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NAME	Piece	Date Due	Status	Received	Artist	Track Title	% Assigned
	1-01		UNASSIGNED				57
	1-02		UNASSIGNED				% Done
Mr. Dingle	1-03	12/15/00	received	X	Advanced Dogmatic Studies	Classical Monstrosity in Retrograde	44
	1-04		UNASSIGNED				Last Update
Edward Milhuisen	1-05	5/9/01	received	X	The Rev.Sun Myung Moon All Stars		5/20/01
Phat Joe	1-06	5/9/01	received	X	Social Security
Andy MacMillan	1-07	12/20/00	received	X	Andy MacMillan	véalo en infierno... del cielo
	1-08		UNASSIGNED
Bob's Other Pants	1-09	6/20/01	pending...
	1-10		UNASSIGNED
michael-brooke66	1-11	3/14/01	LATE by 67 days
Shannon	1-12	1/31/01	received	X	kingffelix	disco-funk megamix 2001
	1-13		UNASSIGNED
	1-14		UNASSIGNED
	1-15		UNASSIGNED
	1-16		UNASSIGNED
	1-17		UNASSIGNED
	1-18		UNASSIGNED
Marco Pustianaz	2-01	12/15/00	received	X
Mr. Dingle	2-02	6/20/01	pending...
Shannon	2-03	1/20/01	received	X	kingfelix	first fumbling steps towards hope (beethovenrmx)
	2-04		UNASSIGNED
	2-05		UNASSIGNED
Marc Plainguet	2-06	1/31/01	received	X	Marc Plainguet	A Short In The 9th Circuitry
Chris Brooks	2-07	1/1/01	received	X	Antic Hey! Robot Symphony	Composition for welder and blowtorch
King Wilson	2-08	12/15/00	received	X
	2-09		UNASSIGNED
Daniel Gideon	2-10	5/9/01	LATE by 11 days
	2-11		UNASSIGNED
Doktor Pete	2-12	5/9/01	received	X
Anne Drogyness	2-13	12/15/00	received	X		Deaf Symphony
The Former Yugoslavia	2-14	1/31/01	LATE by 109 days
Sam Stephens	2-15	5/20/01	pending...
Chris	2-16	3/1/01	LATE by 80 days
Chris	3-01	12/15/00	received	X
Marble Fog	3-02	1/15/01	received	X	Marble Fog	Drifting
Simon Johnson	3-03	1/15/01	received	X
	3-04		UNASSIGNED
School Kids	3-05	1/15/01	received	X
Boys Suck	3-06	6/1/01	pending...
(C)(P)ee	3-07	12/15/00	received	X
	3-08		UNASSIGNED
	3-09		UNASSIGNED
	3-10		UNASSIGNED
	3-11		UNASSIGNED
Keeleymw	3-12	12/15/00	received	X	TODCRA Productions	Beethovenschizophonicsymphonia
	3-13		UNASSIGNED
Andy MacMillan	3-14	5/1/01	received	X
The Button	4-01	12/15/00	received	X
	4-02		UNASSIGNED
Chris	4-03	1/31/01	received	X
	4-04		UNASSIGNED
Entropical Utopia	4-05	12/15/00	received	X	Entropical Utopia	The Symphony in My Head
Lee Pilich	4-06	12/15/00	received	X
Kathy Pun	4-07	12/20/00	received	X
Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza	4-08	5/1/01	LATE by 19 days
Daryl Westfall	4-09	12/20/00	received	X	Bob's Other Pants	You Don't Understand You Won't Understand You'll Never Understand
Kurma	4-10	5/1/01	received	X
	4-11		UNASSIGNED
Julie	4-12	12/21/00	received	X
Sarah Jesper	4-13	12/15/00	received	X	Magenta Moor
ninjA	4-14	1/31/01	received	X
Aric Vance(Former Yugoslavia)	4-15	12/15/00	received	X	The Former Yugoslavia	Joy, Fair Spark Of The Gods
	4-16		UNASSIGNED
	4-17		UNASSIGNED
	4-18		UNASSIGNED
	4-19		UNASSIGNED
	4-20		UNASSIGNED
	4-21		UNASSIGNED
Through Warped Window Chaos	4-22	1/15/01	received	X	Through Warped WIndow Chaos	dementia and the human melancholic
Eight Minutes to Wapner	4-23	1/15/01	received	X
Naked Rabbit	4-24	5/1/01	LATE by 19 days
	4-25		UNASSIGNED
	4-26		UNASSIGNED
Tom Jahn	4-27	1/31/01	received	X	1 fifth of shiver	Beethoven 4-27
Pope Goat VII	4-28	12/15/00	received	X	Pope Goat VII	Moderation
	4-29		UNASSIGNED
	4-30		UNASSIGNED
Digger Naught Gideon	4-31	1/15/01	received	X	Digger Naught	All Mankind Will Be Brothers

Original E-mail

I am putting together a musical project. I assume that something similar has been done, though I have not seen anything. Here are the details:

Beethoven's 9th Symphony will be split into pieces. Different artists will receive clips(mp3 format - probably 30 seconds to 1 minute long). They will recreate those clips in whatever way they deem appropriate. They will send me their recreations along with a band name and a track title. I will put it all together and post it on the web. If you are interested in participating, please e-mail me so I can get the ball rolling by giving you access to your clip.

Rules
1. Unfortunately, the recreations can't be too much longer than the original piece due to the length of the whole work. I'd like to be able to fit it on 1 CD(in case we decide to put it on CD for some reason).
2. From the date that I make the clip available to you, you have exactly 1 month to complete your work. If 1 month passes without the completion of your work, the clip will be assigned to someone else. This will ensure that this thing gets done in reasonable time.
3. Don't send requests for specific clips

Interested? E-mail me!

I will send a list of participants to those who express interest and make the clips available in a few days.

Feel free to pass this on to anyone who might be interested.

Thanks.

ninjA

UPDATE 10/9

Your assignments are available on

http//www.free-music.com/ninja/beethoven/

I will be updating this page with the latest info.

The due date for your piece is Dec. 15th.

I am giving a little over a month in order to make sure you have time to get the clip from me.

Here are the best ways for me to send the clip to you 1. e-mail (just let me know if you'd like it by email and I will send it right away) - the files can be up to about a meg in size

2. (SEE EMAIL ABOUT FTP SITE)
This will only be running during the day. If you try to login and it's not working, you should try again during the day.

3. I can ftp or transfer the file to you in some manner. Just let me know.

Thanks. Don't hesitate to contact me if you have problems obtaining your clip.

Now, as for sending me the final product, I'd prefer to receive wav files at the above ftp site under the uploads directory. If that is not possible, just let me know and we can work out something.

Things to keep in mind
1. volume level - The clips may seem like they are at an extremely low or high volume level. The piece itself has a tremendous dynamic range. If you were trying to recreate your clip perfectly(I am not saying that you should or shouldn't do that), you would need to maintain the volume level.
2. spaces - The spaces that exist in your clip, especially at the beginning and end are there because they are there in the piece itself. I did not append or remove any space from any clips. When I reassemble the clips, I do not intend to add or remove spaces. So again, if you were trying to duplicate the clip perfectly, you would need to include the same leading or trailing space as present in the clip.
3. play it by ear - I realize that sheet music is available for the symphony. I would prefer greatly if you did not use sheet music to compose your piece. The idea is to just listen to the piece and decide how to recreate it. I don't really have much interest in people plugging sheet music into a MIDI program and spitting out a note for note rendition of their clip...though I guess if you wish to do that, I will not stop you.
4. context - The pieces are cut at certain points intentionally. They are supposed to remain out of context. It would be best if you did not listen to the whole symphony to find your piece and hear what goes before and/or after it. I realize that some people may already be familiar enough to know what is before and after and that is ok.
5. density - Some of these clips are extremely dense. Don't feel overwhelmed by that. No one has a symphony at their disposal(well, no one that I am aware of). Just recreate it in whichever way suits you best.

Thanks for participating and I hope you all enjoy it.

We still need 47 more artists to complete the 79 clips. If we cannot get artists quickly, I will allow people to do more than 1 clip. If you'd like to do more than 1, let me know after you complete your first one and I will assign another to you.

I will do my best to get this whole project done within a few months time.

ninjA

Update: By Request, uncompressed wav files of the clips have been added to the ftp site.

Note: The idea is not really to remix the clips, but to recreate from other sources.

UPDATE 10/12

Hello.

We are piling on artists, but we still need a bunch more. Please pass the word on to your friends, enemies, and mothers.

I have been asked the same questions a few times...so I figured I would send a short e-mail to everyone.

My real vision of this project is for you to recreate the clips provided to you without using the clip itself as a source. I am not going to place an absolute restriction on that, but the goal was more a recreation than a remix. Still, if you really need to use something from the clip as source material, I have provided uncompressed wav files of the clips on the ftp site for you.

If you are having problems getting your clips, please let me know so we can immediately remedy the situation.

I really look forward to hearing everyone's work.

ninjA

In the interest of saving space, the uncompressed files have been removed. Contact me if you'd like me to make your uncompessed file available.

Email addresses have been removed from this page.

UPDATE 12/15

Today is the first deadline. If you were supposed to be sending your results today, but will not be able to, please do contact me so we can discuss the situation. Thanks to those of you who have submitted. I know the FTP server is not up all the time, so I realize there may be difficulties with submissions, but don't panic. Just let me know if you have too much trouble and we can work out another arrangement. One person put their file on Xdrive and I was able to easily download it. One person split their submission into multiple parts to make it easier to send. I will be as flexible as possible when it comes to obtaining your pieces. I will be away from work for 1 to 1 1/2 weeks starting on the 21st...so you will not be able to ftp to me during that time. Finally, we still need more participants!! It's moving along nicely, but please do send info to anyone you think might be interested. I will also allow people to do additional clips once their first one has been submitted. Thanks for participating. The result should be a lot of fun.

UPDATE 12/20

Hello everyone! Here's the current word on Beethoven... 19% of the tracks have been completed 80% of the tracks have been assigned We are doing well so far, but it's still a long haul ahead. A lot of you had due dates set for tomorrow. After today, I will be out of town, and therefore the FTP server will not be available. I will return in about a week, but the server still may or may not be available until Jan 2. If you are falling behind your scheduled due date, please do contact me and let me know what the situation is. It's important that you do this so that I am aware of the situation. Also, when you upload your track please simply name it using the same naming convention that I had used. movement-piece Whoever uploaded 2-2D13.mp3, please let me know exactly what that piece is. Other than that, I have figured out what everyone's name meant. We still need more people to get involved!!!

UPDATE 1/3

Hello everyone. Hope you had happy all that stuff and all. The server is back up and those of you wishing to ftp your tracks to me may do so now. For those of you who should have handed something in already(the due dates are on the web page at http//free-music.com/ninja/beethoven/, I need to hear from you regarding when your piece will be in my (virtual) hands. I will get the latest info up soon(I haven't updated it in a week or so), but we are at 21% of the total tracks complete and received. Thanks.

UPDATE 1/16

Hello Beethoveners. I hope everyone's holiday madness has died down now so we can get back to business. Yesterday was the deadline for a bunch of you. 30% of the tracks are completed and in, but we still need a bunch more participants. Please ask anyone who might be interested if they'd like to get involved. If you've completed one track and would like to do another, that is also possible. I still have not heard from some of the post-deadline people. If you have missed your deadline, please arrange a new one with me...if I do not hear from you, I will have to reassign your track once all the other unclaimed ones are given out. I hope to receive some more of your tracks shortly. Thanks to everyone for participating and I hope you will all enjoy the finished product. I am also considering coming up with a way to do an actual pressing of the disc if people are interested and we like the way it turns out. One possibility is to try to make money using some mp3 site with payback by posting the final piece and then using that money to press a disc and send it to radio, etc. Let me know what you think.