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re: App: Khaladreth
 by Khaladreth on Tue May 19, 2015 7:43 pm
The application submitted by Khaladreth is as follows:
| Quote: | BAND LEADERS: Apply on behalf of your band. Approval of your application DOES NOT guarantee a slot at Weatherstock. See Band Selection info below.
BAND MEMBERS: Apply here if you want to keep up on Weatherstock developments on this forum.
LMB EVENT STAFF AND OFFICERS: Identify what team you'd like to help with and to gain access the forums.
What is your role in Weatherstock?:
Band Leader
Band Leaders and Band Members: What band are you a member of?:
Runic Knights Orchestra
Band Leaders: Have you performed in public as a band before? Does your band perform regularly? Have you performed at Weatherstock before? Please supply details here.:
Yes, to all.
We perform each 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month in Bree on Landroval, as well as on our home server of Brandywine on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.
We've performed at the past two (I think) Weatherstock shows, and great fun was had by all.
Weatherstock Band Application Section (only Band Leaders should fill this out):
Band Registration: Band Registration opens on Monday May 18th and closes on Sunday May 31st.
FYI: Each band will be paired with a "Roadie" from our Event Staff to ensure that all bands are ready for Weatherstock. Be sure to direct questions to your Roadie, and to answer questions promptly
Note: Weatherstock is a competition. Winners will be determined at the summit following the show. One prize will be awarded via an internet vote of all attendees, a second prize will be awarded via an internal vote of LMB members.
There will be no voting-with-feet and no voting-with-hope-tokens this year.
New this year: Band selection for the competition will occur *AFTER* all the Weatherstock Concert Series shows are completed. Only competing bands will play in the WCS, non-competing bands will have a separate show.
Weatherstock Concert Series: The Weatherstock Concert Series is a set of concerts put on during the weeks leading up to Weatherstock. These are 1-hour concerts and these slots will be given only to bands that apply for the competition.
New this year: Playing in the Weatherstock Concert Series *IS* required for the competition. This is an opportunity for bands to showcase their talents for the judges to select them.
Competition Band Selection: There are 10 slots for Weatherstock, to be chosen by weighted lottery. Each band gets 1 ticket for applying. Each LMB Officer may give 1 ticket to a band of their choice. The 10 bands are selected randomly from this pool.
ALL BANDS: You can apply either to compete at the summit on Sat. July 25th, or to participate in the non-competitive warm-up show on Fri. July 24th:
Compete: Sat July 25th
Competition Bands: Are you available to perform a 15-minute set anytime during Weatherstock on Saturday July 25th (tentatively 1:00pm-5:00pm /servertime EDT)? Slots will be assigned randomly, if you are selected.:
Yes
Competition Bands: Can you schedule a Weatherstock Concert Series performance on Landroval sometime between Friday June 12th and Sunday July 19th?:
Yes
Competition Bands: Please select possible times for your 1-hour Weatherstock Concert Series show (check ALL that apply).:
Mon-Thu Jun 15-18: 6-Midn, Mon-Thu Jul 6-9: 6-Midn
Competition Bands: Please indiciate which of the above times would work BEST for you for your 1-hour Weatherstock Concert Series show.:
June 16 or July 7, 9-10pm (our normal time)
Competition Bands: Do you have a preferred location for your Weatherstock Concert Series show? (low-level areas draw the biggest crowds).:
Bree Park
ALL BANDS: Fill out the following section!
Multi-boxing: While not prohibited, please be aware that lag can be severe at the summit during the competition, so use multi-boxing at your own risk! The show must go on.
Bands: how many musician characters are in your band? Note: we require a minimum of four members to be considered for the competition at the summit.:
6-9 depending on availability
Band Contact information:
Main Character on Landroval:
Khalawyn
Home Server:
Brandywine
Main Character on home server:
Khaladreth
Bands: Please list a time/place/server that you regularly perform a show:
9-10:30pm, Tuesdays, Bree Park
Introduce yourself or your band here.:
The Runic Knights Orchestra was founded in October, 2009, by Steeloak, to meet a need for a creative outlet for our kin members to express themselves through use of the ABC music system.
Over the past five years, RKO has met on a weekly basis to gather and test songs transcribed by our own talented transcribers, who over the years have included Thjalfi, Rathinosk, Pinoh, as well as a few others who have tried their hands at the music system.
RKO's first public concert was February 10, 2010, making their debut at an RK kinship party to wild acclaim. Over the following two years, RKO played for numerous events on the Brandywine server, including a few Concert Tours, the Brandywine Popul festival, and many kinship events.
In 2012, a whole new world of music making was opened up to us, as we first heard of an event called Weatherstock, to be held on the Landroval server. After over two years of developing a robust repertoire, the members of RKO decided to dip our toes into this other world, and we signed up for Weatherstock, created characters on that server, and got them leveled up to be able to play our songs for a completely new audience.
Boy, were we surprised! First, we were amazed at the number of music lovers present for the event. Never before had we seen so many people in one place. It was amazing! It was laggy! Some of our computers had total and utter fits!
But even with that, we had a great time.
We were introduced to some other well-established bands that came from many different servers, and heard a lot of other really great music performed by other wonderful bands. We returned to our home server after Weatherstock, fresh with ideas on how to improve our transcriptions and stage presence.
The following year, 2013, we returned to Landroval for Weatherstock, and discovered that some of the residents from that server remembered us. We again had a wonderful (but laggy) time, and saw the enjoyment that others had in having the songs "sung" rather than just played, so returned again to our home server with plans to find fun songs to rewrite some lyrics to make them more Middle Earth friendly.
Late in 2013, we were approached by the leader of Green Hills Music Society on the Landroval server. They were needing to take a break for the holidays, and asked us to fill in for them during their time slot. After some discussion, we agreed, and for about two months, RKO played every Tuesday night, in front of the Bird and Baby Inn in Michel Delving, to enthusiastic audiences.
Once the agreed-upon two months expired, GHMS had decided to return to an every-other-week format, so after a brief discussion, RKO opted to continue playing on the off weeks on Landroval server. Over the course of a few months, we tried various locations, and in the fall of 2014, we settled on the Bree Park as a perfect mix of room for the audience to dance and close location so the audience doesn't have to travel far from their journeys to come see our concerts.
As 2015 began, RKO has established our routine. The first and third Tuesday of each month, we play on the Landroval server. On the second Tuesday of each month, we play on the Brandywine server. All concerts are held at the Bree park, across the street from the jail, and begin at 9pm /servertime (EST).
Whichever server you choose, we hope to see you at our next concert!
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