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http://www.kompoz.com

Does anyone here do online music collaborations? Example: a guitar player, keyboard, bass, singers etc. upload song ideas and music tracks for their instrument and/or voice and then invite others to add to it with their talents and skills? I think this is a great way for percussionists to meet other musicians from all over the world and share ideas and talent. There may be 3-4 of the same instrument adding tracks and the composer gets to choose and edit the tracks he/she likes.

This is the future of recording. Studio musicians can literally do all of the recording from home - then send the tracks over the web to the producer/artists and the tracks are edited and mixed. http://www.Kompoz.com is a website that let's you do online collaborations with musicians from all over the world. I know there are other websites too. Kompoz is free and a lot of fun.

Here is a track that I recently added drums and congas to.
The composer is in France, lead singer - Melbourne, Australia, bass - Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, female vocalist - Tokyo.
http://www.kompoz.com/compose-collaborate/home.track.project?projectId=3947&trackId=13765


Please feel free to post your ideas about your online music collaborations, websites and samples.

Congamyk,

Just heard about cybercording (my invented word) a month ago, and your post was a wakeup call to the revolution in recording which will change (has changed?) music recording as we knew it. Apologies if I'm so far behind the curve on this that you are amused I'm just catching up. Thanks a ton for the kompoz link. I hooked up and will upload as projects require or when I have a wild idea. BTW, the track you provided drums and conga on was just not up to your groove standards I would say. Agree 100% with your comments to them. A crisp vocal line should have dominated the groove. Thanks a bunch.

Hey brother, thanks for the note. I'm just now getting into all of this myself.
I wanted to let other percussionists here know about this. This is another way for percussionists/congueros to be heard.
My "investment" is pretty lame, just enough to create demos and have some fun.... here's my "equipment".

$300.00 Omega Lexicon
Cubase LE (cheap-o version that came with my $300 Lexicon "recording studio")
$60 mic
$100 Fruity Loops (Drum Software)
High speed internet connection

Of course the real thing are the instruments I use, those are priceless.

CM,
You're way ahead of my curve. I've got a gig-scarred tapco 120 4 chann input mixer. Audacity on the box and mics as needed. Have yet to figure interface/hardware connection tween mic/mixer and audacity in puter, but have some suggestions from audi-techie. Can see myself being a pretty constant track contributor to kompoz. I REALLY appreciate the link and the opening of yet another door by a forumbro.

Never heard of that site before Mike. Thanks for the link and info.
Seems rather slow though. I have collaborated quite a few times on various other boards, but it all boils down to having a melody to work from. How long you been hangin'g there?
Been meaning to ask if you wanted to collaborate. I got a tune that needs a alto or tenor sax. which do you play?
Ley me know if you're interested.

T

Hi T, I play tenor sax and would be glad to help anyway I can.

I joined kompoz.com a few months back but didn't get involved until 2 days ago.
I'm hoping more Latin, Brazilian and world players will join.

OK seriously.... I'm having way too much fun the last 2 days.
Meeting, playing congas and hanging out with Luis Conte yesterday and downloading guitar, bass keys and vocal tracks from the Kompoze website and creating tunes from that. I've put together 2 new songs in the last 48 hours using Kompoz.com.

For both songs I've created the complete drum kit using Fruity Loops software and added my congas, percussion and sax. I've also rearranged the songs to my liking and mixed down both. I've added both to myspace if anyone cares to listen and give me some ideas and feedback. They are still works in progress as I still need to my vocals on "Look At The Son" and a sax solo at the end of "Spirit Of The Times".

http://www.myspace.com/mikemillerjazz

Hey Mike,
I liked Look at the sun. Kinda smooth jazz, nice open sax lines. oh and your mix is better on The sing of times. The back scat was too much LOL. I think it would be cool if you posted on your myspace page that it is a collab.

I'll send you a link to my tune.. A samba. I used a VI for the sax, and hopefully you can capture the feel I'm going for.

Thanks bro.

T