David Emery OnlineCatch Up
4 January 2007
Catch up time!
Over the past month or so at work we’ve launched a couple of nifty little sites that I’d like to share with you. As I now have some help for the first time I’m not actually responsible for the html/css/php, but the designs are mine so I’m taking full credit (only joking Simon if you’re reading!).
First up is a site promoting the new Black Strobe album, “A Remix Selection”:
The main premise of the site is that we’re giving away the master components (vocals, bass etc) of the lead single “Shining Bright Star” for people to remix, which they can then upload onto the site for people to listen to and rate. Black Strobe have a long history of remixing – this album is an album of remixes of people like Bloc Party and The Rapture, so this all ties in quite nicely.
Any budding DJs or remixes out there would be well advised to check it out – it’s looking like the highest rated remix may well end up as a b-side on a single from the forthcoming Black Strobe album (which is their first album of their own material, not remixes, and is sounding very impressive).
Next up is a site for Jack Peñate, whose shoes you can see above:I really like the way this site turned out, but that’s mostly due to the fun that we did with his debut single “Second, Minute Or Hour”. The single was a 7” limited to 1000 copies, and each copy had a unique polaroid photo attached to the cover. All 1000 polaroids are on the site, and we encouraging people to “claim” their copy by sending in a photo of them with their record. There’s no prize or anything – it’s just a bit of fun to try and connect with the already strong fanbase Jack has.
He’s worth keeping an eye on, is Jack – he’s great live and has already got some cracking songs under his belt. Certainly one to watch in 2007.