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Theres no way he would give a seated concert. It just like...wont happen. WELL BE RIDICULOUS!

omg....this is just...madness

I think a few of these gigs are going to be seated. NYC, Montreal, Oakland, Vancouver, Chicago, Boston...? Maybe others. I haven't looked at them all.

seated?!?! Are you serious?!?!

Omg......wait....is Sammy going to her first mika gig???

Oh...oh my g.....oh my go...

what do we have to do to get one of those?!

No clue yet. All of this will be discussed the day of, that is Wednesday. Will post here. Im not sure if im making enough for distribution or just enough to send to different labels for exposure.

Hey everyone. I know its just me ranting, but I thought Id tell you all about my week here.

This upcoming Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday, I have booked studio time in a studio owned by my music teacher. I will be driving half way across the state (or rather my parents will.) to his studio, and recording my album! It will consist of nine original tracks, and Im hoping to do a slow alternate version of my song Happy July as an extra track, making the total ten songs. I am excessively excited to be recording on a full sized grand piano. I have only even touched two grand pianos in my life....... and played one once, when this same teacher gave me a pass to sneak into the ballroom-esque area of my school and play it. It was the most incredible feeling, and now I get to play on one for three days! AH!

The final product will be a clean collection of the songs, just me and the piano, with an insert, the photos for which I am having taken later in the month. These will be available for distribution and sending to different people for exposure.

ALSO this week im recording for a family friend at his full scale studio, appearing with the national anthem for his album of which will be distributed in Germany.

Theres my week.....running to two different studios, and having my music teacher play greg wells. XD

I havent gotten to sleep before 1:30 in a good two weeks, falling asleep on my piano twice. XD

So yeah...i just NEEDED to tell someone that all this madness was coming up this week.

Im so excited, I cant even explain it! I mean....ahh!

We Are Golden comes out, and its like this peice of good luck that gets all this started for me. My own album! OMG! AHH!!!!!

Look out mikasounds, its my turn to twitter at an obnoxious rate. Not that anyone will care, but it will make me feel important.

AHH!!!! sorry i wrote so much. Just needed to pour that out there.

SAMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Your video is life. I love it. Just wanted you to know . I hope I can start mine tomorrow!

 

xoxoxo

Welcome home love

Hey everyone!

How goes the video making, eh?? Hehe

I can imagine plenty of you off this thread will be making a video!

Well you could always try again. If it says that there is only one submission per person,t hen you know the first one already went through

I just want to give you a big bunch of flowers for your never ending patience!

 

:flowers2:

Here, here!

Chrstine, you are incredibly kind. Thank you sOOO much. From the looks of vimeo and youtube, changing my settings the way you suggested might just be my only way out of this sticky situation.

Thanks so much Christine

Thank you so much, Christine

Youv ehelped me so much the last few days.

How can I send the file to you??

Ok, well im NOT refilming my video. It revolved around the embedded track.

Do you think if I sent you the file (which is wmv) you could try to fix some of the suggested settings for vimeo. I know this is a hassle, and im SOOO sorry, but I have NO idea how to do any of this and i really need this fixed. The video is USELESS without the lipsyncing. Im so afraid this wont be fixed and I will have nothing to send in!

I didnt try to upload it to mikasounds. Becuase the vimeo file is WAY out of sync. So i need to get that fixed before I can upload it to mikasounds.

A staff member from vimeo was just like..... Hey Sammy, I run this through for you again.

Guess what? It didnt work

I probably can't work on it out until tonight but do you think you could send me your original WMM project or even just a small portion of it or some other original video you've got that you made in Movie Maker? I can try to play around with the settings and if I can get it to work I'll give everyone exact instructions on how to do the conversion.

 

What version of Movie Maker are you using?

 

In the meantime we'll let you know if Team Mika gets back to us on the YouTube issue, but Calvin Harris had problems getting his own videos reinstated so it could take more than a day to sort it out.

The file is immense. Its like 4:40 long. Do you think that regular email would work?

Christine....

I headed your advice and checked out those compression things.

Im not a very computer-smart person, and I have no idea how to change ANY of that. Where can I go about doing all that???

Im so confused!!!!!!

I cant seem to get my video to work on either youtube or vimeo, which means I cant submit it. PLEASE HELP!

Ok..... So FIRST i tried to upload my video to youtube. It was disabled for copyright infringement.

1.) I followed an mfcer's tip and named the video something random and unrelated. I did that TWICE, uploading it a total of three times, and the video was still disabled.

-I do not see how this makes any sense. Mika's management made this mistake of not looking into using youtube as a primary upload source enough. I mean, if the contest is asking people worldwide to make a music video to this song, NO ONE will be able to upload their videos if they have audio from the track imbedded in them, as I know most people do. This creates a major problem for alot of contestants. Team Mika needs to figure this out, and youtube needs to allow us to upload our videos WITH sound for submission.

2.) I then tried vimeo. Once uploaded, the audio was INCREDIBLY out of sync. This is a big problem for alot of people here on mfc, as I have gathered in my research, because alot of us are using lipsyncing which relies on the audio being perfectly insync. For around 4 hours last night, and bright and early this morning, I have been messaging vimeo staff, posting on forums, and tried (unsuccessfully) to download any new encoding thing to fix this problem.

-This is also a problem that needs to be figured out soon by Team Mika of a vimeo staff member, becuase ALOT of people who can not use the youtube route (such as myself, for copyright reasons) are turning to vimeo (which throws off their audio)

Im really sad. I spent 13 hours on this video, and I think its pretty great. I really need to find a way to upload it soon...... or all that hard work wil go to waste. I know I have to be patient, :blush-anim-cl:but I cant stay online waiting for a vimeo staff member or someone with links to youtube to fix this ALL DAY.

I just dont know where to turn. Do you think someone can email team mika? I dont have the adress.

Do any of you have similar problems? Please post if so.

Thanks for listening

-Sammy

Gosh...whats up with the new guyliner??

tiibet took this one

 

hes so pale...... and.....delicious

so.....

seeing that its already been released, is there an mp3 of today's bbc2 Blue Eyes available?

I just like died....INGIE!

SO....if im not mistaken,

anyone living in New England or in the same time zone as New York....

London is five hours ahead.

Im getting up at 5:50 to hear a bit before hand,

but 11:00....which is, if im not mistaken, when we Are Golden is playing, is at 6:00 for us. AM.

Does anyone care to double check?

Do I have the info wrong that WAG is being played at 11:10?

Thanks everyone!

-sAmMy ;D

Ok....can someone please try to explain this to me?

Is it only going to be played on that bbc or whatever station?

If so, then it is very early for me. Which I can do, but IDK how to listen to that channel.

Is there a way to listen online?

Can someone please send me a link?

Thanks so much!!!

-sAmMy ;D

 

I thought you might like this!!!

 

I just spent an hour watching your new stuff.....and now I have to go and practice for my exam!!

 

I want to be a good as you so I'm going to put some extra effort in today! Thanks Sammy! xxx

Omg....you have no idea how much that is appreciated

Thanks so much, really. All of you are such great supporters, and I appreciate all that you do.

Thank you again, Im gunna start to teart up. You have no idea how much I appreciate this.

Thank you again

peace,love,music...

-sAmMy ;D

Sammy, just want to let you know you are fantastic.

I've been following your stuff through April and I want you to know that your songs have made me smile, cry, and sing.

It makes me happy seeing your vids because, personally, I am nearly sixteen and don't have much to show for it. My family have basically let me get away with everything, however, never taken my interests seriously. I now have a hard time going it alone. No one has ever taken an interest in my singing, and my voice comes out so strangely on my camera i've cried to sleep about it because I know i don't sound like that. I have no opportunity at school for anything music related. I don't know where my life is headed or if I can make my countless daydreams reality. At my school about everyone knows 2 or more languages and can play some instrument. I get really jealous with that pressure that I've never had either opportunity and I try to swallow it down and forget it. I'm trying, but its hard to focus alone. I don't know how it will go. Alot of its my fault.

But when I watch your songs its magic. And I'm so happy for you. Please, please, NEVER stop. Hard work pays off. You're getting alot of experience, and it sounds like you're not afraid to sing in public, that's a big plus. And you already have a fanbase. ( ; I would help you in any possible if you ever need it and I could help.

Love,

Lucy♥

Dear Lucy,

Im so glad you enjoy my music. And Im SOOOO glad that you have a passion for music aswell. When it sometimes feels like we are outsiders, and that no one else supports or understands what we want, remember that all that matters is that you are safe, happy, and healthy. Whatever makes you that way....for me, and it looks like...for you.......is music!

So keep doing what you love, and dont ever let what anyone thinks get you down.

kepp it up, and good luck with all you do!

thank you again for your kind words

peace,love,music...

-sAmMy ;D

Sammy . . . thank you SO much for sharing your story!

 

I have to say, you REALLY made me take a step back and open up my own eyes! You somehow lit a fire under my arse. I realize that we ALL have *dreams - or aspirations* and CAN NOT under ANY circumstance admit defeat and 'give up' . . . as long as we continue to try, we can never fail. And no matter how long and hard the road is going to be, it is all about the journey not the destination.

 

I am still <relatively> young

and I am going to take charge of WHAT I WANT - and no matter what MAKE IT HAPPEN! No more excuses, no more waiting, no more relying on others, IT IS ALL UP TO ME!

 

Thank you Sammy. Sometimes all it takes is hearing someone else SAY what you already know to make you WAKE UP and DO SOMETHING!

 

aww holly...thats so sweet. Good luck with all you do, and thanks again