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Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Apr 18 2009, 06:14 PM
Hey hey guys, welcome to my competition, featured in my first instructor week here on GMC. As you know this week I am doing a blues theme, and this competition is no exception! 
Here's the deal: 
- Deadline is 28th or April (I will stretch it if needed of course) smile.gif
- No official sign ups (as soon as you post your finished blues song it will count as a sign up)
- Download the backing track that I've made and make a blues song out of it!
A word about the backing:
- Standard 12 bar blues progression from E, 100bpm tempo
- Only drum and bass tracks are in the track
- Drum track is simple shuffled rhythm
- Bass track is simple shuffled rhythm using only roots.
- The 12 bar blues is repeated 3x during this small song
You are free to add anything you like to this in order to finish this short tune, the more you add the better can be (example: guitar rhythm, guitar lead, vocals, organ, piano, brass, harp, whatever!)
Since it has only 3 repeated 12 bar frames, you have a limited time to express everything you want, so use all your knowledge about blues and other music styles to make it as interesting as possible! 
And of course the prizes for the best blues composers are appropriate!
FIRST PRIZE:
BOSS BLUES DRIVER BD2
The Boss BD-2 Blues Driver guitar effects pedal delivers that creamy-yet-crunchy sound you've heard countless great blues guitar players call up - and at a great value! The BD-2 Blues Driver simulates the sound of a vintage tube amplifier, giving you instant access to timeless tones. It also responds to your playing dynamics, so you can pull out a range of tones to give each note the perfect flavor and feel. All in all, you'll love the warm overdrive and emotive distortion the Boss BD-2 Blues Driver adds to your rig. Over 10,000,000 sold!
SECOND PRIZE:
3 SETS OF DEAN MARKLEY "BLUE STEEL" ELECTRIC GUITAR STRINGS
Blue Steel™ are the world's first and finest Cryogenic- processed strings. That's right, this is the one everyone's been talking about. Blue Steel™ strings are a total breakthrough in string technology. Starting with the very finest quality materials, Blue Steel™ strings are frozen to minus 320 degrees Fahrenheit, held there for an exact period of time and then slowly and carefully brought back to their original temperature. This unique Cryogenic treatment realigns the molecular structure of the string, giving Blue Steel more highs and lows, a longer life and greater ability to stay in tune. It's simply amazing what a little -320º liquid nitrogen can do to a guitar string. Put on a set and see what all the noise is about. Twice the tone and twice the life.
THIRD PRIZE:
FUNK/ROCK ALBUM "IN THE MOOD" OF MY BAND "ANGRY PAPRIKAS" (FEATURING ME AND INSTRUCTOR BOGDAN!)
This album contains author material on our native language (Serbian), and although you may not understand the lyrics, I hope you enjoy our music!
Blues_Backing_For_Competition_100bpm_Key_of_E.mp3 ( 1.47MB )
: 368
Blues_Backing_For_Competition_100bpm_Key_of_E_Raise_Volume_On_Bass_Track.mp3 ( 1.47MB )
: 378
Backing_for_Blues_Competition___MIDI_DRUM___BASS.mid ( 8.86K )
: 235Posted by: Tolek Apr 18 2009, 06:59 PM
Wohoo, cool prizes. 
I´ll give my best to submit a finished song.
Is it possible to make the bass louder? I can´t hear it. 
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Apr 18 2009, 07:05 PM
You want me to turn it down? (it is a little loud)
Posted by: Tolek Apr 18 2009, 07:06 PM
No, up.
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Apr 18 2009, 07:24 PM
OK, I added one more track, let me know if you need me to raise lower (I get a lot of bass on my speakers so I can't be sure if it's right)
Posted by: berko Apr 18 2009, 07:28 PM
The bass is quite loud originally! But it's fine for me... Great stuff, I'll dive into this one
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Apr 18 2009, 07:42 PM
Yeah, I think it's a bit loud as well, I compressed it a bit to accent the roots. If you want I can make a third non-loud bass track version
Posted by: Tolek Apr 18 2009, 07:44 PM
Yes, that´s much better! Thanks very much.
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Apr 18 2009, 07:54 PM
OK mate, no problem
Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Apr 18 2009, 07:59 PM
Cool competition!! Looking forward to hearing the entries!! Prizes are great!
Posted by: sigma7 Apr 18 2009, 08:07 PM
when is the deadline Ivan?
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Apr 18 2009, 08:17 PM
Deadline is 28th or April (I will stretch it if needed of course)
Posted by: superize Apr 19 2009, 08:40 AM
Not really a blues player but i will see if i can come up with something
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Apr 19 2009, 01:45 PM
That would be great man, try it, there is no wrong way!
Posted by: audiopaal Apr 19 2009, 01:52 PM
Nice prizes and backing
I'll make an attempt at my first bluessong for this competition..
Is there such a thing as happyblues?
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Apr 19 2009, 02:43 PM
I'll make an attempt at my first bluessong for this competition..
Is there such a thing as happyblues?
Well of course, blues in general is a very happy music believe it or not
You can use any kind of chords to accent a certain mood, it all depends what you want to do. If we stick to regular triads there are 4 options:major - "happy" feel
minor - "sad" feel
diminished - "unknown, secret" feel
augmented - "misty, enchanted" feel
also you can use regular dominant chords to accent the minor 7th note that is characteristic for the blues. It is very common to mix major and dominant chords within 12 bar blues, specially in traditional styles.
Posted by: skennington Apr 19 2009, 10:32 PM
Hey Ivan, any chance in getting the BT in midi format?
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Apr 20 2009, 01:13 PM
Sure mate, good idea! Added in the first post!
The quality of drums and bass itself won't affect the final outcome tho, so everybody has a fair chance!
Posted by: skennington Apr 20 2009, 02:00 PM
The quality of drums and bass itself won't affect the final outcome tho, so everybody has a fair chance!
Awesome Ivan, thanks!
Posted by: Deleted Apr 20 2009, 02:08 PM
So is not required to upload a video.
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Apr 20 2009, 04:04 PM
No mate, audio will be quite enough for this one!
Posted by: arctic1234 Apr 20 2009, 04:56 PM
But we can make a video, right???
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Apr 20 2009, 05:48 PM
Of course! Video should look very good!
However audio should be enough for those who want to participate. Video will not affect my decision.
Posted by: arctic1234 Apr 20 2009, 06:05 PM
However audio should be enough for those who want to participate. Video will not affect my decision.
Great!!
Posted by: stevie ray hey hey hey Apr 21 2009, 03:01 AM
wow man, this is pretty weird for me...
I just tried some words I wrote down I recorded it, I also tried out some guitar ideas I had, and it sounds fantastic ... I didn't even think it would be that good.. it was pretty much a joke what I was gonna do to learn to know the song a little... but man, you're really gonna love this.
nighttime again, almost morning ...
A VERY COOL COMPETITION
I like looping things
my singing is weird really
Posted by: skennington Apr 21 2009, 06:23 AM
Guess I'll be the first Ivan to upload.. Remember the old smokey bar collab? Well, I tried to create it in a way and hope you like it my friend. You are truly an inspiration around here! You might here some Wallimann licks in here.... 
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Apr 21 2009, 11:27 AM
Great idea man! You sure created an awesome club-like atmosphere on this one - seems like live show! Very very good!
Skenny made a great track, and since he was the bravest (and fastest) to upload his take first, this means that he now has a right for the first prize! Boss pedal (and you cannot ever have too many Boss pedals ) is in his hands at the moment, unless somebody makes a move
Let's hear some more takes guys, so we can turn this into a full scale competition! I can already see that this is gonna be fun!
Posted by: skennington Apr 21 2009, 01:55 PM
Great idea man! You sure created an awesome club-like atmosphere on this one - seems like live show! Very very good! Skenny made a great track, and since he was the bravest (and fastest) to upload his take first, this means that he now has a right for the first prize! Boss pedal (and you cannot ever have too many Boss pedals
) is in his hands at the moment, unless somebody makes a move Let's hear some more takes guys, so we can turn this into a full scale competition! I can already see that this is gonna be fun!
Thanks Ivan, glad you liked it.
Posted by: Marc_Maiden Apr 21 2009, 08:30 PM
im gonna do this one for sure!
Posted by: Tolek Apr 21 2009, 10:14 PM
He, wait for me as well!
Skenny, your take is great! Love it!
Posted by: skennington Apr 21 2009, 11:35 PM
Thanks mate, looking forward to yours also!
Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Apr 22 2009, 12:38 PM
Remember the old smokey bar collab? Well, I tried to create it in a way and hope you like it my friend. You are truly an inspiration around here! You might here some Wallimann licks in here.... Amazing take man!! This was sooo fun!! You had a great idea and realized it so well! Can't wait to hear more entries!!
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Apr 22 2009, 12:51 PM
Looking forward to hearing more takes guys, this competition should be lot of fun!
Posted by: Deleted Apr 22 2009, 03:26 PM
This is my entry, my little song, hope you like it .
Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Apr 22 2009, 07:48 PM
.Cool take man!!
Sounds like I'm listening to the gig from the hallway in front of the club! Very creative thinking with these blues songs so far!
Posted by: sted Apr 22 2009, 08:05 PM
Here be mine!!
I was listening to (The great) Peter Green's "Stumble" and thought an all instrumental track might be nice, so here it is!
the first guitar slide piece is in open E on a 335 replica, the secong and third were on my strat in standard tuning and the rythym on my Les Paul.
I went for a old blues feel for the first part, SRV for the second and a Gary Moore style for the end.
I may develop this and add some lyrics, any restriction on number of entries Ivan???
Hope you like it!
blues_competition_4.mp3 ( 1.45MB )
: 266
PS: didnt mean that little dink just before the end but thought it sounded cool!!
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Apr 22 2009, 09:34 PM
Awesome takes Deleted and sted, excellent stuff! It's very cool to listen your ideas, and you managed to refresh that simple track and make it your own style!
Posted by: skennington Apr 23 2009, 06:29 PM
A little added motivation for Blues week. This is Jake, a 13 year old from my area here in the US. Check him out. Also, great takes by you guys..
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Apr 23 2009, 10:03 PM
Hehe, very nice clip!
Posted by: Marc_Maiden Apr 24 2009, 03:48 AM
i am proud to call this my take!
enjoy!
i like everyone elses takes...i didnt want to listen to them until after i recorded mine because i didnt wanna copy any of you,
but turns out we all like sound effects hahahaha
good job guys!
Posted by: Deleted Apr 24 2009, 02:07 PM
You're very fast! This remember me some metal stuff.
Posted by: Marc_Maiden Apr 24 2009, 05:16 PM
thanks
but fast solos mean nothing with out a good melody or medlodic line to back them up....a slower solo will always beat a fast shreddy solo emotionaly which is why i like to combind both 'i liked your take very much as well
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Apr 26 2009, 09:17 PM
Very nice track Marc, there are some intense chops in there!
Posted by: David Berntsen Apr 26 2009, 10:01 PM
Nice takes! .
I'm working on my take, should be done very soon!
Posted by: Oxac Apr 26 2009, 11:23 PM
-Removed
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Apr 26 2009, 11:24 PM
Very interesting take and nice soloing Oxac. Thanks for joining in mate!
Posted by: Oxac Apr 26 2009, 11:26 PM
Sorry Ivan, I wasn't happy with the take at all I had to take it down.
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Apr 27 2009, 02:15 PM
no prob man!
The deadline is now Thursday, so you have some extra days if you still wanna do another!
Posted by: JimmyRare Apr 27 2009, 06:49 PM
I decided to give this a try when I saw this thread yesterday.
It became something of a theme melody more than a solo really.
Here it goes:
Posted by: Gus Apr 27 2009, 09:51 PM
The deadline is now Thursday, so you have some extra days if you still wanna do another!
So, the deadline was extended to 30th, right?
I still would like to record it
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Apr 27 2009, 11:20 PM
Sure man, hop in if you want! Competition is open till Thursday!
It became something of a theme melody more than a solo really.
Here it goes:
Very nice bluesy solo, raw stuff!
Posted by: Oxac Apr 28 2009, 10:52 PM
I managed to complete one that's a little bit better, I hope you like it at least moderately
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Apr 29 2009, 11:27 AM
Awesome takes guys, I'm glad you participated! Choosing the winners is gonna be a lot tougher than I expected!
Posted by: Sensible Jones Apr 29 2009, 12:05 PM
I think I've managed to rig up this old PC to record now!!! Hopefully I'll be able to post something later!!!!
EDIT!
Ok, I went to post here and realised I was in the wrong thread!! I'll be back with a competition one later!!!!
Posted by: David Berntsen Apr 29 2009, 06:18 PM
EDIT!
Ok, I'm not totally happy with the way I've had to rig everything together, but at least I can get some stuff recorded!!!
This is supposed to be a bit 'Peter Green' over the Bm backing! I will do some more later!!
[attachment=15380:GMC_Ivans_Bm_Blues.mp3]
I think you posted this in the wrong thread mate
Posted by: Sensible Jones Apr 29 2009, 06:28 PM
I realised after I had!!!
Sorted now!!
Posted by: Gus Apr 30 2009, 10:56 AM
And here we are. This is my entry for the competition
Gus_blues.mp3 ( 2.56MB )
: 197
I hope you like it.
I didn't have much time to make it beter. 
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Apr 30 2009, 12:49 PM
Great take Gus, very good blues soloing!
OK guys, today is the final day for posting your competition takes. Tomorrow I will announce the winners!
Posted by: Sensible Jones Apr 30 2009, 04:51 PM
OK, it's not the best. I could have done a lot better with more time and a better recording set-up but unfortunately I have run out of time to sit here doing retakes!!!
Hope you enjoy it anyway!!!
[attachment=15394:Jules___..._Fiction.mp3]
EDIT.
I seem to be getting some latency issues when playing it, anyone else???
Posted by: Marc_Maiden Apr 30 2009, 04:52 PM
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i cant waiitttttttt
thanks to you ivan, work seems to pass by 100x slower!!!!!
Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Apr 30 2009, 07:07 PM
So many great takes in this competition!!! I'm sure Ivan will have hard time deciding who are winners!
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic May 1 2009, 11:48 AM
OK guys, great takes so far, the competition thread is now officially closed!
I will need one more day to really listen every take individually in detail, compare, and give my opinions. You can expect the winner announcement tomorrow!
Posted by: skennington May 2 2009, 01:45 AM
I will need one more day to really listen every take individually in detail, compare, and give my opinions. You can expect the winner announcement tomorrow!
Good luck to all you guys! I enjoyed each and every upload!
Posted by: Thunder9513 May 2 2009, 07:42 PM
Here's the deal:
- Deadline is 28th or April (I will stretch it if needed of course) smile.gif
- No official sign ups (as soon as you post your finished blues song it will count as a sign up)
- Download the backing track that I've made and make a blues song out of it!
A word about the backing:
- Standard 12 bar blues progression from E, 100bpm tempo
- Only drum and bass tracks are in the track
- Drum track is simple shuffled rhythm
- Bass track is simple shuffled rhythm using only roots.
- The 12 bar blues is repeated 3x during this small song
You are free to add anything you like to this in order to finish this short tune, the more you add the better can be (example: guitar rhythm, guitar lead, vocals, organ, piano, brass, harp, whatever!)
Since it has only 3 repeated 12 bar frames, you have a limited time to express everything you want, so use all your knowledge about blues and other music styles to make it as interesting as possible!
And of course the prizes for the best blues composers are appropriate!
FIRST PRIZE:
BOSS BLUES DRIVER BD2
The Boss BD-2 Blues Driver guitar effects pedal delivers that creamy-yet-crunchy sound you've heard countless great blues guitar players call up - and at a great value! The BD-2 Blues Driver simulates the sound of a vintage tube amplifier, giving you instant access to timeless tones. It also responds to your playing dynamics, so you can pull out a range of tones to give each note the perfect flavor and feel. All in all, you'll love the warm overdrive and emotive distortion the Boss BD-2 Blues Driver adds to your rig. Over 10,000,000 sold!
SECOND PRIZE:
3 SETS OF DEAN MARKLEY "BLUE STEEL" ELECTRIC GUITAR STRINGS
Blue Steel™ are the world's first and finest Cryogenic- processed strings. That's right, this is the one everyone's been talking about. Blue Steel™ strings are a total breakthrough in string technology. Starting with the very finest quality materials, Blue Steel™ strings are frozen to minus 320 degrees Fahrenheit, held there for an exact period of time and then slowly and carefully brought back to their original temperature. This unique Cryogenic treatment realigns the molecular structure of the string, giving Blue Steel more highs and lows, a longer life and greater ability to stay in tune. It's simply amazing what a little -320º liquid nitrogen can do to a guitar string. Put on a set and see what all the noise is about. Twice the tone and twice the life.
THIRD PRIZE:
FUNK/ROCK ALBUM "IN THE MOOD" OF MY BAND "ANGRY PAPRIKAS" (FEATURING ME AND INSTRUCTOR BOGDAN!)
This album contains author material on our native language (Serbian), and although you may not understand the lyrics, I hope you enjoy our music!
Dang it!! I missed the deadline!! I really wanted to participate. oh well.
Posted by: skennington May 3 2009, 03:27 PM
Hey Ivan, if you need any help deciding, just let me know.... Must be a tough one for sure.
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic May 3 2009, 04:01 PM
i was just thinking how to handle prizes before I announce the winners. Expect the results very soon
Posted by: Marc_Maiden May 3 2009, 05:11 PM
you are now the king of suspense!
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