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Mobcast Needs Your Help!

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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

mobcast_600x600If you have any serious musical or audio talents and have some free time, we could use your help. We need a new intro for Mobcast...something to get the listeners ready for the show before we ruin everything by opening our mouths.

Got any ideas? Put an audio clip together and send it in by Saturday, Sept. 12. We'll give them a listen then pick our favorite, if any, to use on the show. We'll announce the winner on that episode, and we'll probably run some of the runner-up submissions as well.

What's in it for you besides minor Internet fame? More minor Internet fame! We will invite the winner to be a special guest on a future episode of Mobcast (at our discretion, of course, just in case this person is crazy and shouldn't be heard). More details below!

 

We don't want to give very much creative direction here, because we want to see what you come up with. But...

• Don't make it too long.

• Think about the audience and the format of the show.

• Don't use any licensed material that we wouldn't have the rights for.

• Any voice work can be male or female (slight edge probably goes to the fairer sex).

• It'd probably be good to work in the show's theme somehow -- "4 gamers, 4 topics" (yeah, we changed it from "guys" to "gamers" to be more gender-neutral) -- but that's up to you.

• Don't reference any Bitmob staffers in the intro -- it won't always be the same people in each episode.

Please send your submissions to letters@bitmob.com with the subject head Mobcast intro. And note: You're giving us full rights and permission to use whatever you send in however we want.

You can find Mobcast in the podcasts section of Bitmob, iTunes, or Zune.

We're looking forward to listening to your submissions!

 
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Comments (19)
Andrewh
August 05, 2009
I have some stuff from some old instrumental bands I was in that may work. But that means I may work. In the event I don't get around to it, I humbly submit this idea, if not final product: The old Hacksaw Jim Duggan Intro Music with plenty of "HOHHHHHHHH!"s That's all.
Jason_wilson
August 05, 2009
Instrumental? What did you play, Andrew?
Shoe_headshot_-_square
August 05, 2009
This is Andrew Hiscock: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxhsgr9Uj4w[/url]
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August 05, 2009
I'd love to help, but I don't think my progressive metal band would provide much appeal. I'll send in an instrumental piece we did last year though. Oddly enough, our band's name is "The G-Man's Proposal", since we're all such Half-Life fans.
Andrewh
August 05, 2009
@Jason - Mostly guitar tracks, some bass. I make the distinction because I was trained as a bass player (blues/jazz), and made the switch when I picked up my little (and pink) danelectro U2 '56 reissue. And also, because I own my basses than guitars. (And that I still use a bass amp with my guitars, just with a reverb pedal) To continue my totally off topic comment: Here's a sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S_gRAjyLfM (The video is of the shipwreck of the Ascania, a Cunard Liner sunk in 1918) and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBdNX4b2hDM (The video is of the Bell Island Shipwrecks, sunk by German U-boats in 1942 in Conception Bay) Played guitars 2 and 3 on the first, wrote and played guitars on the second.
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August 05, 2009
I could work on an 8 bit tune for the show. Not sure if that is what you guys are going for though :)
Shoe_headshot_-_square
August 05, 2009
@Parris: We'd love to hear it! It's totally open right now.
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August 05, 2009
I personally like the slow-mo Biiiiiit Moooooob original intro. It reminded me of Jam, the surreal Chris Morris sketch show. Not too relevant to the games chat I suppose.
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August 05, 2009
I'm working on something, get excited bitmob.
Lance_darnell
August 05, 2009
@Benjamin - I checked it out and its good. Instead of percussion, why not add some 8-bit sound effects?
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August 05, 2009
I'll whip something up for you guys if you'd like :-)
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August 06, 2009
I second the original intro! Shoe's voice slowed down is awesome.
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August 06, 2009
I usually post and visit Bitmob when I'm at work so i haven't listened to any of the sumbmissions so far, but my initial instinct is please make it 8-bit. That sees to be the running trend with bitmob, the mascot, the small little graphics here and there.
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August 06, 2009
What is the cut off date for an entry?
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August 11, 2009
Can we send in more than one entry? Because I can play in more than one musical style. Also, @Omar. That is an awesome name, and progressive metal is an awesome genre.
Lance_darnell
August 20, 2009
I am shocked no one has sent in a winner yet.... :o I think that the best would be a play off of he Sopranos intro.... it is the MOBcast! That bass line for the Sopranos intro would be a great starting point...
Andrewh
August 20, 2009
I got mine in. Two of them. I probably cheated. Awesome.
Lance_darnell
August 20, 2009
@Andrew - Nice! I dug your work you posted on your Meet the Mob! ;)
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August 21, 2009
Sucks I just found out about this, looks like I have 10 days to kick some e-tail. Yea... this whole arrogance thing doesn't work for me, may the best man win!

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