3D Printed Robot Parts and Upcoming Deadlines

With my track coming along, I took a break to play with 3D modeling last month. Here’s SSF mascot Roadie, missing only his glass dome.

3D Printed robot parts for J1M (another of our mascots), courtesy of the awesome folks at the Salt Lake Library Creative Lab! Picked up February 23, 2018. I'll post pictures as J1M is assembled.

The Creative Lab also offers a recording studio to anyone with a library card. Worth checking out for any of our friends in Salt Lake County!

https://m.facebook.com/slcpl/ 
http://slcpl.org/creativelab

Remember, the deadline for submissions for Volume V is coming up! Upload your finished composition (and Artist Profile, if you so desire) via this Dropbox link before April 1, 2018.

The finished compilation will be released on Bandcamp during April 2018.



Note: By submitting a composition, you grant permission for me to release your track as part of the compilation entitled "Silent Sci-Fi, Volume V". You retain the rights to your composition and are free, and in fact encouraged, to release and promote it on your own once the compilation is released.

Final Week of Volume IV!

Ladies and Gentlemen, Aliens, Mutants, Robots of all configurations, we are down to the home stretch -  only seven days from wrapping up the writing portion of Silent Sci-Fi, Volume IV! Our deadline is June 30, so whether you're in the midst of writing or recording, have a finished track, or are just about to jump in, we'd still love to have you! As always, you can use this Dropbox link to submit your track.

Vol IV Kickoff!!!

Volume IV Kickoff!

Ladies and Gentlemen, Aliens, Mutants, Robots of all configurations, The moment you have all been waiting for has arrived. Today we kick off the writing portion of Silent Sci-Fi, Volume IV. The film we will all be watching and using to inspire our compositions is Cowboys and Aliens (2011).

A slight departure from the mid-20th century Sci-Fi we've tackled in previous releases, this one should have plenty of interesting imagery to inspire your compositions. We can't wait to see what you do with it.


This film can be found in the following places, among others:

Amazon (DVD): Cowboys & Aliens
Amazon (Streaming): Cowboys & Aliens
Salt Lake Public Library: Cowboys & Aliens
VUDU: Cowboys & Aliens
Netflix: Cowbys & Aliens


Follow these steps to be included in the upcoming compilation:

1) Watch the film with the sound muted, and use it as inspiration for an instrumental composition of whatever style and length you choose. (Most of the submissions on Volume I through III were somewhere between 2 and 7 minutes.)
2) Record your composition and save/export the finished product as a .WAV file.
3) Upload your finished composition (and Artist Profile, if you so desire) via this Dropbox link before June 30th, 2017.

Optional: Submit a bio/artist profile, and we'll feature it on the Silent Sci-Fi Project Blog.


The finished compilation will be released on Bandcamp on July 7th, 2017.




Note: By submitting a composition, you grant permission for me to release your track as part of the compilation entitled "Silent Sci-Fi, Volume IV". You retain the rights to your composition and are free, and in fact encouraged, to release and promote it it on your own once the compilation is released. 

Silent Sci-Fi project, Volume IV Invitation

Ladies, Gentlemen, Aliens, Mutants, Robots of all configurations, we are less than a month away from kicking off Silent Sci-Fi, Volume IV! 

Whether you're a long time contributor or just found out about us, whether you're a recording pro or a hobbyist, if you are reading this, you are hereby invited to participate in the Silent Sci-Fi project, Volume IV, which will take place during the month of June. 

Silent Sci-Fi challenges musicians to watch the selected film, with the sound muted, and write and record an instrumental piece inspired by the film. The finished tracks will be collected by the Organizer and released as a free compilation album during July.

The writing portion for Silent Sci-Fi, Volume III, will kick off on June 1, 2017 with the announcement of our chosen film. As before, participants will watch the film without sound, and use that to inspire an instrumental track (any length, but 2-5 minutes is typical), which they will record and submit using this Dropbox link. As before, the challenge will take place over the course of a month, with the deadline for submissions being June 30, 2017.

Project Timeline: 

June 1: Kickoff- Name of film announced 

June 30: Deadline for submissions

July 7: Album release on Bandcamp 

You can hear our previous efforts here:

https://silentscifi.bandcamp.com

If this sounds like fun to you, you can follow the project on this blog or our Facebook page to receive updates or get more information about the project.  If you know someone who might want to participate, feel free to invite them.

-Brian Anderson, Organizer

Volume III - Final Week!

We are now only a couple of days away from the submission deadline and the end of the writing challenge! If you have a track to submit, please submit it on or before January 31, using the Dropbox link.

If your track isn't quite finished, don't be discouraged! You still have a whole weekend ahead of you. Good luck, everyone!

Volume III- Week 2 Update

Week two of Silent Sci-Fi, Volume III is over, we're well into week three and are roughly halfway through the challenge. I've made some decent progress on my own track- here's hoping all of you have as well!

If you haven't already, RSVP to the Facebook event for our submission deadline (Jan 31, 2017), to avoid missing it.

Those who are ready can submit their project and a photo or scan of their Artist Release form using the Dropbox link.

If you haven't already, consider submitting an Artist Profile with your bio, a picture or logo, and any thoughts on your experience participating in Silent Sci-Fi. These will be posted on this blog.

Questions? Comments? As always, you can always post them here, or send them to silent.scifi@gmail.com.

Volume III- Week 1 Update

Week one of Silent Sci-Fi, Volume III is officially behind us. I've already received positive feedback on the film, and heard rumblings of people's in-progress projects. Kudos to all those who have already watched the film and started writing and recording! For those who haven't, there's still plenty of time.

I've created a Facebook event for our submission deadline (Jan 31, 2017). Those who so choose can RSVP to it and lessen their chances of missing the deadline.

Those who are ready can submit their project and a photo or scan of their Artist Release form using the Dropbox link.

Questions? Comments? As always, you can always post them here, or send them to silent.scifi@gmail.com.

Coming January 1 - Silent Sci-Fi, Volume III

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mutants, Aliens, and Robots, we interrupt your festive gingerbread and eggnog to bring you these good tidings:

After two successful writing challenges, resulting in two great compilation albums, Silent Sci-Fi is set to return with a vengeance! We know that some of you may have picked up some new music gear on Black Friday/Cyber Monday. We know you might have a few musical items on your Christmas list as well. Here's an opportunity to put them to immediate use!

The writing portion for Silent Sci-Fi, Volume III, will kick off on January 1, 2017 with the announcement of our chosen film. As before, participants will watch the film without sound, and use that to inspire an instrumental track (any length, but 2-5 minutes is typical), which they will record and submit using this Dropbox link. As before, the challenge will take place over the course of a month, with the deadline for submissions being January 31, 2017.

In addition to sending out announcements via this blog and our Facebook page, for Volume III we will also be sending out announcements via email. If you want to receive updates via email, simply fill out this brief Google form. If you want to be removed from the list, simply send an email to silent.scifi@gmail.com with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line.

More news will come in the next few weeks. Stay tuned, and feel free to invite any fellow musicians who may want to participate.

Volume II Deadline Extension!

It has come to our attention that there was some confusion regarding the deadline for submissions. As this was likely due to a miscommunication on our part, we have pushed the deadline out to October 22nd.

Use this week to finish up anything you haven't, and submit your finished tracks to:

https://www.dropbox.com/request/OTCQ7Xbz1oFenB9Gue40

We will release the finished album on Halloween.

The Dropbox Link is Up!

The link to Dropbox is up! If you're ready to submit your recording and Artist Release, feel free to do so on or before Oct 15 by clicking the link below and uploading. If you have any trouble with the link, or any questions, as always, feel free to drop me a line at silent.scifi@gmail.com.


https://www.dropbox.com/request/OTCQ7Xbz1oFenB9Gue40