping 4 doormen, packing materials, CD sleeves, etc. Please do not
> forget the return postage, I don't like to chase it.
>
> * Once I get everyone's mixes, I repackage and send everyone a package
> with all the dubs - which is like a second Christmas.
>
> * Please understand that SOTT is a commitment, a commitment that is a lot
> of fun, but a commitment nonetheless. A very very few people have been
> difficult in the past and made it harder than it need be and delayed the
> enjoyment for some others. 90%+++ of the people in SOTT have been great.
> But please if you want to join, do so only if you can make the commitment
> and get the CDs to me on time.
>
> * Remember you want to work on having the best sound quality possible
on
> your master, because you will be using it to dub the copies for the group.
>
> * I strongly suggest that the creation of the CDR begin early to give
> you plenty of time to make dubs.
>
> So as I said, if you want in, email me at billm45s@pipeline.com. If you
> have any additional questions just ask.
>
> I'd like to figure out whose in and whose not and send out a list to all
> participants within the next two weeks - so let me know soon.
>
>
>
> Bill
>
>
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