episode 21 - Linkin Park - The Catalyst remix

Hello ladies,

So, there was this Linkin Park "Featuring You" contest that unfortunately ended yesterday, but it's ok, I wasn't eligible anyway because of the country I live in, which is kinda of a bummer, but we're kinda used to it, right?
Right.

The contest was basically about this:

"Record your version of Linkin Park's new single, "The Catalyst," to win a spot on the band's new album.

Linkin Park is giving you 5 stems from their upcoming single. You can remix the parts, write something over them, or mute tracks and add something new. Once you submit, fans can vote on their favorites. The band will choose one winner to be featured on Linkin Park's upcoming album, A THOUSAND SUNS."

So, as I don't let petty things like Myspace legal issues and not being able to win bring me down, I did my own remix. For fun.

I went for a 'Full Rock Out' örganic approach, meaning that I wrote guitar parts, a bassline and programmed drumpatterns underneath the vocals, which were awesome btw.

Recording while filming was a whole other issue, you might as well say that shit was tough as a motherfucker. I don't handle heat so well and I wasn't really feeling well either so I apologize for the anemic playing (and the sweatmarks on my t-shirt).
I recorded/filmed the guitar parts at around 3 AM, I was barely standing I was so tired.
Both guitars and bass are oneshot tracks( ALL LIVE ), as you can see in the video, I just basically used some creative editing techniques like panning, eq-ing etc to make it sound more like a studio recording.
The audio is a tad out of sync which annoys the hell out of me, dammit, I hate when that happens.

All in all I am not really content with the end result, but then again I don't think I ever was or will be. Which is good if you wanna keep evolving, I guess.

I DID THIS FOR FUN AND I HAD A LOT OF FUN, YO.
Learned a couple of new things as well.

So without any further ado, here's my latest piece of wörk and suckage.
Enjoy.



Oh, and the vid rendered 24 hrs and 15 minutes. Note to self - lay off the film grain effect.

Li did a cool dancey remix is well, the dude's got it going on.

Good luck to the contestants :)

God bless us everyone.



LATER EDIT:
I am sorry for the rant, headache, you know how that goes.