Balloon Party 3: Academy of Power - Mindscapes

[Callenby]

> Feel good that my submission was accepted
> Realize who I'm up against
> Crie

Wait, you were already accepted and notified of it?

I haven't heard anything back yet.

This does not bode well for me.

[ExoBassTix]

Don't worry Callenby, he can't have meant that he's on the album. Nobody has been notified of whether or not they made it on the album ;)

Also don't worry Injustrial, we're not comparing tracks :P
You'll make it on if your track's good for AoP.

[Coloriot]

Seeing as BP had 44 tracks, and RnR had 54 tracks, will this have 64 tracks?

[Bronies Are Cool]

My guess is that it will have a lot.

[Injustrial]

> Feel good that my submission was accepted
> Realize who I'm up against
> Crie

Wait, you were already accepted and notified of it?

I haven't heard anything back yet.

This does not bode well for me.

Rewording myself: Successfully submitted a track

Then: Crie

[PlumCreek]

I'm sure you guys are super busy with the judging and logistics, but how is it going? Did you guys get what you were looking for? And the question that's on everyone's minds: when will we know if we made the cut? Keep up the good work, guys!

[Seven Ponies]

Wait, you were already accepted and notified of it?

I haven't heard anything back yet.

This does not bode well for me.

Wew, I thought I was the only one...what a relief.

[ExoBassTix]

Don't worry 7Ponies, he can't have meant that he's on the album. Nobody has been notified yet of whether or not they made it on the album ;)

And PlumCreek, you'll be informed of your inclusion on the album (or not) as soon as the judging is done (just so you know, we're close to being finished). It's going real well so far actually. We've gotten some seriously amaziing tracks!

[Bronies Are Cool]

I'm excited to hear the results.

[Injustrial]

Sooo, since the judging is over, I'm just going to assume I didn't make it since I haven't heard from you guys. Still looking forward to the album, though. I'm sure there's great music to be heard

[Bronies Are Cool]

The release date is in a few days. When are we notified about making or breaking it?
Breaking it
Break it
(yea really really bat attempt at a balloon party pun)
But the question is serious

[Injustrial]

In case you've missed the FB update: Emails have now been sent to the people accepted onto the album. Check your inboxes

[ExoBassTix]

Thanks Injustrial! That's right, everyone who got through judging has been sent an email with the full list of tracks that made the cut (please don't share this list, or your winning submission, before release). Check the list just to be sure that we got the exact artist and title right. Tell us if it's not.
(Sooooorry Supersaw Hoover I forgot to not put a joke name in the list o3o )

With that some great new data!
Release: December 1st 2PM EST / 7PM GMT
Celestia Radio stream: December 1st 2PM EST / 7PM GMT (throughout the stream there will also be several interviews hosted by CR)
Everfree Network stream: December 1st 10PM EST / December 2nd 3AM GMT

Get ready for Academy of Power: Mindscapes.

(^YES THIS IS THE FINISHED COVER ART!!!^)
(Credit for art goes to BlabVoid and Kibbie The Great. Thanks guys!)

[Dreamland200]

That does look really great!!

[Ricky Denzel]

I didn't make it. That's a new record for me. I've never been in BP.

[ExoBassTix]

23 MINUTES GUYS!
LET'S TAKE DOWN BANDCAMP AGAIN

[Coloriot]

Yay! Album's out! Congrats to everyone who got on! Here's my video that I just published:



A few questions though...

Will there be an after album, like OLS and After Party?
Is there a free download link?
If not, will the artists get a free link?

[Freewave]

http://fimmusic.tumblr.com/post/1040918 ... ilight-was

Congrats guys. Despite a few people talking negatively before its even out the initial buzz it's a solid album. Can't wait to check it out.

Just a reminder to anyone who's new, even BP1 was not exempt from criticism when it came out. Even if its not your cup of tea let's try not piss on anyone's parade who took part as you really need to question why they would do that. Peace, Love, and Harmony.

[PENG-1]

About that, I do know that the previous Balloon Parties have not been immune to criticism (the last one especially) but from what I've seen, it seems like Exo actually mismanaged the album MORE than Circuitfry and many former team members are especially ticked off about it. I'm still planning to buy it because still it's a solid selection, but I am curious about what went on behind the scenes this time.

[Freewave]

About that, I do know that the previous Balloon Parties have not been immune to criticism (the last one especially) but from what I've seen, it seems like Exo actually mismanaged the album MORE than Circuitfry and many former team members are especially ticked off about it. I'm still planning to buy it because still it's a solid selection, but I am curious about what went on behind the scenes this time.

Just so you know the biggest issues were with hand off of Balloon Party as there was a solid month or two where no one knew what cfry was doing with it before he finally he just abandoned it completely. Its easy to blame Exo for trying to fill in when he might not have the connections that others did or be the perfect man for the job. Those who critique the loudest (generally silva and lav) aren't always the ones who raise people's spirits, have anything positive to say, or will make it to a finished release. If the critics wanted to get involved they should have when BP was up for grabs and needed that help (and in some cases they somewhat did, depending on your view of that). I'd personally rather have something passionate and pony then something glossy and pino and sometimes that put me in the minority tbh. Either way better to make something then tear it down i feel....

[PlumCreek]

In case anyone wants to know the lyrics to track 19, here's my video of it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRew-b78ZFg

[Symphon]

Honestly, I did NOT expect to get on the album, but I am extremely happy I did. Must have improved if I got rejected from the last one with a "lol no," so that's a huge plus. c: It was a delight to listen to the entire thing on the stream, by the way... Save for some unneeded comments near the beginning, but oh well. If you want to see my video, check it out here.
http://youtu.be/049RkZcWkjE

[ph00tbag]

Happy to be on this one and representing brony music. Here's the youtube for my tune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrQOi7fbkVI

There's so much good music on this album.

[Technickel Pony]

I did feel as though there was very little a chance my track could've been considered, let alone appear on the album. It's a little surreal to me.
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ30SM6wUAk

[ExoBassTix]

Will there be an after album, like OLS and After Party?
Is there a free download link?
If not, will the artists get a free link?

We are definitely gonna try and plan a mini-album. No details as of now.
No, but it'll be made public when next year's big album releases!
Any artist interested, could you PM me? Or Pyrelight? (Preferably not both haha)

Man man man, last night was a blast. Even after the Celestia Radio stream ended we just kept on going and it was so much fun. The stream went really well (and sometime today we got the actual entire 5 hr stream to put on our website/Facebook in mp3!) and was received generally with good comments. We've even managed to get Bandcamp down for a short period of time!

And Freewave, thanks for that bit of text there, really appreciate it. It's true and I couldn't have said it better. If you feel you can make a difference for Balloon Party, be a part of it!

Oh and I got woken up two hours ago and only just got out of bed (oops). Man I needed it xD

EDIT -

one last question: How did "F!!K FACE" get on here? just... why? like, the worst song on there. exo would know... just delete me now I'm sure I'm hated enough but... jesh...

Well don't feel bad about yourself. It's okay to not like something
The track is, in my opinion, one of the better ones on the album. And the judges seem to share my opinion, and so it got on :)