howdy folks! as outlined in this post, we're having a little music compo today here on cohost! get it? compo, cohost... COMPOST!?
this concept is loosely based on the storied history of the one-hour compo (or one-hour battle), a quick event where participants make a tune in one hour based on a prompt, or with a given sample pack. though they're alive and well today, they go way way back to IRC channels of yore!
here's how our variant is going to work:
- follow the provided prompt; you can interpret it however you like, use it as a liftoff point
- ideally you should spend one to two hours on your track. but i'm not a cop, so do what feels right. the spirit of the X-hour compo is generally to make something quick and not feel pressured to polish : )
- upload it here on cohost as an audio post once you're done
- tag your submission with the tag #COMPOST #1 so we can check it out!
- there's no scoring or judging or anything like that, but i highly encourage leaving nice comments and looking through the other submissions, as that's the most fun part! of course feel free to mention in your post if you do or don't want feedback
- submission period is open for the next 24 hours, to make this event timezone-friendly. it's beginning and ending at midnight EST. here's a countdown to help you out
addendum: although this was conceived as a music compo, there is really nothing stopping it from also including visual art, so if you feel inspired to do so, you're welcome to submit an Image following those same guidelines!
good luck and have fun everybody!!! i hope you all enjoy COMPOST #1 and that we receive one billion entries. let's COMPOST !!
