Burger King has released 81MB of GarageBand files as part of its Whopperettes promotion.
The Whopperettes are showgirls in food outfits that do a Busby Berkeley-esque prodution number in BK’s recent advertisements.
The download, available in the Bonus Materials of the Whopperettes site, includes three GarageBand files ready to be used and abused. There’s also piano and marching band arrangements of the music ready to be downloaded.
It looks like Burger King is on the idea-virus clue train with this one.
Burger King should have included information in the download that explains how the GarageBand files are licensed.
Because they are publishing files for remixing, though, it’s reasonable to think that they intend to unleash a viral plague of Garageband creativity on the Web.
We’re looking forward to hearing some inspired remix madness. If you publish a remix, let us know!
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4 Responses to “Burger King GarageBand Files Let You Mix it Your Way”
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They did this for the Coq Roq music for the Chicken Fries promotion as well. Trouble is they simply released each insturment track for each song as one long sound file rather than a loop, so actually doing any remixing would require a helluva lotta work on the part of the remixer. not worth it - doubly so since the pop-up click through license on the site disclaims you from being allowed to add new lyrics or slice n dice the existing.
Are the Whopperettes files better mastered?
The download has three garageband files in it, and each one has a unique set of multitracks.
None of it’s pre-looped, but it’s orchestral music with a tempo that varies, so that’s understandable. It would be easy to chunk it and loop it.
The part that I think is strange is that they didn’t provide any licensing info, and they don’t ask people to make remixes or to do anything with the Garageband files!
it would be cool to figure out how to export your tracks like Trent did for the NIN garageband remix. more bands and promotions should be using this fun (and actually sorta educational) technology. lots of people have Garageband, or Acid, logic, or many other music design programs. i have a band and i’d like to get my tracks out there for fun remixes like the way NIN worked. if anyone has ideas or hints i’d love to hear about it…..
Garret
I’m with you - this is a great way for bands to create interest.
Bands that do this should bring their tracks into Garageband with individual channels and make sure that they include some information on how the tracks can be used. BK made a big mistake by not explicitly saying that you are welcome to remix the tracks.
Here are a few things to keep in mind:
Put it in Garageband as individual tracks
Invite people to remix your tracks
Provide legal info - Creative Commons license, etc.
Give people a way of sharing the tracks that they create.
Don’t expect a lot from this if people don’t know who you are yet.