Hi everyone!
So I know I'm new here and I hope I'm not overstepping my newbie status here, but I have a lot of time on my hands I would like to fill some of it getting to know more about wikiloopers as artists and people. I find this place fascinating and the music and artists and community of respect here exceptional.
I apologize in advance if this idea has already been done or tried before and I am not aware of it. So I'm thinking of starting a Wikiloopers (name can be changed) podcast to feature some music and interviews from people in the wikiloops community. No one will get famous or even paid so need for competition on the site and this will not be an official wikiloops podcast at all so Richard and the moderators should only be invited to be guests for interviews as artists and maybe a little about the site, in my opinion. I don't want to make this turn into any sort of competition and the audience will likely mostly be other wikiloopers so we are not "selling" anything to anyone. It's just an idea for a way to contribute to the community in a long-form conversation with some songs featured from artists interviewed. There will be no need to feel left out or anything cause if it's done right the podcast can be available for other members to host and add to so it's not like anyone one person, certainly not me or anyone else is "in charge of". I don't mind kicking it off but thought it could be passed around just like we do on the tracks.
For example, I find a cheap hosting platform outside of this site so it's not officially endorsed and find an artist brave enough to go on first as a guest and we connect over zoom or whatever using good mics recording into a DAW, we talk about their musical journey, what they like about wikiloopers, whatever comes up. This is not an advertisement idea for wikiloops although it may bring in some new members if they discover it but it could be a way to hear more about the artists we often listen to on Wiki and learn more about their experiences in life and music.
I would say to minimize the competition factor, I would want the guest to choose their own favorite collaboration to play that they are a part of and maybe 3 others they like from others they don't play on so the attention can go any direction they choose. I don't think the host should choose any songs to minimize their own influence or maybe just one as the honor of being host.
Also maybe keep it around an hour-long unless the conversation just seems to be interesting past that and focused on music in general. All kinds of questions could be submitted to this thread for the host to ask the guest.
Lastly, in order to choose who hosts it and who is the first guest, I think we can just leave it up to luck on who sees this post and likes the idea and is brave enough to say "I'll be a guest". Then we go in order or replies or just whoever wants to interview whoever can just go for it. We could maybe have a couple of guests/artists per episode if needed. I can host first I guess, but I'm happy to just help behind the scenes if anyone else would like to volunteer to kick it off as host. No need for it to be weekly if that doesn't feel right, but weekly would be fantastic so we can feature more artists and hosts.
This should be easy to make, fun to do and listen to, and overall controlled by the community as another way to "jam". It does not need to be "professional" and will Not make anyone any money. A new episode can be added to the site any time anyone wants to add one and as long as all the music is original and on wikiloops than it will serve it's purpose and not disrupt the delicate balance already on Wiki between being an artist who adds tracks/remixes vs being a fan who wants to know more about their favorite artists.
Anyone think this is a good idea and can we get a "I second this idea!" or even better " I'll be brave/crazy and host it first" and another person to say "I'll be the brave first guest!"
Much love to you all!!
So I know I'm new here and I hope I'm not overstepping my newbie status here, but I have a lot of time on my hands I would like to fill some of it getting to know more about wikiloopers as artists and people. I find this place fascinating and the music and artists and community of respect here exceptional.
I apologize in advance if this idea has already been done or tried before and I am not aware of it. So I'm thinking of starting a Wikiloopers (name can be changed) podcast to feature some music and interviews from people in the wikiloops community. No one will get famous or even paid so need for competition on the site and this will not be an official wikiloops podcast at all so Richard and the moderators should only be invited to be guests for interviews as artists and maybe a little about the site, in my opinion. I don't want to make this turn into any sort of competition and the audience will likely mostly be other wikiloopers so we are not "selling" anything to anyone. It's just an idea for a way to contribute to the community in a long-form conversation with some songs featured from artists interviewed. There will be no need to feel left out or anything cause if it's done right the podcast can be available for other members to host and add to so it's not like anyone one person, certainly not me or anyone else is "in charge of". I don't mind kicking it off but thought it could be passed around just like we do on the tracks.
For example, I find a cheap hosting platform outside of this site so it's not officially endorsed and find an artist brave enough to go on first as a guest and we connect over zoom or whatever using good mics recording into a DAW, we talk about their musical journey, what they like about wikiloopers, whatever comes up. This is not an advertisement idea for wikiloops although it may bring in some new members if they discover it but it could be a way to hear more about the artists we often listen to on Wiki and learn more about their experiences in life and music.
I would say to minimize the competition factor, I would want the guest to choose their own favorite collaboration to play that they are a part of and maybe 3 others they like from others they don't play on so the attention can go any direction they choose. I don't think the host should choose any songs to minimize their own influence or maybe just one as the honor of being host.
Also maybe keep it around an hour-long unless the conversation just seems to be interesting past that and focused on music in general. All kinds of questions could be submitted to this thread for the host to ask the guest.
Lastly, in order to choose who hosts it and who is the first guest, I think we can just leave it up to luck on who sees this post and likes the idea and is brave enough to say "I'll be a guest". Then we go in order or replies or just whoever wants to interview whoever can just go for it. We could maybe have a couple of guests/artists per episode if needed. I can host first I guess, but I'm happy to just help behind the scenes if anyone else would like to volunteer to kick it off as host. No need for it to be weekly if that doesn't feel right, but weekly would be fantastic so we can feature more artists and hosts.
This should be easy to make, fun to do and listen to, and overall controlled by the community as another way to "jam". It does not need to be "professional" and will Not make anyone any money. A new episode can be added to the site any time anyone wants to add one and as long as all the music is original and on wikiloops than it will serve it's purpose and not disrupt the delicate balance already on Wiki between being an artist who adds tracks/remixes vs being a fan who wants to know more about their favorite artists.
Anyone think this is a good idea and can we get a "I second this idea!" or even better " I'll be brave/crazy and host it first" and another person to say "I'll be the brave first guest!"
Much love to you all!!
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