An online contest for musicians who collaborate over the internet
Between September and November 2022, the Collaborative Music Contest was calling for music submissions that demonstrate the spirit of online music collaboration. Entrants had a chance to win a share of $ 46,561 USD in prizes. The submitted music was heard by 14 judges made up of established artists and music industry practitioners and professionals.
In 2022, the contest featured 2 submission categories (Online Studio Collaboration and Online Live Jamming) as well as a THEME of 'new meets old', to which collaborating musicians were encouraged to respond. It was free to enter the contest and artists retained all ownership of the music that they submitted.
Contest Rules, entry requirements and judging criteria are listed below.
Many thanks to everyone who submitted their music this year as well as to our sponsors and contest judges!
Contest submissions closed on November 27 and the winners were announced in the special episode of the School of Music Collaboration podcast on December 10.
Please see the list of winners and podcast links below.
First Prize winners:
Group: The Continuity (collaborating across Poland)
Composition title: 'They kept going, going'
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Third Prize winners:
Group: Catherine Satour & SVVLO (collaborating across Australia)
Composition title: 'Radical Seed'
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Fourth Prize winners:
Group: High Anxiety Cabaret (collaborating across the USA)
Composition title: The Hidden Side of Scandinavian Living
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Honourable Mentions:
Pyramid of the moon - 'You are the old and we are the new’
The Gatekeepers - ‘Who Are The Gatekeepers’
David Cooper Orton & Sung - ‘Garden Extension’
O.a.G. - ‘Damage’
Sandburgen & Brain-Walker - ‘Fly Away’
Walmort Portrait Studio - ‘File Clerk’
Sarang - ‘1 step 2 step 3’
I eat mercury - ‘Wit da gang! (ft. Crusey, Corpsebride)’
Kung Pao & ILLA - ‘ImThe Realest’
Taana Rose & Luis Lawrence - ‘The Light Shines Through’
The Safety Word & Majestic12 - ‘Euro Git’
Shadow Trait - ‘Last One Standing’
So - ‘From the River’
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Collaborative Music Contest 2022 judging panel
Martin K. Koszolko – Chair of judges, researcher and music creator at KOshowKO & Philosophy of Sound
Rebekah Wilson – CEO of Source Elements, researcher, composer for Networked Music
Heath Johns – CEO of BMG Australia
Rouslan Ovtcharoff – CEO and co-founder of Groovesetter
Ania Karpowicz – Flutist, curator and activist at Hashtag Ensemble & WarszeMuzik
Melissa deLaney – CEO of the Australian Network for Art & Technology
Josep Garcés – Composer, art technologist, founder & creator of LiveLoop
Alex Murray-Leslie – Music creator and co-founder at Chicks on Speed and Professor at Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Amelia Besseny – Music creator at Troth & Impatiens and researcher
Jacob Munnery – Mastering engineer at Clockwork Audio
Phoebe Dubar – Music creator at IKSRE
Nick Wilson – Label manager at Clan Analogue
Rick Bull – Music creator at Deepchild & Concubine
Paul Egglestone – Founder and director at FASTLab
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First and Second Prize winning teams shall receive the following prizes
(see prize descriptions below for details)
MUSIC VIDEO PRODUCTION
The group winning the First Prize will have one music video produced and directed by Dr Stuart McBratney, a filmmaker with over 30 years of experience behind the camera. The group can choose any song from their repertoire. The production will take place in 2023.
Prize value: $10,000 USD
ELIAS 4 PRO SOFTWARE
Combined Prize Value: $10,794 USD
GROOVESETTER SOFTWARE
SOURCE NEXUS SOFTWARE
Unlimited lifetime licence for Source Nexus software by Source Elements for First and Second Prize winners. At least 5 licences are anticipated in this category. Value of each licence is $295.00 USD.
Combined Prize Value: $1,475 USD
LIVELOOP PRO SOFTWARE
LiveLoop Pro software for First and Second Prize winners. At least 5 licences are anticipated in this category. Value per licence is $299 USD.
Combined Prize Value: $2,990 USD
AUDIOMODERN INSTRUMENTS AND SAMPLE PACKS
All Audiomodern Virtual Instruments + Sample Packs Bundle (one prize per group).
Combined Prize Value: $918 USD
PLAYTRONICA HARDWARE
First Prize-winning group will receive:
Playtronica’s TOUCHME Midi Controller - $135 value.
Second Prize-winning group will receive: PLAYTRON Midi Controller - $128 value.
In addition, all contest participants will receive access to 30% discount on all Playtronica’s products.
Total prize value: $263 USD
PROFESSIONAL MASTERING
First and Second Prize winners will be offered professional audio mastering by Clockwork Audio Mastering. One mastered track per category.
If the submitted track has been already mastered, you can choose this service for one of your future tracks instead.
Combined Prize value: $110 USD
Third and Fourth Prize winning teams shall receive the following prizes (see prize descriptions below for details)
ELIAS 4 PRO SOFTWARE
Third and Fourth Prize winners will receive up to 2 licences per group (4 in total).
Value of each licence: $1799 per seat per year.
Combined Prize Value: $7,196 USD
SOURCE NEXUS SOFTWARE
GROOVESETTER SOFTWARE
Combined Prize Value: $300 USD
LIVELOOP LITE SOFTWARE
Each member of the Third and Fourth Prize winning team will get the full license of LiveLoop Lite software, inclusive of MIDI Jam, a live MIDI collaboration functionality.
At least 5 licences are anticipated in this category. The value per licence is $149 USD.
Honourable mention winners - LiveLoop Lite software will also be provided for all submissions that receive such mention. At least 5 licences are anticipated in this category. Value per licence is $149 USD.
Combined prize value: $1490 USD
AUDIOMODERN VST/AU PLUGINS
Third Prize winning group will receive:
Complete Suite of Audiomodern VST/AU Plugins. (one prize per group). Combined Value: $129 USD
Fourth Prize winning group will receive:
One VST/AU plugin of user's choice (one prize per group). Value: $69USD
Combined prize value: $198 USD
PROFESSIONAL MASTERING
Third and Fourth Prize winners will be offered professional audio mastering by Clockwork Audio Mastering. One mastered track per category.
If the submitted track has been already mastered, you can choose this service for one of your future tracks instead.
Combined Prize value: $110 USD
Contest Rules
All submitted tracks must be created during online collaboration between at least 2 music makers and respond to this year's contest theme of 'new meets old'. These responses could be presented either via music and/or lyrics and artists are encourage to interpret the theme in various creative ways.
Tracks must be submitted into one of the contest categories: Online Studio Collaboration or Online Live Jamming:
- Online Studio Collaboration is a process where some or all elements of communication, recording, editing and mixing are executed with online tools. These tools can include dedicated online music collaboration platforms as well as online exchanges of audio/midi files. This collaborative process can be either synchronous (real-time) or asynchronous (non-real time).
- Online Live Jamming is a process where collaborating musicians play live over the Internet with the use of software that enables online live jamming. This process is synchronous (real or near real-time). You can submit your recordings of sessions that included live online jamming in this contest category.
Contest organisers do not matchmake artists as this contest is for creative teams formed externally and using remote music collaboration technologies of their choice.
1 track can be entered per musical act/group in each category. One act/group can enter different tracks in separate contest categories.
Maximum track length is 5.5 minutes.
It is completely free to enter the contest and artists retain all ownership of the music that they submit.
All submitted tracks need to be original, no covers allowed. All musical genres are permitted.
Judges will be assessing the the alignment with the chosen contest category (Online Studio Collaboration or Online Live Jamming) as well as the response to the contest theme of 'new meets old'. Other assessment criteria will include the scope of online collaboration as well as the songwriting and music production qualities.
It is critical to explain the collaborative process in detail and credit all collaborators in regards to the roles that they performed in the creative process.
In order to submit the track, you will need to complete the submission form available via a link below and upload the MP3 or AAC file via the link included in the form. We reserve the right to only assess the submissions with correct file formats and aligned with one of the contest categories (Online Studio Collaboration or Online Live Jamming).
Accepted file formats: MP3, AAC 320kbps.
Anyone, living anywhere in the world can enter.
All submissions must be in by midnight (AEST, Sydney time) on 27th November 2022.
Winners will be announced online in December 2022 and contacted by email afterwards.
All submitted tracks must be created during online collaboration between at least 2 music makers and respond to this year's contest theme of 'new meets old'. These responses could be presented either via music and/or lyrics and artists are encourage to interpret the theme in various creative ways.
Tracks must be submitted into one of the contest categories: Online Studio Collaboration or Online Live Jamming:
- Online Studio Collaboration is a process where some or all elements of communication, recording, editing and mixing are executed with online tools. These tools can include dedicated online music collaboration platforms as well as online exchanges of audio/midi files. This collaborative process can be either synchronous (real-time) or asynchronous (non-real time).
- Online Live Jamming is a process where collaborating musicians play live over the Internet with the use of software that enables online live jamming. This process is synchronous (real or near real-time). You can submit your recordings of sessions that included live online jamming in this contest category.
Contest organisers do not matchmake artists as this contest is for creative teams formed externally and using remote music collaboration technologies of their choice.
1 track can be entered per musical act/group in each category. One act/group can enter different tracks in separate contest categories.
Maximum track length is 5.5 minutes.
It is completely free to enter the contest and artists retain all ownership of the music that they submit.
All submitted tracks need to be original, no covers allowed. All musical genres are permitted.
Judges will be assessing the the alignment with the chosen contest category (Online Studio Collaboration or Online Live Jamming) as well as the response to the contest theme of 'new meets old'. Other assessment criteria will include the scope of online collaboration as well as the songwriting and music production qualities.
It is critical to explain the collaborative process in detail and credit all collaborators in regards to the roles that they performed in the creative process.
In order to submit the track, you will need to complete the submission form available via a link below and upload the MP3 or AAC file via the link included in the form. We reserve the right to only assess the submissions with correct file formats and aligned with one of the contest categories (Online Studio Collaboration or Online Live Jamming).
Accepted file formats: MP3, AAC 320kbps.
Anyone, living anywhere in the world can enter.
All submissions must be in by midnight (AEST, Sydney time) on 27th November 2022.
Winners will be announced online in December 2022 and contacted by email afterwards.
Timeline
September 16 - November 27
Submissions open
Submit your collaborative track before November 20, 2022 for your chance to win.
November 28 - December 5
Judging process
Judges will be assessing the alignment with the chosen contest category (Online Studio Collaboration or Online Live Jamming) as well as the response to the contest theme of 'new meets old'.
December 11
Winners publicly announced
Winners will be announced online by December 11, 2022. More details to follow.
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