[APRIL FOOL'S] LPA Monthly Mix-Up April: William Shatner

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    Derek

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    Get ready to boot up your music production software of choice, and put your skills on the line because it's once again time for...


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    APRIL


    But first, for those who don't know...



    What Is the LPA Monthly Mix-Up?


    LPA Monthly Mix-Up is a new and ambitious concept intended to showcase the massive amount of musical talent currently unheard among the Linkin Park fan community. Every month, we here at the LPA will be challenging fans to compete and show off their musical skills, using any and all tools available to them to create their entry. At the conclusion of each competition period, our staff will then go through each entry submitted, and pick our absolute favorite to be featured on the site as the "Winner Of The Month" with the next round of competition starting the moment the winner from the previous month is chosen. To promote fairness, runner ups will also be shown, but only one Linkin Park fan will walk away with the honor of being featured as the "Monthly Winner"

    So, How Does It Work? (Official Rules)
    In order to make the contest more interesting and more challenging for those who enter, every month we will be posting a theme that all entrants are required to abide by to be considered for feature on the site. There will be no limitations on key, BPM or length (so go ahead and make a 10 minute entry!), but each submission MUST adhere to the genre (or genres) provided by us to be eligible for the competition.

    Users must submit their entry as a reply to the this thread, and may use SoundCloud or YouTube to host their works. All SoundCloud submissions must feature THIS GRAPHIC as the album art, and likewise all YouTube videos must contain the aforementioned graphic in some format with the words "LPASSOCIATION.COM Monthly Mix-Up Entry:" appearing somewhere within the video/soundcloud upload title. This is done to help spread word about the monthly competitions so that more submissions can be made possible.

    [Note: Including the above graphic in your submission (as either soundcloud album art, or somewhere in your youtube video) is a requirement. Failure to do so will make your entry unable to be considered in the competition. ALSO IF YOU USE SOUNDCLOUD, PLEASE ENABLE DOWNLOADS OF YOUR TRACK AS WELL AS EMBEDDING.]

    ALSO ALL ENTRIES MUST BE COMPLETELY ORIGINAL, AND MAY NOT CONTAIN BACKGROUND MUSIC FROM ANOTHER ARTIST UNLESS STATED DIFFERENTLY IN THE THEME. THIS IS YOUR OWN WORK, APART FROM THE LINKIN PARK VOCALS.


    The Linkin Park Association will NOT be providing links to legit instrumentals/multitracks at this time (due to licensing/copyright restrictions), so it is the sole responsibility of the entrants to obtain the files needed to create their entries. It is possible (and very easy) to find these tracks via a search in Google, however; to protect ourselves we will not be hosting these files until we one day hopefully receive permission from Warner Brothers to do so.


    How Can I Enter?
    Easy! Just upload your submission to Soundcloud/YouTube following the rules above, and submit it via a reply to this thread. One month from today's date (April 1st, 2012) we will go through every submission and pick our favorite(s) for feature on the front page of the LPA. We encourage everyone to submit their entries (regardless of technical/musical/vocal proficiency) as we really would like this project to become something that every fan feels welcome to become involved in. The staff here all agree that the music community for Linkin Park has for the most part (apart from official competitions) gone completely unnoticed, and this is our way of giving attention to fans out there looking to get their talents heard!


    Now That We Have That Out Of The Way...


    Our official theme for the month of APRIL is:

    WILLIAM SHATNER COVERS

    [video=youtube;DvQwXOCKNLY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvQwXOCKNLY[/video]


    "She packed my bags....last night, pre flight.......zero hour."

    In a career that spans from random television appearances, a brief stint as TJ Hooker and even the Star Trek Enterprise's very own Tiberius Kirk, William Shatner has had a prolific career that at age 80 shows no signs of stopping. Many people are unaware that in addition to his incredible acting talents, William Shatner also is a very talented vocalist, having released several records under his name including the recent Seeking Major Tom.


    For the month of April, we are challenging YOU the fans to create a vocal cover of any Linkin Park song in the style of William Shatner. You can create your own background music or go acoustic, but vocals must be full-on-shatner. All we ask is that you bring your creativity. Extra kudos will be given to anyone who breaks the mold and creates a completely unexpected submission, taking a song with no Shatner influence and making it so good that we all wish we were Rocket Men.

    Good luck! Now start SHATNERING.

    WINNERS FOR MARCH WILL BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW.
     
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    Zane

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    LOL
     
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    Outlaw

    Outlaw And so it begins...

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    Derek

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    This is totally serious by the way. We want to see some good entries.

    LOL @ being Ninja'd by Outlaw.
     
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    Serenity

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    Wow, guys. Bravo. clap.gif
     
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    Death Slayer

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    wat...duh hell? Lol
     
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    The Joesen One

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    Lol I actually fell for it. :rofl:
     
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    Oliver

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    Tough one, good luck to those who will enter! Looking forward to hear some great covers :)
     
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    Derek

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    Fell for what? This is real.
     
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    Zane

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    I still can't tell if Derek is being serious. But if it is, today may not have been the best day to post this.
     
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    Dusty

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    :rofl: If I get the time, I am so in!
     
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    Outlaw

    Outlaw And so it begins...

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    Well this should sound interesting...
     
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    Jesse

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    Dismantle

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    So we can make it 100% original, just using his lyrics and tune? We can do the vocals, instrumental, everything? Or do we (Somehow) have to use His "vox" :L?
     
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    Derek

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    You use a Linkin Park song's lyrics, and cover it in the style of William Shatner. Vocals, instruments, everything is all your doing.
     
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    I thought the Fart Remix and wedding bells will be the next theme? hahahaha :trollface:
     
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    Jeff

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    I am definitely excited to hear your guys' inner-Shatner on these covers. I may actually Shat my pants! [​IMG]
     
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    RapidGunner

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    This is gonna be fun! Expect my entry within 1-2 days.. :p Although I never knew about Mr. Shatner's "singing" abilities till now, I'm excited to try out the "spoken-word" version of a popular LP song! :D
     
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    19nacho19

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    Who would be so skilled to cover those vocals ? u kidding ? :huh:
     
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