CVGM.net Computer & Video Game Music

This post is intended as a rough guideline to cover the types of music we do/don't want to feature on the site. as always, feel free to ask any questions if you're not sure about something. Please read it in full before asking questions.

There are thousands and thousands of tracks out there that could be uploaded to the site, millions even. Lots of games, demos and so forth. Some guidelines need to be set to say what we do and don't want to have on the site for a number of different reasons.

I should probbably start by listing what we don't want to see on the site:

* Modern Music Tracks - Most modern-day consoles and games carry copyrighted soundtracks that can land us in trouble unless specific permission is granted to upload and stream them. Personally, I find most modern game tracks to be boring and dull; There's no skill required in making them as there was back in the olden days We only consider tracks on older generation consoles/games, unless the author has a direct relevance to older music in some form or another.

* Crap Music - Let's face it, a lot of the music thats released out there is just awful! Don't bother uploading it if you don't like to listen to it yourself!

* We don't want every track ever made! - Just because an artist isn't present on the site, doesn't mean we need every single track that they ever released. There are some artists however, whose entire work is awesome, and therefore should be uploaded. As indicated in the previous point, if you don't like the song then don't bother uploading it! If you don't like it, chances are that the other listeners won't either! We also don't have the disk space to store every track ever made We would rather see a more complete database entry on the songs we do have (Producer, download links, release labels & external links) than lots of songs with no extra data.

* Other Infos - We don't like bad quality rips, low quality rips (such as stuff recorded from a tape player UNLESS it's relevant). Incomplete rips, and so forth. Always verify your sources before uploading. If you know nothing about the track, don't upload it or ask about it in the forums. We don't want to fill the Unknown Artist section of the site unless it's necessary!

And now some information on what we DO want to receive:

* Memorable Tracks - Most of the users on the site have uploaded tracks that were most memorable to them, either as kids, stuff they worked on, or demos/games they played religiously. If you have such tracks then please, go ahead and upload them.

* Hard To Find Tracks - Vintage game tracks that are hard to come by, such as old Arcade machines, iconic systems that are no longer available. Providing the song quality is good and the song itself isn't crap, then go ahead and upload it to the site. If a song platform doesn't exist, or the category that it should be placed in, contact an admin via the forums and we will create it for you.

* Deceased Artists - Artists/Composers who have passed away deserve to have their work remembered forever. We pretty much take anything in this situation, providing the song meets our other requirements, and isn't ridiculously crap.

We accept music from: Games, Demos, Party's, Competitions, Live Sessions, User Tracks* and many more.

* User Tracks - These are tracks composed on computers by authors not necessarily in the game/demoscene. We will evaluate all uploaded tracks, and as long as it isn't terrible, we will give normal people a chance to get their stuff played on our streams We encourage indie developers to submit their work to us for distribution over the airwaves.

That concludes this post about the types of music we do/don't want to receive on the site. For more info on how to upload etc. please see our other posts on the site. Thanks!