The First Batch

Hello!

So it has officially been two weeks since the beginning of the 6 Songs, 6 Weeks challenge!
Here are the submissions so far:

Matt Hoyles:
Storybook by MattHoyles
Matt says: "The first of my completed songs in the 6 Songs 6 Weeks challenge, sorry about the awful vocal."

Blind Law by MattHoyles
Matt says: "Just my view on politics, the djembe doesn't work the way i want it to but oh well"

Sam Allen:
I kind of can't by Samallen
Sam says: "I started to make a song about not being able to make a song.. and then realized I couldn't make songs at the moment, coz the girl I had on the mind was killing my buzz, so I made a song about her.. kind of. I don't know. check it out."

Find my summer time by Samallen
Sam says: "A song about summer.. fun times! Cant wait for new years!! AARGHH"

Shrikkanth Sreedharan:
Robots Beating the sh*t out of each other by darthstegosaurus
Shrek says: "My latest sketch. No guitar solo yet and I'm not 100% happy with the arrangement.. so I'll get back to this soon!"


Shrek says: "Step by step instructional video on one way of playing the Jetpacks Was Yes solo in the original key using a standard/drop D tuned guitar. Comments, Criticisms and Insults are more than welcome!

Periphery... Learn that Shit!!"

Phil Kim:
Reflection of the Sun by philipktkim
Phil says: "Midi + Voice only experiment
Logic

Song 1 of '6 songs, 6 weeks challenge'

=)"

O Holy Night by philipktkim
Phil says: "My own reharmonisation of 'O Holy Night'

Second song for '6 songs, 6 weeks challenge'"

Eli Moore:
Amalia by elimoore
Eli says: "Intense unrequited love song - I WARN YOU!"

Martin Paris:
Soundtrack to Singapore by Martin Paris
Martin says: "This is the accompanying soundtrack to a compilation video I edited from my trip to Singapore with Talita and her family. Without the video it just kind of... happens... so close your eyes and imagine 5 star hotels, construction, subways, malls and food!"

Yi Ming Teo:
Embeds not allowed! Here is the link:
http://soundcloud.com/yimingteo/pokerface-acoustic/s-lHPMu
Yi Ming says: "This is a really poopy quality of my piano version of Pokerface. YAY."

Geoff Ong:
6 Songs, 6 Weeks, Song 1 - Yesterday (Beatles Cover) by geoffong
Geoff says: "Song 1 for the 6 Songs, 6 Weeks songwriting/arranging challenge! An a capella arrangement of Yesterday by The Beatles"

6 Songs, 6 Weeks, Song 2 - Yargh (Currently Untitled) by geoffong
Geoff says: "Song 2 for the 6 Songs, 6 Weeks songwriting/arranging challenge! A song about how girls are confusing (sometimes)"

In the Beginning...

So this week is the first week of the 6 Songs, 6 Weeks Songwriting Challenge! For those of you wondering what this is about, it's, well, a songwriting challenge where a bunch of us will be writing and/or arranging 6 songs in 6 weeks.

The rules are as follows:

- At least 3 original songs - the other 3 can be covers which you've arranged
- Submit at least 2 songs every 2 weeks - you can submit more songs more often if you're super keen
- Never talk about Fight Club

The submission dates are:

- Round 1: Sunday 19 December 2010
- Round 2: Sunday 2 January 2011
- Round 3: Sunday 16 January 2011

The participants are:

- Shrikkanth Sreedharan
- John Han
- Lochana Wijesundera
- Sam Allen
- Martin Paris
- Phil Kim
- Phil Austen
- Eli Moore
- Matt Hoyles
- James McCully
- Jonathan D Wieland
- Talita Setyady
- Anna Loveys
- Larissa King
- Bryan Bae
- Zac Williams
- Yi Ming Teo
- Geoff Ong

Choice au!