Shaking Through is a music and video web series produced by Weathervane Music and WXPN, the non-commercial public radio station from the University of Pennsylvania. The series, designed to show the creation of a song by an emerging independent artist, is the outgrowth of the Weathervane Music Project Series (2009), which was re-branded as Shaking Through when WXPN joined the project in 2010.
Background
Shaking Through has "offered resources and exposure that have accelerated the careers of many artists," including Sharon Van Etten, Twin Sister , and Reading Rainbow. Shaking Through artists are selected with the help of guest curators, who are well known and respected members of the music and arts community. Past curators have included Scott McMicken of the band Dr. Dog, Peter Silberman of the band The Antlers, Daniel Rossen of the band Grizzly Bear and Department of Eagles, music writers such as Mark Schoneveld and The Pelly Twins, radio programmers such as Bruce Warren, record label owners such as Ben Swanson of Secretly Canadian Records, and record producers such as Quentin Stoltzfus.
Artists participating in the Shaking Through project record a previously unreleased, original song in a high-end recording studio (Philadelphia’s Miner Street Recordings) over a two to three day period. The episodes are shot in hi-def as documentary shorts under the artistic supervision of the series producer/director Peter English (who is also the Assistant Director of Weathervane Music). Episodes are released on the Shaking Through website on a monthly basis, excluding the months of July and December. The episodes include video interviews, information on the recording and engineering process, and a free download of the featured track.
Early Successes
Sharon Van Etten was the first Shaking Through artist, curated and produced by series creator, Brian McTear. In the episode, Van Etten recorded the previously unreleased song “Love More." A live version of that song performed by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver along with members of The National, circulated on YouTube within several weeks of her episode’s release. Van Etten signed with BaDaBing Records in the Spring of 2010 and her album “Epic”, featuring the same version of “Love More” recorded for Shaking Through, ended up on several National Public Radio year-end “Best of Lists.”
Twin Sister’s “Meet The Frownies” release coincided with the band’s first ever inclusion in the Hype Machine’s Top Ten Most Blogged About Artists. The recording of “Meet the Frownies” was later included in a split 7 inch single with the band Luyas on Dead Oceans Records. The Twin Sister Shaking Through videos have received the largest number of views of the series.
Reading Rainbow was the first artist to record more than one song in a single Shaking Through session. The three songs, including the lead off track “Wasting Time”, “Always on my Mind” and “Runaways” were included on their full length LP “Prism Eyes” released on the HoZac Record label.
A Classic Education was the first group to travel to their Shaking Through recording session from outside of the United States. The five piece band from Bologna, Italy recorded the song “Night Owl” which was to be the first single on their record to be released on Sacramento CA’s Lefse Records. Raw-Tracks and Mix-Stems from “Night Owl” were the first to be shared on Gearslutz.com as part of the new “Media-Share Project” initiated at the end of January 2011. Of all shared media, “Night Owl” still has garnered the most downloads and remixes.
Stems Project
Since January of 2011, Weathervane Music has initiated a “Media-Share Project” in which raw multi-tracks and mix-stems from Shaking Through recording sessions are available to the worldwide creative community for download. Through access to these tracks, users can remix and share their own versions of the songs. Remixes as well as discussion about the process are normally posted in online fora such as Gearslutz.com and MixOff.org. This project was introduced to help "narrow the distance between the artist and audience."
Episodes
Shaking Through is currently on it’s second volume. Ten episodes are released each year, and a new session is released every month with the exception of December and July.
Volume 0
(AKA The Weathervane Music Project Series, 2009)
Episode 1:
Song Title: Fishtown
Artist: Sunset
Record Date: April 24-25, 2009
Curator: Quentin Stoltzfus
Producer: Quentin Stoltzfus
Engineer: Brian McTear and Amy Morrissey
Mixer: Brian McTear
Video Producer: Andy Williams
Director of Photography: Andrew David Watson
Field Audio Operator: Bryan Baker
Editor: Bryan Baker
Episode 2:
Song Title: Hammerhead
Artist: East Hundred
Record Date: April 19-20, 2009
Curator: Brian McTear
Producer: Brian McTear
Engineer: Brian McTear and Amy Morrissey
Mixer: Brian McTear
Video Producer: Andy Williams
Director of Photgraphy: Andrew David Watson
Field Audio Operator: Bryan Baker
Editor: Bryan Baker
Episode 3:
Song Title: Your Daddy is a Little Girl
Artist: BC Camplight
Record Date: June 13-14, 2009
Curator: Brian McTear
Producer: Brian McTear
Engineer: Brian McTear and Amy Morrissey
Mixer: Brian McTear
Video Producer: Andy Williams and Brian McTear
Director of Photography: Bernardo Morillo
Field Audio Operator: Bernardo Morillo
Editor: Bryan Baker
Additional Cinematography: Jonathan Low
Episode 4:
Song Title: Moment Soakers
Artist: Danielson
Record Date: June 19-21, 2009
Curator: Brian McTear
Producer: Daniel Smith
Engineer: Brian McTear and Amy Morrissey
Mixer: Brian McTear and Daniel Smith
Video Producer: Andy Williams and Brian McTear
Director of Photography: Tom Quinn
Editor: Bryan Baker
Volume 1
Episode 1:
Song Title “Love More”
Artist: Sharon Van Etten
Release Date: January 26, 2010
Curator: Brian McTear
Producer: Brian McTear and Andy Williams
Engineer: Amy Morrissey, Brian McTear and UBK (Greg Scott)
Mixer: Brian McTear and Greg Scott
Video Producer: Brian McTear and Andy Williams
Director of Photography: Phil Bradshaw and Andrew David Watson
Field Audio Operator: Bryan Baker
Editor: Bryan Baker
Episode 2:
Song Title: Micro-Coliseum
Artist: Sonoi
Release Date: February 16, 2010
Curator: Daniel Smith of Danielson
Producer: Brian McTear and Andy Williams
Engineer: Jonathan Low
Mixer: Jonathan Low, Brian McTear, and Daniel Smith
Video Producer: Brian McTear and Andy Williams
Director of Photography: Tom Quinn and Jen Schneider
Field Audio Operator: Bryan Baker
Editor: Bryan Baker
Episode 3:
Song Title: Harbinger, Dark Herald
Artist: The Strapping Fieldhands
Release Date: March 9, 2010
Curator: Daniel Smith
Producer: Daniel Smith
Engineer: Devin Greenwood with UBK
Mixer: Daniel Smith
Video Producer: Brian McTear and Andy Williams
Director of Photography: Phil Bradshaw and Jennifer Schneider
Editor: Bryan Baker
Episode 4:
Song Title: Spirit, Oh Spirit
Artist: The Man Suits
Release Date: May 2010
Curator: Scott McMicken
Producer: Scott McMicken
Engineer: Jonathan Low and Amy Morrissey
Mixer: Jonathan Low and Scott McMicken
Video Producer: Brian McTear and Andy Williams
Director of Photography: Andrew David Watson
Editor: Bryan Baker
Additional photo and video by Peter English
Episode 5:
Song Title: Dead Reckoning
Artist: Floating Action
Record Date: February 27-28, 2010
Release Date: May 18, 2010
Curator: Scott McMicken
Producer: Scott McMicken
Engineer: Amy Morrissey and Brian McTear
Mixer: Brian McTear and Scott McMicken
Video Producer: Brian McTear and Andy Williams
Director of Photography: Phil Bradshaw
Editor: Bryan Baker
Additional photo and video by Peter English
Episode 6:
Song Title: Waste My Time
Artist: Springs
Record Date: March 4-5, 2010
Release Date: June 15, 2010
Curator: Scott McMicken
Producer: Scott McMicken
Engineer: Jonathan Low
Mixer: Jonathan Low and Scott McMicken
Video Producer: Brian McTear and Andy Williams
Director of Photography: Phil Bradshaw
Editor: Bryan Baker
Additional photo and video by Peter English
Episode 7:
Song: Hot Thunder
Artist: Ben + Vesper
Record Date: June 10-11, 2010
Release Date: August 2010
Curator: Daniel Smith
Producer: Daniel Smith
Engineer: Amy Morrissey and Brian McTear
Video Producer: Peter English
Director of Photography: Phil Bradshaw
Editor: Bryan Baker
Episode 8:
Song: Meet the Frownies
Artist: Twin Sister
Record Date: June 29-30 2010
Release Date: September 21, 2010
Curator: Mark Schoneveld of YVYNYL
Producer: Brian McTear
Engineer: Jonathan Low and Amy Morrissey
Video Producer: Peter English
Director of Photography: Andrew David Watson
Editor: Bryan Baker
Additional photo and video by Peter English
Episode 9:
Song: Always On My Mind
Artist: Reading Rainbow
Record Date: June 29-30, 2010
Release Date: October 26, 2010
Curator: Mark Schoneveld of YVYVNYL
Producer: Brian McTear
Engineer: Amy Morrissey
Video Producer: Peter English
Director of Photography: Phil Bradshaw
Editor: Sean Maher
Additional photo and video by Peter English
Two additional songs were recorded by Reading Rainbow at the same time as “Always on My Mind”. They are “Runaways” and “Wasting Time”. All three songs were included on the band’s November 2010 HoZac Records LP, Prism Eyes.
Episode 10:
Song: 21
Artist: Party Photographers
Record Date: June 22-23, 2010
Release Date: November 18, 2010
Curator: Mark Schoneveld of YVYVNYL.com
Producer: Brian McTear
Engineer: Jonathan Low
Video Producer: Peter English
Director of Photography: Andrew David Watson
Editor: J. DeVirgilis
Additional photo and video by Peter English
Volume 2
Episode 1:
Song: Night Owl
Artist: A Classic Education
Record Date: October 23-24, 2010
Release Date: January 18, 2011
Curator: Elise O. of Pixelhorse
Producer: Brian McTear
Engineer: Jonathan Low
Video Producer: Peter English
Director of Photography: Peter English
Editor: J. DeVirgilis
Episode 2
Song: Stay Even
Artist: Port St. Willow
Record Date: October 25-26, 2010
Release Date: February 15, 2011
Curator: Peter Silberman of The Antlers
Producer: Peter Silberman
Engineer: Jonathan Low
Video Producer: Peter English
Director of Photographer: Ian Markiewicz
Field Audio Operator: Stephan Maglio
Editor: Jason Hall
Additional photo and video by Peter English
Episode 3:
Song: Music
Artist: LA BIG VIC
Record Date: November 6-7, 2010
Release Date: March 15, 2011
Curator: Elise O. of Pixelhorse
Producer: Brian McTear
Engineer: Jonathan Low
Video Producer: Peter English
Field Audio/Visual Operator: Thomas Miller
Editor: Greg Heller
Additional photo and video by Peter English
Episode 4:
Song: Borrowed Heart
Artist: Hezekiah Jones
Record Date: March 11-12, 2011
Release Date: April 19, 2011
Curator: Bruce Warren of WXPN and Some Velvet Blog
Producer: Brian McTear
Engineer: Jonathan Low
Video Producer: Peter English
Director of Photography: Peter Enlighs
Cinematography: Phil Bradshaw
Editor: Sean Maher
Motion Graphics: Adam Maruszan
Episode 5:
Song: Phantom
Artist: Big Troubles
Record Date: March 5-6, 2011
Release Date: May 17, 2011
Curator: Liz and Jenn Pelly
Producer: Brian McTear
Engineer: Jonathan Low
Director of Photography: Peter English
Cinematography: Ian Markiewicz
Editor: Mike Plunkett
Episode 6:
Song: Heavy Love
Artist: Dreamers of the Ghetto
Record Date: March 13-14, 2011
Release Date: June 21, 2011
Curator: Ben Swanson of Secretly Canadian
Producer: Brian McTear
Engineer: Jonathan Low
Video Producer: Peter English
Director of Photography: Peter English
Cinematography: Jen Schneider
Editor: J.Devirgilis
Additional photo and video by Peter English
Background
Shaking Through has "offered resources and exposure that have accelerated the careers of many artists," including Sharon Van Etten, Twin Sister , and Reading Rainbow. Shaking Through artists are selected with the help of guest curators, who are well known and respected members of the music and arts community. Past curators have included Scott McMicken of the band Dr. Dog, Peter Silberman of the band The Antlers, Daniel Rossen of the band Grizzly Bear and Department of Eagles, music writers such as Mark Schoneveld and The Pelly Twins, radio programmers such as Bruce Warren, record label owners such as Ben Swanson of Secretly Canadian Records, and record producers such as Quentin Stoltzfus.
Artists participating in the Shaking Through project record a previously unreleased, original song in a high-end recording studio (Philadelphia’s Miner Street Recordings) over a two to three day period. The episodes are shot in hi-def as documentary shorts under the artistic supervision of the series producer/director Peter English (who is also the Assistant Director of Weathervane Music). Episodes are released on the Shaking Through website on a monthly basis, excluding the months of July and December. The episodes include video interviews, information on the recording and engineering process, and a free download of the featured track.
Early Successes
Sharon Van Etten was the first Shaking Through artist, curated and produced by series creator, Brian McTear. In the episode, Van Etten recorded the previously unreleased song “Love More." A live version of that song performed by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver along with members of The National, circulated on YouTube within several weeks of her episode’s release. Van Etten signed with BaDaBing Records in the Spring of 2010 and her album “Epic”, featuring the same version of “Love More” recorded for Shaking Through, ended up on several National Public Radio year-end “Best of Lists.”
Twin Sister’s “Meet The Frownies” release coincided with the band’s first ever inclusion in the Hype Machine’s Top Ten Most Blogged About Artists. The recording of “Meet the Frownies” was later included in a split 7 inch single with the band Luyas on Dead Oceans Records. The Twin Sister Shaking Through videos have received the largest number of views of the series.
Reading Rainbow was the first artist to record more than one song in a single Shaking Through session. The three songs, including the lead off track “Wasting Time”, “Always on my Mind” and “Runaways” were included on their full length LP “Prism Eyes” released on the HoZac Record label.
A Classic Education was the first group to travel to their Shaking Through recording session from outside of the United States. The five piece band from Bologna, Italy recorded the song “Night Owl” which was to be the first single on their record to be released on Sacramento CA’s Lefse Records. Raw-Tracks and Mix-Stems from “Night Owl” were the first to be shared on Gearslutz.com as part of the new “Media-Share Project” initiated at the end of January 2011. Of all shared media, “Night Owl” still has garnered the most downloads and remixes.
Stems Project
Since January of 2011, Weathervane Music has initiated a “Media-Share Project” in which raw multi-tracks and mix-stems from Shaking Through recording sessions are available to the worldwide creative community for download. Through access to these tracks, users can remix and share their own versions of the songs. Remixes as well as discussion about the process are normally posted in online fora such as Gearslutz.com and MixOff.org. This project was introduced to help "narrow the distance between the artist and audience."
Episodes
Shaking Through is currently on it’s second volume. Ten episodes are released each year, and a new session is released every month with the exception of December and July.
Volume 0
(AKA The Weathervane Music Project Series, 2009)
Episode 1:
Song Title: Fishtown
Artist: Sunset
Record Date: April 24-25, 2009
Curator: Quentin Stoltzfus
Producer: Quentin Stoltzfus
Engineer: Brian McTear and Amy Morrissey
Mixer: Brian McTear
Video Producer: Andy Williams
Director of Photography: Andrew David Watson
Field Audio Operator: Bryan Baker
Editor: Bryan Baker
Episode 2:
Song Title: Hammerhead
Artist: East Hundred
Record Date: April 19-20, 2009
Curator: Brian McTear
Producer: Brian McTear
Engineer: Brian McTear and Amy Morrissey
Mixer: Brian McTear
Video Producer: Andy Williams
Director of Photgraphy: Andrew David Watson
Field Audio Operator: Bryan Baker
Editor: Bryan Baker
Episode 3:
Song Title: Your Daddy is a Little Girl
Artist: BC Camplight
Record Date: June 13-14, 2009
Curator: Brian McTear
Producer: Brian McTear
Engineer: Brian McTear and Amy Morrissey
Mixer: Brian McTear
Video Producer: Andy Williams and Brian McTear
Director of Photography: Bernardo Morillo
Field Audio Operator: Bernardo Morillo
Editor: Bryan Baker
Additional Cinematography: Jonathan Low
Episode 4:
Song Title: Moment Soakers
Artist: Danielson
Record Date: June 19-21, 2009
Curator: Brian McTear
Producer: Daniel Smith
Engineer: Brian McTear and Amy Morrissey
Mixer: Brian McTear and Daniel Smith
Video Producer: Andy Williams and Brian McTear
Director of Photography: Tom Quinn
Editor: Bryan Baker
Volume 1
Episode 1:
Song Title “Love More”
Artist: Sharon Van Etten
Release Date: January 26, 2010
Curator: Brian McTear
Producer: Brian McTear and Andy Williams
Engineer: Amy Morrissey, Brian McTear and UBK (Greg Scott)
Mixer: Brian McTear and Greg Scott
Video Producer: Brian McTear and Andy Williams
Director of Photography: Phil Bradshaw and Andrew David Watson
Field Audio Operator: Bryan Baker
Editor: Bryan Baker
Episode 2:
Song Title: Micro-Coliseum
Artist: Sonoi
Release Date: February 16, 2010
Curator: Daniel Smith of Danielson
Producer: Brian McTear and Andy Williams
Engineer: Jonathan Low
Mixer: Jonathan Low, Brian McTear, and Daniel Smith
Video Producer: Brian McTear and Andy Williams
Director of Photography: Tom Quinn and Jen Schneider
Field Audio Operator: Bryan Baker
Editor: Bryan Baker
Episode 3:
Song Title: Harbinger, Dark Herald
Artist: The Strapping Fieldhands
Release Date: March 9, 2010
Curator: Daniel Smith
Producer: Daniel Smith
Engineer: Devin Greenwood with UBK
Mixer: Daniel Smith
Video Producer: Brian McTear and Andy Williams
Director of Photography: Phil Bradshaw and Jennifer Schneider
Editor: Bryan Baker
Episode 4:
Song Title: Spirit, Oh Spirit
Artist: The Man Suits
Release Date: May 2010
Curator: Scott McMicken
Producer: Scott McMicken
Engineer: Jonathan Low and Amy Morrissey
Mixer: Jonathan Low and Scott McMicken
Video Producer: Brian McTear and Andy Williams
Director of Photography: Andrew David Watson
Editor: Bryan Baker
Additional photo and video by Peter English
Episode 5:
Song Title: Dead Reckoning
Artist: Floating Action
Record Date: February 27-28, 2010
Release Date: May 18, 2010
Curator: Scott McMicken
Producer: Scott McMicken
Engineer: Amy Morrissey and Brian McTear
Mixer: Brian McTear and Scott McMicken
Video Producer: Brian McTear and Andy Williams
Director of Photography: Phil Bradshaw
Editor: Bryan Baker
Additional photo and video by Peter English
Episode 6:
Song Title: Waste My Time
Artist: Springs
Record Date: March 4-5, 2010
Release Date: June 15, 2010
Curator: Scott McMicken
Producer: Scott McMicken
Engineer: Jonathan Low
Mixer: Jonathan Low and Scott McMicken
Video Producer: Brian McTear and Andy Williams
Director of Photography: Phil Bradshaw
Editor: Bryan Baker
Additional photo and video by Peter English
Episode 7:
Song: Hot Thunder
Artist: Ben + Vesper
Record Date: June 10-11, 2010
Release Date: August 2010
Curator: Daniel Smith
Producer: Daniel Smith
Engineer: Amy Morrissey and Brian McTear
Video Producer: Peter English
Director of Photography: Phil Bradshaw
Editor: Bryan Baker
Episode 8:
Song: Meet the Frownies
Artist: Twin Sister
Record Date: June 29-30 2010
Release Date: September 21, 2010
Curator: Mark Schoneveld of YVYNYL
Producer: Brian McTear
Engineer: Jonathan Low and Amy Morrissey
Video Producer: Peter English
Director of Photography: Andrew David Watson
Editor: Bryan Baker
Additional photo and video by Peter English
Episode 9:
Song: Always On My Mind
Artist: Reading Rainbow
Record Date: June 29-30, 2010
Release Date: October 26, 2010
Curator: Mark Schoneveld of YVYVNYL
Producer: Brian McTear
Engineer: Amy Morrissey
Video Producer: Peter English
Director of Photography: Phil Bradshaw
Editor: Sean Maher
Additional photo and video by Peter English
Two additional songs were recorded by Reading Rainbow at the same time as “Always on My Mind”. They are “Runaways” and “Wasting Time”. All three songs were included on the band’s November 2010 HoZac Records LP, Prism Eyes.
Episode 10:
Song: 21
Artist: Party Photographers
Record Date: June 22-23, 2010
Release Date: November 18, 2010
Curator: Mark Schoneveld of YVYVNYL.com
Producer: Brian McTear
Engineer: Jonathan Low
Video Producer: Peter English
Director of Photography: Andrew David Watson
Editor: J. DeVirgilis
Additional photo and video by Peter English
Volume 2
Episode 1:
Song: Night Owl
Artist: A Classic Education
Record Date: October 23-24, 2010
Release Date: January 18, 2011
Curator: Elise O. of Pixelhorse
Producer: Brian McTear
Engineer: Jonathan Low
Video Producer: Peter English
Director of Photography: Peter English
Editor: J. DeVirgilis
Episode 2
Song: Stay Even
Artist: Port St. Willow
Record Date: October 25-26, 2010
Release Date: February 15, 2011
Curator: Peter Silberman of The Antlers
Producer: Peter Silberman
Engineer: Jonathan Low
Video Producer: Peter English
Director of Photographer: Ian Markiewicz
Field Audio Operator: Stephan Maglio
Editor: Jason Hall
Additional photo and video by Peter English
Episode 3:
Song: Music
Artist: LA BIG VIC
Record Date: November 6-7, 2010
Release Date: March 15, 2011
Curator: Elise O. of Pixelhorse
Producer: Brian McTear
Engineer: Jonathan Low
Video Producer: Peter English
Field Audio/Visual Operator: Thomas Miller
Editor: Greg Heller
Additional photo and video by Peter English
Episode 4:
Song: Borrowed Heart
Artist: Hezekiah Jones
Record Date: March 11-12, 2011
Release Date: April 19, 2011
Curator: Bruce Warren of WXPN and Some Velvet Blog
Producer: Brian McTear
Engineer: Jonathan Low
Video Producer: Peter English
Director of Photography: Peter Enlighs
Cinematography: Phil Bradshaw
Editor: Sean Maher
Motion Graphics: Adam Maruszan
Episode 5:
Song: Phantom
Artist: Big Troubles
Record Date: March 5-6, 2011
Release Date: May 17, 2011
Curator: Liz and Jenn Pelly
Producer: Brian McTear
Engineer: Jonathan Low
Director of Photography: Peter English
Cinematography: Ian Markiewicz
Editor: Mike Plunkett
Episode 6:
Song: Heavy Love
Artist: Dreamers of the Ghetto
Record Date: March 13-14, 2011
Release Date: June 21, 2011
Curator: Ben Swanson of Secretly Canadian
Producer: Brian McTear
Engineer: Jonathan Low
Video Producer: Peter English
Director of Photography: Peter English
Cinematography: Jen Schneider
Editor: J.Devirgilis
Additional photo and video by Peter English
1993 Demo is Bal-Sagoth's debut release. It was recorded in just a few hours, in a small recording studio above a curry shop in Sheffield. They "never officially released it because it was never officially finished", but they started releasing it among the underground music tape trading communities.
Two of the tracks were later released as bonus tracks on the Japanese sublicensed edition of the fifth Bal-Sagoth album Atlantis Ascendant in 2001. The intro on the demo is taken from the 1987 film Masters of the Universe.
Bal-Sagoth vocalist/lyricist Byron Roberts has stated in recent interviews that plans are underway to remaster the demo tracks and release them as a limited edition CD.
Track listing
Personnel
*Byron Roberts - vocals
*Chris Maudling - guitars
*Jason Porter - bass
*Vincent Crabtree - keyboards
*Jonny Maudling - drums
Two of the tracks were later released as bonus tracks on the Japanese sublicensed edition of the fifth Bal-Sagoth album Atlantis Ascendant in 2001. The intro on the demo is taken from the 1987 film Masters of the Universe.
Bal-Sagoth vocalist/lyricist Byron Roberts has stated in recent interviews that plans are underway to remaster the demo tracks and release them as a limited edition CD.
Track listing
Personnel
*Byron Roberts - vocals
*Chris Maudling - guitars
*Jason Porter - bass
*Vincent Crabtree - keyboards
*Jonny Maudling - drums
Fantasy Suicide Football is a variation of two popular fantasy sports games, Fantasy Football and suicide pools (also known as Survivor fantasy leagues). Fantasy suicide football combines the player recognition and statistical analysis of traditional fantasy football leagues with the "use 'em and lose 'em" aspect of suicide pools. Instead of drafting a team at the beginning of each season, participants (or "owners") pick a limited number of players each week. Those players become their team for the week. Based on the real life performance of the NFL players, each owner's team accumulates points for certain categories (i.e. passing yards, rushing yards, touchdowns). Each player may only be used once during the same season.
Game Play
Each week of the NFL season, an owner chooses 1 quarterback, 1 running back and 1 wide receiver for their team. This is the base version of the game; however, some leagues add additional players to the selection process (i.e. 2 running backs, 1 kicker, etc). Points are accumulated each week summing to the owners cumulative season score. The owner with the highest score at the end of the year is declared the league champion.
Fantasy suicide football differs from traditional fantasy football in several ways. First, each owner does not draft a single team to use for the whole season. Instead, they chose different players to make up their team each week. Also, in fantasy suicide football, owners in the same league can have the same player on their team in a given week. In traditional fantasy leagues, a player is property of only one team at any given point during the season. Finally, the suicide aspect allows for each owner to only start a player once during the season; where as traditional leagues allow the same player to be started every week of the season if the owner saw fit.
History
Fantasy suicide football is relatively new to the internet. The first suicide format Playoff game on the internet was launched in 2007 by FFL Extra, who has recently re-branded as PlayoffBlitz.com. In 2008, the Sporting News held its own version called Pick 3. CBS Sports also had its own variation which was a sponsored game by Sprint.
In 2009, two sites dedicated to fantasy suicide football have launched, Fantasy Suicide and Suicide Fantasy Football. There are also alternate variations of the game on FFL Extra and [http://fftoday.com/contests/3andout.php 3 and Out!].
Fantasy Suicide Football Leagues
* Fantasy Suicide
* Lithium Sports
* Suicide Fantasy Football
* PlayoffBlitz
* [http://fftoday.com/contests/3andout.php 3 and Out!]
* Sporting News
* CBS Sports
Game Play
Each week of the NFL season, an owner chooses 1 quarterback, 1 running back and 1 wide receiver for their team. This is the base version of the game; however, some leagues add additional players to the selection process (i.e. 2 running backs, 1 kicker, etc). Points are accumulated each week summing to the owners cumulative season score. The owner with the highest score at the end of the year is declared the league champion.
Fantasy suicide football differs from traditional fantasy football in several ways. First, each owner does not draft a single team to use for the whole season. Instead, they chose different players to make up their team each week. Also, in fantasy suicide football, owners in the same league can have the same player on their team in a given week. In traditional fantasy leagues, a player is property of only one team at any given point during the season. Finally, the suicide aspect allows for each owner to only start a player once during the season; where as traditional leagues allow the same player to be started every week of the season if the owner saw fit.
History
Fantasy suicide football is relatively new to the internet. The first suicide format Playoff game on the internet was launched in 2007 by FFL Extra, who has recently re-branded as PlayoffBlitz.com. In 2008, the Sporting News held its own version called Pick 3. CBS Sports also had its own variation which was a sponsored game by Sprint.
In 2009, two sites dedicated to fantasy suicide football have launched, Fantasy Suicide and Suicide Fantasy Football. There are also alternate variations of the game on FFL Extra and [http://fftoday.com/contests/3andout.php 3 and Out!].
Fantasy Suicide Football Leagues
* Fantasy Suicide
* Lithium Sports
* Suicide Fantasy Football
* PlayoffBlitz
* [http://fftoday.com/contests/3andout.php 3 and Out!]
* Sporting News
* CBS Sports
Human Fit, in the sense of the lived experience, emerges from the relational nature of human existence, at the contact boundary between the individual and anything else they encounter. This echoes the Gestalt notion of a contact boundary.
Origins
Fit is used to frame interpersonal relationships in multiple contexts e.g. business, politics, team sport etc. It is there in the language we use e.g. "there was a poor cultural fit", "we want to get into bed with them", "they are our kind of people, "there is chemistry between us" etc.
'Fit' is particularly prevalent as a construct within organisations and organisational discourse e.g. 'organisational fit’, ‘cultural fit’, ‘interpersonal fit’, ‘team fit’, ‘management style fit’. The ultimate objective of any professed desire or need in this territory is what might be termed 'good fit', the opposite of which would be 'bad fit'.
Both are subjective constructs that are configured by the individual's phenomenological map of the world. Whilst the literature on, say, cultural fit is broad and deep, to date that on interpersonal fit, or how fit emerges in the moment in human systems, is limited.
Human Fit and Organisations
Organisational fit is often framed around issues of 'culture', which in organisational terms is
"difficult to define, but you generally know when you have found an employee who appears to fit your culture. He just 'feels' right."
Source: About.com
The notion of a 'fit' between person and organisation is both explicit and implicit. Organisational culture is often defined as being constructed from elements not dissimilar to that of an individual person(ality) i.e.
"the values, beliefs, underlying assumptions, interests, experiences, upbringing, and habits that create a person’s behavior."
Source: About.com
These shared values, beliefs and assumptions in turn drive behaviour within the organisation, such that 'culture' can be seen to equal the behaviours of those people within the system.
How that behaviour is experienced in turn drives the experience and perception of 'fit'. This relationship between behaviour and how it is constructed within the individual personalities within a system can equally be found in the constructs of 'Team Fit', 'Management Style Fit' and 'Interpersonal Fit', all of which appear within the literature and rhetoric of person-organisation relations.
Fit Discourse
In person-to-person relationships, common metaphors/synonyms include 'chemistry' and 'rapport'. Organisationally, metaphors of human relationships and desire are common, particularly in the literature regarding mergers & acquisitions e.g.: 'marriage', 'get in to bed with' etc.
Literature on the shadow side of organisational life, emotion and more recently the role of desire in decision making offer alternative lenses through which to reflect on the nature of 'human fit' in organisations.
Origins
Fit is used to frame interpersonal relationships in multiple contexts e.g. business, politics, team sport etc. It is there in the language we use e.g. "there was a poor cultural fit", "we want to get into bed with them", "they are our kind of people, "there is chemistry between us" etc.
'Fit' is particularly prevalent as a construct within organisations and organisational discourse e.g. 'organisational fit’, ‘cultural fit’, ‘interpersonal fit’, ‘team fit’, ‘management style fit’. The ultimate objective of any professed desire or need in this territory is what might be termed 'good fit', the opposite of which would be 'bad fit'.
Both are subjective constructs that are configured by the individual's phenomenological map of the world. Whilst the literature on, say, cultural fit is broad and deep, to date that on interpersonal fit, or how fit emerges in the moment in human systems, is limited.
Human Fit and Organisations
Organisational fit is often framed around issues of 'culture', which in organisational terms is
"difficult to define, but you generally know when you have found an employee who appears to fit your culture. He just 'feels' right."
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The notion of a 'fit' between person and organisation is both explicit and implicit. Organisational culture is often defined as being constructed from elements not dissimilar to that of an individual person(ality) i.e.
"the values, beliefs, underlying assumptions, interests, experiences, upbringing, and habits that create a person’s behavior."
Source: About.com
These shared values, beliefs and assumptions in turn drive behaviour within the organisation, such that 'culture' can be seen to equal the behaviours of those people within the system.
How that behaviour is experienced in turn drives the experience and perception of 'fit'. This relationship between behaviour and how it is constructed within the individual personalities within a system can equally be found in the constructs of 'Team Fit', 'Management Style Fit' and 'Interpersonal Fit', all of which appear within the literature and rhetoric of person-organisation relations.
Fit Discourse
In person-to-person relationships, common metaphors/synonyms include 'chemistry' and 'rapport'. Organisationally, metaphors of human relationships and desire are common, particularly in the literature regarding mergers & acquisitions e.g.: 'marriage', 'get in to bed with' etc.
Literature on the shadow side of organisational life, emotion and more recently the role of desire in decision making offer alternative lenses through which to reflect on the nature of 'human fit' in organisations.