Composer for DramaFest '07..

[Edgen]

I'M Ready for SPYFEST '07!




DRAMAFEST '07 Scores:

Where Silence Falls (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=76839)
http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_where_silence_falls.mp3
thread> (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=76839)
watch> (http://www.dvxuser.com/dramafest/loader.php?id=Envision-NormSanders-WhereSilenceFalls.mov)

The Artist (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=81525)
http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_the_artist.mp3
(an extension to the end)
http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_lost.mp3 )
thread> (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=81525)
watch the movie> (http://www.dvxuser.com/dramafest/loader.php?id=FatBird19-JustinAnderson-TheArtist.mov)


Dissonance (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=83998)
http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_dissonance.mp3
thread> (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=83998)
watch the movie> (http://www.dvxuser.com/dramafest/loader.php?id=JohnHudson-JohnHudson-Dissonance.mov)


Untitled (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=84812)
http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_sk_untitled.mp3
thread> (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=84812)
watch the movie> (http://www.dvxuser.com/dramafest/loader.php?id=mobiledeli-SpencerKatz-untitled.mp4)

(Additional Music Used)
Sonnet (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=85734)
watch the movie> (http://www.dvxuser.com/dramafest/loader.php?id=speakeasy-EarlJustinSuico-Sonnet.mov)



More of my stuff can be found at...
http://www.justindurban.com


Thanks for watching and listening. Dramafest rocked once again!!!



Here's a few of the past DVXuser.com films:

Horrorfest:
http://www.justindurban.com/images/project_brown_waters.jpg
http://www.justindurban.com/images/project_lakeside.jpg
http://www.justindurban.com/images/project_rem.jpg
http://www.justindurban.com/images/project_dead_inside.jpg
http://www.justindurban.com/images/project_5b.jpg
http://www.justindurban.com/images/project_memories.jpg

HeroFest:
http://www.justindurban.com/images/project_rfeyed.jpg
http://www.justindurban.com/images/project_tough_luck.jpg
http://www.justindurban.com/images/project_the_stars_above.jpg


Drama'esk MP3s for D/L:
http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_margaret.mp3
http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_delicate_measures.mp3
http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_destructive_reconciliation.mp3
http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_hdtr_proposal_end_credits.mp3
http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_thoughts.mp3
http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_passage.mp3
http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_vineyard.mp3
http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_above.mp3
http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_human_nature.mp3
&
http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_a_better_place.mp3


and because it's that time of year/season...
www.edgen.com/christmas (http://www.edgen.com/christmas)

http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_christmas_what_child_is_this.mp3
http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_christmas_we_three_kings.mp3
http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_christmas_carol_of_the_bells.mp3
http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_christmas_o_holy_night.mp3

happy frakin' holidays...

All the best and happy Filming!
/j


(ps... If I can't help in the scoring, I've got a TON of composer friends that are all for the challenge.
(they just don't know it yet)) (of course if Sid, Herman, and Leo aren't busy scoring films )

[StormFactory]

Sweet! Just checked out your site. I like your style. I'm in. I'm going to be entering the fest with something. Have no idea what yet, but would love to have a composer with DVXUser fest experience along for the ride.

[Edgen]

sweet man! ya, I'm all for rides. let's see what kind of damage we can do. :)

/j

[Mark Johnson]

Hey Edgen,

Sweet stuff. I definitely want to work with you in the future and I hope we can get you to come over to the next L.A. DVXUser gathering to be held at Chili's.

Great banner. Gotta hand it to you, as you are a class act.

[Sid Barnhoorn]

Ey Edgen,

How are you doing? Good luck with the scoring/work on your Dramafest films! :-)

Cheers,

[Edgen]

There's a DVXuser gathering here in Laugh Land and I didn't even know about it? :) Damn. I must be out of the loop. Ya, whenever there's another meeting, I'd like to come out. (as long as it's not during rush hour or in compton. Whichever comes first)

Thanks Sid! I'm sure you'll have your hands full from the fest too.

/j

[Herman Witkam]

Justin, man you need no introduction :)

[Edgen]

Thanks herman! :) You Rock!

There's a lot of new comers to the fest and not everyone knows. (us lowly composer status)

cheers!
/j

[leogardini]

Justin, you always have the best places...you are famous...be easy with us this time hehehe:)!!!

[Norm Sanders]

Hey Stud, how many total are you looking to score!?! :grin:

Oh, BTW, when I said you'd have 2-3 weeks ... oops! We're going to be shooting January 13/14, and will hopefully have a locked edit within 3-4 days after that. So you should have at least a solid week, but probably not much more.

Still though, knowing it's going to be MOSTLY longer notes, etc. it should be easier than the 2-3 days you had with the more technically challenging HorrorFest.

Going to listen to your other mp3, while I surf DVXuser ... just cuz I love 'em so much.

BTW, you read the script yet for WHERE SILENCE FALLS?

[Norm Sanders]

Okay, so I've listened to A BETTER PLACE .... well, I've lost count. LOVE IT!

[StormFactory]

A BETTER PLACE rocks! Watch, everybody will end up using the same tracks because they're so good. This will be interesting.

[jeremytuttle]

Just wanted to say your stuff is amazing. I downloaded everyone that you posted, beautiful and powerful stuff.

[Edgen]

Hey Stud, how many total are you looking to score!?! :grin:

Oh, BTW, when I said you'd have 2-3 weeks ... oops! We're going to be shooting January 13/14, and will hopefully have a locked edit within 3-4 days after that. So you should have at least a solid week, but probably not much more.

Still though, knowing it's going to be MOSTLY longer notes, etc. it should be easier than the 2-3 days you had with the more technically challenging HorrorFest.

Going to listen to your other mp3, while I surf DVXuser ... just cuz I love 'em so much.

BTW, you read the script yet for WHERE SILENCE FALLS?

Norm, I'm thinking I can probably take on at least 4 or so. It really totally depends on when everyone gets me their final film. If it was anything like the last round I'm planning on being a hermit again for the month of Jan. I had absolutely no social life and but was loving every bit of it.

Thanks guys for the wonderful comments. Heck, if you think someone will be using those tracks, it doesn't hurt to ask to score a custom project. I'm thinking I can do 1 short in one day and have two days for final revisions. Now.. making all the OST sound unique and on their own will be the biggest challenge. Not to mention cross breeding the sounds. (working on one project and having the same chordline overlap to another)

cheers and thanks again!
/j

[Geoff_R]

Edgen,

I just found your myspace page, that Kings and Kingdoms project looks pretty awesome!

[Brandon Rice]

Edgen's stuff is awesome.

[Norm Sanders]

Edgen's stuff is awesome.

Eh, it's alright I guess. :evil:

J/K ... I actually all those mp3 links he's got up, saved 'em to my desktop, and have been playing them all on a continuous loop for the past 2 hours in my office. Just need a warm blanky now & a glass of milk ... oh, and some fresh baked cookies would be nice. :)

[Edgen]

Yup! Thanks for finding me Geoff :)

Norm... if you want to feel all cozy inside.. i'm making a christmas album and finished the first track last night. SOOOo... maybe I'll get it done before the big day. (specially at the rate I'm going so far)

http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_christmas_what_child_is_this.mp3

Ya.. it's gonna be an "Edgen Christmas" :) (what can I say... I love some of those tunes) "Little Drummer Boy" is going to be friggin' epic!!

/j

[Geoff_R]

I'm doing the same thing Norm. I've just been letting his tracks play while I sit here and tinker on a script. haha!

[Edgen]

is it christmas too early? Just knocked out another one :)

http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_christmas_o_holy_night.mp3

/j

[Norm Sanders]

Very cool takes on traditional songs/themes. :thumbsup: I also dig Trans-Siberian Orchestra the way they take very traditional Chistmas songs & rock them out.

[Edgen]

ha!! ya, those guys do rock out. I'm hoping to become the next one. Maneheim, Trans-sib, Weird Al, etc...

...as I hit back to the drawing boards, yet sitting in my studio on another random friday evening.

/j

[Brandon Rice]

I want the whole CD.. those rock!

[Ki-Ki]

...as I hit back to the drawing boards, yet sitting in my studio on another random friday evening.

/j

GMT - 09:25 Saturday Morning = Sux

I loved the first one of your xmas songs the most. And I love the way they sort of .. kicked into Epic Mode, if you know what i mean.

And I also listen to his music when im writing or designing a storyboard. Its something bout it that just gets you in the mood or helps you visualize.

Anyway, keep knocking them out. I'll sure be one to listen to them.

[Norm Sanders]

Justin, ever been to one of their concerts (Trans-Siberian)? Like a massive theatrical rock show, laser lights, etc.

[Edgen]

ha!! Norm, Nope. Not yet. :) I've just heard their music through the interweb and thinking to myself... damn, this is cool stuff.

oh.. and ya, I read it. I'm ready whenever you guys are! Anxious to see how it's pulled off. ;)

/j

[Norm Sanders]

Cool, any Q's, comments, suggestions for it? We're going to make a few small tweaks to it, so now's the time.

[FilmBoy77]

hi edgen, loved your music demos on your site. what software do you use to create it? do you know a good source where i can get some great loops or cinematic sounds from? i'm using soundtrack pro.

[Edgen]

filmboy... Thanks man! I use gigastudio (along with lots of samples) and SONAR as my midi sequencer.

One place that I've always referred to is: www.soundsonline.com they've got some great sound libraries at really good prices.

Norm.. changes.. Ya, you know the part when the FBI agent asks who killed the guy and the blonde girl is about to reveal that she's actually the killer, ya.. I thought that was a little cliche.... Ya know?

OOh.. OOOPS!!!!! heheheh wrong script. sorry. ;)

(seriously, nope, I think you guys got it nailed down pretty good. Perhaps add one last twist at the end)
/j

[Norm Sanders]

Justin, your Holy Night mp3 link is down.

[Larry Rutledge]

AUUGHH!! Fix the O Holy Night link quick...that's my all time favorite christmas song...can't wait to hear what you did with it!!! :thumbsup:

[Edgen]

norm, ya, i took it down. :)

It just got bigger. Wrapped "Silent Night" and "Carol of the bells" last night. maybe I'll post those in the next few days along with the holy night.

/j

[Norm Sanders]

Cool, that'd be awesome. You're picking some serious winners to score. :thumbsup:

O Holy Night is definitely lots of folks' favorte, just because if for no other reason than the sheer passion & raw energy that can go into it for the lead vocal. :)

[Edgen]

here they are..

http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_christmas_o_holy_night.mp3
http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_christmas_silent_night.mp3
http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_christmas_carol_of_the_bells.mp3

Carol of the bells still needs some more work and I'm wanting to extend it more and beef it up a bit more with more brass, but not bad for one night's work i suppose. :)

/j

[Norm Sanders]

Sweet, I've got the Justin Durban library playing in my office right now. :grin:

[Larry Rutledge]

O Holy Night is definitely lots of folks' favorte, just because if for no other reason than the sheer passion & raw energy that can go into it for the lead vocal. :)

That's true Norm, it is a great piece to sing. I found a nice arrangement of it and sang at our church a couple years ago, now it gets requested every year. :) It has a nice range to it and definitely lot's of passion.

Thanks Justin...I'm starting to get into the holiday spirit, and that's always a good thing :)

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Bump

[Edgen]

OK, last one i swear. :) I'm just on a rollllllll

"We Three Kings"
http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_christmas_we_three_kings.mp3

but, got the artwork all set. One light. one night. One Epic Christmas :) hehehe
http://www.edgen.com/music/images/edgen_album_1225main.jpg

I took the photo of my blue light set (which, inspired me to start writing these in the first place) against a blank piece of Art Board. Ironic eh?
I've got the track listing all set too: www.edgen.com/music/albums.html


Soo... those of you who have me down for doing your drama fest films... hurry up and get them shot and edited. The sooner the better. :)

/j

[Norm Sanders]

Great news, Justin, and slick looking cover. I honestly got to get off my duff & purchase some of your CD's ... especially this new one to play over the holidays!

[Brandon Rice]

Justin, nice looking CD cover there! I am listening to tunes from your site right now actually... the stuff in the Electronic section just blows me away man... and beautiful rendition of We Three Kings... that's one of my favorite Christmas carols.

[Edgen]

Great news, Justin, and slick looking cover. I honestly got to get off my duff & purchase some of your CD's ... especially this new one to play over the holidays!

Norm,

no way! You don't have to get off your duff. Just enjoy the streaming music and when you hit your multimillion dollar film and you need a composer... Keep me in at least your top 3 picks. :)

I'm Looking to grow with all you guys. Not only me as a composer, but as a team of composers with everyone here. I want to get to a point if I cannot do a project, I'll know enough people to point a director to and say... "Dude.. this is your Dude." :)

So ya, Till then, enjoy. OOH, funn lil info. I gave a CD with some of my new christmas tunes to my boss today, (which, I work for x-raydogmusic.com ) and he's said that some clients were actually looking for christmas music, so who knows... maybe you'll hear one of these tunes in an upcoming Holiday Trailer :)

yup. yup.

/j

[Brandon Rice]

Just wanted to give Justin a little bump for his thread, and announce that he's scoring Smuggler's Ransom! Which is super awesome!

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=64854

[Edgen]

Hey guys!! My Christmas Album is now available if anyone's feeling the jolly spirit :)

www.edgen.com/christmas

and for you guys.. (sorry brandon and matt, you guys were too fast for me) here's a discounted page:

www.edgen.com/christmas/purchase2.html (eAlbum only)

You can find streamed samples on the page too!! Enjoy and happy holidays!

/j

[Brandon Rice]

Hey guys!! My Christmas Album is now available if anyone's feeling the jolly spirit :)

www.edgen.com/christmas

and for you guys.. (sorry brandon and matt, you guys were too fast for me) here's a discounted page:

www.edgen.com/christmas/purchase2.html (eAlbum only)

You can find streamed samples on the page too!! Enjoy and happy holidays!

/j

Ah man! No discount! ;) Naw, it's all good man! I've been playing the album non-stop in the car!

[Edgen]

wew hew! Ya, CDs are definitely for the car. Watch out though.. there's some parts that get pretty loud and/or lost in a mood and boomcrash! you've just hit the car in front of you. Or a dumbass biker crossing the road.

/j

[Brandon Rice]

wew hew! Ya, CDs are definitely for the car. Watch out though.. there's some parts that get pretty loud and/or lost in a mood and boomcrash! you've just hit the car in front of you. Or a dumbass biker crossing the road.

/j

LOL! Funny yu say that. THe other day I had the music so loud, I didnt hear the fire truck behind me!!!

[Edgen]

ha!! then, you are left there sitting in the middle of the street and they are flipping you off cursing obscene gestures under their breath. punks.

Then, only then do you gun it and pretend it never happened. :)

/J

[Brandon Rice]

ha!! then, you are left there sitting in the middle of the street and they are flipping you off cursing obscene gestures under their breath. punks.

Then, only then do you gun it and pretend it never happened. :)

/J

LOL yep! Better than the ticket I got the other night though, hehe :)

[Edgen]

Heylo everyone! Just wanted to touch base with you guys on your dramafest films and wanted to see who all still needs me for their project. I know some of you dropped out because you wanted the film to longer, or time constraints. I probably have a slot or two open if anyone else still needs a composer for their project. :)

(i'm not sure I'm going to submit/compete my own film this round unless I pull in a last minute superaction tearjerker)

(some clips of my work can be found on the first page)
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=77103

cheers and good luck!
/j

[Norm Sanders]

I doubt I need to state it, but you're still our man for WHERE SILENCE FALLS. Principle photography starts tomorrow, wraps on Sunday. We'll have our locked edit to you by Thursday (hopefully), Friday at the absolute latest. I'll be flying to Miami on Monday the 22nd, but can work with you via internet to review stuff while I'm there. By the time I get back I should have at least a solid 3-4+ days for CC & final sound mixing. :)

[Edgen]

ahhh... the joy of the world wide interweb! :) Anxious to start working on your film Norm and to check out some of the footage. Nothing but eye candy!

/j

[Brandon Rice]

Ok, time to give Justin another big ups! I want to say his music has taken Smuggler's Ransom to another level in terms of emotion and drive... amazing work amazing work! Daniel and I were talking tonight about when you will score our sci-fi epic! With a full orchestra! haha! Great stuff!

[Edgen]

full orchestra! definitely waiting for that day. :) SciFi epic.. hells ya. :) sign me up!

/j

[Brandon Rice]

Yeah, some day, I hope... a sci-fi Epic sounds fun!

[Beat Takeshi]

I'm still in homey. I will send you the script in a few. I just got your CD too.

[Sid Barnhoorn]

A sci-fi Epic is fun! :)

[Edgen]

I'm still in homey. I will send you the script in a few. I just got your CD too.

wew hew! Yup! I see the order. Christmas is a wee late, but hell fire... this christmas music can go year round. :) Just keep me posted on your project and i'm at your beckon' call.

scifi epics.. always fun.

cheers!
/j

[Beat Takeshi]

Our drama fest has a Christmas theme so maybe one of those joints can be used in there. :)

[Geoff_R]

Edgen, I really need to work with you on one of the upcoming fests! I'm taking a break right now from some writing, I've had your music playing for the last hour or two, just looping through in iTunes. Very well done!

[Edgen]

Thanks Geoff! Hells ya! Whenever you are ready, I'm definitely game. ;)

It's a good thing for a composer to hear that his/her stuff has been put on loop. (just hope it doesn't burn you out) Solution??? Keep writing new material!

Aram... I'm all for it! HOpefully one of my Christmas tunes will hit the right mark. THere's a few that go on complete tangeants before you even begin to hear the actual Christmas Song. :)

btw.. I've got a player (http://www.justindurban.com/listen) on my website too

cheers!
/j

[Brandon Rice]

I loop your stuff all the time Justin! You know that! :) hehe

[Larry Rutledge]

Not too add to your already increasing hat size, but, I too, often loop your tracks when I'm writing. I tend to listen to movie soundtracks when I write, so I've added all the tracks I have of yours into the mix :thumbsup:

[Edgen]

ha! When i'm hitting the big blockbusters perhaps then I'll start to grow an ego. Till then, i'm still a farm boy.

Hopefully you guys are coming up with some fantastcial stories with my tunes. I'd like to read them one of these days. then again, my attention span is not that g

[Brandon Rice]

LOL! HAHA! :)

How many dramafest entries are you scoring thus far?

[Edgen]

5 as of now. 3 solids. possibility of 6. and/or give or take a few stragglers that come pleading for last minute help. :)

good thing i'm not submitting my own film. (which, I have a stellar idea, but budget and location are killing me since it's a sci fi drama.)

/j

[Brandon Rice]

Gotcha! Sucks you can't submit your own man! I will be looking forward to hearing your work on the dramafest flicks!

[Edgen]

the key is to make all of them sound different. Holy Smokes here comes the reverbage!!! For this fest, I'm going to try out a few variations of my strings and horns and see if that does some justice. Panning the instruments will possibly help too.

/j

[Brandon Rice]

Hopefully your comp. will not have problems too ;)

Actually, I meant to ask, what do you use for your scoring, MAC, PC, what programs?

Hope some of these Q's are helpful to everyone else here as well.

[Edgen]

well, the problem with the crash with your score was that I had soooooo much going on at once and it couldn't handle the load. I highly doubt we'll have an Epic Drama of epic proportions on this round. I'd imagine everything to be pretty minimal. Easy for my computer to pump out.

software.. I use Gigastudio3 (Orchestra) as my sampler house. Then, I use Cakewalk's Sonar to activate all the lil' on/offs of the MIDI notes to play the instrument libraries that are loaded within gigastudio. Currently, i'm running a 1.8 mhz winXP PC machine with 2 gigs of RAM. Audiophile 24/96 and sheer luck.
I can't afford a new machine at the moment, so you guys hurry up and get some decent budgets for your films!!! heheheheh :)

/j

[Brandon Rice]

Got it. Yeah, an upgrade is definitely in order for you! I'm working on getting a DECENT budget my friend :) working on it ;)

Thanks for the info on your software. Seems gigastudio is a standard for film scores these days.

[RebeccaD]

Justin, you rock! I love what I have heard from you so far! Thanks for all your efforts!

[Ted Arabian]

Justin, I just watched Norm's bts video... Wow! Your music is so lovely. Amazing. I hope that I can aquire your services in the future! Just beautiful.

Great job!

-Ted

[Edgen]

Thank you so much Ted and Rebecca. :)

The world isn't going anywhere in anytime soon, and as you know, the internet works in slow motion. So I'll be ready whenever you guys are. Cheers!

/j

[Brandon Rice]

Wait until you see some of the cool SR BTS Justin's been working on! It's great stuff! :)

[Robert Eldon]

So Justin, do I understand that you won't be entering this time for Dramafest?

Didn't you have two for horrorfest? I guess if you did, then that gives you a pass, in addition to all of the scores you're composing for everybody else! Ha!

Love your stuff. Keep up the great work!

[Edgen]

Robert,

Ha! yUp. I had two films in the horror fest. But.. you never know. I've still got two weeks to go and I've got access to a DVX. You never know what I'll pull out of the wood work on this one. It all Depends if my friend comes up from Sand Diego to LA to visit. I told her if she did, I would put her in a short film. More Specifically... "A DramaFest Short Film" :)

I'm ready to start watching these things.

Thanks for the kind words!

/j

[Norm Sanders]

Yeah, Justin's got raw emotion to his music. Some of it I can listen to & nearly brings tears in some spots ... then again, I'm just a big 'ol pansie anyway, lol.

For those who don't know it, the first two cues in the BTS video for our short (which Justin will be scoring) are from his submission when I asked composers to basically audition for our SPARROW short. I know it's almost pretentious to ask folks to audition for something they wouldn't get paid for, but we knew we were going to do more than just a 6 minute HeroFest entry.

Anywaaaaay.... we ended up going with another composer for that one, because Justin was looking to be BUSY with that festival, and I was concerned about availability, etc. blah, blah, blah.

BUT ... I LOVED his submissions, and especially the longer one was one that just stuck in my head ... it had a theme, and a BEAUTIFUL one at that. So I was extremely pleased to test those cues out for the BTS and they worked wonderfully for it.

And above all, thanks Justin for letting me use those three songs/cues for the BTS video ... without it, it would just be a stupid talking head video with some random clips thrown in. :grin:

[Edgen]

thank you norm! Ya, I gave it my valiant effort I suppose for sparrow. The current score for that film is amazing so you definitely won in those regards.

I've still got a LOT to learn in scoring films but I know i'm learning something new with each and every one of them. Hopefully after these next set of films I'll venture off into the ska world. uuuhhe. no.


for you newcomers to the thread or curious about norms bts, you can find it here:
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showpost.php?p=752616&postcount=2


Cheers!
/j

[Edgen]

Alrighty!!! Just posted all my scores for the dramafest on the first page.

And.. I'm available for "DVXuser.com SPYFEST!"



- Word Is Bond. James Bond.


/j

[Norm Sanders]

HA!!! Justin, I LOVE the new banner of yours ... VERY cool! You & your graphics, music, etc. U just rock, dude. Thanks for the phenomenal score for WHERE SILENCE FALLS.

Oh, and I'm at PDX airport right now, but I'm going to QUICKLY download these scores. I'll tell you a little secret; I leave my laptop on all night long in the hotel & let your music loop over & over. I'll stop at that & not go into how it's like you're right there in the room with me, cuz that would sound uber gay, lol!!! :grin:

Anyway, looking forward to listening to all these scores throughout the week!!