Four Eyes Tribute Update

Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't been as on it as last time, but I assure you the Four Eyes tribute is still happening! If you called a song, please email me and confirm you're still doing the track you called if you haven't already. I'm looking at you David L and Spaceboy, since I don't know you guys in real life!

Also, the due date has been extended to June 7th.

Have fun dudes and dudettes!

-Cody

The Next Comp: A Tribute to the Four Eyes!!!

It’s time for another comp!

I originally thought I would limit this compilation thing to one project a year. But, I had so much fun with last year’s A Christmas Comp For You! that I couldn’t wait a whole year to get started on something else. So I am pleased to announce Domestic Honey’s next release…

A Tribute to The Four Eyes

Why am I doing this? The answer is simple: to make a ton of money. When all the Four Eyes fans of the world hear there’s a limited run cassette full of Sacramento locals covering the Four Eyes songs, they will be clamoring to send me their money.

Also, the Four Eyes are one of my favorite bands. They write super catchy songs, they’re really funny, and they’re nice dudes.

Look, if I have to explain to you why putting out a Four Eyes tribute compilation on a cassette is the best idea I’ve ever had, you probably don’t want to contribute anyways.

But I do want you to contribute!

Of course, there’s a bunch of boring guidelines you need to follow, and some other important information you need to read. I was worried about this stuff last time, but it all worked out pretty good, so we’re going to do a lot of things the same. If you’re interested in contributing a Four Eyes cover to the compilation, please read on...

1. This is a tribute to the Four Eyes. That means you get to record a cover of a Four Eyes song, send it to me, and I’ll put it on a very professionally manufactured cassette tape. No original songs, even if they’re about the Four Eyes or something nerdy, will be considered. Of course, the Four Eyes are known for playing hours upon hours of cover songs. It goes without saying that covers of covers won’t be considered either, no matter how Four Eyes-ish you make them. If for some reason you don’t have the complete Four Eyes discography, a lot of their music is available for free on their website. The lyrics are printed on the inserts of some of their releases, but I bet if you have questions one of the Four Eyes will help you out, if they even know.
2. You won’t be financially compensated for your contribution. Like the Christmas comp, I will provide you with enough tapes, free of charge, for each contributor to your track to have one. If you employ the services of an orchestra or gospel choir we might have a problem, but otherwise everyone should get a tape. You will also be able to purchase as many tapes as you need at cost, meaning at the price I pay per tape. Then I don’t lose as much money, and you can have all the tapes you want for a really low cost. You can then do with those tapes as you see fit. I’ll give the Four Eyes some tapes to sell, and I’ll try and sell a few myself to make enough to put out another tape some time. The bottom line is I’m not doing this to make money (despite the hilarious joke I made above), but if I lose too much money I won’t be able to continue doing projects like this in the future.
3. Calling it. Ugh. The Halloween Show has given me enough “calling it” anxiety to never want to worry about people “calling it” again. So I’m going to try and let everyone police themselves. But here’s some things to keep in mind:

• Don’t be a dick. As with all things in life, don’t be a jerk to other people. If you know someone has their heart on doing a particular song, maybe pick another one. There’s so many great Four Eyes songs! Also don’t call a song and then not do it.
• Don’t let your feelings get hurt. If someone is doing the song you really want to do, they’re probably not doing it just to be a dick. Besides, there’s so many great Four Eyes songs!
• I might accept more than one version of a song, if I have to. I don’t want to put out a cassette with 20 different versions of Calculator Man, but if two people send me submissions of the same song, and they’re both great, they might both make the tape. Or, I might pick and choose. Seriosuly, I’ll do it! But please don’t make me do it!
• I think my band is recording The Oldest Dude in the world, so don’t be a dick and call it or my feelings will be hurt.
• Ben Casey. You don’t get to call all of the Ben Casey Saga. If you want to do Ben Casey, just pick one part. Unless you collaborate with a ton of people, We Are The World style.

Feel free to make known the song you plan on covering. Preferably in the comments section below, or by letting me know via email, text, Facebook, or whatever. I’ll try and keep a running list, and if someone calls something that’s already been called, I’ll let them know someone else has also called it, and they can figure out the best way to handle things (probably picking a different song, but who knows?) Consideration may also be given to the first submission, the cooler person, the better friend, or the person who buys me the best burrito. What I’m saying is there’s no hard fast rule here, and I’m not going to worry about making everyone feel all warm and fuzzy and that we live in a fair world where everyone gets to record Jackpot and they’re entitled to participate on their own terms. I’m doing this for fun, and if you take the fun out of it, you’re blowing it for me and yourself.

4. All submissions are due by Sunday, June 1st, 2015 at 11:59 PM! You can email or dropbox a digital version of your song to me. If you don’t have my contact information, reply in the comments below with the best way to get ahold of you I’ll contact you. You can also give me a CD/Thumbdrive/Cassette in person or through the mail. Again, let me know in the comments if you need to get a hold of me.

• I don’t have any real preference in format, just do whatever you’re used to and sounds good to you and we’ll make it work.
• I’m enlisting a little help with “mastering” to clean up the tracks and level things off so volume doesn’t vary too much from track to track.
• Once your track is submitted I’ll ask you for credits/liner note information, and continue to keep you updated on the details of the release.
• With any luck the cassette will be released some time in July. I’ll plan a release show when I have a better idea of when it will be finished.

I think that’s it. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. If I forgot anything I’ll update this here blog and probably post on Facebook too. Have fun and be creative, folks!