Lovely generous helpful people please? band logo

[samwilliams]

Slightly cheeky request for free help because i'm useless!

I was wondering if any of you lovely generous people would be able to do me a huge huge favour. I need to design a logo for my band (monkey bomb - www.monkeybomb.co.uk), but I've tried and failed miserably. I've noticed a lot of very expertly done photoshopping on here, and I'm sure what i need would take no time at all if you actually had any idea what you were doing.

So, if anyone has nothing better to do with their time, and feel like designing a logo for a band called monkey bomb (my idea was a cartoon monkey's head with a fuse), i would love you for ever. I'm sure i could promise some lovely worthless reward like a CD of our demo and several guestlist places to our gigs forever!

I'll love anyone forever if you can help (or not, if that would be more of an insentive).

Thanks

Sam

[dave_s13]

Try posting the same questions on

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/

Its full of teeny boppers with nowt better to do, some of em are shit hot at photoshop though.

Its probably one of the best forums on the net for trolling, some of the kids on there are right w*nkers, soo easy to get a 'lively debate' going.

[mrs fish]

Ok, here is a very quick effort, if its anywhere near what you were looking for email me via my profile and we can see what we can do

[RichardR]

mrs fish said:

Ok, here is a very quick effort, if its anywhere near what you were looking for email me via my profile and we can see what we can do

That monkey looks far to happy considering it's got a lit fuse poking out of its head, unless nobody's told it!

[FourWheelDrift]

My little effort - no charge actually it's a chimp but he's so cute.

[alunr]

FourWheelDrift said:

My little effort - no charge actually it's a chimp but he's so cute.

I think you need help

>> Edited by alunr on Thursday 7th August 17:44

[FourWheelDrift]

alunr said:

FourWheelDrift said: My little effort - no charge actually it's a chimp but he's so cute. I think you need help >> Edited by alunr on Thursday 7th August 17:44

took him bloody ages to pose like that as well

[samwilliams]

Thanks for the suggestions. Keep them coming! I knew you were all lovely people!

If anyone else actually wants a copy of the demo (it's sort of mindless pop-rock, a bit like Ash or the Wildhearts i suppose), you're more than welcome. But not too many, cause then i'll have no money.

Also, if anyone knows any vocalists or bassists in London, then I'd love to know, because we had an unfortunate incident recently, and the vocalist and bassist are no more (in a monkey bomb sense, not a real life sense!). Or in fact if anyone fancies giving us a record deal, that would be equally appreciated.

Sam

[alunr]

samwilliams said:

Thanks for the suggestions. Keep them coming! I knew you were all lovely people! If anyone else actually wants a copy of the demo (it's sort of mindless pop-rock, a bit like Ash or the Wildhearts i suppose), you're more than welcome. But not too many, cause then i'll have no money. Also, if anyone knows any vocalists or bassists in London, then I'd love to know, because we had an unfortunate incident recently, and the vocalist and bassist are no more (in a monkey bomb sense, not a real life sense!). Or in fact if anyone fancies giving us a record deal, that would be equally appreciated. Sam

Send me a copy Sam and I'll stick it up somewhere as MP3's for you. (secret place so you can only tell the people you want!)

[samwilliams]

alunr said:

Send me a copy Sam and I'll stick it up somewhere as MP3's for you. (secret place so you can only tell the people you want!)

Thinking about it, I think i can do that myself using the free webspace that i use for the (currently very small) website we've got. I'll see if I can work it out, and if not, I'll get back to you

[samwilliams]

In case anyone is interested, some of our songs are now up on the internet (thanks to alunr), so I'd be very interested if anyone would have a listen and let me know what you think. They're not meant to be fantastic recordings, but as much criticism as you can give would be fantastic.

www.pentangle.co.uk/monkeybomb/oh.mp3
www.pentangle.co.uk/monkeybomb/AlmostFamous.mp3
www.pentangle.co.uk/monkeybomb/JumpingShip.mp3
www.pentangle.co.uk/monkeybomb/monkey.mp3

Go on, have a listen and tell me we're crap! please?!

Sam

[lemmonie]

Honestly?

The leaving of your vocalist is a blessing, out of tune, no expression and flat. no projection and a poor range. He is not a singer and has had no vocal training which is apparent. However, its not too hard to learn.


"OH"
My advice?
Try a female lead vocal

"Almost Famous"
Vocal is weak, but i like the song

"Jumping Ship"
Technically a good song, very catchy. Again lost it on the vocals, you need to try with backing vocals to harmonize to add some depth.

"Monkey"
Great intro, bad vocals again.

You also need backing vocals to add some "oomph"

[plotloss]

Blimey Mel, are you hiding a dim and distant past as an A&R type?

[lemmonie]

plotloss said:

Blimey Mel, are you hiding a dim and distant past as an A&R type?

I have many strings to my bow young man!

[FourWheelDrift]

Simon Cowell said:

Honestly? The leaving of your vocalist is a blessing, out of tune, no expression and flat. no projection and a poor range. He is not a singer and has had no vocal training which is apparent. However, its not too hard to learn. "OH" My advice? Try a female lead vocal "Almost Famous" Vocal is weak, but i like the song "Jumping Ship" Technically a good song, very catchy. Again lost it on the vocals, you need to try with backing vocals to harmonize to add some depth. "Monkey" Great intro, bad vocals again. You also need backing vocals to add some "oomph"

Pull your trousers up and say what you mean.

[samwilliams]

lemmonie said:

Honestly? The leaving of your vocalist is a blessing, out of tune, no expression and flat. no projection and a poor range. He is not a singer and has had no vocal training which is apparent. However, its not too hard to learn.

One thing i forgot to mention is that these demos weren't recorded with our old singer! His vocals just didn't work anyway, and so these songs feature my beautiful voice. As you have pointed out, I am a drummer, not a singer, and was only singing to fill in the gap before finding a proper one!

Overall then, if you include better production and someone who can sing, relatively positive?

[lemmonie]

I really like the music, whilst not exactly breakthrough in terms of originality there is certainly a winning formula to song writing and I think you've found it.
As you said now's the time to put the effort into production and finding the right voice to front the band. The only advice I can give is when you try people out for the job try to have a wide range of people with different ranges and styles. Dont forget as well that you as a band may need to experiment with keys as the right singer might require the song played in a different key to set them both off.

Am i boring you yet?!

[samwilliams]

lemmonie said:

Dont forget as well that you as a band may need to experiment with keys as the right singer might require the song played in a different key to set them both off. Am i boring you yet?!

thanks for the advice. We've already had to change keys before with the last singer on a couple of the songs, so that shouldn't cause too many problems.

Is anyone else going to give an opinion? please? I want at least one person to despise it!!

[dick dastardly]

samwilliams said:

a bit like the Wildhearts i suppose

Fcukin A!

Bring back riff-drenched rock, that's what I say

[bendyjoe]

Ok Sam, I've listened to them...... You're not shit! 'Cos if you are, then that means I am too!