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Damn it feels good to click on that “WRITE” button in Wordpress again…..

So, now that I’ve got a lot of crap out of the way RE my life, I think it’s time once again for The Sieve! Monthly Song Challenge.  Last year, when it was on, I made some observations, and listened to some people’s reasons for not entering, etc.  Bearing all that in mind, I’ve decided to make some changes to the challenge.

The main thing I heard from people was this:  I don’t have time to write, record and mix a song in 30 days.

Indeed, on more then one occasion I received a fantastic song after the deadline.  So I’ve decided to expand the challenge from 30ish days, to 60ish days.

It will work like this:

1. At the beginning of the month, I will issue the guidelines for the song (genre, topic, and words/phrases to use)
2. People (um, myself included this time) will then have till the end of the second month following to complete and enter their song(s).
3. At the beginning of the following month, I will issue ANOTHER challenge, which people will then have 2 months to complete.

Okay, confusing enough yet?  Here’s an example:

I will issue a challenge today for January, which will be due by February 28th.

On February 1, I will issue another challenge, which will be due March 31.

This way, everyone has a full 60 days to write, record, mix and send in their tunes, and by staggering them like this, as of March 1, we will have results every month.

In order to fill some of the space while we’re all waiting for the first Results Show of 2009, I’m going to be podcasting the incredible entries that were sent in for the last challenges, both the ones you’ve heard, and the ones you unfortunately (because of me) didn’t get to hear yet.

Also, if any previous entrants have any other material they’d like to send in for airing as well, I’d welcome that.  Off the top of my head I know that John Meadows and Bob Goyetche have written at least a couple of other songs, and I’d be more then happy to play em here.

If anyone has any questions, then fire em in to me at badlybentpub AT yahoo.ca

If not, then I present, with trembly anticipation, the  criteria for The January/February Sieve! Song Challenge!

A) Genre - I’ll make the first one of the year an easy one, plus we’ve already lost over a week, so I’m going to make the genre an Open Category this time.

B) Topic - Since this will air at the beginning of March, let’s make it about Renewal, Reawakening, Rebirth, that kind of thing.  That should take our focus off the snow, for those of us that live in such climates, and get us thinking about spring.

C) Words -Renaissance (ha, you didn’t think I’d make it TOO easy, did ya?) Bonus points if you can rhyme it with “pants”.  Only kidding……sort of.

Wow, great to have something to work at again…I haven’t written anything more then grocery and ‘To Do’ lists for the house lately, can’t wait to hear what wonderful songs ya’ll are going to come up with.

Now go write something!

Stevie Z