Studio Wizardry: The Game

~~James~~ · 11-16-2010, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by jastrub

The singles are complete! Now, when do you want the single and the album to be released?

The single will be releases on Monday, the album the following monday.

jastrub · 11-16-2010, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by James

The single will be releases on Monday, the album the following monday.

Monday as in actual monday or monday in "game time"?

ThePhanastasio · 11-16-2010, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jastrub

Shiloch Shamoo is a skilled percussionist who is best known for his crazy skills on the Marimba. Born and raised in French Guyana, he learned how to play the xylophone as a young child. He studied jazz and classical piano in his twenties, but realized that his passion was percussion. Although most skilled at the music of his native Africa, he is also noted as a skilled vibes man. He has worked with several small jazz combos over the years. Now at 45, he is looking for someone to sponsor him in a solo record. Says Shamoon, "I love playing with a band, but I want to try out being something other than an expendable studio musician for once in my life."

Bukowski Fist Records would like to audition Shiloch Shamoo.

ThePhanastasio · 11-16-2010, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jastrub

They agree to practice a bit, but Dr. Dan is anxious about telling the parents of the younger members about the record deal. He asks if only the 16-18-year-olds can come and play for you for now.

That would be fine - I'd be okay with the older members practicing, so long as the younger members will be available to fully flesh out any public performances.

~~James~~ · 11-17-2010, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by jastrub

Monday as in actual monday or monday in "game time"?

asn't aware that there was really game time.
Actual monday.

jastrub · 11-17-2010, 04:22 PM

I added a list of performing venues on this thread. You can now choose to tour your artists as well. I will add more formal venues such as concert halls later today, but so far I have posted a list of bars and clubs in MB City.

jastrub · 11-17-2010, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ThePhanastasio

Bukowski Fist Records would like to audition Shiloch Shamoo.

Shamoo comes to your studio with an incredibly large and complex set of various percussion instruments. He begins with a quick original composition he calls "Oye Voi" on xylophone and marimba. He double mallets the instruments and is able to play both of them at the same time. He follows that up with a more traditional drum solo on his custom kit, which he does not have a name for. Although unremarkable, it shows that he can at least get around on the drums. Next, he plays a slow rendition of the jazz standard "Embraceable You" on vibes, giving it a sultry and chilled feel. Right after that he goes into a lively and cute rendition of Mozart's "Rondo A La Turk" which gets progressively faster and faster to the point where at the coda his hands appear as a brown blur. You notice a few minor mistakes and note that to your audio engineers. Immediately after that he goes into a haunting rendition of Mark Oldfield's "Tubular Bells", which catches your audio engineers' attention and displays his brevity and ability to play multiple instruments at the same time. However, towards the end of the 15-minute rendition, you begin to grow impatient and weary. Finally he finishes it off with an original composition called "Happily Ever After" which features him on drumset, marimba, vibes, steel drum and xylophone (sometimes all at the same time). It's a bombastic finish to what your engineers call an "imperfect but altogether exhilarating experience". They also note that "we're grading this guy a bit harder because he is not merely a popstar, but a legitimate musician"

ThePhanastasio · 11-17-2010, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jastrub

Shamoo comes to your studio with an incredibly large and complex set of various percussion instruments. He begins with a quick original composition he calls "Oye Voi" on xylophone and marimba. He double mallets the instruments and is able to play both of them at the same time. He follows that up with a more traditional drum solo on his custom kit, which he does not have a name for. Although unremarkable, it shows that he can at least get around on the drums. Next, he plays a slow rendition of the jazz standard "Embraceable You" on vibes, giving it a sultry and chilled feel. Right after that he goes into a lively and cute rendition of Mozart's "Rondo A La Turk" which gets progressively faster and faster to the point where at the coda his hands appear as a brown blur. You notice a few minor mistakes and note that to your audio engineers. Immediately after that he goes into a haunting rendition of Mark Oldfield's "Tubular Bells", which catches your audio engineers' attention and displays his brevity and ability to play multiple instruments at the same time. However, towards the end of the 15-minute rendition, you begin to grow impatient and weary. Finally he finishes it off with an original composition called "Happily Ever After" which features him on drumset, marimba, vibes, steel drum and xylophone (sometimes all at the same time). It's a bombastic finish to what your engineers call an "imperfect but altogether exhilarating experience". They also note that "we're grading this guy a bit harder because he is not merely a popstar, but a legitimate musician"

I feel like this guy could be a valuable asset. Not commercial, but talented and certainly deserving of representation. I'd also imagine that he'd do quite well as a live act. I'll sign the guy.

jastrub · 11-18-2010, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ThePhanastasio

I feel like this guy could be a valuable asset. Not commercial, but talented and certainly deserving of representation. I'd also imagine that he'd do quite well as a live act. I'll sign the guy.

He thanks you and proceeds to ask if you can book him a live gig. He says he really enjoys performing before a crowd and he hasn't done it in over 7 years.

jastrub · 11-18-2010, 03:02 PM

Alright. To make this game a bit more spontaneous and "intense", I've decided to add sabotage as an option. Here is what you can do to sabotage a rival record company:

Hire a sabateur to destroy tapes
Hire a vandal to trash a studio
Hire a theif to steal tapes
Hire a murderer to kill an audio engineer or a band member
Hire an investigative journalist to "dig up dirt" on other record companies and their signed artists

Now keep in mind that...

It is very unlikely for you to be successful in these events. Murder is especially unlikely to be pulled off smoothly
There is a fair chance that you will "get caught" in which I will post your evil doings on the forum and you will lose popularity and credibility.

If you would like to do one of these actions, please PM me and tell me what you want to be done. This way the acts stay secret until somebody is either successful or caught.

11-18-2010, 03:02 PM	#90 (permalink)
jastrub Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 47	New Feature Added: Sabotage! Alright. To make this game a bit more spontaneous and "intense", I've decided to add sabotage as an option. Here is what you can do to sabotage a rival record company: Hire a sabateur to destroy tapes Hire a vandal to trash a studio Hire a theif to steal tapes Hire a murderer to kill an audio engineer or a band member Hire an investigative journalist to "dig up dirt" on other record companies and their signed artists Now keep in mind that... It is very unlikely for you to be successful in these events. Murder is especially unlikely to be pulled off smoothly There is a fair chance that you will "get caught" in which I will post your evil doings on the forum and you will lose popularity and credibility. If you would like to do one of these actions, please PM me and tell me what you want to be done. This way the acts stay secret until somebody is either successful or caught.

11-17-2010, 04:22 PM	#86 (permalink)
jastrub Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 47	I added a list of performing venues on this thread. You can now choose to tour your artists as well. I will add more formal venues such as concert halls later today, but so far I have posted a list of bars and clubs in MB City.