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 Album Release!

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mutants, Aliens, and Robots, we are pleased to present, for your listening pleasure, Silent Sci-Fi, Volume II! It's available for free download on the Silent Sci-Fi page at Bandcamp.

Listen, enjoy, and stay tuned. Silent Sci-Fi will return, January 1, 2017...

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

Volume II Kicks off Today!

And now, for the moment you've all been waiting for. I am pleased to announce the kickoff of the Silent Sci-Fi, Volume II. The film we'll all be watching (without sound, of course) and using to inspire our compositions is The War of the Worlds (1953)!

So, as before, rent, borrow, stream, or buy it, but most importantly - watch it, and write an instrumental piece, any length, any style inspired by what you see. Record your composition, and submit it before October 15. Good luck everyone!

Questions? Comments? As always, they can be posted here, on our Facebook page, or emailed to silent.scifi@gmail.com.

One week until kickoff!

Ladies, gents, aliens, robots, and other sentient creatures of the universe, we are only a week away from kicking off our second Silent Sci-Fi Challenge! The title of this challenge's film will be announced September 15, and after that, you know the drill! Stay tuned, and if you know someone who would be interested in participating, feel free to invite them. Questions? Comments? Post them here, comment on the facebook page, or just email us.

Volume II Starts in Two Weeks!

As of today, we are officially only two weeks away from kicking off the writing challenge phase of Silent Sci-Fi, Volume II. Kickoff will happen on September 15, 2016, with the announcement of the film title. Participants will have the whole month to watch the film, and write and record their instrumental track.

During the writing of Volume I, updates were posted on this blog, and on our Facebook page. For Volume II, we'll be doing the same, but also sending announcements out by email to whoever wants them. To receive the emails, fill out the following short Google form. To stop receiving the emails, simply respond to one of them (or email us) and let us know.