The Coachella Music Festival mixed CD community

Tue, 29 Mar 2005 06:26:41 GMT

So, only two addresses plus mine--3 real participants? What went wrong this year? Anyway, I tried to comment to some of you as a reminder that I need your address.

Tue, 22 Mar 2005 05:09:00 GMT

Is anyone reading this?

This Friday, the 25th, was our deadline for mailing out CDs. I have only received one person's address still. Has everyone bailed on the mix project or what? Maybe it is my fault. Did I not give out my e-mail address? Send your mailing address to me at ernoldsame @ comcast.net. I'll check my e-mail in case I missed something...

Progress report

Sun, 06 Mar 2005 08:21:59 GMT

I just finished my CD. 21 songs, about 79 min long--I'm pretty pleased with the results.
Now, I just need to work on the case and all of that stuff.
I'll post a detailed list of the songs once I send it out.
By the way, I only received an address for mrtravis thus far.

Cds...

Sat, 26 Feb 2005 05:31:17 GMT

Mixed CDS I am willing to make and send out:
Keane
Snow Patrol
Coldplay
Weezer
Wilco
Doves
Razorlight
Eisley
Jem
Stereophonics

and possibly more after I look over my music collection.

7 is a good number

Sat, 26 Feb 2005 04:59:56 GMT

OK, I just made my last attempt at trying to grow us with a post in the main community.

I propose that we send out mixes no later than March 25th, give or take a day. That is one month from now and will ensure that we have at least a month to enjoy our new CDs.

Please comment to make sure this is cool with you.

Sun, 20 Feb 2005 02:41:51 GMT

I'm listening to the Chem Bros "out of control" and realizing that this would be a pretty cool song to put on the mix given that Barney sang on it.

Let us know your thoughts.

Sun, 06 Feb 2005 02:42:25 GMT

Hey mixers,

I just tried to promote us in the main group. I think about a dozen of us might be a good number. Anyway, what are your thoughts on dates and such? I was thinking that maybe we'd set a "send out your CDs" deadline for the last week of March so we'd all have new CDs to listen to in April.

I've been thinking about my mix at work when I get bored. I think I know the bands and CDs I'll use--it should turn out so-so. I'm just not up to date on most of the new stuff out there.

Shall we think about getting started?

Fri, 04 Feb 2005 18:30:39 GMT

I noticed that we've only got five members right now. This would make sending out CDs easy, but I don't know that we'll get a very broad sampling of the music. Is it perhaps time for another message in the Coachella main community?

Now that the official line-up has been posted, should we now try to determine what a good deadline for sending out of CDs should be? There are a lot of bands this year that I've heard good things about, but haven't heard at all. I'm looking forward to some mix CDs that will open my eyes to new favorites.

Has anyone else been thinking about this mix?

Fri, 04 Feb 2005 15:15:14 GMT

I think the hardest/most fun part of the making the mixed CD is choose which one (or two, or maybe even more) New Order song to use.

I've been digging through my collection. I don't have much from many of the bands. In fact, I have nothing or just one song from a sampler or compilation collection from several of the bands.

Welcome!

Sun, 09 Jan 2005 03:37:37 GMT

And thanks for joining.

Almost everybody goes to Coachella with a list of bands they want to see that weekend (or day) but the great thing about the festival, and a main idea behind it, is exposure to bands you are only curious about/have only heard about/etc. It is really easy to pass by a stage and catch a few songs from somebody you did not intend to see. In fact, for many artists, Coachella is a kind of "coming out" party or a confirmation that they are indeed "the next big thing" for that year.

Anyhow, the main idea behind making a CD and sending it out to everyone else is to expose them to some of the cool stuff that you are into and think should not be missed. It is also a cool way build excitement for some of the really big bands that everybody wants to see. Besides, some of us just really like making mixed CDs.

Unfortunately, we all have to wait until the official lineup is announced by Goldenvoice before we can get started. In the meantime, here are a few things we should work out:

When should we "close" off the group? (The idea is that people should have a fair chance to get out if the group grows too big)

How long should we have to make the CD? When should the "send it by date" be?

How to make sure everybody has one another's mailing address?

Please feel free to ask questions, make suggestions and post anything else related to this project.

Most importantly, have fun and enjoy!
Jason