February 25, 2010 - Continuing from last week's disclosure on the confusion to any Marvel-side agreements due to their Disney buy-out, I am still trying to understand what/which audio tracks remain intact regarding any previous arrangements. That is not easy if you think of all the production companies involved in say just Spider-Man. All that character's Cartoons, Movies, LPs, CDs, Toys, Actions Figures, Commercial Products, Novelties, Radio Broadcasts...you get the idea. But I have not lost my stride with this; as now new phone calls to old contacts are out there.
If anything, this has really prompted me to essentially take the music on tour so as many fans can listen to it as possible, interact with me on personal level, and together do what we must to break the bonds of PRIVATE and make this superhero audio collection PUBLIC - so all can enjoy it. The sales model I am proposing (with success so far) is a Super-(i)Tunes Store and/or a direct sales purchase approach.
Every week though, I make a step forward. So I know not only will I finish the race, but that I will win it too. I'll see you all next 'Theme News' Thursday with more. And thank you all for your indispensable support via this site's popularity. Which by the way, still ranks in the top 600-thousand among over 28 million total monitored websites.
March 4, 2010 - The work is going great. I'm about done with the sorting & selection of new files; while also finishing with the creation of the latest audio tracks - see my Still To Come Page. So there is no confusion with the below paragraph, all tracks on the Still To Come Page are finished tracks and are certain to be in the next release. That's why they're listed there. All that remains is a master recording to be made of each.
Also, I'm anxious to finish off the final playlist so I can move into recording the aforementioned masters. My only slow-down this week were some old files filled with pops & some hisses. Those took a long time to correct and get sounding right. Part of my assurance, if doesn't sound dynamic and clean, it does NOT go into the collection.
I've been also playing many of the new creations through stereos and .mp3 players; ensuring everything sounds great. SUPER in fact! When version 5 does get released, you can count on thousands of new samples to be made available to you so you can get a better idea of the real scope of this project. Back to the 'Sanctuary of Sound' for me and I'll be back next 'Theme News' Thursday with lots more.