About The Twelve Ideas Project

Update — 01-04-10: The community has spoken… or, rather, not spoken. The “Twelve Ideas” project has been shelved due to lack of community interest. Thanks to the nine people who submitted ideas!

I want your ideas. Lots of them. I need twelve of them to make Twelve Ideas a reality.

Twelve Ideas is a new project of mine. Of ours, actually. I’m going to have collaborators, and I hope you’ll be among them.

What Is The Twelve Ideas Project?

“Twelve Ideas” is the name of an album I’m going to compose, perform and record consisting of twelve songs. The record will be released some time in the spring or summer of 2010.

“Twelve Ideas” is the name of a collection of twelved short stories I’m going to write and publish as a collected edition in print, e-book and podcast formats. The collection will also be released some time in the spring or summer of 2010.

Each of the Twelve Ideas will come from one of you.

Your Inspiration Wanted

I don’t necessarily need help coming up with twelve songs to fill an album, or ideas for twelve short stories. Goodness knows I’ve got a backlog of songs and a gazillion stories to write. However, I had a remarkable experience across the Spring and Summer of this year — a collaborative experience that challenged my creative abilities as a musician like never before. It was great fun, and the end result was some work I’m very proud to have been involved with. It made me want to try it again.

This is me we’re talking about, so I didn’t want to exactly duplicate the experience. I wanted another challenge. Since, again, this is me, I also wanted to find a way to involve the community — all you awesome people who are so creative and passionate in your own right.

So I’m counting on you to send me Ideas. I’ll choose twelve of them that really resonate with me, really move me, really inspire me… and I’ll write twelve songs and twelve short stories based on those ideas.

The twelve folks whose ideas I use will each get signed copies of the CD and book when they’re published, and of course I’ll credit their inspiration in the introduction of the book and the liner notes of the CD. I’ll list everyone else’s ideas here on the site, with attribution, as well.

As ideas come in and I begin to make my selections, I’ll keep everyone posted here on the site in blog posts, videos of rough cuts and rehearsals of the songs, and I’m sure I’ll tweet the progress of the project as well. Together, we’ll make the Twelve Ideas Project a community-based, world-wide event!

What Kind of Ideas?

That’s up to you… something from your heart that also has a universal resonance probably has the best chance of striking a chord in my own breast. Be brief in your expression — capture the germ; remember, I’m only looking to be inspired by your idea, not co-write a song and a story with you. Hit me with something that’s going to make me think… and make me feel.

Submit Your Idea

Fill out the form below to submit your idea. Ideas submitted through the comments of this post will be deleted; I don’t want you to be influenced or swayed by reading what others have submitted. Your submission of an idea indicates that you agree with the conditions of your participation, so make sure you read and agree with those conditions before you submit your idea.

Conditions

The legal stuff is unavoidable, I’m afraid, both for our mutual protection and to eliminate any chance of confusion or misunderstanding:

Your participation in the 12 Ideas Project does not infer or imply any partnership or working arrangement of any kind with Matthew Wayne Selznick. You agree to waive your right to claim ownership or intellectual property rights to songs, music, lyrics, compositions, stories or other creative assets created as a result of your participation in the 12 Ideas Project now or in the future in any medium. By participating in the 12 Ideas Project, you grant Matthew Wayne Selznick, his heirs and assigns a non-exclusive, royalty free perpetual license to use all material you submit in any fashion, for any purpose and in any medium. By submitting material to the Twelve Ideas Project through this website or through any other method, you agree to these conditions without exception and without reserve.

Bingo Number 12 by Leo Reynolds is used here under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 2.0 License.

Please use the Share This button! Spread the word about the Twelve Ideas Project! Thanks!

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Update -- 01-04-10: The community has spoken... or, rather, not spoken. The "Twelve Ideas" project has been shelved due to lack of community interest. Thanks to the nine people who submitted ideas!I want your ideas. Lots of them. I need twelve of them to make Twelve Ideas a reality.Twelve Ideas is a new project of mine. Of ours, actually. I'm going to have collaborators, and I hope you'll be among them.What Is The Twelve Ideas Project? "Twelve Ideas" is the name of an album I'm going to compose, perform and record consisting of twelve songs. The record will be released some time in the spring or summer of 2010."Twelve Ideas" is the name of a collection of twelved short stories I'm going to write and publish as a collected edition in print, e-book and podcast formats. The collection will also be released some time in the spring or summer of 2010.Each of the Twelve Ideas will come from one of you.Your Inspiration Wanted I don't necessarily need help coming up with twelve songs to fill an album, or ideas for twelve short stories. Goodness knows I've got a backlog of songs and a gazillion stories to write. However, I had a remarkable experience across the Spring and Summer of this year -- a collaborative experience that challenged my creative abilities as a musician like never before. It was great fun, and the end result was some work I'm very proud to have been involved with. It made me want to try it again.This is me we're talking about, so I didn't want to exactly duplicate the experience. I wanted another challenge. Since, again, this is me, I also wanted to find a way to involve the community -- all you awesome people who are so creative and passionate in your own right.So I'm counting on you to send me Ideas. I'll choose twelve of them that really resonate with me, really move me, really inspire me... and I'll write twelve songs and twelve short stories based on those ideas.The twelve folks whose ideas I use will each get signed copies of the CD and book when they're published, and of course I'll credit their inspiration in the introduction of the book and the liner notes of the CD. I'll list everyone else's ideas here on the site, with attribution, as well.As ideas come in and I begin to make my selections, I'll keep everyone posted here on the site in blog posts, videos of rough cuts and rehearsals of the songs, and I'm sure I'll tweet the progress of the project as well. Together, we'll make the Twelve Ideas Project a community-based, world-wide event!What Kind of Ideas? That's up to you... something from your heart that also has a universal resonance probably has the best chance of striking a chord in my own breast. Be brief in your expression -- capture the germ; remember, I'm only looking to be inspired by your idea, not co-write a song and a story with you. Hit me with something that's going to make me think... and make me feel.Submit Your Idea Fill out the form below to submit your idea. Ideas submitted through the comments of this post will be deleted; I don't want you to be influenced or swayed by reading what others have submitted. Your submission of an idea indicates that you agree with the conditions of your participation, so make sure you read and agree with those conditions before you submit your idea.Conditions The legal stuff is unavoidable, I'm afraid, both for our mutual protection and to eliminate any chance of confusion or misunderstanding:Your participation in the 12 Ideas Project does not infer or imply any partnership or working arrangement of any kind with Matthew Wayne Selznick. You agree to waive your right to claim ownership or intellectual property rights to songs, music, lyrics, compositions, stories or other creative assets created as a result of your participation in the 12 Ideas Project now or in the future in any medium. By participating in the 12 Ideas Project, you grant Matthew Wayne Selznick, his heirs and assigns a non-exclusive, royalty free perpetual license to use all material you submit in any fashion, for any purpose and in any medium. By submitting material to the Twelve Ideas Project through this website or through any other method, you agree to these conditions without exception and without reserve.Bingo Number 12 by Leo Reynolds is used here under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 2.0 License.Please use the Share This button! Spread the word about the Twelve Ideas Project! Thanks!