Collab Smash is a monthly competition that takes place in the URM Trading Grounds.
Teams of 2-6 URM members collaborate to write an original song based on a new challenge every month. The winning team members get a cool prize, and everybody has fun and makes new friends!
June’s challenge: create a song in the style of Rammstein, and hopefully dethrone the reigning champion, Team 127 Ghost Note!
Collab Smash is a monthly competition that takes place in the URM Trading Grounds.
Teams of 2-6 URM members collaborate to write an original song based on a new challenge every month. The winning team members get a cool prize, and everybody has fun and makes new friends!
January’s challenge: create a song in the style of Angels & Airwaves! The winners each receive a copy of Pawn Shop Comp from Korneff Audio.
February’s Collab Smash does a complete 180: The prompt is to create a song in the style of Humanity’s Last Breath or Vildjharta, and the winners get a copy of DjinnBass from Submission Audio!
Collab Smash is a monthly competition that takes place in the URM Trading Grounds.
Teams of 2-6 URM members collaborate to write an original song based on a new challenge every month. The winning team members get a cool prize, and everybody has fun and makes new friends!
December’s challenge: create a song in the style of either Knocked Loose or a Will Putney production! The winners each receive a copy of STL Tones Tonality Will Putney or STL Will Putney Kemper Pack.
January’s Collab Smash does a complete 180: The prompt is to create a song in the style of a Tom Delonge or Angels and Airwaves style production.
If you love creating fun, engaging videos and graphics and are passionate about helping to create the next generation of audio pros, we want to talk to you!
Interested? Send your portfolio + a little blurb about why you are the right person for the job to [email protected]
About you:
A motivated, ambitious self-starter who can come up with great ideas and bring them to life as videos and graphics that live on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and our members-only site
About us:
We are the world’s best online school for rock and metal producers, with thousands of members from all over the world.
Some of the mixers and artists we’ve had on the platform include Daniel Bergstrand + Meshuggah, Andrew Wade + A Day To Remember, Fredrik Nordstrom + Bring Me The Horizon, Nolly + Periphery and Kris Crummett + Dance Gavin Dance among DOZENS of others.
This role is part time for now, with the goal of going full time if and when it makes sense for both us.
Examples of the content we’re talking about:
Here’s the formal job description:
A jack of all trades operating as a “one person band,” the Digital Media Creator’s job is to produce content that drives brand, engagement and sales for URM. The DMC’s content should position URM as the leading source of education for rock and metal producers; put URM at the center of important conversations, debates and discussions; and drive leads/sales of products.
The DMC should be on the bleeding edge of social media trends, constantly pushing the envelope, trying new ideas, discarding the ones that don’t work and doubling down on the ones that do. With a “by any means necessary” attitude, the DMC should always be looking for the balance of quality and quantity that delivers maximum impact without sacrificing brand and credibility.
SOCIAL CONTENT
Produce graphics and videos for Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and any other relevant platform
Drive the entire process from concept to execution
For graphics: concept + create
For videos: produce, shoot, edit
Get help from other team members as needed
Deliverables
At least once per day on Facebook and IG
1-2 per month on YouTube
Constantly innovate on formats, concepts and process to keep everything feeling fresh and relevant
ADS & PROMOS
Create ads for every month’s flagship content
NTM session
Fast Track
Create ads for higher-level offerings on a regular basis (~quarterly)
Nail The Mix
Enhanced
Mix Lab, Mix Rescue, One On Ones
GRAPHICS
NTM + Enhanced content, Courses
Hero images (Fast Tracks, NTM)
Slide templates (Fast Tracks)
Fast Track bumpers
YouTube thumbnails
Events
Summit
Meetups
REPORTING
On a monthly basis, recap the team on the state of the union: what we’ve been doing, what’s working, what isn’t and what’s next
If you’re a musician looking to get your home studio off the ground, this show is for you! Eyal Levi and Ryan “Fluff” Bruce sit down to talk shop about all the things they wish they knew when they were getting started.
Episode 1: Recording Guitars part 1
In this episode they talk about all things guitars: the simplest way to get started with recording guitars at home, some things you need to know to avoid damaging your gear, and a few simple but crazy-effective things you can do to level up your tones and more. If you want to record guitars at home without your amp catching on fire, make sure you give this one a listen!
In this episode they continue digging into guitars, focusing on how to get the best results when recording: the proper way to play when recording (and why it’s not the same as playing live), why it’s so hard to program guitars, and the critical importance of simple but often overlooked details (for example, the RIGHT way to use a tuner).
In this episode they dive deep into a hot topic: choosing the right DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). They touch on why you should NOT pick your DAW based on other people’s opinions, the pros and cons of many popular DAWs and most importantly, how to pick the one that’s best for YOU.
In today’s episode they talk about the biggest hurdle for many musicians: drums! Or more specifically, the ins and outs of programming MIDI drums for those who don’t have access to a drummer (or drummers who simply can’t record their kit at the moment).
In this episode they tackle what is probably the most fragile part of any recording: vocals. They talk about the keys to tracking a great vocal performance: how to read the vocalist’s state of mind, creating the right environment for them to do their best, and how to record great vocals in a home studio.
In this episode they focus on an incredibly important but often overlooked part of any metal mix: the bass guitar. Some of what they cover: why bass is the secret ingredient to great metal guitar tone, some tricks for recording bass (it’s not quite the same as guitar), and how to use synth and MIDI bass guitars for reference.
