released March 30, 2020

Send this message to a musician: "thequarantines.proboards.com says TAG YOUR IT #thequarantinesproject #exquisitecorpse".

Millions of musicians are stuck at home because of the coronavirus, unable to jam, unable to help. Well now you can. The Quarantines project is a way for musicians to connect with each other, have some fun, and raise money to help people in this time of crisis.

Have you ever played the game “Exquisite Corpse”? It’s usually a drawing game, but it can be played musically too. Just record an instrument track, and pass it on to the next musician to add to—You might end up with a musical masterpiece, you might end up with something silly, but you’ll end up with something that helps someone in need.

How to participate:
Step 1: Connect with musicians on The Quarantines message board (thequarantines.proboards.com)
Step 2: record your instruments based on one of the Exquisite Corpse versions rules (seen here)
Step 3: send your final, mixed song as a wav file to thequarantinesproject@gmail.com with the subject “Song for charity – [title]”. Include all credits in the body of he email, as we will directly copy and paste this info into the Bandcamp link.
Step 4: share the link on your social media—all proceeds will be donated to the Direct Relief charity to help medical workers!
www.directrelief.org/emergency/coronavirus-outbreak/


So what are you waiting for? Get started today!

Exquisite Corpse rules:

All songs need at least 4 participants. Choose which version you want to play to help those in need.
Send this message to a musician: "thequarantines.proboards.com says TAG YOUR IT #thequarantinesproject #exquisitecorpse".

Version 1: Record an instrumental part. Send it to the next participant. After all parts are recorded, mix it down and send the finished track as a wav file to thequarantinesproject@gmail.com with the subject “Song for charity – [title] – version 1”. Include all credits in the body of he email, as we will directly copy and paste this info into the Bandcamp link.

Version 1B: Same as version 1, but each musician gets to choose what instrument the next person MUST play. Send the finished track as a wav file to thequarantinesproject@gmail.com with the subject “Song for charity – [title] – version 1B”. Include all credits in the body of he email, as we will directly copy and paste this info into the Bandcamp link.

Version 2: All musicians record 10-30 seconds of music, agreeing only on a key, and the first and last notes of the section they will record. Mix the final result together, and send the finished track as a wav file to the quarantinesproject@gmail.com with the subject “Song for charity – [title] – Version 2”.: Include all credits in the body of he email, as we will directly copy and paste this info into the Bandcamp link.

Version 3: Everyone agrees on a key and time signature, what instrument each person will play, and the duration of the recording first, but nobody knows what each other is playing. Mix the final result together and send the finished track as a wav file to thequarantinesproject@gmail.com with the subject “Song for charity – [title] – version 3”. Include all credits in the body of he email, as we will directly copy and paste this info into the Bandcamp link.

Version 3B: Nobody decides anything prior to recording. Don’t decide instruments, time or key signature. Mix the final result together and send the finished track as a wav file to thequarantinesproject@gmail.com with the subject “Song for charity – [title] – version 3B”. Include all credits in the body of he email, as we will directly copy and paste this info into the Bandcamp link.



The Quarantines Project is being run by Antlion Entertainment.
Antlionentertainment.bandcamp.com