What is SpinTunes?
SpinTunes is an online songwriting competition where people submit original songs they write to meet challenges handed out by a panel of judges.
Can I enter a previously written song?
No. Even if you have a previously written song, that happens to meant the given challenge, you should not enter it. Besides the prompt given for each round, part of the challenge IS the deadline. Doing everything from scratch in the same time frame as everyone else is the only fair way to enter. If your song is previously unreleased I would have no way of knowing if you cheated, so we rely on the honor system.
How do I win?
The competition has 4 rounds of challenges, and you are judged by a panel of judges each round. If you can make it to the last round without being eliminated, and then win that last round...you win.
What do I win?
Pride. We do this for the love of music...not for money or fancy trophies.
What do the judges look for in a song?
Writing (lyrics & music), performance & production are all things the judges will look at. You may write a great song, but if you can't present it to people properly they will never know. So it's really MORE than a songwriting contest, presentation is also key.
How do I sign up?
About 2-3 weeks before a contest I'll put up a sign up page. You just have to fill out the required info & e-mail it to me. So just keep an eye on the blog & the @SpinTunes Twitter account for updates.
The contest is already in progress, can I still compete?
Nope, but you are more than welcome to write a shadow song.
What is a 'shadow song'?
A shadow song is a song that someone writes for a challenge, even if they are not in the competition. Your song will still be put on the album with all the other regular entries.
Who is Heather, and why is everything her fault?
Heather Zink is a young lady who spends her free time making my life difficult. You'll have to ask her why. (@amazzzink) She is one of the 3 or so people who motivated me to finally start this contest, and was one of the first judges. When something goes wrong it's become a habit to just say #BlameHeather.
How did this get started?
At one time there was a songwriting contest called "Masters Of Song Fu" & a small songwriting Ning community called "Too Much Awesome" (TMA) grew around it. That contest is now dead, and some of the TMA community has moved on to a Spruz site called "ArtiFiction".
With the end of "Song Fu" a lot of the TMA members wanted something new to compete in. I had been following along with 2 other songwriting contests called "Song Fight" & "Nur Ein" for a little over a year. Those contests (as great as they are) didn't suit the needs for this particular group of people. So I decided to start something that was a mix of "Song Fu" & "Nur Ein"....attempting to take the best of both contests.
Enough already with the history lesson. Where can I listen to the music?
All the songs can be listened to & downloaded for free on BandCamp.
For more information about SpinTunes please read the Rules page. You can ask questions below or send me questions on Twitter.
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
SpinTunes #2: Election Results
Just a reminder as to what you voted on:
Issue #1:
Do you want the popular vote to be a 6th judge in SpinTunes #2?
Yes or No
Issue #2:
Should we continue to reset the scores each round or move to a cumulative scoring system?
Fresh Start or Cumulative
Issue #3:
Who should make the challenges?
Spin or Spin & The Judges
Issue #4:
Should judges be allowed to return for consecutive contests in a row?
Yes or No
Feel free to check my Math...I'm not Edric. :p But I totaled up the votes, and this is what I got:
Issue #1:
Yes: 5
No: 11
NP: 1
Issue #2:
Fresh Start: 8
Cumulative: 8
NP: 1
Issue #3:
Spin: 2
Spin & The Judges: 14
NP: 1
Issue #4:
Yes: 14
No: 1
NP: 2
(NP = No Preference)
This does not include my 'vote', and since 1 issue was tied, that basically means I decide. It should come as no shock that I'm going to pick "Fresh Start" over "Cumulative".
Since you guys don't seem to care if judges repeat, I'll keep that in mind. I will try to get new judges most of the time though. If there's someone I really want to return, or that you all really want to return...it could happen though.
I'll continue to brain storm ideas for challenges WITH the judges in TinyChat, and popular vote as a 6th judge isn't going to happen...at least not in the near future.
Now that the voting is done, I'll start working on the rules & stuff a little more. I'll probably get a lot of it done this weekend.
Issue #1:
Do you want the popular vote to be a 6th judge in SpinTunes #2?
Yes or No
Issue #2:
Should we continue to reset the scores each round or move to a cumulative scoring system?
Fresh Start or Cumulative
Issue #3:
Who should make the challenges?
Spin or Spin & The Judges
Issue #4:
Should judges be allowed to return for consecutive contests in a row?
Yes or No
Feel free to check my Math...I'm not Edric. :p But I totaled up the votes, and this is what I got:
Issue #1:
Yes: 5
No: 11
NP: 1
Issue #2:
Fresh Start: 8
Cumulative: 8
NP: 1
Issue #3:
Spin: 2
Spin & The Judges: 14
NP: 1
Issue #4:
Yes: 14
No: 1
NP: 2
(NP = No Preference)
This does not include my 'vote', and since 1 issue was tied, that basically means I decide. It should come as no shock that I'm going to pick "Fresh Start" over "Cumulative".
Since you guys don't seem to care if judges repeat, I'll keep that in mind. I will try to get new judges most of the time though. If there's someone I really want to return, or that you all really want to return...it could happen though.
I'll continue to brain storm ideas for challenges WITH the judges in TinyChat, and popular vote as a 6th judge isn't going to happen...at least not in the near future.
Now that the voting is done, I'll start working on the rules & stuff a little more. I'll probably get a lot of it done this weekend.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
SpinTunes #2: Election Week
Issue #1:
Do you want the popular vote to be a 6th judge in SpinTunes #2?
Yes or No
Issue #2:
Should we continue to reset the scores each round or move to a cumulative scoring system?
Fresh Start or Cumulative
Issue #3:
Who should make the challenges?
Spin or Spin & The Judges
Issue #4:
Should judges be allowed to return for consecutive contests in a row?
Yes or No
Not Voting On:
Molly Lewis Rule - Now that I've seen how the current round 4 set up works, I've decided to go ahead and change the last round for SpinTunes 2. A number of people agreed that having 1 or 2 more people in the last round would be fine. There was another suggestion by Edric Haleen that I will consider for SpinTunes #3, but it had a few flaws (in my opinion) that I'd like to think over. One thing that people did seem to agree on is me changing the name of the current rule. It shall now be called the Maggi Logan rule. (PS: There will probably be 4 finalist in SpinTunes #2)
Schedule - Since I don't know what my schedule will be like in the future, I'll just do my best to take your suggestions into consideration when the time comes. Especially the part about giving people a weekend toward the end of the songwriting period.
E-Mail Reminders - Not going to happen. Most didn't think it was needed...I agree.
Widget - Most people don't care much about it, so I'm getting rid of the widget. In it's place there will be a larger link to the album when the songs are posted.
Shadow CD - Shadows will continue to be posted with whatever album they were wrote for. I've started tagging them with, "(Shadow)" on the albums & on the profile page though.
Judging Guidelines - This isn't going to be voted on, but there will be some guidelines for the judges in the future. There will probably be a meeting scheduled after each deadline, and judges (who are able to attend) will discuss with me what does & does not met the requirements. After the meeting all judges will rank the songs that do not meet the requirements at the bottom. Details about farther guidelines & the judges meetings will come later.
How To Vote:
Just use the comments section below & include your name. I don't really want to start a poll on the side and have random people voting...I'm more concerned with what the people involved in the contest think. Make it short & sweet like the example below:
"Issue #1: No
Issue #2: Fresh Start
Issue #3: Spin & The Judges
Issue #4: No
(your name)"
I'll give you all about 1 week to vote. Then I'll start making up the official rules for SpinTunes #2. Voting ends...next Tuesday...11:59 PM EST.
PS: No need to make arguements for your votes or how people should vote here. We had a post for that already...just vote.
Do you want the popular vote to be a 6th judge in SpinTunes #2?
Yes or No
Issue #2:
Should we continue to reset the scores each round or move to a cumulative scoring system?
Fresh Start or Cumulative
Issue #3:
Who should make the challenges?
Spin or Spin & The Judges
Issue #4:
Should judges be allowed to return for consecutive contests in a row?
Yes or No
Not Voting On:
Molly Lewis Rule - Now that I've seen how the current round 4 set up works, I've decided to go ahead and change the last round for SpinTunes 2. A number of people agreed that having 1 or 2 more people in the last round would be fine. There was another suggestion by Edric Haleen that I will consider for SpinTunes #3, but it had a few flaws (in my opinion) that I'd like to think over. One thing that people did seem to agree on is me changing the name of the current rule. It shall now be called the Maggi Logan rule. (PS: There will probably be 4 finalist in SpinTunes #2)
Schedule - Since I don't know what my schedule will be like in the future, I'll just do my best to take your suggestions into consideration when the time comes. Especially the part about giving people a weekend toward the end of the songwriting period.
E-Mail Reminders - Not going to happen. Most didn't think it was needed...I agree.
Widget - Most people don't care much about it, so I'm getting rid of the widget. In it's place there will be a larger link to the album when the songs are posted.
Shadow CD - Shadows will continue to be posted with whatever album they were wrote for. I've started tagging them with, "(Shadow)" on the albums & on the profile page though.
Judging Guidelines - This isn't going to be voted on, but there will be some guidelines for the judges in the future. There will probably be a meeting scheduled after each deadline, and judges (who are able to attend) will discuss with me what does & does not met the requirements. After the meeting all judges will rank the songs that do not meet the requirements at the bottom. Details about farther guidelines & the judges meetings will come later.
How To Vote:
Just use the comments section below & include your name. I don't really want to start a poll on the side and have random people voting...I'm more concerned with what the people involved in the contest think. Make it short & sweet like the example below:
"Issue #1: No
Issue #2: Fresh Start
Issue #3: Spin & The Judges
Issue #4: No
(your name)"
I'll give you all about 1 week to vote. Then I'll start making up the official rules for SpinTunes #2. Voting ends...next Tuesday...11:59 PM EST.
PS: No need to make arguements for your votes or how people should vote here. We had a post for that already...just vote.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
SpinTunes Hall Of Fame & Records
The main reason I'm posting this is so I don't have to answer the same questions over & over. I've had people ask me what song is getting played or downloaded the most....how many times has this album been downloaded....etc... Those are perfectly normal questions, but the numbers constantly change, and posting all the bandcamp info doesn't seem like a great idea to me. But this will take care of the most common questions & will give our current (and future champions) a virtual Cooperstown. :p
Don't expect this to be updated much. Probably just once after each contest.
SpinTunes Champions
SPINTUNES #1
Official Entries:
Kevin Savino-Riker - 4
Ross Durand - 4
Edric Haleen - 3
Sara Parsons - 3
Governing Dynamics - 3
The Offhand Band - 3
Steve Durand - 3
Charlie McCarron - 3
Caleb Hines - 3
Denise Hudson - 2
Godz Poodlz - 2
Emperor Gum - 2
Jenny Katz - 2
JoAnn Abbott - 2
"Buckethat" Bobby - 2
Heather Miller - 2
Gorbzilla - 2
Ryan Welton - 1
Bram Tant - 1
Jon Eric - 1
Shadows:
Dr. Lindyke - 4
Boffo Yux Dudes - 3
JoAnn Abbott - 2
Paul Peterson - 2
Denise Hudson - 1
Mick Bordet - 1
Emperor Gum - 1
Bryce Jensen - 1
Heather Miller - 1
The Offhand Band - 1
Caleb Hines - 1
Danny Blackwell - 1
Brian Gray - 1
Joe "Covenant" Lamb - 1
Total Songs:
Kevin Savino-Riker - 4
Ross Durand - 4
Dr. Lindyke - 4
JoAnn Abbott - 4
The Offhand Band - 4
Caleb Hines - 4
Boffo Yux Dudes - 3
Edric Haleen - 3
Sara Parsons - 3
Governing Dynamics - 3
Steve Durand - 3
Charlie McCarron - 3
Denise Hudson - 3
Emperor Gum - 3
Heather Miller - 3
Godz Poodlz - 2
Jenny Katz - 2
"Buckethat" Bobby - 2
Gorbzilla - 2
Paul Peterson - 2
Ryan Welton - 1
Bram Tant - 1
Jon Eric - 1
Mick Bordet - 1
Bryce Jensen - 1
Danny Blackwell - 1
Brian Gray - 1
Joe "Covenant" Lamb - 1
Most Points From Judges (Rounds 1-3):
197 - Edric Haleen
164 - Governing Dynamics
158 - Caleb Hines
137 - Ross Durand
135 - "Buckethat" Bobby Matheson
134 - Steve Durand
133 - Kevin Savino-Riker
123 - Sara Parsons
120 - Godz Poodlz
99 - Denise Hudson
92 - The Offhand Band
87 - Charlie McCarron
80 - Gorbzilla
80 - Jenny Katz
78 - Heather Miller
60 - Jon Eric
57 - JoAnn Abbott
43 - Ryan Welton
35 - Bram Tant
28 - Emperor Gum
Most Popular Votes:
80 - The Offhand Band
63 - Kevin Savino-Riker
32 - Edric Haleen
28 - Ross Durand
27 - Governing Dynamics
27 - Caleb Hines
23 - Heather Miller
21 - Sara Parsons
20 - Gorbzilla
14 - JoAnn Abbott
13 - Godz Poodlz
12 - Denise Hudson
12 - "Buckethat" Bobby Matheson
12 - Charlie McCarron
11 - Jenny Katz
10 - Steve Durand
7 - Ryan Welton
4 - Jon Eric
2 - Bram Tant
2 - Emperor Gum
Most Times Ranked 1st By A Judge:
Edric Haleen - 4
Kevin Savino-Riker - 3
Governing Dynamics - 2
Jenny Katz
Jon Eric
Caleb Hines
Ross Durand
Steve Durand
Offhand Band
SPINTUNES #2
Official Entries:
Mitchell Adam Johnson - 4
Rebecca Brickley - 4
Chris Cogott - 4
Zarni De Wet - 4
Charlie McCarron - 3
Edric Haleen - 3
Inverse T. Clown - 3
Governing Dynamics - 3
Steve Durand - 3
Ross Durand - 3
Ryan Ruff Smith - 3
Gweebol - 3
Duality - 2
Brian Gray - 2
Common Lisp - 2
Ben Walker - 2
Danny Blackwell - 2
Charlie Wolf - 1
JoAnn Abbott - 1
Emperor Gum - 1
Heather Miller - 1
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 1
Austin Criswell - 1
David Ritter - 1
Swatshots - 1
Ominous Ride - 1
wait WHAT - 1
Russ Rogers - 1
Shadows:
Duality - 6
JoAnn Abbott - 3
Boffo Yux Dudes - 3
David Ritter - 3
Danny Blackwell - 1
Brian Gray - 1
Inverse T. Clown - 1
Governing Dynamics - 1
Common Lisp - 1
via Satellite - 1
Charlie McCarron - 1
Bram Tant - 1
Mark Humble - 1
Caleb Hines - 1
Total Songs:
Duality - 8
Mitchell Adam Johnson - 4
Rebecca Brickley - 4
Chris Cogott - 4
Zarni De Wet - 4
Boffo Yux Dudes - 4
JoAnn Abbott - 4
David Ritter - 4
Inverse T. Clown - 4
Governing Dynamics - 4
Charlie McCarron - 4
Edric Haleen - 3
Steve Durand - 3
Ross Durand - 3
Ryan Ruff Smith - 3
Gweebol - 3
Danny Blackwell - 3
Brian Gray - 3
Common Lisp - 3
Ben Walker - 2
Charlie Wolf - 1
Emperor Gum - 1
Heather Miller - 1
Austin Criswell - 1
Swatshots - 1
Ominous Ride - 1
wait WHAT - 1
Russ Rogers - 1
via Satellite - 1
Bram Tant - 1
Mark Humble - 1
Caleb Hines - 1
Most Points From Judges (Rounds 1-3):
Chris Cogott - 277
Mitchell Adam Johnson - 236
Zarni De Wet - 221
Ryan Ruff Smith - 208
Ross Durand - 202
Gweebol - 201
Rebecca Brickley - 200
Edric Haleen - 195
Charlie McCarron - 189
Governing Dynamics - 177
Steve Durand - 167
Inverse T. Clown - 161
Brian Gray - 126
Ben Walker - 102
Danny Blackwell - 99
Duality - 98
Common Lisp - 90
wait WHAT - 71
Austin Criswell - 70
Charlie Wolf - 56
Ominous Ride - 55
Russ Rogers - 50
Emperor Gum - 45
Heather Miller - 41
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 35
JoAnn Abbott - 28
Swatshots - 11
David Ritter - 5
Most Popular Votes:
Mitchell Adam Johnson - 218
Zarni De Wet - 132
Chris Cogott - 76
Rebecca Brickley - 60
Governing Dynamics - 35
Edric Haleen - 33
Gweebol - 32
David Ritter - 31
Ryan Ruff Smith - 29
Ross Durand - 27
Inverse T. Clown - 26
Brian Gray - 25
Heather Miller - 22
Duality - 22
Charlie McCarron - 19
Ben Walker - 18
Austin Criswell - 14
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 12
Steve Durand - 12
wait WHAT - 9
Danny Blackwell - 9
Common Lisp - 9
JoAnn Abbott - 8
Ominous Ride - 4
Russ Rogers - 4
Charlie Wolf - 3
Emperor Gum - 3
Swatshots - 1
Most Times Ranked 1st By A Judge:
Chris Cogott - 6
Zarni De Wet - 3
Mitch Adam Johnson - 2
Governing Dynamics - 2
Ben Walker
Brian Gray
Inverse T. Clown
Steve Durand
SPINTUNES #3
Official Entries:
Matt And Donna - 4
Charlie McCarron - 4
Ross Durand - 4
Pat And Gweebol - 4
Jon Eric - 3
Jutze - 3
Edric Haleen - 3
Dr. Lindyke - 3
Caleb Hines - 3
Steve Durand - 3
The Offhand Band - 3
Wait What - 3
Inverse T. Clown - 2
Chris Cogott - 2
Godz Poodlz - 2
Alex Carpenter - 2
Governing Dynamics - 2
Gold Lion - 2
Happi - 2
Alexa Polasky - 2
Matt Walton - 2
Jason Morris - 1
"Buckethat" Bobby Matheson - 1
Tally Deushane - 1
Brian Daniell - 1
Young Stroke aka Young Muscle - 1
Emperor Gum - 1
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 1
Spencer Sokol - 1
Ethan Ivey - 1
Bryce Jensen - 1
Menage' A Tune - 1
Glen Raphael - 1
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 1
Hudson And Day - 1
Doom SKITTLE - 1
Shadows:
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 7
Noah McLaughlin - 3
Menage' A Tune - 3
Mick Bordet - 1
David Ritter - 1
Heather Miller - 1
Anna P - 1
Donutworthy - 1
Green Mama Bathsalts - 1
Common Lisp - 1
Glen Raphael - 1
Doom SKITTLE - 1
Young Stroke aka Young Muscle - 1
Ethan Ivey - 1
Gold Lion - 1
Dr. Lindyke - 1
Kevin Savino-Riker - 1
Governing Dynamics - 1
Total Songs:
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 8
Matt And Donna - 4
Charlie McCarron - 4
Ross Durand - 4
Pat And Gweebol - 4
Dr. Lindyke - 4
Menage' A Tune - 4
Jon Eric - 3
Jutze - 3
Edric Haleen - 3
Caleb Hines - 3
Steve Durand - 3
The Offhand Band - 3
Wait What - 3
Noah McLaughlin - 3
Gold Lion - 3
Governing Dynamics - 3
Inverse T. Clown - 2
Chris Cogott - 2
Godz Poodlz - 2
Alex Carpenter - 2
Happi - 2
Alexa Polasky - 2
Matt Walton - 2
Glen Raphael - 2
Doom SKITTLE - 2
Young Stroke aka Young Muscle - 2
Ethan Ivey - 2
Jason Morris - 1
"Buckethat" Bobby Matheson - 1
Tally Deushane - 1
Brian Daniell - 1
Emperor Gum - 1
Spencer Sokol - 1
Bryce Jensen - 1
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 1
Hudson And Day - 1
Mick Bordet - 1
David Ritter - 1
Heather Miller - 1
Anna P - 1
Donutworthy - 1
Green Mama Bathsalts - 1
Common Lisp - 1
Kevin Savino-Riker - 1
Most Overall Points (Rounds 1-3):
Charlie McCarron - 496
Chris Cogott - 455
Pat And Gweebol - 430
Matt And Donna - 420
Ross Durand - 419
Edric Haleen - 398
Jutze - 378
Jon Eric - 377
Dr. Lindyke - 365
Steve Durand - 352
The Offhand Band - 324
Godz Poodlz - 322
Alex Carpenter - 301
Caleb Hines - 289
Governing Dynamics - 285
Inverse T. Clown - 264
Wait What - 263
Gold Lion - 237
Byron Blocker And The Offbeats - 235
Alexa Polasky - 225
Matt Walton - 203
Jason Morris - 194
"BucketHat" Bobby Matheson - 178
Happi - 170
Tally Deushane - 159
Brian Daniell - 143
Young Stroke aka Young Muscle - 131
Emperor Gum - 118
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 117
Spencer Sokol - 117
Ethan Ivey - 116
Bryce Jensen - 101
Menage’A Tune - 101
Glen Raphael - 91
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 82
Hudson And Day - 75
Doom SKITTLE - 20
Most Points From Judges (Rounds 1-3):
Charlie McCarron - 448
Chris Cogott - 403
Ross Durand - 383
Pat And Gweebol - 375
Matt And Donna - 374
Jon Eric - 361
Edric Haleen - 350
Jutze - 339
Steve Durand - 330
Dr. Lindyke - 326
The Offhand Band - 300
Godz Poodlz - 288
Caleb Hines - 267
Alex Carpenter - 261
Governing Dynamics - 240
Wait What - 239
Inverse T. Clown - 228
Alexa Polasky - 213
Gold Lion - 210
Byron Blocker And The Offbeats - 200
Matt Walton - 199
Jason Morris - 170
"BucketHat" Bobby Matheson - 159
Tally Deushane - 138
Happi - 137
Brian Daniell - 136
Emperor Gum - 117
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 115
Young Stroke aka Young Muscle - 111
Spencer Sokol - 109
Ethan Ivey - 100
Bryce Jensen - 89
Glen Raphael - 85
Menage’A Tune - 83
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 67
Hudson And Day - 52
Doom SKITTLE - 15
Most Popular Votes:
Pat And Gweebol - 75
Matt And Donna - 62
Alex Carpenter - 59
Charlie McCarron - 51
Chris Cogott - 49
Dr. Lindyke - 44
Edric Haleen - 43
Ross Durand - 40
Governing Dynamics - 36
Byron Blocker & The Offbeats - 30
The Offhand Band - 29
Jutze - 29
Wait What - 27
Godz Poodlz - 26
Inverse T. Clown - 24
Happi - 23
Jon Eric - 21
Caleb Hines - 21
Steve Durand - 20
Gold Lion - 18
Jason Morris - 13
Hudson And Day - 12
Tally Deushane - 10
Young Stroke aka Young Muscle - 9
"Buckethat" Bobby Matheson - 8
Menage A Tune - 8
Alexa Polasky - 7
Ethan Ivey - 6
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 5
Bryce Jensen - 5
Spencer Sokol - 3
Brian Daniell - 2
Glen Raphael - 2
Doom SKITTLE - 2
Matt Walton - 2
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 1
Emperor Gum - 1
Most Times Ranked 1st By A Judge:
Charlie McCarron - 8
Edric Haleen - 2
Matt And Donna - 2
Chris Cogott - 2
Pat And Gweebol - 2
Alex Carpenter - 1
Wait What - 1
Inverse T. Clown - 1
The Offhand Band - 1
Steve Durand - 1
Dr. Lindyke - 1
Ross Durand - 1
Steve Durand - 4
Edric Haleen - 4
Jess Scherer - 4
David LeDuc - 4
The Orion Sound - 3
Ross Durand - 3
Governing Dynamics - 3
Kevin Savino-Riker - 3
Rebecca Angel - 3
Jacob Haller - 3
Gold Lion - 3
Brian Gray - 3
Common Lisp - 3
Robert Borden - 2
Hazen Nester - 2
Jon Eric - 2
Noah McLaughlin - 2
Trader Jack - 2
Caleb Hines - 2
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 2
FauX - 2
Felix Frost - 2
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 1
Wait What (The Band) - 1
Ménage a Tune - 1
Dex01 - 1
Emperor Gum - 1
Chris Tallman - 1
Chris Cogott - 1
Marlon Barnes - 1
David Ritter - 1
Rosalind - 1
Jim Holmquist - 1
Drei Viertel Drei - 1
Shadows:
Ménage a Tune - 4
Drei Viertel Drei - 3
Wait What (The Band) - 1
Noah McLaughlin - 1
Emperor Gum - 1
Jacob Haller - 1
Rosalind - 1
Caleb Hines - 1
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 1
Brian Gray - 1
Total Songs:
Ménage a Tune - 5
Edric Haleen - 4
Jacob Haller - 4
David LeDuc - 4
Jess Scherer - 4
Brian Gray - 4
Steve Durand - 4
Drei Viertel Drei - 4
The Orion Sound - 3
Ross Durand - 3
Governing Dynamics - 3
Noah McLaughlin - 3
Kevin Savino-Riker - 3
Gold Lion - 3
Rebecca Angel - 3
Caleb Hines - 3
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 3
Common Lisp - 3
Rosalind - 2
FauX - 2
Felix Frost - 2
Trader Jack - 2
Emperor Gum - 2
Robert Borden - 2
Wait What (The Band) - 2
Hazen Nester - 2
Jon Eric - 2
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 1
Dex01 - 1
Chris Tallman - 1
Chris Cogott - 1
Marlon Barnes - 1
David Ritter - 1
Jim Holmquist - 1
Most Points From Judges (Rounds 1-3):
Ross Durand - 268
Rebecca Angel - 262
Brian Gray - 255
Jess Scherer - 237
Steve Durand - 234
Edric Haleen - 226
David LeDuc - 223
Governing Dynamics - 217
Kevin Savino-Riker - 189
Robert Borden - 182
Gold Lion - 173
Hazen Nester - 170
Jacob Haller - 160
Chris Cogott - 157
Felix Frost - 146
Noah McLaughlin - 142
Jon Eric - 141
Common Lisp - 128
Caleb Hines - 124
Trader Jack - 120
FauX - 114
The Orion Sound - 110
Boffo Yux Dudes - 89
Menage a Tune - 66
Wait What - 66
Drei Viertel Drie - 65
Emperor Gum - 55
Dex01 - 52
Jim Holmquist - 44
Chris Tallman - 42
David Ritter - 39
Marlon Barnes - 31
Rosalind - 29
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 16
Most Popular Votes:
Robert Borden - 250
The Orion Sound - 128
Edric Haleen - 55
Jess Scherer - 51
Brian Gray - 50
Kevin Savino-Riker - 39
Gold Lion - 38
Steve Durand - 33
Ross Durand - 32
David LeDuc - 32
Governing Dynamics - 31
Common Lisp - 30
Rebecca Angel - 29
Chris Cogott - 24
Jacob Haller - 20
Jim Holmquist - 16
Felix Frost - 14
Wait What - 13
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 13
Hazen Nester - 12
Jon Eric - 10
Caleb Hines - 10
FauX - 6
Dex01 - 5
Trader Jack - 5
Emperor Gum - 4
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 4
David Ritter - 4
Menage a Tune - 3
Marlon Barnes - 3
Chris Tallman - 3
Noah McLaughlin - 3
Drei Viertel Drie - 2
Rosalind - 0
Most Times Ranked 1st By A Judge:
David LeDuc - 3
Chris Cogott - 2
Robert Borden - 2
Edric Haleen - 2
Steve Durand - 2
Brian Gray - 1
Rebecca Angel - 1
Jacob Haller - 1
Jess Scherer - 1
Ross Durand - 1
SPINTUNES TOTALS
Total Official Entries:
Ross Durand - 14
Edric Haleen - 13
Steve Durand - 13
Governing Dynamics - 11
Charlie McCarron - 10
Caleb Hines - 8
Chris Cogott - 7
Kevin Savino-Riker - 7
The Offhand Band - 6
Jon Eric - 6
wait WHAT - 5
Inverse T. Clown - 5
Gold Lion - 5
Brian Gray - 5
Common Lisp - 5
Emperor Gum - 5
Mitchell Adam Johnson - 4
Rebecca Brickley - 4
Zarni De Wet - 4
Matt And Donna - 4
Pat And Gweebol - 4
Godz Poodlz - 4
Jess Scherer - 4
David LeDuc - 4
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 4
David Ritter - 3
Sara Parsons - 3
Ryan Ruff Smith - 3
Gweebol - 3
JoAnn Abbott - 3
Heather Miller - 3
Jutze - 3
Dr. Lindyke - 3
"Buckethat" Bobby Matheson - 3
The Orion Sound - 3
Rebecca Angel - 3
Jacob Haller - 3
Denise Hudson - 2
Jenny Katz - 2
Gorbzilla - 2
Duality - 2
Ben Walker - 2
Danny Blackwell - 2
Alex Carpenter - 2
Happi - 2
Alexa Polasky - 2
Matt Walton - 2
Robert Borden - 2
Hazen Nester - 2
Noah McLaughlin - 2
Trader Jack - 2
FauX - 2
Felix Frost - 2
Menage' A Tune - 2
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 2
Jason Morris - 1
Ryan Welton - 1
Bram Tant - 1
Charlie Wolf - 1
Austin Criswell - 1
Swatshots - 1
Ominous Ride - 1
Russ Rogers - 1
Tally Deushane - 1
Brian Daniell - 1
Young Stroke aka Young Muscle - 1
Spencer Sokol - 1
Ethan Ivey - 1
Bryce Jensen - 1
Glen Raphael - 1
Hudson And Day - 1
Doom SKITTLE - 1
Dex01 - 1
Chris Tallman - 1
Marlon Barnes - 1
Rosalind - 1
Jim Holmquist - 1
Drei Viertel Drei - 1
Total Shadows:
Boffo Yux Dudes - 14
Menage' A Tune - 7
Duality - 6
JoAnn Abbott - 5
Dr. Lindyke - 5
David Ritter - 4
Noah McLaughlin - 4
Drei Viertel Drei - 3
Brian Gray - 3
Caleb Hines - 3
Danny Blackwell - 2
Paul Peterson - 2
Governing Dynamics - 2
Common Lisp - 2
Mick Bordet - 2
Heather Miller - 2
Emperor Gum - 2
Inverse T. Clown - 1
Denise Hudson - 1
Bryce Jensen - 1
The Offhand Band - 1
Joe "Covenant" Lamb - 1
Charlie McCarron - 1
Mark Humble - 1
via Satellite - 1
Bram Tant - 1
Anna P - 1
Donutworthy - 1
Green Mama Bathsalts - 1
Glen Raphael - 1
Doom SKITTLE - 1
Young Stroke aka Young Muscle - 1
Ethan Ivey - 1
Gold Lion - 1
Kevin Savino-Riker - 1
Wait What (The Band) - 1
Jacob Haller - 1
Rosalind - 1
Total Songs:
Boffo Yux Dudes - 18
Ross Durand - 14
Governing Dynamics - 13
Edric Haleen - 13
Steve Durand - 13
Charlie McCarron - 11
Caleb Hines - 11
Menage' A Tune - 9
Brian Gray - 8
JoAnn Abbott - 8
Duality - 8
Dr. Lindyke - 8
Kevin Savino-Riker - 8
The Offhand Band - 7
Chris Cogott - 7
David Ritter - 7
Emperor Gum - 7
Common Lisp - 7
Jon Eric - 6
wait WHAT - 6
Noah McLaughlin - 6
Gold Lion - 6
Inverse T. Clown - 6
Heather Miller - 5
Mitchell Adam Johnson - 4
Rebecca Brickley - 4
Zarni De Wet - 4
Danny Blackwell - 4
Matt And Donna - 4
Pat And Gweebol - 4
Godz Poodlz - 4
Jacob Haller - 4
David LeDuc - 4
Jess Scherer - 4
Drei Viertel Drei - 4
Sara Parsons - 3
Ryan Ruff Smith - 3
Gweebol - 3
Denise Hudson - 3
Jutze - 3
"Buckethat" Bobby Matheson - 3
The Orion Sound - 3
Rebecca Angel - 3
Jenny Katz - 2
Gorbzilla - 2
Ben Walker - 2
Paul Peterson - 2
Bram Tant - 2
Alex Carpenter - 2
Happi - 2
Alexa Polasky - 2
Matt Walton - 2
Glen Raphael - 2
Doom SKITTLE - 2
Young Stroke aka Young Muscle - 2
Ethan Ivey - 2
Mick Bordet - 2
Bryce Jensen - 2
Rosalind - 2
FauX - 2
Felix Frost - 2
Trader Jack - 2
Robert Borden - 2
Hazen Nester - 2
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 2
Ryan Welton - 1
Charlie Wolf - 1
Austin Criswell - 1
Swatshots - 1
Ominous Ride - 1
Russ Rogers - 1
Joe "Covenant" Lamb - 1
Mark Humble - 1
via Satellite - 1
Jason Morris - 1
Tally Deushane - 1
Brian Daniell - 1
Spencer Sokol - 1
Hudson And Day - 1
Anna P - 1
Donutworthy - 1
Green Mama Bathsalts - 1
Dex01 - 1
Chris Tallman - 1
Marlon Barnes - 1
Jim Holmquist - 1
Most Points From Judges (Rounds 1-3):
Ross Durand - 990
Edric Haleen - 968
Steve Durand - 865
Chris Cogott - 837
Governing Dynamics - 798
Charlie McCarron - 724
Jon Eric - 562
Caleb Hines - 549
Godz Poodlz - 408
The Offhand Band - 392
Inverse T. Clown - 389
Gold Lion - 383
Brian Gray - 381
wait WHAT - 376
Pat And Gweebol - 375
Matt And Donna - 374
Jutze - 339
Dr. Lindyke - 326
Kevin Savino-Riker - 322
"Buckethat" Bobby Matheson - 294
Rebecca Angel - 262
Alex Carpenter - 261
Emperor Gum - 245
Boffo Yux Dudes - 239
Jess Scherer - 237
Mitchell Adam Johnson - 236
David LeDuc - 223
Zarni De Wet - 221
Common Lisp - 218
Alexa Polasky - 213
Ryan Ruff Smith - 208
Gweebol - 201
Rebecca Brickley - 200
Byron Blocker And The Offbeats - 200
Matt Walton - 199
Robert Borden - 182
Jason Morris - 170
Hazen Nester - 170
Jacob Haller - 160
Menage’A Tune - 149
Felix Frost - 146
Noah McLaughlin - 142
Tally Deushane - 138
Happi - 137
Brian Daniell - 136
Sara Parsons - 123
Trader Jack - 120
Heather Miller - 119
FauX - 114
Young Stroke aka Young Muscle - 111
The Orion Sound - 110
Spencer Sokol - 109
Ben Walker - 102
Ethan Ivey - 100
Danny Blackwell - 99
Denise Hudson - 99
Duality - 98
Bryce Jensen - 89
Glen Raphael - 85
JoAnn Abbott - 85
Gorbzilla - 80
Jenny Katz - 80
Austin Criswell - 70
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 67
Drei Viertel Drie - 65
Charlie Wolf - 56
Ominous Ride - 55
Hudson And Day - 52
Dex01 - 52
Russ Rogers - 50
Jim Holmquist - 44
David Ritter - 44
Ryan Welton - 43
Chris Tallman - 42
Bram Tant - 35
Marlon Barnes - 31
Rosalind - 29
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 16
Doom SKITTLE - 15
Swatshots - 11
Most Popular Votes:
Robert Borden - 250
Mitchell Adam Johnson - 218
Edric Haleen - 163
Chris Cogott - 149
Zarni De Wet - 132
Governing Dynamics - 129
The Orion Sound - 128
Ross Durand - 127
The Offhand Band - 109
Kevin Savino-Riker - 102
Charlie McCarron - 82
Pat And Gweebol - 75
Steve Durand - 75
Brian Gray - 75
Matt And Donna - 62
Rebecca Brickley - 60
Alex Carpenter - 59
Caleb Hines - 58
Gold Lion - 56
Jess Scherer - 51
Inverse T. Clown - 50
wait WHAT - 49
Heather Miller - 45
Dr. Lindyke - 44
Godz Poodlz - 39
Common Lisp - 39
Jon Eric - 35
David Ritter - 35
Gweebol - 32
David LeDuc - 32
Byron Blocker & The Offbeats - 30
Ryan Ruff Smith - 29
Jutze - 29
Rebecca Angel - 29
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 26
Happi - 23
Duality - 22
JoAnn Abbott - 22
Sara Parsons - 21
Gorbzilla - 20
"Buckethat" Bobby Matheson - 20
Jacob Haller - 20
Ben Walker - 18
Jim Holmquist - 16
Austin Criswell - 14
Felix Frost - 14
Jason Morris - 13
Hudson And Day - 12
Denise Hudson - 12
Hazen Nester - 12
Jenny Katz - 11
Menage A Tune - 11
Tally Deushane - 10
Emperor Gum - 10
Young Stroke aka Young Muscle - 9
Danny Blackwell - 9
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 9
Alexa Polasky - 7
Ryan Welton - 7
Ethan Ivey - 6
FauX - 6
Dex01 - 5
Bryce Jensen - 5
Trader Jack - 5
Ominous Ride - 4
Russ Rogers - 4
Charlie Wolf - 3
Spencer Sokol - 3
Marlon Barnes - 3
Chris Tallman - 3
Noah McLaughlin - 3
Brian Daniell - 2
Glen Raphael - 2
Doom SKITTLE - 2
Matt Walton - 2
Bram Tant - 2
Drei Viertel Drie - 2
Swatshots - 1
Most Times Ranked 1st By A Judge (Rounds 1-3):
Chris Cogott - 10
Charlie McCarron - 8
Edric Haleen - 8
Governing Dynamics - 4
Kevin Savino-Riker - 3
Zarni De Wet - 3
David LeDuc - 3
Ross Durand - 3
Steve Durand - 3
Mitch Adam Johnson - 2
Matt And Donna - 2
Pat And Gweebol - 2
Inverse T. Clown - 2
Steve Durand - 2
The Offhand Band - 2
Robert Borden - 2
Brian Gray - 2
Jenny Katz - 1
Jon Eric - 1
Caleb Hines - 1
Ben Walker - 1
Alex Carpenter - 1
Wait What - 1
Dr. Lindyke - 1
Rebecca Angel - 1
Jacob Haller - 1
Jess Scherer - 1
Most Challenge Victories:
Chris Cogott - 4
Edric Haleen - 2
Kevin Savino-Riker - 2
Mitchell Adam Johnson - 2
Matt And Donna - 1
Pat And Gweebol - 1
Charlie McCarron - 1
Brian Gray - 1
David LeDuc - 1
Steve Durand - 1
Most First Place Votes In The Final Round:
Kevin Savino-Riker - 11
Mitchell Adam Johnson - 11
Ross Durand - 10
Matt And Donna - 9
Steve Durand - 8
Chris Cogott - 6
Pat And Gweebol - 6
Edric Haleen - 6
Charlie McCarron - 5
Jess Scherer - 4
Zarni De Wet - 3
David LeDuc - 2
Rebecca Brickley - 1
Most Played Entry:
Oxford - 574
In Another Castle - 570
The Day I Died - 283
London - 280
In Bright Falls - 268
Back Down The Road - 255
Here - 251
When Donna Came Back - 250
When I'm A Hundred And Two - 249
A Letter To Humanity - 243
The Bleeding Effect - 242
In The DeVille - 240
LBC - 236
Where I Am - 234
I Hope You Die - 231
Grandma And Grandpa - 219
TickiTock (Top Tad) - 212
Baby Go To Sleep - 201
Skipping Stones - 198
Lansing, Michigan - 196
Alive Again - 195
Anatomy Dance - 192
Golden Valley Sunday - 190
Drag Me Down - 187
Love - 182
Most Played Shadow:
The Pac-Man Duet - 126
Dearest Firestorm (Love, Multiplex) - 103
I'm Tops - 87
Living In The Countryside - 79
Love Song From Robin To Batman - 75
Save The World - 72
I Just Can't Find A Virgin - 67
Some Things Weren't Built To Last - 66
The Ballad Of Henry Pym - 65
I'm Q*Bert, Babe - 63
Complete Plays:
In Another Castle - 305
Oxford - 260
I Hope You Die - 143
In The Deville - 139
Baby Go To Sleep - 136
Here - 134
TickiTock (Top Tad) - 131
In Bright Falls - 131
London - 129
The Day I Died - 126
Partial Plays:
In Another Castle - 190
Oxford - 185
The Bleeding Effect - 139
The Day I Died - 121
A Letter To Humanity - 110
When I'm A Hundred And Two - 97
When Donna Came Back - 96
Back Down The Road - 93
London - 92
Stacy's Dad - 91
Skipped:
Oxford - 129
Where I Am - 93
In Another Castle - 75
LBC - 74
In Bright Falls - 68
Elderly Dream - 68
A Song About Woodsetts - 65
The Bleeding Effect - 61
South Bend Aid - 59
London - 59
In BandCamp Plays:
In Another Castle - 492
Oxford - 321
The Day I Died - 277
In Bright Falls - 266
London - 249
The Bleeding Effect - 239
A Letter To Humanity - 239
Where I Am - 233
Here - 227
When Donna Came Back - 223
Embedded Plays:
Oxford - 253
In Another Castle - 78
Step Back Swooperman - 72
The Ballad Of John And Jesus - 64
When I'm A Hundred And Two - 63
Back Down The Road - 59
Trail In The Snow - 53
LBC - 51
Dearest Firestorm (Love, Multiplex) - 45
Another Universe - 43
Most Downloaded Entry:
The Four-Year Itch - 61
Oxford - 53
The Day I Died - 35
When I'm A Hundred And Two - 24
In Another Castle - 18
Here - 17
Promise To My Son - 12
Oh Mercy - 12
London - 12
Elderly Dream - 12
Most Downloaded Shadow:
Promise To My Son - 12
Dearest Firestorm (Love, Multiplex) - 7
The Ballad Of Henry Pym - 5
Portal Of Doom - 5
They Don't Want Me - 4
Save The World - 4
Love Song From Robin To Batman - 4
Most Downloaded Album:
SpinTunes #1: Round 1 - 82
SpinTunes #3: Round 1 - 61
SpinTunes #2: Round 1 - 60
SpinTunes #4: Round 1 - 49
SpinTunes #2: Round 2 - 45
SpinTunes #1: Round 2 - 45
SpinTunes #4: Round 2 - 44
SpinTunes #2: Round 4 - 40
SpinTunes #1: Round 3 - 40
SpinTunes #3: Round 3 - 35
Total Plays: 31,215
Complete: 13,261
Partial: 10,996
Skipped: 6,958
In BandCamp: 28,800
Embedded: 2,415
Total Downloads: 1,504
Longest Song:
10:52 - Liberty - Wish You Were Here by Dr. Lindyke & Denise Hudson
9:22 - North Dakota (I. Five Years, II. Fargo, III. Panic, IV. Rain, V. Dry Land) by Jon Eric
6:51 - My Daughter by Kevin Savino-Riker
5:48 - Revolving Door by Governing Dynamics
Don't expect this to be updated much. Probably just once after each contest.
Official Entries:
Kevin Savino-Riker - 4
Ross Durand - 4
Edric Haleen - 3
Sara Parsons - 3
Governing Dynamics - 3
The Offhand Band - 3
Steve Durand - 3
Charlie McCarron - 3
Caleb Hines - 3
Denise Hudson - 2
Godz Poodlz - 2
Emperor Gum - 2
Jenny Katz - 2
JoAnn Abbott - 2
"Buckethat" Bobby - 2
Heather Miller - 2
Gorbzilla - 2
Ryan Welton - 1
Bram Tant - 1
Jon Eric - 1
Shadows:
Dr. Lindyke - 4
Boffo Yux Dudes - 3
JoAnn Abbott - 2
Paul Peterson - 2
Denise Hudson - 1
Mick Bordet - 1
Emperor Gum - 1
Bryce Jensen - 1
Heather Miller - 1
The Offhand Band - 1
Caleb Hines - 1
Danny Blackwell - 1
Brian Gray - 1
Joe "Covenant" Lamb - 1
Total Songs:
Kevin Savino-Riker - 4
Ross Durand - 4
Dr. Lindyke - 4
JoAnn Abbott - 4
The Offhand Band - 4
Caleb Hines - 4
Boffo Yux Dudes - 3
Edric Haleen - 3
Sara Parsons - 3
Governing Dynamics - 3
Steve Durand - 3
Charlie McCarron - 3
Denise Hudson - 3
Emperor Gum - 3
Heather Miller - 3
Godz Poodlz - 2
Jenny Katz - 2
"Buckethat" Bobby - 2
Gorbzilla - 2
Paul Peterson - 2
Ryan Welton - 1
Bram Tant - 1
Jon Eric - 1
Mick Bordet - 1
Bryce Jensen - 1
Danny Blackwell - 1
Brian Gray - 1
Joe "Covenant" Lamb - 1
Most Points From Judges (Rounds 1-3):
197 - Edric Haleen
164 - Governing Dynamics
158 - Caleb Hines
137 - Ross Durand
135 - "Buckethat" Bobby Matheson
134 - Steve Durand
133 - Kevin Savino-Riker
123 - Sara Parsons
120 - Godz Poodlz
99 - Denise Hudson
92 - The Offhand Band
87 - Charlie McCarron
80 - Gorbzilla
80 - Jenny Katz
78 - Heather Miller
60 - Jon Eric
57 - JoAnn Abbott
43 - Ryan Welton
35 - Bram Tant
28 - Emperor Gum
Most Popular Votes:
80 - The Offhand Band
63 - Kevin Savino-Riker
32 - Edric Haleen
28 - Ross Durand
27 - Governing Dynamics
27 - Caleb Hines
23 - Heather Miller
21 - Sara Parsons
20 - Gorbzilla
14 - JoAnn Abbott
13 - Godz Poodlz
12 - Denise Hudson
12 - "Buckethat" Bobby Matheson
12 - Charlie McCarron
11 - Jenny Katz
10 - Steve Durand
7 - Ryan Welton
4 - Jon Eric
2 - Bram Tant
2 - Emperor Gum
Most Times Ranked 1st By A Judge:
Edric Haleen - 4
Kevin Savino-Riker - 3
Governing Dynamics - 2
Jenny Katz
Jon Eric
Caleb Hines
Ross Durand
Steve Durand
Offhand Band
Official Entries:
Mitchell Adam Johnson - 4
Rebecca Brickley - 4
Chris Cogott - 4
Zarni De Wet - 4
Charlie McCarron - 3
Edric Haleen - 3
Inverse T. Clown - 3
Governing Dynamics - 3
Steve Durand - 3
Ross Durand - 3
Ryan Ruff Smith - 3
Gweebol - 3
Duality - 2
Brian Gray - 2
Common Lisp - 2
Ben Walker - 2
Danny Blackwell - 2
Charlie Wolf - 1
JoAnn Abbott - 1
Emperor Gum - 1
Heather Miller - 1
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 1
Austin Criswell - 1
David Ritter - 1
Swatshots - 1
Ominous Ride - 1
wait WHAT - 1
Russ Rogers - 1
Shadows:
Duality - 6
JoAnn Abbott - 3
Boffo Yux Dudes - 3
David Ritter - 3
Danny Blackwell - 1
Brian Gray - 1
Inverse T. Clown - 1
Governing Dynamics - 1
Common Lisp - 1
via Satellite - 1
Charlie McCarron - 1
Bram Tant - 1
Mark Humble - 1
Caleb Hines - 1
Total Songs:
Duality - 8
Mitchell Adam Johnson - 4
Rebecca Brickley - 4
Chris Cogott - 4
Zarni De Wet - 4
Boffo Yux Dudes - 4
JoAnn Abbott - 4
David Ritter - 4
Inverse T. Clown - 4
Governing Dynamics - 4
Charlie McCarron - 4
Edric Haleen - 3
Steve Durand - 3
Ross Durand - 3
Ryan Ruff Smith - 3
Gweebol - 3
Danny Blackwell - 3
Brian Gray - 3
Common Lisp - 3
Ben Walker - 2
Charlie Wolf - 1
Emperor Gum - 1
Heather Miller - 1
Austin Criswell - 1
Swatshots - 1
Ominous Ride - 1
wait WHAT - 1
Russ Rogers - 1
via Satellite - 1
Bram Tant - 1
Mark Humble - 1
Caleb Hines - 1
Most Points From Judges (Rounds 1-3):
Chris Cogott - 277
Mitchell Adam Johnson - 236
Zarni De Wet - 221
Ryan Ruff Smith - 208
Ross Durand - 202
Gweebol - 201
Rebecca Brickley - 200
Edric Haleen - 195
Charlie McCarron - 189
Governing Dynamics - 177
Steve Durand - 167
Inverse T. Clown - 161
Brian Gray - 126
Ben Walker - 102
Danny Blackwell - 99
Duality - 98
Common Lisp - 90
wait WHAT - 71
Austin Criswell - 70
Charlie Wolf - 56
Ominous Ride - 55
Russ Rogers - 50
Emperor Gum - 45
Heather Miller - 41
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 35
JoAnn Abbott - 28
Swatshots - 11
David Ritter - 5
Most Popular Votes:
Mitchell Adam Johnson - 218
Zarni De Wet - 132
Chris Cogott - 76
Rebecca Brickley - 60
Governing Dynamics - 35
Edric Haleen - 33
Gweebol - 32
David Ritter - 31
Ryan Ruff Smith - 29
Ross Durand - 27
Inverse T. Clown - 26
Brian Gray - 25
Heather Miller - 22
Duality - 22
Charlie McCarron - 19
Ben Walker - 18
Austin Criswell - 14
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 12
Steve Durand - 12
wait WHAT - 9
Danny Blackwell - 9
Common Lisp - 9
JoAnn Abbott - 8
Ominous Ride - 4
Russ Rogers - 4
Charlie Wolf - 3
Emperor Gum - 3
Swatshots - 1
Most Times Ranked 1st By A Judge:
Chris Cogott - 6
Zarni De Wet - 3
Mitch Adam Johnson - 2
Governing Dynamics - 2
Ben Walker
Brian Gray
Inverse T. Clown
Steve Durand
Official Entries:
Matt And Donna - 4
Charlie McCarron - 4
Ross Durand - 4
Pat And Gweebol - 4
Jon Eric - 3
Jutze - 3
Edric Haleen - 3
Dr. Lindyke - 3
Caleb Hines - 3
Steve Durand - 3
The Offhand Band - 3
Wait What - 3
Inverse T. Clown - 2
Chris Cogott - 2
Godz Poodlz - 2
Alex Carpenter - 2
Governing Dynamics - 2
Gold Lion - 2
Happi - 2
Alexa Polasky - 2
Matt Walton - 2
Jason Morris - 1
"Buckethat" Bobby Matheson - 1
Tally Deushane - 1
Brian Daniell - 1
Young Stroke aka Young Muscle - 1
Emperor Gum - 1
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 1
Spencer Sokol - 1
Ethan Ivey - 1
Bryce Jensen - 1
Menage' A Tune - 1
Glen Raphael - 1
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 1
Hudson And Day - 1
Doom SKITTLE - 1
Shadows:
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 7
Noah McLaughlin - 3
Menage' A Tune - 3
Mick Bordet - 1
David Ritter - 1
Heather Miller - 1
Anna P - 1
Donutworthy - 1
Green Mama Bathsalts - 1
Common Lisp - 1
Glen Raphael - 1
Doom SKITTLE - 1
Young Stroke aka Young Muscle - 1
Ethan Ivey - 1
Gold Lion - 1
Dr. Lindyke - 1
Kevin Savino-Riker - 1
Governing Dynamics - 1
Total Songs:
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 8
Matt And Donna - 4
Charlie McCarron - 4
Ross Durand - 4
Pat And Gweebol - 4
Dr. Lindyke - 4
Menage' A Tune - 4
Jon Eric - 3
Jutze - 3
Edric Haleen - 3
Caleb Hines - 3
Steve Durand - 3
The Offhand Band - 3
Wait What - 3
Noah McLaughlin - 3
Gold Lion - 3
Governing Dynamics - 3
Inverse T. Clown - 2
Chris Cogott - 2
Godz Poodlz - 2
Alex Carpenter - 2
Happi - 2
Alexa Polasky - 2
Matt Walton - 2
Glen Raphael - 2
Doom SKITTLE - 2
Young Stroke aka Young Muscle - 2
Ethan Ivey - 2
Jason Morris - 1
"Buckethat" Bobby Matheson - 1
Tally Deushane - 1
Brian Daniell - 1
Emperor Gum - 1
Spencer Sokol - 1
Bryce Jensen - 1
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 1
Hudson And Day - 1
Mick Bordet - 1
David Ritter - 1
Heather Miller - 1
Anna P - 1
Donutworthy - 1
Green Mama Bathsalts - 1
Common Lisp - 1
Kevin Savino-Riker - 1
Most Overall Points (Rounds 1-3):
Charlie McCarron - 496
Chris Cogott - 455
Pat And Gweebol - 430
Matt And Donna - 420
Ross Durand - 419
Edric Haleen - 398
Jutze - 378
Jon Eric - 377
Dr. Lindyke - 365
Steve Durand - 352
The Offhand Band - 324
Godz Poodlz - 322
Alex Carpenter - 301
Caleb Hines - 289
Governing Dynamics - 285
Inverse T. Clown - 264
Wait What - 263
Gold Lion - 237
Byron Blocker And The Offbeats - 235
Alexa Polasky - 225
Matt Walton - 203
Jason Morris - 194
"BucketHat" Bobby Matheson - 178
Happi - 170
Tally Deushane - 159
Brian Daniell - 143
Young Stroke aka Young Muscle - 131
Emperor Gum - 118
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 117
Spencer Sokol - 117
Ethan Ivey - 116
Bryce Jensen - 101
Menage’A Tune - 101
Glen Raphael - 91
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 82
Hudson And Day - 75
Doom SKITTLE - 20
Most Points From Judges (Rounds 1-3):
Charlie McCarron - 448
Chris Cogott - 403
Ross Durand - 383
Pat And Gweebol - 375
Matt And Donna - 374
Jon Eric - 361
Edric Haleen - 350
Jutze - 339
Steve Durand - 330
Dr. Lindyke - 326
The Offhand Band - 300
Godz Poodlz - 288
Caleb Hines - 267
Alex Carpenter - 261
Governing Dynamics - 240
Wait What - 239
Inverse T. Clown - 228
Alexa Polasky - 213
Gold Lion - 210
Byron Blocker And The Offbeats - 200
Matt Walton - 199
Jason Morris - 170
"BucketHat" Bobby Matheson - 159
Tally Deushane - 138
Happi - 137
Brian Daniell - 136
Emperor Gum - 117
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 115
Young Stroke aka Young Muscle - 111
Spencer Sokol - 109
Ethan Ivey - 100
Bryce Jensen - 89
Glen Raphael - 85
Menage’A Tune - 83
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 67
Hudson And Day - 52
Doom SKITTLE - 15
Most Popular Votes:
Pat And Gweebol - 75
Matt And Donna - 62
Alex Carpenter - 59
Charlie McCarron - 51
Chris Cogott - 49
Dr. Lindyke - 44
Edric Haleen - 43
Ross Durand - 40
Governing Dynamics - 36
Byron Blocker & The Offbeats - 30
The Offhand Band - 29
Jutze - 29
Wait What - 27
Godz Poodlz - 26
Inverse T. Clown - 24
Happi - 23
Jon Eric - 21
Caleb Hines - 21
Steve Durand - 20
Gold Lion - 18
Jason Morris - 13
Hudson And Day - 12
Tally Deushane - 10
Young Stroke aka Young Muscle - 9
"Buckethat" Bobby Matheson - 8
Menage A Tune - 8
Alexa Polasky - 7
Ethan Ivey - 6
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 5
Bryce Jensen - 5
Spencer Sokol - 3
Brian Daniell - 2
Glen Raphael - 2
Doom SKITTLE - 2
Matt Walton - 2
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 1
Emperor Gum - 1
Most Times Ranked 1st By A Judge:
Charlie McCarron - 8
Edric Haleen - 2
Matt And Donna - 2
Chris Cogott - 2
Pat And Gweebol - 2
Alex Carpenter - 1
Wait What - 1
Inverse T. Clown - 1
The Offhand Band - 1
Steve Durand - 1
Dr. Lindyke - 1
Ross Durand - 1
SPINTUNES #4
Official Entries:Steve Durand - 4
Edric Haleen - 4
Jess Scherer - 4
David LeDuc - 4
The Orion Sound - 3
Ross Durand - 3
Governing Dynamics - 3
Kevin Savino-Riker - 3
Rebecca Angel - 3
Jacob Haller - 3
Gold Lion - 3
Brian Gray - 3
Common Lisp - 3
Robert Borden - 2
Hazen Nester - 2
Jon Eric - 2
Noah McLaughlin - 2
Trader Jack - 2
Caleb Hines - 2
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 2
FauX - 2
Felix Frost - 2
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 1
Wait What (The Band) - 1
Ménage a Tune - 1
Dex01 - 1
Emperor Gum - 1
Chris Tallman - 1
Chris Cogott - 1
Marlon Barnes - 1
David Ritter - 1
Rosalind - 1
Jim Holmquist - 1
Drei Viertel Drei - 1
Shadows:
Ménage a Tune - 4
Drei Viertel Drei - 3
Wait What (The Band) - 1
Noah McLaughlin - 1
Emperor Gum - 1
Jacob Haller - 1
Rosalind - 1
Caleb Hines - 1
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 1
Brian Gray - 1
Total Songs:
Ménage a Tune - 5
Edric Haleen - 4
Jacob Haller - 4
David LeDuc - 4
Jess Scherer - 4
Brian Gray - 4
Steve Durand - 4
Drei Viertel Drei - 4
The Orion Sound - 3
Ross Durand - 3
Governing Dynamics - 3
Noah McLaughlin - 3
Kevin Savino-Riker - 3
Gold Lion - 3
Rebecca Angel - 3
Caleb Hines - 3
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 3
Common Lisp - 3
Rosalind - 2
FauX - 2
Felix Frost - 2
Trader Jack - 2
Emperor Gum - 2
Robert Borden - 2
Wait What (The Band) - 2
Hazen Nester - 2
Jon Eric - 2
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 1
Dex01 - 1
Chris Tallman - 1
Chris Cogott - 1
Marlon Barnes - 1
David Ritter - 1
Jim Holmquist - 1
Most Points From Judges (Rounds 1-3):
Ross Durand - 268
Rebecca Angel - 262
Brian Gray - 255
Jess Scherer - 237
Steve Durand - 234
Edric Haleen - 226
David LeDuc - 223
Governing Dynamics - 217
Kevin Savino-Riker - 189
Robert Borden - 182
Gold Lion - 173
Hazen Nester - 170
Jacob Haller - 160
Chris Cogott - 157
Felix Frost - 146
Noah McLaughlin - 142
Jon Eric - 141
Common Lisp - 128
Caleb Hines - 124
Trader Jack - 120
FauX - 114
The Orion Sound - 110
Boffo Yux Dudes - 89
Menage a Tune - 66
Wait What - 66
Drei Viertel Drie - 65
Emperor Gum - 55
Dex01 - 52
Jim Holmquist - 44
Chris Tallman - 42
David Ritter - 39
Marlon Barnes - 31
Rosalind - 29
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 16
Most Popular Votes:
Robert Borden - 250
The Orion Sound - 128
Edric Haleen - 55
Jess Scherer - 51
Brian Gray - 50
Kevin Savino-Riker - 39
Gold Lion - 38
Steve Durand - 33
Ross Durand - 32
David LeDuc - 32
Governing Dynamics - 31
Common Lisp - 30
Rebecca Angel - 29
Chris Cogott - 24
Jacob Haller - 20
Jim Holmquist - 16
Felix Frost - 14
Wait What - 13
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 13
Hazen Nester - 12
Jon Eric - 10
Caleb Hines - 10
FauX - 6
Dex01 - 5
Trader Jack - 5
Emperor Gum - 4
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 4
David Ritter - 4
Menage a Tune - 3
Marlon Barnes - 3
Chris Tallman - 3
Noah McLaughlin - 3
Drei Viertel Drie - 2
Rosalind - 0
Most Times Ranked 1st By A Judge:
David LeDuc - 3
Chris Cogott - 2
Robert Borden - 2
Edric Haleen - 2
Steve Durand - 2
Brian Gray - 1
Rebecca Angel - 1
Jacob Haller - 1
Jess Scherer - 1
Ross Durand - 1
Total Official Entries:
Ross Durand - 14
Edric Haleen - 13
Steve Durand - 13
Governing Dynamics - 11
Charlie McCarron - 10
Caleb Hines - 8
Chris Cogott - 7
Kevin Savino-Riker - 7
The Offhand Band - 6
Jon Eric - 6
wait WHAT - 5
Inverse T. Clown - 5
Gold Lion - 5
Brian Gray - 5
Common Lisp - 5
Emperor Gum - 5
Mitchell Adam Johnson - 4
Rebecca Brickley - 4
Zarni De Wet - 4
Matt And Donna - 4
Pat And Gweebol - 4
Godz Poodlz - 4
Jess Scherer - 4
David LeDuc - 4
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 4
David Ritter - 3
Sara Parsons - 3
Ryan Ruff Smith - 3
Gweebol - 3
JoAnn Abbott - 3
Heather Miller - 3
Jutze - 3
Dr. Lindyke - 3
"Buckethat" Bobby Matheson - 3
The Orion Sound - 3
Rebecca Angel - 3
Jacob Haller - 3
Denise Hudson - 2
Jenny Katz - 2
Gorbzilla - 2
Duality - 2
Ben Walker - 2
Danny Blackwell - 2
Alex Carpenter - 2
Happi - 2
Alexa Polasky - 2
Matt Walton - 2
Robert Borden - 2
Hazen Nester - 2
Noah McLaughlin - 2
Trader Jack - 2
FauX - 2
Felix Frost - 2
Menage' A Tune - 2
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 2
Jason Morris - 1
Ryan Welton - 1
Bram Tant - 1
Charlie Wolf - 1
Austin Criswell - 1
Swatshots - 1
Ominous Ride - 1
Russ Rogers - 1
Tally Deushane - 1
Brian Daniell - 1
Young Stroke aka Young Muscle - 1
Spencer Sokol - 1
Ethan Ivey - 1
Bryce Jensen - 1
Glen Raphael - 1
Hudson And Day - 1
Doom SKITTLE - 1
Dex01 - 1
Chris Tallman - 1
Marlon Barnes - 1
Rosalind - 1
Jim Holmquist - 1
Drei Viertel Drei - 1
Total Shadows:
Boffo Yux Dudes - 14
Menage' A Tune - 7
Duality - 6
JoAnn Abbott - 5
Dr. Lindyke - 5
David Ritter - 4
Noah McLaughlin - 4
Drei Viertel Drei - 3
Brian Gray - 3
Caleb Hines - 3
Danny Blackwell - 2
Paul Peterson - 2
Governing Dynamics - 2
Common Lisp - 2
Mick Bordet - 2
Heather Miller - 2
Emperor Gum - 2
Inverse T. Clown - 1
Denise Hudson - 1
Bryce Jensen - 1
The Offhand Band - 1
Joe "Covenant" Lamb - 1
Charlie McCarron - 1
Mark Humble - 1
via Satellite - 1
Bram Tant - 1
Anna P - 1
Donutworthy - 1
Green Mama Bathsalts - 1
Glen Raphael - 1
Doom SKITTLE - 1
Young Stroke aka Young Muscle - 1
Ethan Ivey - 1
Gold Lion - 1
Kevin Savino-Riker - 1
Wait What (The Band) - 1
Jacob Haller - 1
Rosalind - 1
Total Songs:
Boffo Yux Dudes - 18
Ross Durand - 14
Governing Dynamics - 13
Edric Haleen - 13
Steve Durand - 13
Charlie McCarron - 11
Caleb Hines - 11
Menage' A Tune - 9
Brian Gray - 8
JoAnn Abbott - 8
Duality - 8
Dr. Lindyke - 8
Kevin Savino-Riker - 8
The Offhand Band - 7
Chris Cogott - 7
David Ritter - 7
Emperor Gum - 7
Common Lisp - 7
Jon Eric - 6
wait WHAT - 6
Noah McLaughlin - 6
Gold Lion - 6
Inverse T. Clown - 6
Heather Miller - 5
Mitchell Adam Johnson - 4
Rebecca Brickley - 4
Zarni De Wet - 4
Danny Blackwell - 4
Matt And Donna - 4
Pat And Gweebol - 4
Godz Poodlz - 4
Jacob Haller - 4
David LeDuc - 4
Jess Scherer - 4
Drei Viertel Drei - 4
Sara Parsons - 3
Ryan Ruff Smith - 3
Gweebol - 3
Denise Hudson - 3
Jutze - 3
"Buckethat" Bobby Matheson - 3
The Orion Sound - 3
Rebecca Angel - 3
Jenny Katz - 2
Gorbzilla - 2
Ben Walker - 2
Paul Peterson - 2
Bram Tant - 2
Alex Carpenter - 2
Happi - 2
Alexa Polasky - 2
Matt Walton - 2
Glen Raphael - 2
Doom SKITTLE - 2
Young Stroke aka Young Muscle - 2
Ethan Ivey - 2
Mick Bordet - 2
Bryce Jensen - 2
Rosalind - 2
FauX - 2
Felix Frost - 2
Trader Jack - 2
Robert Borden - 2
Hazen Nester - 2
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 2
Ryan Welton - 1
Charlie Wolf - 1
Austin Criswell - 1
Swatshots - 1
Ominous Ride - 1
Russ Rogers - 1
Joe "Covenant" Lamb - 1
Mark Humble - 1
via Satellite - 1
Jason Morris - 1
Tally Deushane - 1
Brian Daniell - 1
Spencer Sokol - 1
Hudson And Day - 1
Anna P - 1
Donutworthy - 1
Green Mama Bathsalts - 1
Dex01 - 1
Chris Tallman - 1
Marlon Barnes - 1
Jim Holmquist - 1
Most Points From Judges (Rounds 1-3):
Ross Durand - 990
Edric Haleen - 968
Steve Durand - 865
Chris Cogott - 837
Governing Dynamics - 798
Charlie McCarron - 724
Jon Eric - 562
Caleb Hines - 549
Godz Poodlz - 408
The Offhand Band - 392
Inverse T. Clown - 389
Gold Lion - 383
Brian Gray - 381
wait WHAT - 376
Pat And Gweebol - 375
Matt And Donna - 374
Jutze - 339
Dr. Lindyke - 326
Kevin Savino-Riker - 322
"Buckethat" Bobby Matheson - 294
Rebecca Angel - 262
Alex Carpenter - 261
Emperor Gum - 245
Boffo Yux Dudes - 239
Jess Scherer - 237
Mitchell Adam Johnson - 236
David LeDuc - 223
Zarni De Wet - 221
Common Lisp - 218
Alexa Polasky - 213
Ryan Ruff Smith - 208
Gweebol - 201
Rebecca Brickley - 200
Byron Blocker And The Offbeats - 200
Matt Walton - 199
Robert Borden - 182
Jason Morris - 170
Hazen Nester - 170
Jacob Haller - 160
Menage’A Tune - 149
Felix Frost - 146
Noah McLaughlin - 142
Tally Deushane - 138
Happi - 137
Brian Daniell - 136
Sara Parsons - 123
Trader Jack - 120
Heather Miller - 119
FauX - 114
Young Stroke aka Young Muscle - 111
The Orion Sound - 110
Spencer Sokol - 109
Ben Walker - 102
Ethan Ivey - 100
Danny Blackwell - 99
Denise Hudson - 99
Duality - 98
Bryce Jensen - 89
Glen Raphael - 85
JoAnn Abbott - 85
Gorbzilla - 80
Jenny Katz - 80
Austin Criswell - 70
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 67
Drei Viertel Drie - 65
Charlie Wolf - 56
Ominous Ride - 55
Hudson And Day - 52
Dex01 - 52
Russ Rogers - 50
Jim Holmquist - 44
David Ritter - 44
Ryan Welton - 43
Chris Tallman - 42
Bram Tant - 35
Marlon Barnes - 31
Rosalind - 29
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 16
Doom SKITTLE - 15
Swatshots - 11
Most Popular Votes:
Robert Borden - 250
Mitchell Adam Johnson - 218
Edric Haleen - 163
Chris Cogott - 149
Zarni De Wet - 132
Governing Dynamics - 129
The Orion Sound - 128
Ross Durand - 127
The Offhand Band - 109
Kevin Savino-Riker - 102
Charlie McCarron - 82
Pat And Gweebol - 75
Steve Durand - 75
Brian Gray - 75
Matt And Donna - 62
Rebecca Brickley - 60
Alex Carpenter - 59
Caleb Hines - 58
Gold Lion - 56
Jess Scherer - 51
Inverse T. Clown - 50
wait WHAT - 49
Heather Miller - 45
Dr. Lindyke - 44
Godz Poodlz - 39
Common Lisp - 39
Jon Eric - 35
David Ritter - 35
Gweebol - 32
David LeDuc - 32
Byron Blocker & The Offbeats - 30
Ryan Ruff Smith - 29
Jutze - 29
Rebecca Angel - 29
The Boffo Yux Dudes - 26
Happi - 23
Duality - 22
JoAnn Abbott - 22
Sara Parsons - 21
Gorbzilla - 20
"Buckethat" Bobby Matheson - 20
Jacob Haller - 20
Ben Walker - 18
Jim Holmquist - 16
Austin Criswell - 14
Felix Frost - 14
Jason Morris - 13
Hudson And Day - 12
Denise Hudson - 12
Hazen Nester - 12
Jenny Katz - 11
Menage A Tune - 11
Tally Deushane - 10
Emperor Gum - 10
Young Stroke aka Young Muscle - 9
Danny Blackwell - 9
Luke Brekke, Esquire - 9
Alexa Polasky - 7
Ryan Welton - 7
Ethan Ivey - 6
FauX - 6
Dex01 - 5
Bryce Jensen - 5
Trader Jack - 5
Ominous Ride - 4
Russ Rogers - 4
Charlie Wolf - 3
Spencer Sokol - 3
Marlon Barnes - 3
Chris Tallman - 3
Noah McLaughlin - 3
Brian Daniell - 2
Glen Raphael - 2
Doom SKITTLE - 2
Matt Walton - 2
Bram Tant - 2
Drei Viertel Drie - 2
Swatshots - 1
Most Times Ranked 1st By A Judge (Rounds 1-3):
Chris Cogott - 10
Charlie McCarron - 8
Edric Haleen - 8
Governing Dynamics - 4
Kevin Savino-Riker - 3
Zarni De Wet - 3
David LeDuc - 3
Ross Durand - 3
Steve Durand - 3
Mitch Adam Johnson - 2
Matt And Donna - 2
Pat And Gweebol - 2
Inverse T. Clown - 2
Steve Durand - 2
The Offhand Band - 2
Robert Borden - 2
Brian Gray - 2
Jenny Katz - 1
Jon Eric - 1
Caleb Hines - 1
Ben Walker - 1
Alex Carpenter - 1
Wait What - 1
Dr. Lindyke - 1
Rebecca Angel - 1
Jacob Haller - 1
Jess Scherer - 1
Most Challenge Victories:
Chris Cogott - 4
Edric Haleen - 2
Kevin Savino-Riker - 2
Mitchell Adam Johnson - 2
Matt And Donna - 1
Pat And Gweebol - 1
Charlie McCarron - 1
Brian Gray - 1
David LeDuc - 1
Steve Durand - 1
Most First Place Votes In The Final Round:
Kevin Savino-Riker - 11
Mitchell Adam Johnson - 11
Ross Durand - 10
Matt And Donna - 9
Steve Durand - 8
Chris Cogott - 6
Pat And Gweebol - 6
Edric Haleen - 6
Charlie McCarron - 5
Jess Scherer - 4
Zarni De Wet - 3
David LeDuc - 2
Rebecca Brickley - 1
Most Played Entry:
Oxford - 574
In Another Castle - 570
The Day I Died - 283
London - 280
In Bright Falls - 268
Back Down The Road - 255
Here - 251
When Donna Came Back - 250
When I'm A Hundred And Two - 249
A Letter To Humanity - 243
The Bleeding Effect - 242
In The DeVille - 240
LBC - 236
Where I Am - 234
I Hope You Die - 231
Grandma And Grandpa - 219
TickiTock (Top Tad) - 212
Baby Go To Sleep - 201
Skipping Stones - 198
Lansing, Michigan - 196
Alive Again - 195
Anatomy Dance - 192
Golden Valley Sunday - 190
Drag Me Down - 187
Love - 182
Most Played Shadow:
The Pac-Man Duet - 126
Dearest Firestorm (Love, Multiplex) - 103
I'm Tops - 87
Living In The Countryside - 79
Love Song From Robin To Batman - 75
Save The World - 72
I Just Can't Find A Virgin - 67
Some Things Weren't Built To Last - 66
The Ballad Of Henry Pym - 65
I'm Q*Bert, Babe - 63
Complete Plays:
In Another Castle - 305
Oxford - 260
I Hope You Die - 143
In The Deville - 139
Baby Go To Sleep - 136
Here - 134
TickiTock (Top Tad) - 131
In Bright Falls - 131
London - 129
The Day I Died - 126
Partial Plays:
In Another Castle - 190
Oxford - 185
The Bleeding Effect - 139
The Day I Died - 121
A Letter To Humanity - 110
When I'm A Hundred And Two - 97
When Donna Came Back - 96
Back Down The Road - 93
London - 92
Stacy's Dad - 91
Skipped:
Oxford - 129
Where I Am - 93
In Another Castle - 75
LBC - 74
In Bright Falls - 68
Elderly Dream - 68
A Song About Woodsetts - 65
The Bleeding Effect - 61
South Bend Aid - 59
London - 59
In BandCamp Plays:
In Another Castle - 492
Oxford - 321
The Day I Died - 277
In Bright Falls - 266
London - 249
The Bleeding Effect - 239
A Letter To Humanity - 239
Where I Am - 233
Here - 227
When Donna Came Back - 223
Embedded Plays:
Oxford - 253
In Another Castle - 78
Step Back Swooperman - 72
The Ballad Of John And Jesus - 64
When I'm A Hundred And Two - 63
Back Down The Road - 59
Trail In The Snow - 53
LBC - 51
Dearest Firestorm (Love, Multiplex) - 45
Another Universe - 43
Most Downloaded Entry:
The Four-Year Itch - 61
Oxford - 53
The Day I Died - 35
When I'm A Hundred And Two - 24
In Another Castle - 18
Here - 17
Promise To My Son - 12
Oh Mercy - 12
London - 12
Elderly Dream - 12
Most Downloaded Shadow:
Promise To My Son - 12
Dearest Firestorm (Love, Multiplex) - 7
The Ballad Of Henry Pym - 5
Portal Of Doom - 5
They Don't Want Me - 4
Save The World - 4
Love Song From Robin To Batman - 4
Most Downloaded Album:
SpinTunes #1: Round 1 - 82
SpinTunes #3: Round 1 - 61
SpinTunes #2: Round 1 - 60
SpinTunes #4: Round 1 - 49
SpinTunes #2: Round 2 - 45
SpinTunes #1: Round 2 - 45
SpinTunes #4: Round 2 - 44
SpinTunes #2: Round 4 - 40
SpinTunes #1: Round 3 - 40
SpinTunes #3: Round 3 - 35
Total Plays: 31,215
Complete: 13,261
Partial: 10,996
Skipped: 6,958
In BandCamp: 28,800
Embedded: 2,415
Total Downloads: 1,504
Longest Song:
10:52 - Liberty - Wish You Were Here by Dr. Lindyke & Denise Hudson
9:22 - North Dakota (I. Five Years, II. Fargo, III. Panic, IV. Rain, V. Dry Land) by Jon Eric
6:51 - My Daughter by Kevin Savino-Riker
5:48 - Revolving Door by Governing Dynamics
Monday, August 16, 2010
SpinTunes #1 Champion: Kevin Savino-Riker
Runner Up: Ross Durand
Congratulations Kevin! Each round you stepped up to meet whatever challenge you were handed, and as a reward you win this great big...oh wait...there is no trophy. Why exactly did we start this again? Oh yes, the music & outlet for creativity. Well congrats nonetheless your performance & dedication has been excellent Kevin. If we ever get t-shirts made for SpinTunes, I'll make sure you're the first to get one. Until then, all I have for you is this picture.
Kevin will be allowed to be a judge in the next competition, unless he decides to compete. He was also featured as Julia Sherred's Musician Of The Month. Kevin wrote a SpinTunes Epilogue, so be sure to check that out.
Ross, you deserve a round of applause as well. It may not be Nur Ein, but 4 original tunes on a set deadline is still an accomplishment.
Totals & Reviews:
In the end 16 of the 23 people sent in their votes, and the final count was 11 to 6 in favor of Kevin. The popular vote count was 16 to 10 in favor of Kevin as well.
Heather Zink - Julia Sherred - Joe "Covenant" Lamb - Spintown - Sammy Kablam
Thank You
Not only to Kevin & Ross, but to everyone that signed up or participated in SpinTunes. Judges, shadows, fans who listened & voted...you all played a role in making this contest happen. It has come to my attention, that there may have been some bumps along the way. Rules unclear, rules people don't like, things that weren't planned for, etc... I can promise you that I will #BlameHeather until these problems are taken care of. Thanks for sticking with the contest while I get my feet wet. Here's hoping I make all NEW mistakes in the next edition.
There will be 2 new blog posts over the next few days. The first is just something fun, and the second concerns changes for SpinTunes #2. Over the next couple days I'll be rereading all your thoughts on what needs to happen in SpinTunes #2. Then I'll be posting the polls so you all can vote on those changes Tuesday or Wednesday. I may leave off some of the things I had originally planned for you to vote on. Based on your responses to the discussion post, there were a couple issues most people seemed to agree on, so I see no reason to vote on them.
The next contest will probably start around the beginning of October. (but that's not set in stone) Keep an eye on the blog & @SpinTunes twitter feed for updates.
Congratulations Kevin! Each round you stepped up to meet whatever challenge you were handed, and as a reward you win this great big...oh wait...there is no trophy. Why exactly did we start this again? Oh yes, the music & outlet for creativity. Well congrats nonetheless your performance & dedication has been excellent Kevin. If we ever get t-shirts made for SpinTunes, I'll make sure you're the first to get one. Until then, all I have for you is this picture.
Kevin will be allowed to be a judge in the next competition, unless he decides to compete. He was also featured as Julia Sherred's Musician Of The Month. Kevin wrote a SpinTunes Epilogue, so be sure to check that out.
Ross, you deserve a round of applause as well. It may not be Nur Ein, but 4 original tunes on a set deadline is still an accomplishment.
Totals & Reviews:
In the end 16 of the 23 people sent in their votes, and the final count was 11 to 6 in favor of Kevin. The popular vote count was 16 to 10 in favor of Kevin as well.
Thank You
Not only to Kevin & Ross, but to everyone that signed up or participated in SpinTunes. Judges, shadows, fans who listened & voted...you all played a role in making this contest happen. It has come to my attention, that there may have been some bumps along the way. Rules unclear, rules people don't like, things that weren't planned for, etc... I can promise you that I will #BlameHeather until these problems are taken care of. Thanks for sticking with the contest while I get my feet wet. Here's hoping I make all NEW mistakes in the next edition.
There will be 2 new blog posts over the next few days. The first is just something fun, and the second concerns changes for SpinTunes #2. Over the next couple days I'll be rereading all your thoughts on what needs to happen in SpinTunes #2. Then I'll be posting the polls so you all can vote on those changes Tuesday or Wednesday. I may leave off some of the things I had originally planned for you to vote on. Based on your responses to the discussion post, there were a couple issues most people seemed to agree on, so I see no reason to vote on them.
The next contest will probably start around the beginning of October. (but that's not set in stone) Keep an eye on the blog & @SpinTunes twitter feed for updates.
SpinTunes #1 Round 4 Review: Spintown
I'm posting in place of Niveous this round, as I have not heard from him & the deadline is now passed. If he sends me his review, I'll add it below...
Kevin Savino-Riker - I like the idea...but I'm not big on the spoken lyrics. You can just ask Edric...I like to SING! This is well...very dull...in terms of singability. While listening to this I think of movie endings. You know how they often tell you what happened to all the characters years later at the end? Think "Sandlot" or the end of "Band Of Brothers". For what it is, it's great, but it's not really something I would listen to for fun. Bet your family LOVES it though.
Ross Durand - Overall this song was much more up my alley than Kevin's. I thought the transitions were better, it was singable & fun. I can overlook it being 3 seconds short (easy fix), but when someone pointed out the ethnic styles were also a bit short...well to stay consistent with how I've judged throughout this tournament (even though most of my reviews haven't been published), I'd have to vote Kevin.
Kevin Savino-Riker - I like the idea...but I'm not big on the spoken lyrics. You can just ask Edric...I like to SING! This is well...very dull...in terms of singability. While listening to this I think of movie endings. You know how they often tell you what happened to all the characters years later at the end? Think "Sandlot" or the end of "Band Of Brothers". For what it is, it's great, but it's not really something I would listen to for fun. Bet your family LOVES it though.
Ross Durand - Overall this song was much more up my alley than Kevin's. I thought the transitions were better, it was singable & fun. I can overlook it being 3 seconds short (easy fix), but when someone pointed out the ethnic styles were also a bit short...well to stay consistent with how I've judged throughout this tournament (even though most of my reviews haven't been published), I'd have to vote Kevin.
SpinTunes #1 Round 4 Review: Heather Zink
Kevin Savino-Riker – “Lovers, Fighters, Survivors”
This was a really great idea. I really liked the music, however, I wish that the story telling wouldn’t have been a speaking voice. But, it was a very charming song and interesting. The only other thing I didn’t really like about it was the repeating of “This is my family tree” at the end of the song, it seemed a little out of place, it felt a little out of the soft personal bubble that the rest of the song had. But, really nice job.
Ross Durand – “That Sweet Smile”
I was really pleased with this entry as well, it was a clever idea to have the guy traveling because he’s on the run. The two things that put this song in second for me were, one, that I’m not too sure that the ethnic styles/sounds were very different from one another (the Mexican one was fine, but I don’t think the other two really distinguished enough). Second, is that out of the three styles, the only one that lasted thirty seconds was the Mexican section. The others were 10 seconds or so too short. But, besides that, I really think you did a great job.
This was a really great idea. I really liked the music, however, I wish that the story telling wouldn’t have been a speaking voice. But, it was a very charming song and interesting. The only other thing I didn’t really like about it was the repeating of “This is my family tree” at the end of the song, it seemed a little out of place, it felt a little out of the soft personal bubble that the rest of the song had. But, really nice job.
Ross Durand – “That Sweet Smile”
I was really pleased with this entry as well, it was a clever idea to have the guy traveling because he’s on the run. The two things that put this song in second for me were, one, that I’m not too sure that the ethnic styles/sounds were very different from one another (the Mexican one was fine, but I don’t think the other two really distinguished enough). Second, is that out of the three styles, the only one that lasted thirty seconds was the Mexican section. The others were 10 seconds or so too short. But, besides that, I really think you did a great job.
SpinTunes #1 Round 4 Review: Julia Sherred
Kevin Savino-Riker - "Lovers, Fighters, Survivors"
Overall, this song didn't work for me. I liked the music as seperate pieces. I liked the concept. But I don't think the execusion worked as nicely as it could of. The spoken word fell flat on me and the lyrics were a tad soft. I realize this narrative style is a very valid genre for certain types of folk, but it didn't work for me in this piece. The transitions were rough as well. I don't suppose I needed to be so detailed with my review as it won't count for anything other than information. I hope that you take it as it is intended, to help you grow. It was a very good attempt none the less.
Ross Durand - "That Sweet Smile"
It is too bad that you didn't meet either of the time requirements. I would have placed this song first if it had. Such a wonderful song. I really like your style. And the transitions were so very nice and smooth. I hope that you enter Spintunes 2 because I want to hear more from you. Excellent job.
Shadows:
I will not be reviewing the shadows this time. If you (meaning the person who wrote the song) want my feedback on your song, then email me and I will get to them when I can.
Overall, this song didn't work for me. I liked the music as seperate pieces. I liked the concept. But I don't think the execusion worked as nicely as it could of. The spoken word fell flat on me and the lyrics were a tad soft. I realize this narrative style is a very valid genre for certain types of folk, but it didn't work for me in this piece. The transitions were rough as well. I don't suppose I needed to be so detailed with my review as it won't count for anything other than information. I hope that you take it as it is intended, to help you grow. It was a very good attempt none the less.
Ross Durand - "That Sweet Smile"
It is too bad that you didn't meet either of the time requirements. I would have placed this song first if it had. Such a wonderful song. I really like your style. And the transitions were so very nice and smooth. I hope that you enter Spintunes 2 because I want to hear more from you. Excellent job.
Shadows:
I will not be reviewing the shadows this time. If you (meaning the person who wrote the song) want my feedback on your song, then email me and I will get to them when I can.
SpinTunes #1 Round 4 Review: Sammy Kablam
KEVIN SAVINO-RIKER: Lovers, Fighters, Survivors
ROSS DURAND: That Sweet Smile
I'm not really going to review the songs this time. Both of them pretty well dominated the challenge, and I think trying to review them individually would be too difficult. In fact, I can't say anything bad about either of them. It's really quite a relief that I don't have to vote this round, because that takes off a lot of pressure. Ross's song was more upbeat, and thus a little more fun. But Kevin's was so personal, with such a strong human connection. And yes, in my opinion, Kevin's got more points for having (for lack of a better expression) a wider variety of styles. But I also recognize that by complimenting him, I'll get scolded for my comments on Bram Tant's "Kebab Shop", which I said wasn't a song. Much of Kevin's song is prose, and is not sung. But I don't care. At this point, in this condition, I consider that semantics. I feel the same way about Ross' song being 3 seconds short of the 3 minute minimum, and even his "ethnic sections" being ten seconds or so too shy. If you simply listen slower, the time gets filled in, so I hardly think it should make a difference.
Both of these songs impressed me, for different reasons but in similar ways. And I'm confident in saying that's not a cheat; I'm not the kind of guy to take the easy way out. If I absolutely had to pick a favorite, put a gun to my head, and I'll say Kevin. But, from where I'm sitting, I'm glad the decision's not mine.
ROSS DURAND: That Sweet Smile
I'm not really going to review the songs this time. Both of them pretty well dominated the challenge, and I think trying to review them individually would be too difficult. In fact, I can't say anything bad about either of them. It's really quite a relief that I don't have to vote this round, because that takes off a lot of pressure. Ross's song was more upbeat, and thus a little more fun. But Kevin's was so personal, with such a strong human connection. And yes, in my opinion, Kevin's got more points for having (for lack of a better expression) a wider variety of styles. But I also recognize that by complimenting him, I'll get scolded for my comments on Bram Tant's "Kebab Shop", which I said wasn't a song. Much of Kevin's song is prose, and is not sung. But I don't care. At this point, in this condition, I consider that semantics. I feel the same way about Ross' song being 3 seconds short of the 3 minute minimum, and even his "ethnic sections" being ten seconds or so too shy. If you simply listen slower, the time gets filled in, so I hardly think it should make a difference.
Both of these songs impressed me, for different reasons but in similar ways. And I'm confident in saying that's not a cheat; I'm not the kind of guy to take the easy way out. If I absolutely had to pick a favorite, put a gun to my head, and I'll say Kevin. But, from where I'm sitting, I'm glad the decision's not mine.
SpinTunes #1 Round 4 Review: Joe "Covenant" Lamb
I have decided that I cannot allow my rank to be in any way decisive in this round.
(Not that I think it will as no doubt the other methiods will FAR outsway the judges having to be used)
One song did not meet the techinical part of the challenge:
For the *topic* part, well, I can see that bent til it is screaming and accept it, but the Tech side has to be stringent.
Sadly, one of the songs did not meet that challenge.
Sadly, I thought that was the better song.
Therefore I cannot give my *rank* to any of them.
For the same reason I'd rather not review them either.
"Hi! I'm the anti-climax!"
;' )
Good luck to all in SP2.
Shadows (in the order of Bandcamp)
JoAnn Abbott:
Much better recording. Much better sound.
Great lyric, good puns.
But not the best of your songs this contest.
I *think* I can hear three different tunes, but not sure what the second style is?
Sound like another *Surf* style to me?
Caleb Hines:
Not a big fan of Meta songs to be honest.
Bad quality recording from Caleb unusually,
Distinct styles, a bit racist though.
("White folk can't keep the beat !??!") ; ' )
Was it good? Musically, yes it was, impecable as always.
Would I listen again... No. I really dont like Meta songs!
The Offhand Band:
If this had been IN the final it would have won.
(In my opinion)
The best from the Offhand Band this entire contest.
Song lends itself to the singing, Clever song, good styles.
Lyric relates to the music and ALSO carried through the song... Liked it a lot.
The Boffo Yux Dudes:
This was a bit disjointed.
Theme was good, lyric was okay. Singing in the accent of minorities.. is that okay?? ;' )
But... did it meet the challenge...
Welll.. thats an odd one to answer.
Indian section 24 seconds long without the chorus... and the chorus was the same tune, just with a sitar. instead... is that a style???
The Chinese section was only 26 secs long even with chorus (Which WAS def Chinese style)
French style... again... the verse def. french. chorus-same tune but with accordian.. is that French style?
Too much to think about to decide! ;' )
Dr. Lindyke & Denise Hudson:
Great to hear a well mixed Denise! ;' )
Oddly, Dave was a bit muffled.
Excellent song, but far too long.
Should have ended at the section where Lady Liberty starts to suggest being turning to the Villian side.
(The *have my cake and eat it too* bit - Which was my favourite part of the song)
Clever song, but, Ultimately, too many styles (trying to be *too* clever). Meant the flow was lost.
(Jamaica? No she did it of her own free will)
One of those drunken voices was excellent btw...
Best line?
"Cos it's HOT and it's Boooorriiiinnnnng"
(Not that I think it will as no doubt the other methiods will FAR outsway the judges having to be used)
One song did not meet the techinical part of the challenge:
For the *topic* part, well, I can see that bent til it is screaming and accept it, but the Tech side has to be stringent.
Sadly, one of the songs did not meet that challenge.
Sadly, I thought that was the better song.
Therefore I cannot give my *rank* to any of them.
For the same reason I'd rather not review them either.
"Hi! I'm the anti-climax!"
;' )
Good luck to all in SP2.
Shadows (in the order of Bandcamp)
JoAnn Abbott:
Much better recording. Much better sound.
Great lyric, good puns.
But not the best of your songs this contest.
I *think* I can hear three different tunes, but not sure what the second style is?
Sound like another *Surf* style to me?
Caleb Hines:
Not a big fan of Meta songs to be honest.
Bad quality recording from Caleb unusually,
Distinct styles, a bit racist though.
("White folk can't keep the beat !??!") ; ' )
Was it good? Musically, yes it was, impecable as always.
Would I listen again... No. I really dont like Meta songs!
The Offhand Band:
If this had been IN the final it would have won.
(In my opinion)
The best from the Offhand Band this entire contest.
Song lends itself to the singing, Clever song, good styles.
Lyric relates to the music and ALSO carried through the song... Liked it a lot.
The Boffo Yux Dudes:
This was a bit disjointed.
Theme was good, lyric was okay. Singing in the accent of minorities.. is that okay?? ;' )
But... did it meet the challenge...
Welll.. thats an odd one to answer.
Indian section 24 seconds long without the chorus... and the chorus was the same tune, just with a sitar. instead... is that a style???
The Chinese section was only 26 secs long even with chorus (Which WAS def Chinese style)
French style... again... the verse def. french. chorus-same tune but with accordian.. is that French style?
Too much to think about to decide! ;' )
Dr. Lindyke & Denise Hudson:
Great to hear a well mixed Denise! ;' )
Oddly, Dave was a bit muffled.
Excellent song, but far too long.
Should have ended at the section where Lady Liberty starts to suggest being turning to the Villian side.
(The *have my cake and eat it too* bit - Which was my favourite part of the song)
Clever song, but, Ultimately, too many styles (trying to be *too* clever). Meant the flow was lost.
(Jamaica? No she did it of her own free will)
One of those drunken voices was excellent btw...
Best line?
"Cos it's HOT and it's Boooorriiiinnnnng"
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Get Out The Vote
Of the 23 people/groups that are allowed to cast a vote I have 16 votes so far:
Kevin Savino-Riker - Jon Eric - Bram Tant - Bryce Jensen - Steve Durand - Caleb Hines - The Offhand Band - Governing Dynamics - Edric Haleen - Sara Parsons - Ross Durand - Denise Hudson - Godz Poodlz - Emperor Gum - Boffo Yux Dudes - JoAnn Abbott
Details on where & how to e-mail your vote are on the previous blog post. Cast your vote before time runs out.
Will it be Kevin or Ross:
Kevin Savino-Riker - Jon Eric - Bram Tant - Bryce Jensen - Steve Durand - Caleb Hines - The Offhand Band - Governing Dynamics - Edric Haleen - Sara Parsons - Ross Durand - Denise Hudson - Godz Poodlz - Emperor Gum - Boffo Yux Dudes - JoAnn Abbott
Details on where & how to e-mail your vote are on the previous blog post. Cast your vote before time runs out.
Will it be Kevin or Ross:
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
SpinTunes 1: Round 4 Songs
You can find the "SpinTunes 1: Round 4" album on BandCamp here: --> LINKAGE.
The deadline for the judges to get their reviews done is August 15th, at 11:59PM EST. The reviews & results will be posted on the 16th. The popular vote will stay open until the judges deadline.
Voting Details:
The judges do NOT get to pick the winner of this final round. Everyone who originally signed up for this contest, who ALSO submitted at least 1 song (shadows included) will get to vote on who wins. Some people entered as teams or bands (Godz Poodlz for example), and those bands will only get 1 vote...not 1 vote for each member. If bandmates disagree on who they should vote for, how they decide to cast that 1 vote is up to them. If it's just 2 people, their votes would cancel out anyways.
So again...you have to be one of the 31 original people who signed up if you want to vote, and you need to have submitted at least 1 song to the contest. Shadows count, but if you haven't turned one in by now...you will not be voting. The voting will be done via e-mail, and you have until the judges deadline (August 15th, at 11:59PM EST) to get those votes in my inbox.
When you e-mail me your vote, title the e-mail "(Your Name) - Round 4 Vote". The only thing I want in the body of the e-mail is the name of whoever you are voting for. I don't want any justifications or added commentary...just a name. (Kevin or Ross)
I counted 23 people who are allowed to vote (correct me if I'm wrong), but if someone doesn't cast a vote by the deadline, they just don't get a vote. I'll try to remember to send e-mail reminders out since some of those people have been eliminated for awhile now. If there is a tie, the popular vote is the first deciding factor, and then the judges are the last deciding factor.
Good luck guys,
Spin.
Reviews & Links Of Interest For This Round:
- Mark wrote a song bio for his round 4 shadow. LINKAGE
- Paul Peterson submitted a shadow for round 1 called "Hero". LINKAGE
- Paul Peterson also submitted a shadow for round 3 called "Expectations". LINKAGE
- Denise Hudson submitted a shadow for round 3 called "Mercy Killing". LINKAGE
- The Boffo Yux Dudes now have a video for their round 1 song "The Ballad Of Henry Pym ". LINKAGE
- Russ Rogers, of Godz Poodlz, went on YouTube to perform the song he was working on for round 3 called "Always Be My Girl". LINKAGE
The deadline for the judges to get their reviews done is August 15th, at 11:59PM EST. The reviews & results will be posted on the 16th. The popular vote will stay open until the judges deadline.
Voting Details:
The judges do NOT get to pick the winner of this final round. Everyone who originally signed up for this contest, who ALSO submitted at least 1 song (shadows included) will get to vote on who wins. Some people entered as teams or bands (Godz Poodlz for example), and those bands will only get 1 vote...not 1 vote for each member. If bandmates disagree on who they should vote for, how they decide to cast that 1 vote is up to them. If it's just 2 people, their votes would cancel out anyways.
So again...you have to be one of the 31 original people who signed up if you want to vote, and you need to have submitted at least 1 song to the contest. Shadows count, but if you haven't turned one in by now...you will not be voting. The voting will be done via e-mail, and you have until the judges deadline (August 15th, at 11:59PM EST) to get those votes in my inbox.
When you e-mail me your vote, title the e-mail "(Your Name) - Round 4 Vote". The only thing I want in the body of the e-mail is the name of whoever you are voting for. I don't want any justifications or added commentary...just a name. (Kevin or Ross)
I counted 23 people who are allowed to vote (correct me if I'm wrong), but if someone doesn't cast a vote by the deadline, they just don't get a vote. I'll try to remember to send e-mail reminders out since some of those people have been eliminated for awhile now. If there is a tie, the popular vote is the first deciding factor, and then the judges are the last deciding factor.
Good luck guys,
Spin.
Reviews & Links Of Interest For This Round:
- Mark wrote a song bio for his round 4 shadow. LINKAGE
- Paul Peterson submitted a shadow for round 1 called "Hero". LINKAGE
- Paul Peterson also submitted a shadow for round 3 called "Expectations". LINKAGE
- Denise Hudson submitted a shadow for round 3 called "Mercy Killing". LINKAGE
- The Boffo Yux Dudes now have a video for their round 1 song "The Ballad Of Henry Pym ". LINKAGE
- Russ Rogers, of Godz Poodlz, went on YouTube to perform the song he was working on for round 3 called "Always Be My Girl". LINKAGE
Listening Party & Deadline News
Listening Party Details
- Wednesday August 11th 8:00PM EST (that's today people)
- Will be held HERE, and hosted by Jules.
- The songs are already uploaded onto the Bandcamp album, and they will be available for everyone to hear & down for FREE shortly after the LP.
Deadline News:
- Both of the finalist made the deadline, so it will be Kevin Savino-Riker vs Ross Durand in the final round.
- The first & second alternate, along with 4 others, shadowed this round. They won't be ranked this round, but they will contribute to making the LP a lot more fun.
- There were also 3 shadows turned in for past rounds. Those will also be shared at the LP.
Reminder:
- If you are one of the original people to sign up for this contest, you will be allowed to vote to decide the winner of SpinTunes. You also need to have contributed 1 song since this contest started. More details will be posted after the LP.
- Wednesday August 11th 8:00PM EST (that's today people)
- Will be held HERE, and hosted by Jules.
- The songs are already uploaded onto the Bandcamp album, and they will be available for everyone to hear & down for FREE shortly after the LP.
Deadline News:
- Both of the finalist made the deadline, so it will be Kevin Savino-Riker vs Ross Durand in the final round.
- The first & second alternate, along with 4 others, shadowed this round. They won't be ranked this round, but they will contribute to making the LP a lot more fun.
- There were also 3 shadows turned in for past rounds. Those will also be shared at the LP.
Reminder:
- If you are one of the original people to sign up for this contest, you will be allowed to vote to decide the winner of SpinTunes. You also need to have contributed 1 song since this contest started. More details will be posted after the LP.
Monday, August 2, 2010
SpinTunes #2 Planning: Discussion
I figured it was as good a time as any to start planning the next edition of SpinTunes while Kevin & Ross are hard at work. There are a lot of things that could be changed before the next competition starts. Some of them large issues, but most of them small tweaks. This blog will be divided into 3 parts:
1. Things that I've already decided on.
2. Possible major changes.
3. Possible minor changes.
It's Been Decided:
These issues are not open to discussion here. If you really want to, you can catch me in ArtiFiction sometime, and I'll talk with you about them. I won't be debating them on this blog though. You can address the issue, but don't expect a response here.
- I will remain as the alternate judge. It's just so much simpler if I'm the alternate.
- I will be posting my reviews on Spintown, but they will not come into play unless someone fails to do their job.
- There will be no "Entry Round" or "Round Zero". I told people I wanted to go in this direction, because of the high round 1 drop out rate, but I've come up with another solution I want to try. I did this because most people didn't think highly of the whole entry round idea. So expect 4 rounds just like we have now. The change I've got in mind is very minor, and you'll learn about it later.
- I will be running the LP for SpinTunes #2. Jules was a big help this time around, but I think it's best if I take over in the long run. Joe "Covenant" Lamb already offered to do it, and I'll keep him in mind as my back up. (you know....should I totally fuck things up)
Possible Major Changes:
These are things that could change the whole structure of the contest to some degree. Most of these things have been brought up by other people, and I'm more open to change some of these things than others. But I'm willing to listen, and a strong majority opinion could get any of these options included in SpinTunes #2.
- Popular Vote: I'm not a strong supporter of the popular vote, but a number of people have suggested I make it a 6th judge. I will not incorporate the popular vote any more than that; no matter what the majority thinks. So your options are leaving it the way it is, or making it a 6th judge.
- Scoring: A couple people have suggested that I should not reset the scores each round, and go with a cumulative scoring system until the last round. Once again I'm leaning toward leaving things as is, but it's open for discussion. Edric Haleen made some good points about this topic to me...hopefully he'll post them in the comments section.
- I HAVE THE POWER: This is NOT my idea...just to be clear. Joe "Covenant" Lamb actually suggested it. He suggests that I decide on all the challenges myself, and only allow the judges to suggest things to me. He made some good points about what type of challenges should be made, but he didn't sell me on the idea of taking this power away from the judges. As of right now, in the judges meetings, it's a group effort to come up with ideas & decide on things. I of course have veto power if I really don't like something. If I was in charge all by myself the challenges would definitely have been different, but that does not mean better.
Possible Minor Changes:
These are relatively small issues, that aren't a big deal for me to change.
- Molly Lewis Rule: This is a bit hard to decide on at the moment, because the final round is still going on, and I don't know how well my current rule works. If the whole idea of shadows from 3rd round competitors being alternates doesn't work out, I'll need to come up with something different. Right now I'm thinking of having 3-4 people in the final round, but I'm looking for other suggestions as well. I do not want to have someone win by default if it can be avoided.
- Judges Term Length: As of now all the judges will be new each tournament. But if at the end of a contest, everyone is happy with 1 of the judges, would you be against having that judge return for a second tour of duty? I don't know if that will happen, but I want peoples thoughts on the issue. I like having new people being judges, so I don't expect to keep many people for multiple contests in a row.
- Schedule: What were your thoughts on the schedule? I already plan a minor change (extra day between deadline & LP), but is there anything you didn't like about it, or would change? More or less time to record? When things should be announced? This is one of the few areas I did really well with in SpinTunes #1. I only missed 1 self set deadline, and that was only because of a power outage. #BlameHeather
- E-Mail Reminders: Should I e-mail you each round about the challenge & deadline? Personally I think you should be able to find that stuff out on your own. I mean between the blog & SpinTunes Twitter account I didn't expect people to want e-mail reminders for those things. But it's not that hard to do if people want them. I just don't want to spam people if most don't want them.
- Widget: Should I keep the widget or just use bandcamp only? I'm leaning toward getting rid of the widget. It seems a bit unnecessary, and it would make keeping track of the stats easier if everything was in one place. But again....I'll keep it if you want it.
- Shadow CD: Should I place the shadows on their own CD or have a cut off point for submitting shadows?
- Judging Guidelines: Should I give the judges some sort of guidelines to follow while reviewing? Edric had an idea about this I kind of liked, but I would probably modify it slightly. *waits for Edric to post his ideas in the comments*
- SUGGESTIONS: Is there ideas or issues you want to bring up that I haven't mentioned? I know I probably forgot a couple things I meant to bring up.
Reminder:
This blog post is just a place to discuss possible changes. We are not deciding anything here now. I will use your ideas from this discussion, and later create some polls for you to vote on the issues. Then 'I' will decide on matters taking your thoughts & opinions into consideration.
1. Things that I've already decided on.
2. Possible major changes.
3. Possible minor changes.
It's Been Decided:
These issues are not open to discussion here. If you really want to, you can catch me in ArtiFiction sometime, and I'll talk with you about them. I won't be debating them on this blog though. You can address the issue, but don't expect a response here.
- I will remain as the alternate judge. It's just so much simpler if I'm the alternate.
- I will be posting my reviews on Spintown, but they will not come into play unless someone fails to do their job.
- There will be no "Entry Round" or "Round Zero". I told people I wanted to go in this direction, because of the high round 1 drop out rate, but I've come up with another solution I want to try. I did this because most people didn't think highly of the whole entry round idea. So expect 4 rounds just like we have now. The change I've got in mind is very minor, and you'll learn about it later.
- I will be running the LP for SpinTunes #2. Jules was a big help this time around, but I think it's best if I take over in the long run. Joe "Covenant" Lamb already offered to do it, and I'll keep him in mind as my back up. (you know....should I totally fuck things up)
Possible Major Changes:
These are things that could change the whole structure of the contest to some degree. Most of these things have been brought up by other people, and I'm more open to change some of these things than others. But I'm willing to listen, and a strong majority opinion could get any of these options included in SpinTunes #2.
- Popular Vote: I'm not a strong supporter of the popular vote, but a number of people have suggested I make it a 6th judge. I will not incorporate the popular vote any more than that; no matter what the majority thinks. So your options are leaving it the way it is, or making it a 6th judge.
- Scoring: A couple people have suggested that I should not reset the scores each round, and go with a cumulative scoring system until the last round. Once again I'm leaning toward leaving things as is, but it's open for discussion. Edric Haleen made some good points about this topic to me...hopefully he'll post them in the comments section.
- I HAVE THE POWER: This is NOT my idea...just to be clear. Joe "Covenant" Lamb actually suggested it. He suggests that I decide on all the challenges myself, and only allow the judges to suggest things to me. He made some good points about what type of challenges should be made, but he didn't sell me on the idea of taking this power away from the judges. As of right now, in the judges meetings, it's a group effort to come up with ideas & decide on things. I of course have veto power if I really don't like something. If I was in charge all by myself the challenges would definitely have been different, but that does not mean better.
Possible Minor Changes:
These are relatively small issues, that aren't a big deal for me to change.
- Molly Lewis Rule: This is a bit hard to decide on at the moment, because the final round is still going on, and I don't know how well my current rule works. If the whole idea of shadows from 3rd round competitors being alternates doesn't work out, I'll need to come up with something different. Right now I'm thinking of having 3-4 people in the final round, but I'm looking for other suggestions as well. I do not want to have someone win by default if it can be avoided.
- Judges Term Length: As of now all the judges will be new each tournament. But if at the end of a contest, everyone is happy with 1 of the judges, would you be against having that judge return for a second tour of duty? I don't know if that will happen, but I want peoples thoughts on the issue. I like having new people being judges, so I don't expect to keep many people for multiple contests in a row.
- Schedule: What were your thoughts on the schedule? I already plan a minor change (extra day between deadline & LP), but is there anything you didn't like about it, or would change? More or less time to record? When things should be announced? This is one of the few areas I did really well with in SpinTunes #1. I only missed 1 self set deadline, and that was only because of a power outage. #BlameHeather
- E-Mail Reminders: Should I e-mail you each round about the challenge & deadline? Personally I think you should be able to find that stuff out on your own. I mean between the blog & SpinTunes Twitter account I didn't expect people to want e-mail reminders for those things. But it's not that hard to do if people want them. I just don't want to spam people if most don't want them.
- Widget: Should I keep the widget or just use bandcamp only? I'm leaning toward getting rid of the widget. It seems a bit unnecessary, and it would make keeping track of the stats easier if everything was in one place. But again....I'll keep it if you want it.
- Shadow CD: Should I place the shadows on their own CD or have a cut off point for submitting shadows?
- Judging Guidelines: Should I give the judges some sort of guidelines to follow while reviewing? Edric had an idea about this I kind of liked, but I would probably modify it slightly. *waits for Edric to post his ideas in the comments*
- SUGGESTIONS: Is there ideas or issues you want to bring up that I haven't mentioned? I know I probably forgot a couple things I meant to bring up.
Reminder:
This blog post is just a place to discuss possible changes. We are not deciding anything here now. I will use your ideas from this discussion, and later create some polls for you to vote on the issues. Then 'I' will decide on matters taking your thoughts & opinions into consideration.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
SpinTunes #1: Round 4 Challenge
Musical Road Trip - Write a song using at least three different ethnic styles. The music from each of the three parts of the song should give the listeners a mental image of a place or group of people from a certain area. (at least 30 seconds each style) (3 minute minimum)
Examples: Latin - Bollywood - Cajun - Reggae
Reminders:
- It is very possible that someone who was eliminated in round 3 will be needed as an alternate if Kevin or Ross fail to enter a song. Kevin & Ross don't look like Molly Lewis, but you never know. :p (Song Fu JOKE)
- The judges do NOT get to pick the winner of this final round. Everyone who originally signed up for this contest, who ALSO submitted at least 1 song (shadows included) will get to vote on who wins. Some people entered as teams or bands (Godz Poodlz for example), and those bands will only get 1 vote...not 1 vote for each member. If bandmates disagree on who they should vote for, how they decide to cast that 1 vote is up to them. If it's just 2 people, their votes would cancel out anyways.
So again...you have to be one of the 31 original people who signed up if you want to vote, and you need to have submitted at least 1 song to the contest. (shadows count) Those of you who are planning to shadow, but haven't...get them turned in by the round 4 deadline if you want to vote. It'll be done via e-mail, and more details will be posted after the round 4 deadline.
Submitting Entries:
- Entries must be received by the given deadline. Otherwise it'll be posted as a shadow. Received means that it has to appear in my e-mail inbox by the given deadline. I will be going by the time stamp on the e-mail in my inbox.
- Song must be sent in MP3 format. If possible send it in a format that Bandcamp excepts as well. (.aiff, .wav or .flac) If you don't, I'll convert it for upload onto Bandcamp myself. Don't complain if my converter sucks & your music suffers though. If you decide to send in that second file, you can find the specific requirements for Bandcamp files HERE.
- Name the MP3 the song's title, but without spaces & punctuation.
- Title of the e-mail should be the title of the Challenge & your band's name.
- Include the song lyrics in the body of the e-mail. (If your song doesn't have lyrics...consider yourself eliminated. Instrumentals can be pretty, but SpinTunes does require lyrics.)
- Include information on anyone that needs credited if you collabed with someone.
- File sharing options if you need them: ZShare, MediaFire, RapidShare & YouSendIt. Please send an e-mail as I already stated, but with the download link if you need one of these services. Please follow directions so your file doesn't wind up in my spam or trash folder accidentally.
Short Term Schedule: (I'm using EST)
August 10th 11:59PM (T) - Final deadline.
August 11th 8:00PM (W) - Listening party will be held HERE, and hosted by Jules.
August 12th (R) - Songs are uploaded by Heather & me onto the blog & BandCamp.
*During this gap:
- People will vote via e-mail
- judges will review the songs*
August 16th (M) - Winner will be announced.
Examples: Latin - Bollywood - Cajun - Reggae
Reminders:
- It is very possible that someone who was eliminated in round 3 will be needed as an alternate if Kevin or Ross fail to enter a song. Kevin & Ross don't look like Molly Lewis, but you never know. :p (Song Fu JOKE)
- The judges do NOT get to pick the winner of this final round. Everyone who originally signed up for this contest, who ALSO submitted at least 1 song (shadows included) will get to vote on who wins. Some people entered as teams or bands (Godz Poodlz for example), and those bands will only get 1 vote...not 1 vote for each member. If bandmates disagree on who they should vote for, how they decide to cast that 1 vote is up to them. If it's just 2 people, their votes would cancel out anyways.
So again...you have to be one of the 31 original people who signed up if you want to vote, and you need to have submitted at least 1 song to the contest. (shadows count) Those of you who are planning to shadow, but haven't...get them turned in by the round 4 deadline if you want to vote. It'll be done via e-mail, and more details will be posted after the round 4 deadline.
Submitting Entries:
- Entries must be received by the given deadline. Otherwise it'll be posted as a shadow. Received means that it has to appear in my e-mail inbox by the given deadline. I will be going by the time stamp on the e-mail in my inbox.
- Song must be sent in MP3 format. If possible send it in a format that Bandcamp excepts as well. (.aiff, .wav or .flac) If you don't, I'll convert it for upload onto Bandcamp myself. Don't complain if my converter sucks & your music suffers though. If you decide to send in that second file, you can find the specific requirements for Bandcamp files HERE.
- Name the MP3 the song's title, but without spaces & punctuation.
- Title of the e-mail should be the title of the Challenge & your band's name.
- Include the song lyrics in the body of the e-mail. (If your song doesn't have lyrics...consider yourself eliminated. Instrumentals can be pretty, but SpinTunes does require lyrics.)
- Include information on anyone that needs credited if you collabed with someone.
- File sharing options if you need them: ZShare, MediaFire, RapidShare & YouSendIt. Please send an e-mail as I already stated, but with the download link if you need one of these services. Please follow directions so your file doesn't wind up in my spam or trash folder accidentally.
Short Term Schedule: (I'm using EST)
August 10th 11:59PM (T) - Final deadline.
August 11th 8:00PM (W) - Listening party will be held HERE, and hosted by Jules.
August 12th (R) - Songs are uploaded by Heather & me onto the blog & BandCamp.
*During this gap:
- People will vote via e-mail
- judges will review the songs*
August 16th (M) - Winner will be announced.
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