HOLY FUCK I DID A LOT TODAY!
AAAHHHH THATS ME AT THE TOP! THANKS JIGSAWPONY! <3 :D
D’aw, babby pones are cute. Also Mumble.
we’ve hit the epicenter of america
Jackle, have you ever had a grilled Oreo?
Those things are the shit, not gonna lie.
holy hot fuck
Welcome to America, where we supersize your deep-fried grease.
Pretty much this.
This
Every one I love on tumblr. ;v ;
Every. Single. Fucking. Day.
This. To everyone.
PLEZ HALP
So Paleo and Saberspark (with the help of a few others, including myself) are putting together a brony documentary over the summer. “How are you involved, Mumble?” I hear you bellowing… well, I’m going to be soundtracking it, scoring it, and more than likely physically being in it, at Bronycon.
It’s going to be a fairly big project, and there’s a good amount to explain about it. So I will let the attached video do the talking. (It’s only 1:20 long, so take some time to watch it).
The reason I’m blogging this is because the documentary could use absolutely any help it can get.
“How can I help, Mumble?”
Well, there are a few ways you can help us:
- Donate to the project via the KICKSTARTER (<that’s a link right there) page to ensure the quality will be the best it can be
- Moral support, cheering, etc.
- Reblog this post right now, even if you decide NOT to do either of the above.
If you do decide to do any of the above, WE LIKE THE FIRST OPTION.
If you are still paying attention, and wish to learn a wee bit more interesting information, the video link below is the follow up to the embedded one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YStFzDesrqc
Mumble out. xoxox
Do signal boosts make a difference if you only have 8 followers…? Oh well.
Not that I’m complaining…
…but why does it seem that at least once a week, a new pony artist needs donations? It’s starting to get pretty depressing, really. Is it just a coincidence, or is there some sort of cosmic misalignment that puts bronies in tight spots? People keep losing their jobs, getting kicked out of their homes, and all sorts of other stuff constantly… what’s the deal?
It is absolutely messed up but I think I can give a reasonable explanation why.
The album’s new direction is this: The higher quality songs go on the album, and if it’s not at least partially pony-related or mind-blowingly good, it won’t be prioritized as high.
The reason is this: Over 220 people have signed up to submit songs, and they can, just like I said. But think about 220+ people, most of which are submitting dubstep tracks that honestly may not fit the criteria, and no, they don’t go HARD, either, which disappoints me, too.
But 220 people, that’s a BIG deal. Are people donating hundreds of dollars in anticipation of an album filled with *kinda decent* dubstep, or do they want the best we can muster, like Balloon Party is supposed to? Not even I would waste my day skipping through those sub-par songs to find a big hit. We’re not talking like the occasional 3 or 4 songs. If I let everyone submit a song, we’d be talking like at least 50 songs that aren’t good. A large number of the musicians getting involved *aren’t* putting their all into it.
Some of the musicians, in fact, have admitted that they are joining the album for the fame, and their songs, yes, are actually lazy, some of which to the point of stealing songs from other soundcloud artists! We *must* have quality control, because I don’t want Balloon Party to have some nasty business with theft, and I don’t want to ruin the album’s main purpose by flooding it with songs that *don’t* go hard. This was a huuuuge, tough damn decision. I spent DAYS contemplating it, it was REALLY hard, and I was very very worried about the light it would put me in, and here you are, the first of what may be many many people who might hate me, Circuitfry, as a person, because of what can be viewed as the most elitist abuse of power in brony history. Because I opened the album up and yet expected too much out of everyone, set the standards too high, I am facing this negative light.
I promise you that I’m a nice person, I would never try to hurt anyone, and I would hate to deny anyone the chance of being a part of something as high-profile as this. But I have to do it. There’s too much music that isn’t what we (MLR in general) want in the album.
Some of the musicians involved simply aren’t as creative as I hoped. Some of them cannot see past the creativity of simple dirty wobbles and throwing in pony voice samples. It takes a lot of knowledge and prowess to make properly-produced music, and it takes a heap ton of creativity to push past that boundary and make something amazing. I realize now that making an amazing song requires far more vibrancy than the average musician possesses. It’s a cold observation, and that isn’t at all my personality, but I have to consider the premise of the album, and if the songs aren’t what I want and what people are expecting, it’s only going to make MLR musicians look mediocre when that isn’t true.
It isn’t like we aren’t trying to help those musicians, though. There are a lot of musicians in MLR who are good, but there might be like ~30-40 of us in the beginning who really know what we are doing, but we all lack the time to properly give 1-on-1 time with 200+ musicians (and counting) with their help. From the time I announced Balloon Party to now, I estimate that I have been in contact with over 50 new musicians via Skype, and have given feedback to a big majority of those people, and then more on the Soundcloud group, and some more on Youtube. I tried my hardest but I couldn’t help them all. Other musicians are also trying but we just don’t have the time, what with college and jobs and music and our own lives to attend to. Furthermore, I’m currently in the midst of planning finances for Bronycon travel, actively planning logistics, and I am also working with Bronycon staff with the music events. I have a hand in every single aspect of this project, from helping musicians (including emotional encouragement) to finances to making music to drawing art requests from donators to informing them on updates regarding the project to making big decisions like these. I have a very difficult task at hand.
It has been very stressful, and I am under a lot of pressure from everyone. I know that you don’t know all of this, and I apologize for totally flooding you, but this is all of what’s going on. I don’t want to be obscure and mysterious, this is everything going on with the project, in the big picture. There are other supporting reasons like the existence of other albums that do quality control and people tell me “it’s necessary and the right thing to do,” and they may hold weight, but I kinda don’t like them, they don’t make me feel all that fuzzy, you could say…
It was a hard decision, one that I took very seriously, and one that brings me grief now and will bring me grief later, because few people will read this message in time to realize that I never wanted this to be a sour experience for anyone and that no matter what I decide, people are going to be unhappy.
We want this to be successful in multiple respects, and in a VERY important respect, it has succeeded. Even if we don’t accept every song, there are numerous musicians who are now involved in a community where they feel that they belong, and are learning lots of things every day. The donators should also know that this is happening behind-the-scenes and that people are actually growing as producers, which is always a fantastic thing. In fact, it was a big value of NACP’s after leaving the brony community. When NACP had heard that I was doing this project with that ideal in mind, he actually logged on shortly to thank me and visit for a while. It was the best I ever felt. I hope that this decision, necessary as it is, doesn’t ultimately ruin that image of me for him, too. That would sink me so hard…
If it means anything to you, I totally understand the decision. It seems to grind against every brony value we’ve ever held, but with a certain level of prestige comes a necessary level of actual talent. We can’t all be at the top. Is it elitist? Yes, but there needs to be some sort of division between the top and… the rest. It’s inevitable. It’d be nice to think we could all be together in perfect harmony as equals, but that’s an unrealistic goal that only cloud-headed optimists could realistically expect. Take the flack with a grain of salt; it’s not really your fault.
