And The Winner of the Smart AV console is...

SmartAV have spent a long time trying to decide on a winner for the Tango project. The quality submitted was so high that in the end they couldn't decide.

Instead they've short listed the finalists - any of which they would more than happily use in connection with the Tango as musically they loved all 7, but they wanted more feedback in terms of which would be more successful selling their product.

So they asked us to help the make the decision....

We decided it wasn't really fair for us to make a decision - so we've thrown it out to the community. The 7 finalists are here on this project and the winner will be decided by HUMs.

More information on the HUM system can be found here:
http://www.humtoo.com/how-it-works.asp?HIWPageID=7

Whichever track has the most HUMs by 5pm AEST Friday 10th April will win the Tango.

This result really highlights the incredible talent amongst our music makers!!!

Good luck finalists!

You can HUM your favourite track here: (you can HUM 1 track a day...)
http://www.humtoo.com/project-detail3.asp?projectid=166

We're twittering like crazy!

Just to let you know we'd love to connect with you on twitter, you can find our tweets here!

humtoo.twitter.com

We'll tweet when new projects come on the site, and also if we come across anything else that might be of interest :)

Humtoo gets some zzizzl

HUMTOO is excited to be working with zzizzl films creating three new projects on HUMTOO.

The first project is to create a soundtrack for the zzizzl's homepage animation.

The other two projects are to create stings for the intro and outro for zzizzl's films.

Dennis, founder of zzizzl films thinks this is a great idea. “By connecting with HUMTOO we are showing content creators that HUMTOO has a great community of music makers who want to make music for films and programmes. HUMTOO offers a much needed and vital service for content creators around the world.”

zzizzl - Portable film and video content for our mobile lifestyle - live outside the box.

HUMTOO it's all about the music

HUMTOO annoucement of the Tango project and the Coin-Op project!

A BIG congratulations to two HUMTOO musicians!

Firstly, well done to alex077.humtoo.com for his successful pitch for the Tango project! You can listen to the fantastic track here: http://www.humtoo.com/project-detail.asp?projectid=166

Also, well done to Fletcho.humtoo.com for the successful pitch on the Coin-Op project. http://www.humtoo.com/project-detail.asp?projectid=97

Have a look at the guys announcing it on the show:

HUMTALK - March

It's been a while so we thought we'd take this opportunity
to update the HUMTOO community on what's happening on HUMTOO. We've taken on
board our member’s suggestions and we've been busily working on upgrading the
site. You'll notice a range of new features on the site, and we've a load more
in store - including upgrading the quality of video on the site and also
improving the messaging system (both coming very soon).

You’ll notice that you can now upload tracks to your profile
and then attach them to a project. You will find an upload track button on your
profile and on every project you will now see a pull-down list of your
available tracks from which you can attach up to 2 tracks at any time to a
project.

All of your attached tracks now feature a small "x"
in the top right corner for removing them from a project. You can add+remove
tracks right up to close of the project. The tracks that are there on close are
locked there until the content creator makes a decision. All tracks that don't
win are then released back to you. If your tracks are unsuccessful, you can now
easily attach them to another project.

You can now also mark each of your tracks differently by
giving them individual graphics! Speaking of graphics, we’ve been getting
creative with the way the site looks and have given it a major overhaul, check
it out!.

We've also implemented a new system of 'Humming' tracks,
it's a positive vote-style rating system for music on HUMTOO. Every 24hrs,
every member of HUMTOO gets one HUM which they can use to signal their
appreciation of a track. Nobody can HUM their own tracks, and there are no
negative votes.

To HUM a track simply press the HUM button on the player for
that track. Tracks with more HUMs go to the top of projects, and so will get
more visibility. So next time you hear a great track on the site, do the
community a favour and HUM it. If you’ve any queries on these, check out the
new how it works section on the site.....

This how it works will be updated regularly over the coming
weeks as new features are added to the site - so check in when new stuff
appears on the site for a full explanation.....

Also online in the new how it works section is the HUMTOO
Template Sync Licence. We've had our lawyers draw up a sync license template
for you all to use when you win projects. We hope it helps!....

HUMFEST continues. There are currently 3 projects on the
site in the running (Heads Up, The Barman and Enfant) and plenty more short
films looking for music are on their way. For more information about HUMFEST we’ve
created a short explainer video -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySaXUeF69mA


The Smart AV guys have been so impressed with the quality of
music for their project, that they can't make up their mind. This is truly a
testament to how talented you guys are. The quality of music submitted to that
project was excellent. Well done everyone!!! The deadlock will be resolved
shortly.

As always, if you're keen to hear about new projects when
they are uploaded to HUMTOO, send an email to newstuff@humtoo.com with
ADD ME in the subject line.

Thanks everyone and if you've any suggestions for the site
message Mike - mike.humtoo.com

Keep up the great work!


Cheers,


The HUMTOO team

www.humtoo.com

talktous@humtoo.com
Get out tweets: www.twitter.com/humtoo
Join us on myspace : www.myspace.com/myhum
See HUMTOO's work YouTube: www.youtube.com/humtoomusic

HUMTOO is pleased to support Chew TV. They've been doing some fantastic stuff for young people, check them out - www.chewtv.com.

Here some more info about Chew:-

Chew TV needs feeding!

The UK’s first Web TV Channel run by young people for young people is hungry for content and is asking YOU to submit YOUR films to the channel.

There are thousands of keen young film and TV makers across the world and whilst they are beavering away making great stuff, one of the main challenges is getting their great work in the right place so the right people can see it. Chew TV provides
that very location.

If you want to get involved in this exciting opportunity to show off your media-making skills to a global audience, get seen by the industry leaders and become part of the future of digital media, sign up and log in to Chew TV from the homepage www.chewtv.com which only takes a couple of minutes and you’re
ready to upload.

For files less than 100mb, you can submit your content online. For films above 100mb you can simply send them in as a data disk, DVD or DV Tape to:
Chew TV Submissions
Devonport Guildhall
Ker Street, Devonport,
Plymouth,
PL1 4EL

Click the link to access the printable submission form for postal submissions www.chewtv.com/..postalform.aspx

Also please feel free to befriend Chew TV on Twitter, MySpace and Facebook and don’t forget to keep an eye on the Chew TV Blog as well as Max’s blog for all the latest opportunities and inside industry info!

Chew TVA communication channel for a connected generation

HUMTOO on YOUTUBE!

HUMTOO's YouTube account is getting busier and busier, check out what we've been up to!

www.youtube.com/humtoomusic

We've recently uploaded a short video about HUMFEST, our short film development prize, check it out!

HUMTOO and the Smartpower challenge

HUMTOO has teamed up with Smartpower for their $10,000 Energy Smart Ad Competition.

All you Content Creators out there should check out the competition, you could win $10,000 by putting together a 30 second video to show Americans how to be smarter about their energy use.

Check out www.smartpower.org for more info, and if you enter it, use HUMTOO to source music, after all every good Ad has great music, right?

HUMTOO gets tested!

HUMTOO has teamed up with the Lets Get Tested Competition. It's a great idea - their blurb is...

To enter the competition you simply have to make a short film about
the importance of sexual health and the need to have regular sexual
health and HIV tests.

You can be as creative as you like but there are a few things to be aware of:

Read the rules - Please read the competition rules before making your video. If your video breaks the rules it won’t be put up on the site.
Know your stuff - There is a wealth of information provided by our partners on the links page. The more you know, the more you’ll understand the importance of testing.

Make your film – We’d like you to be as creative as you can. We don’t mind
how long your video is, who you work with or what you use to make it -
let your imagination run wild! For example, your film could be a drama,
a documentary or a cartoon. It could be 1 minute or 10 minutes, all we
ask for is an engaging video that will encourage people your age to get
tested.

Upload your film – Go to the entry page to give us a few details about yourself and upload your film. Once we’ve checked that it’s ok we’ll load it onto our site for the world to watch. Don’t be a stranger – Come back regularly to check out the competition and tell your friends to vote for your video. And of course is you have a better idea later on – you can always make another one!

How do I win?

Once you’ve entered your film into the competition we will load it on to our
site where the general public will be able to view and rate your films. When the competition closes on March 31st, the judges will consider the entries. They will be scoring each film according to the following criteria:


40%
- How relevant is the film to the competition brief? (Does the film
encourage sexual health testing and is this message conveyed clearly?)
40%
- How interesting and engaging is the film? (Based on the judges
opinion and includes the number of public views and the ranking.)
20%
- Is the film suitable for general release to a broad audience?



All the finalists will be invited to a VIP reception where the winner will be announced.

Dates for your diary:

The competition will close at midnight on 31st March 2009. Submissions after this date won’t be accepted
Date tba - We will invite the top 10 film-makers to a special reception to announce the winner of the competition.
2009
– winning filmmaker will be invited to work with a leading British
director or producer to have their film professionally made.

If you do make a film for the competition, post it on HUMTOO in search of
music and it wil be eligible for HUMFEST, ie you could win a further
$450!!!


www.letsgettested.org.uk

A new Tango console worth US$7490 up for grabs on www.humtoo.com

We're pleased to announce the latest project on www.HUMTOO.com. And the fee for the best track pitched is…drum roll please…the brand new Tango controller!

Tango is the revolutionary new intelligent controller from SmartAV the makers of the Smart Console.

Tango is a combination of a cutting edge control surface and 22" touch screen - combined and re-imagined to give musicians ways to interact with their music in incredible new ways.

For the music the tango guys are after, check out the Tango Demo Video on their pitch page. They're adding a new section to the end of this video in coming months covering the latest cutting edge music features that they'll be adding to the console.
So, they're after a 2 minute track outlining the style of music you propose for the new section of the video. They're after something exciting and upbeat but most of all cutting edge - something that shows off the spirit of Tango.

If you're successful, you'll get to work with the Tango guys to create the final piece for their video. Pretty cool hey?

They will pay the fee in the form of a brand new Tango controller (US$7490).

More info on www.humtoo.com