Off to a good start

Each team is off to a great start already. I can honestly say that everyone has their own unique sound, which is a good thing.

If we haven't been by to film your practice yet, please be patient with our crew we'll get there.

Keep up the good work.

The groups formed

Thanks to everyone for coming to the meeting. We will contact each group with the next steps soon. Based upon everybody's choices, here are the final results for groups:

Alpha:*

Aaron Hayze
Tim College
Pete Rossi
Stan Funk

Bravo:

Kelly Cochamba
Bryon Gill
Paul Tabachneck
Chris Shaeder
Bobby Porter
Josh Hartz

Charlie:

Ricky Budway
Bob Ziller
Jeff Cherep
Lisa Pelky
Mike Smales

Delta:

Dana Barker
Vijay Bakarina
Donald Brown
Jason Marney
Jamie Hudson

Echo:*

Colin Valenta
Adam Koisor
Dino Pandolfo
Paul Cunningham

*will be adding another member

Group Meeting venue confirmed

The meeting will be held Sunday the 17th at 4pm @ The Switch. 1005 East Carson Street Pittsburgh, PA 15203. We look forward to seeing everyone there. If you need directions the number is 412-431-4256.

Group Meeting and Film Dates

We are planning the next shoot/re-shoot Saturday September 9th. Please let us know what times are best for you.

The Group Meeting is scheduled for Sunday September 17th. We will have the location and time for you soon.

Please contact us if you are not able to make the scheduled dates.

First day of filming wraps up; over a dozen talent interviewed

Saturday, August 19, 2006

Liz Rossi managed to squeeze in fifteen talent interviews before the sun set near the Iguana Grill on Friday.

The first round of talent shows a wide range of abilities, skills, and personalities. Guitarist, bassists, drummers, a cappella madmen, producers, and random south side nomads came together at the 12th street park to go face to face with the camera.

The first weekend of preliminary interviews will wrap up on Sunday. Interviews to continue through next weekend.

FAQ's

What exaclty is The Project Pittsburgh?

• Album/Live Show/Documentary

• The idea is to gather around 50 musicians for different bands/styles of music to come up with original material to record an album.

• Each group of 4 to 5 people come up with 10 minutes of material.

• Every group gets 1 month to come up with the ten minutes of music for the album (roughly three songs or two longer songs).
  

How are the bands assembled?

• We're having everyone meet on the 16th of September to meet and talk with eachother.

• After about an hour, everyone will fill out a form choosing who they want to work with.

What is the form for?

• The form will be broken down into categories by instrument/persons name/and a ranking.

• For instance, you talked to John Doe the bass player and think you would work well together. On the form you would write: BASS/JOHN DOE/#1.

• At the end of the night, we collect the forms and try to match everyone with their number one picks.

• Then after everyone is matched up, it's up to your group from there to come up with the music.

Will this be recorded in a studio?

• Yes. The entire project consists of volunteers. Many of which have voluteered their time and studio for the project.

Where will the live show take place?

• This will be determined after the album is recorded.

Will there be a DVD?

• Yes. This is also a being filmed as a documentary, and after the recording will be a live show. We have interview footage of around 15 participating musicians currently.