Blockchain Music Contest Season 2 - Round 1!
10 Days To Enter And Earn Points!
Welcome to Season 2! That's right, we are back and we are looking forward to hearing some great music from from you all. Also for S2 we have @chiefmappster back in action, and he will be judging along with @d-vine @jeffleinwand and myself. Gonna be great to have him with us once again, big ups to Chief! :D
This season will be genre specific and we are going to be spinning that genre wheel to keep you on your toes lol. :D This will be a multi-platform contest, so if you are on Steemit, Whaleshares, WeKu it's all good.
For the 1st round, we are going to go with Deep House for genre.
You can use this video for inspiration, to get your creative flow going:
You will have Ten(10) days to produce your entry!
The official contest days are: July 10th 2019 to July 20th 2019 at 11:59 PM EST! That leaves us 3 days to judge the entries, and get the winners selected. Each new round will be on a 14 day schedule, so keep your eyes peeled for new information about new rounds.
Posting Your Entries
Post your entries where ever you feel comfortable, just make sure that we can hear your music! I highly suggest that you use Choon as your primary source for uploading. It makes it easier to play for the shows, and Choon is the shit, so make it happen, thanks!
Prizes
The prize pool for each round is as follows:
FIRST PLACE WINNER: 4 SBD + 10 Steem + 300 Notes + 40 Points
SECOND PLACE WINNER: 3 SBD + 5 Steem + 200 Notes + 32 Points
THIRD PLACE WINNER: 2 SBD + 3 Steem + 100 Notes + 26 Points
FOURTH PLACE WINNER: 1 SBD + 2 Steem + 50 Notes + 20 Points
Each round's SBD prize pool is courtesy of: @enginewitty, @guiltyparties. Steem Prizes provided by @jackmiller and a mysterious unnamed benefactor. Notes prize pool is provided by @d-vine @jeffleinwand and myself.
Grand Prize
The Grand Prize Pool for this season is 50,000 Notes on Choon!
FIRST PLACE WINNER: 25000 Notes SECOND PLACE WINNER: 15000 Notes THIRD PLACE WINNER: 10000 Notes
The contest will run for 32 weeks, on a 14 day cycle. Whomever racks up the most points for the season will take home 1st place.
Judging Entries
All entries will be judged with a focus on creativity, sound quality and technicality. So bring your A Game! The judges will be @d-vine @jeffleinwand @chiefmappster and myself, plus a guest judge here and there... which will be announced when we have one for any particular round.
Live Contest Show!
There will be a live show on the SMA Discord Server every other Wednesday at 9pm utc, hosted by @d-vine @jeffleinwand and myself, where we will discuss entries and play them for the audience. Arrangements will be made in advance to make sure that we can play your songs. We are looking forward to you joining us for the show!
The Rules of the Road:
- Your song must be in the genre specified.
- Must be your song! If you are collaborating with someone we need to know.
- Make a post about your song/entry. Add a link from your post to the current bmc post!
- Add a link to your post in the contest room - blockchain-music-contest!
- Your entry must be posted within the Ten (10) day time period.
Everyone is welcome to enter the contest, and we are also looking forward to hearing from some EMA artists. Time for @nickyhavey & co. bring the heat! :D
Contest Sponsors
Please take a moment to vote for our Witness Sponsors, who are supporting the contest and the SMA... Click the banner images and show your support!
@enginewitty - The man with the master plan! Creator of #thealliance and musician in his own right.
@guiltyparties - Our favorite Canadian and witness extraordinaire!
@jackmiller - The Australian witness that truly gets it and loves a good laugh too.
Good Luck To All Who Enter
Looking Forward To Hearing Some Awesome Entries!
