Part Two?
It is hard to believe Echoes in the Alleyway is almost a year old! We will be marking the one year anniversary, more on that very soon!
There is talk of maybe doing another project for a 2013 release! but could do with some other peoples thoughts.
The timing of the project last year couldn’t have been better with the Doves best of out, it coincided with Doves ‘last gig for awhile’ among other things. I borrowed the idea (after it was suggested to me) from another artist website, who does this every year! Not sure how he does it, the work that goes into it is mega. You have no idea how much I appreciated the help I got from those of you who contributed to the project.
Should we do it again? If so what could be better..
what could be done different?
What didn’t you like?
Was 2CDs worth of tracks too much?
The project will be very different than the original Echoes release, but with the same objective of raising even more money for charity.
What are your thoughts? Got any suggestions? We want to hear from you, even if its just to say don’t do it again or to show your support! There is a thread on the official doves forum here. If you are not a member then you can comment on this post or email me at nicky@dovesmusicblog.com
Hi Nicky. Nice idea to poll the contributors from EITA. Personally, I think one ‘disc’s worth of tracks should be enough, about 12 tracks max (depending on their length of course)…but, say, a maximum of an hour. I think this will give more of a focus. I realise that it means that you’ll have to place a limit on the number of artists included, which will require a selection process…..this will be a bit of a headache for you! However, it would ensure a quality release. But you could also do a ‘free bonus’ release at a later date with the discarded tracks…. this will help generate interest in the proper release later, after the first wave of purchases has peaked and then troughed.
This is all going to be a lot of work for you, of course, so you may want to appoint a couple of ‘moderators’ to help out. As for the theme of the album…..it’s a tricky one. It shouldn’t be a repeat of EITA, but still needs a connection with the band. Could the band provide stems for each of their favourite songs (so, three songs) for remixes? The album could be a remix album, just a thought.
Anyway, great work on EITA……
Cheers, Paul