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.

Volume III Kickoff!

Ladies and Gentlemen, Aliens, Mutants, Robots of all configurations, The moment you have all been waiting for has arrived. Tonight we kick off the writing portion of Silent Sci-Fi, Volume III. The film we will all be watching and using to inspire our compositions is The Black Hole (Disney, 1979).

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

Amazon (DVD): The Black Hole
Amazon (Streaming): The Black Hole
Salt Lake Public Library: The Black Hole
VUDU: The Black Hole
Netflix: The Black Hole


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 and II were somewhere between 2 and 7 minutes.)
2) Record your composition and save/export the finished product as a .WAV file.
3) Download the Artist Release form, sign it, and either: a) email a snapshot of it to silent.scifi@gmail.com or b) upload said snapshot with your finished composition.
4) Upload your finished composition (and Artist Release, if you didn't already send it) via this Dropbox link, before January 31st, 2017.

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


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

Volume III Kicks off Tomorrow!

The clock is ticking... When the ball drops tonight, signaling the beginning of the 2017, we will kick off the writing challenge for Silent Sci-Fi, Volume III by announcing the title of this Volume's film. At any time between kickoff and the January 31st deadline, contributors can record and submit their instrumental compositions.

See you all in less than twelve hours!

Silent Sci-Fi project, Volume III Invitation

If you are reading this, you are hereby invited to participate in the Silent Sci-Fi project, Volume III, which will take place during the month of January. 

Silent Sci-Fi challenges musicians to watch the specified 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 February. 

Project Timeline: 

Jan 1: Kickoff- Name of film announced 

Jan 31: Deadline for submissions

Feb 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:

I will also continue sending out updates via email. If you don't want to receive emails, simply reply to any email you receive with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. If you know someone who might want to participate, feel free to share this with them.

-Brian Anderson, Organizer

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.