Hello,

I wanted to thank all people that participated to the LIFT SONG activity.
It was definitely not an easy one and some people really got into it, wrote creative lyrics and performed in front of everyone.

That experience was an attempt to show that in the end what matters is our humanity and singing is definitely a way to deeply express it.

We will post on the website the best tracks for you to listen to.

Thanks and drop a line if you found the concept interesting,

Lucas Grolleau
LIFT SONG creator
www.soundsgood.fr

Man, I enjoyed Lift. Sure there were some things I didn't like but overwhelmingly there was lots that I did. And yes, Laurent, I have filled the feedback survey in (mine's the one that asks for beer)

By far the worst thing of all was being at another conference where Pedro was in the same room and yet again we managed not to arrange to meet. Hmmm. That is poor.

Anyway, I've managed to post a few of my impressions over on my blog and I'm sure more will be forthcoming.

But to conclude I wanted to share something random with you all. Don't ask me why...it is random and I know not why. That 'thing' is the content of my *Lift* playlist on my iPhone. I intended to listen to this in the downtime between sessions, on the plane etc but because Lift was so damned good, so damned engaging, *none* of it got played.

But I have to share it. I'm an OCD kind of guy, so you'll notice that this all made up of albums and not random individual tracks.

The Killers - Sawdust
Kings of Leon - Because of the Times
The Beta Band - The Three EP's
The Lemonheads - It's a shame about Ray
Midlake - Milkmaid Grand Army EP
Midlake - The Trials of Van Occupanther
Turin Brakes - Dark on Fire
Radio One's Live Lounge Volume 1
Captain - This is Hazelville
The Charlatans - The Charlatans
Clinic - Walking with Thee
Paul Oakenfold - Greatest Hits and Remixes.

That's 201 tracks and 14.6 Hours of tunes that didn't get listened to...if you are remotely intrigued by any of this I recommend you try out Roscoe by Midlake (Trials of Van Occupanther).

-pc.

LIFT SONG
A project from LIFT Experience

The idea is simple: every attendee lifted by the conference atmosphere and drive will have to imagine brief lyrics to the LIFT 08 soundtrack. At the LIFT SONG recording booth in the activity room, you will record your own voice/song/lyrics/ guitar track over the LIFT 08 soundtrack track in a 20 seconds mp3 format, it will then be sent to you by email maybe even available on the website. The whole process should take less than 3 minutes per person.

After receiving your track it is highly recommended you use and abuse your LIFT SONG during the conference, for instance using it as a ringtone, blog post, computer noise, whistle-a-long, klaxon melody, live cover at the local pub, air guitar, etc.

Participants will automatically be selected for the 2008 LIFT SONG CONTEST who’s price will be awarded at the end of the conference.

So don’t be shy, give it a try! It is your once in lifetime chance to become a no hit wonder.

check: www.soundsgood.fr , musical projects

funny coincidence, I just worked with an interaction design artist, comes out she attended Lift 06 !! If you happen to be in bologna this weekend, please check out the
"artofart´s shake_08" for me!! you can hear and mess with my music in an installation called "MixBox" by the interaction designer Elisa Canducci.
-if you happen NOT to be in bologna this weekend (me neither) , BUT in switzerland, more specific berne (I am) , more specific fri 25th, come party in the "dampfzentrale", the one:shot:orchestra will play and dj for you! Slowly I´m getting excited about Lift 08 !