SONGWRITING COMPETITION - a game on the Mix Challenge community

[Compyfox]

Hello everyone, a short information for you:

Songwriting Competition 080 will run from 1st April 2024 until 24th April 2024 (24 days left)

Genre: free to select
Theme: "Scaffold" (Picture Theme)

Direct link to the current game can be found here



Image Source: Achim Scholty (via Pixabay), released under Creative Commons CC0


The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics, with the added bonus of also being able to edit/enhance your production until the the 24-day deadline has been reached.

Joining is absolutely free. If you can't join yourself, it would be tremendously help if you could spread the word about the Songwriting Competition. The more participants, the more interaction and feedback, the more fun.



All participants of the KVR "Music Cafe Songwriting Competition" (MCSC) and KVR One Synth Challenge (OSC) are more than welcome. Please take a look, say hello, and maybe stay for a little longer.


More on:
https://mix-challenge.com

[Compyfox]

Hello everyone, a short information for you:

Songwriting Competition 081 will run from 1st May 2024 until 24th May 2024 (24 days left)

Genre: Electronic (any sub-genre)
Theme: "Audio Matrix"

Direct link to the current game can be found here



Image Source: iStock.com, photo by fermate


This month's challenge also features a special twist, which has you focusing more on sound design. If you liked the concept of the yearly recurring special sound design / limited sound set challenge "Community Scramble" (every January), but always wanted to use your own sounds and tools instead, then please have a closer look.

The (general) focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics, with the added bonus of also being able to edit/enhance your production until the the 24-day deadline has been reached.

Joining is absolutely free. If you can't join yourself, it would be tremendously help if you could spread the word about the Songwriting Competition. The more participants, the more interaction and feedback, the more fun.



All participants of the KVR "Music Cafe Songwriting Competition" (MCSC) and KVR One Synth Challenge (OSC) are more than welcome. Please take a look, say hello, and maybe stay for a little longer.


More on:
https://mix-challenge.com

[Compyfox]

Hello everyone, a short information for you:

Songwriting Competition 082 will run from 1st June 2024 until 24th June 2024 (24 days left)

Genre: free to select
Theme: "Summer Dreams" (Picture Theme)

Direct link to the current game can be found here



Image Source: iStock.com, photo by ogeday çelik


The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics, with the added bonus of also being able to edit/enhance your production until the the 24-day deadline has been reached.

Joining is absolutely free. If you can't join yourself, it would be tremendously help if you could spread the word about the Songwriting Competition. The more participants, the more interaction and feedback, the more fun.



All participants of the KVR "Music Cafe Songwriting Competition" (MCSC) and KVR One Synth Challenge (OSC) are more than welcome. Please take a look, say hello, and maybe stay for a little longer.

The Mix Challenge audio community is also celebrating it's 10th Anniversary. Yes, we've passed the 10-year mark, along with 98 Mix(ing) Challenges and 82 Songwriting Competitions. Join the festivities.


More on:
https://mix-challenge.com

[Compyfox]

Hello everyone, a short information for you:

Songwriting Competition 082 will run from 1st July 2024 until 24th July 2024 (24 days left)

Genre: (Video Game) Soundtrack
Theme: "Video Game Soundtrack - We build this city..."

Direct link to the current game can be found here



Image Source: iStock.com, photo by keko-ka

This month's Songwriting Competition is special.

SWC0083 will play-act how a company is approaching and interacting with artists. The basic premise is, that there is an imaginary company/indie developer reaching out to musicians in hope for finding one or multiple songwriters for a fictional video game in-the-making. As usual, there is "a brief" and various audio examples present.

Unlike other songwriting competitions on the Mix Challenge audio community - where there is just a simple task with the encouragement to interact with each other already during the game - there is an active client interacting this time around as well. Each participant will get a response by the "commissioning party" (until/including 21st of July) for ones production, telling you if you understood the brief, if you are on the right track and/or what one could still improve until the deadline has been reached. Something that would happen if you were to (e.g.) actively write a song for a commercial, or music for a short film, etc.

This endeavor does not only try to simulate a commission-based work scenario, but also encourages more early/direct interaction for future songwriting games. As bonus incentive, if there are more than 15 participants, the Winners Podium might be opened up to offer a 5-position Winners Podium (exclusive to SWC083/July 2024).

The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics, with the added bonus of also being able to edit/enhance your production until the the 24-day deadline has been reached.

Joining is absolutely free. If you can't join yourself, it would be tremendously help if you could spread the word about the Songwriting Competition. The more participants, the more interaction and feedback, the more fun.



All participants of the KVR "Music Cafe Songwriting Competition" (MCSC) and KVR One Synth Challenge (OSC) are more than welcome. Please take a look, say hello, and maybe stay for a little longer.

The Mix Challenge audio community is also still celebrating it's 10th Anniversary. Join the festivities.


More on:
https://mix-challenge.com

[Compyfox]

Hello everyone, a short information for you:

Songwriting Competition 084 will run from 1st August 2024 until 24th August 2024 (24 days left)

Genre: free to select
Theme: "A late evening walk" (Picture Theme)

Direct link to the current game can be found here



Image Source: iStock.com, photo by Appography


The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics, with the added bonus of also being able to edit/enhance your production until the the 24-day deadline has been reached.

Joining is absolutely free. If you can't join yourself, it would be tremendously help if you could spread the word about the Songwriting Competition. The more participants, the more interaction and feedback, the more fun.



All participants of the KVR "Music Cafe Songwriting Competition" (MCSC) and KVR One Synth Challenge (OSC) are more than welcome. Please take a look, say hello, and maybe stay for a little longer.

The Mix Challenge audio community is also still celebrating it's 10th Anniversary. Join the festivities.


More on:
https://mix-challenge.com

[Compyfox]

Hello everyone, a short information for you:

Songwriting Competition 085 will run from 1st September 2024 until 24th September 2024 (24 days left)

Genre: free to select
Theme: "Silent Screams" (Mental Health Awareness Month)

Direct link to the current game can be found here



Image Source: iStock.com, photo by Khosrork


The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics, with the added bonus of also being able to edit/enhance your production until the the 24-day deadline has been reached.

Joining is absolutely free. If you can't join yourself, it would be tremendously help if you could spread the word about the Songwriting Competition. The more participants, the more interaction and feedback, the more fun.



All participants of the KVR "Music Cafe Songwriting Competition" (MCSC) and KVR One Synth Challenge (OSC) are more than welcome. Please take a look, say hello, and maybe stay for a little longer.

The Mix Challenge audio community is also still celebrating it's 10th Anniversary.


More on:
https://mix-challenge.com

[Compyfox]

Hello everyone, a short information for you:

Songwriting Competition 086 will run from 1st October 2024 until 24th October 2024 (24 days left)

Genre: free to select
Theme: "Harvest" (Picture Theme)

Direct link to the current game can be found here



Image Source: Pixabay, photo by Pixabay


The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics, with the added bonus of also being able to edit/enhance your production until the the 24-day deadline has been reached.

Joining is absolutely free. If you can't join yourself, it would be tremendously help if you could spread the word about the Songwriting Competition. The more participants, the more interaction and feedback, the more fun.




We are also running a thread to collect self-created sounds and samples until 24th December 2024 in preparation for the Songwriting Competition 089 in January 2025. The material will be the main source of sounds for this particular, yearly recurring game called "Community Scramble".

Get involved, and shape the "general tone" for this upcoming game.

Direct link to this endeavor can be found here.


Image Source: Pixabay, photo by Nachrichten_muc, released under Creative Commons CC0



All participants of the KVR "Music Cafe Songwriting Competition" (MCSC) and KVR One Synth Challenge (OSC) are more than welcome. Please take a look, say hello, and maybe stay for a little longer.

The Mix Challenge audio community is also still celebrating it's 10th Anniversary, and it's 100th Mix(ing) Challenge.


More on:
https://mix-challenge.com

[Compyfox]

Hello everyone, a short information for you:

Songwriting Competition 087 will run from 1st November 2024 until 24th November 2024 (24 days left)

Genre: free to select (with a focus on guitars)
Theme: "Strings attached"

Direct link to the current game can be found here



Image Source: Pexels, photo by cottonbro studio


The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics, with the added bonus of also being able to edit/enhance your production until the the 24-day deadline has been reached.

Joining is absolutely free. If you can't join yourself, it would be tremendously help if you could spread the word about the Songwriting Competition. The more participants, the more interaction and feedback, the more fun.




We are also running a thread to collect self-created sounds and samples until 24th December 2024 in preparation for the Songwriting Competition 089 in January 2025. The material will be the main source of sounds for this particular, yearly recurring game called "Community Scramble".

Get involved, and shape the "general tone" for this upcoming game.
Including today, 54 days left.

Direct link to this endeavor can be found here.


Image Source: Pixabay, photo by Nachrichten_muc, released under Creative Commons CC0



All participants of the KVR "Music Cafe Songwriting Competition" (MCSC) and KVR One Synth Challenge (OSC) are more than welcome. Please take a look, say hello, and maybe stay for a little longer.

The Mix Challenge audio community is also still celebrating it's 10th Anniversary, and it's 100th Mix(ing) Challenge.


More on:
https://mix-challenge.com

[Compyfox]

Hello everyone, a short information for you:

Songwriting Competition 088 will run from 1st December 2024 until 24th December 2024 (24 days left)

Genre: free to select
Theme: "Space" (Picture Theme)

Direct link to the current game can be found here



Image Source: Pexels, photo by Yuting Gao


The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics, with the added bonus of also being able to edit/enhance your production until the the 24-day deadline has been reached.

Joining is absolutely free. If you can't join yourself, it would be tremendously help if you could spread the word about the Songwriting Competition. The more participants, the more interaction and feedback, the more fun.




We are also running a thread to collect self-created sounds and samples until 24th December 2024 in preparation for the Songwriting Competition 089 in January 2025. The material will be the main source of sounds for this particular, yearly recurring game called "Community Scramble".

Get involved, and shape the "general tone" for this upcoming game.
Including today, 24 days left.

Direct link to this endeavor can be found here.


Image Source: Pixabay, photo by Nachrichten_muc, released under Creative Commons CC0



All participants of the KVR "Music Cafe Songwriting Competition" (MCSC) and KVR One Synth Challenge (OSC) are more than welcome. Please take a look, say hello, and maybe stay for a little longer.

The Mix Challenge audio community is also still celebrating it's 10th Anniversary, and it's 101st Mix(ing) Challenge.


More on:
https://mix-challenge.com

[Compyfox]

Hello everyone, a short information for you:

Songwriting Competition 089 will run from 01st January 2025 until 24th January 2025 (24 days left)

Theme "Community Scramble" (Special Sound Design Challenge)
Genre: free to select

Direct link to the current game can be found here



Image Source: ArtsyBee (background, via Pixabay), released under Creative Commons CC0


The Mix Challenge audio community collected a handful of self-created sounds/samples from various participants from October until December 2024, which will act as the main sound source for this particular Songwriting Competition (SWC089 / January). This special challenge is known as "Community Scramble", and it originated in December 2018.

The twist, is to create a production with just these sounds and samples. But there is absolutely no limit on how you get there - you are allowed to use any tool that is at your disposal. You can use re-sampling, wavetable synthesis, various types of modulation and sound alteration, etc. As long as you don't use any additional synth or instruments that do not use the given content as main sound source (vocals are an exception). Else, the rules of the Songwriting Competition apply.


The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics, with the added bonus of also being able to edit/enhance your production until the the 24-day deadline has been reached.

Joining is absolutely free. If you can't join yourself, it would be tremendously help if you could spread the word about the Songwriting Competition. The more participants, the more interaction and feedback, the more fun.



All participants of the KVR "Music Cafe Songwriting Competition" (MCSC) and KVR One Synth Challenge (OSC) are more than welcome. Please take a look, say hello, and maybe stay for a little longer.


More on:
https://mix-challenge.com

[Compyfox]

Hello everyone, a short information for you:

Songwriting Competition 090 will run from 01st February 2025 until 24th February 2025 (24 days left)

Genre: free to select
Theme: "Uncertain Future" (Picture Theme)

Direct link to the current game can be found here



Image Source: Pexels, photo by Aleksandar Pasaricy, released under Creative Commons CC0


The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics, with the added bonus of also being able to edit/enhance your production until the the 24-day deadline has been reached.

Joining is absolutely free. If you can't join yourself, it would be tremendously help if you could spread the word about the Songwriting Competition. The more participants, the more interaction and feedback, the more fun.



All participants of the KVR "Music Cafe Songwriting Competition" (MCSC) and KVR One Synth Challenge (OSC) are more than welcome. Please take a look, say hello, and maybe stay for a little longer.


More on:
https://mix-challenge.com

[Compyfox]

Hello everyone, a short information for you:

Songwriting Competition 091 will run from 01st March 2025 until 24th March 2025 (24 days left)

Genre: free to select
Theme: "I offer you a chord..." (Special Task Challenge)

Direct link to the current game can be found here



Image Source: iStock, photo by puhimec


The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics, with the added bonus of also being able to edit/enhance your production until the the 24-day deadline has been reached.

Joining is absolutely free. If you can't join yourself, it would be tremendously help if you could spread the word about the Songwriting Competition. The more participants, the more interaction and feedback, the more fun.



All participants of the KVR "Music Cafe Songwriting Competition" (MCSC) and KVR One Synth Challenge (OSC) are more than welcome. Please take a look, say hello, and maybe stay for a little longer.


More on:
https://mix-challenge.com

[Compyfox]

Hello everyone, a short information for you:

Songwriting Competition 092 will run from 01st April 2025 until 24th April 2025 (24 days left)

Genre: free to select
Theme: "Rushed" (Picture Theme)

Direct link to the current game can be found here



Image Source: Pexels, photo by Pedro Inacio, released under Creative Commons CC0


The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics, with the added bonus of also being able to edit/enhance your production until the the 24-day deadline has been reached.

Joining is absolutely free. If you can't join yourself, it would be tremendously help if you could spread the word about the Songwriting Competition. The more participants, the more interaction and feedback, the more fun.



All participants of the KVR "Music Cafe Songwriting Competition" (MCSC) and KVR One Synth Challenge (OSC) are more than welcome. Please take a look, say hello, and maybe stay for a little longer.


More on:
https://mix-challenge.com

[Compyfox]

Hello everyone, a short information for you:

Songwriting Competition 093 will run from 01st May 2025 until 24th May 2025 (24 days left)

Genre: Electronic (any sub-genre)
Theme: ""Beeps, Buzzes, Hums and Pulses""

Direct link to the current game can be found here



Image Source: Pexels, photo by Giuseppe Di Maria, released under Creative Commons CC0


There is no extensive brief or special twist this month.

The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics, with the added bonus of also being able to edit/enhance your production until the the 24-day deadline has been reached.

Joining is absolutely free. If you can't join yourself, it would be tremendously help if you could spread the word about the Songwriting Competition. The more participants, the more interaction and feedback, the more fun.



All participants of the KVR "Music Cafe Songwriting Competition" (MCSC) and KVR One Synth Challenge (OSC) are more than welcome. Please take a look, say hello, and maybe stay for a little longer.


More on:
https://mix-challenge.com

[Compyfox]

Hello everyone, a short information for you:

Songwriting Competition 094 will run from 01st June 2025 until 24th June 2025 (23 days left)

Genre: free to select
Theme: "Colors and Street Art" (Picture Theme)

Direct link to the current game can be found here



Image Source: Pexels, photo by ShonEjai, released under Creative Commons CC0


The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics, with the added bonus of also being able to edit/enhance your production until the the 24-day deadline has been reached.

Joining is absolutely free. If you can't join yourself, it would be tremendously help if you could spread the word about the Songwriting Competition. The more participants, the more interaction and feedback, the more fun.



All participants of the KVR "Music Cafe Songwriting Competition" (MCSC) and KVR One Synth Challenge (OSC) are more than welcome. Please take a look, say hello, and maybe stay for a little longer.

The Mix Challenge audio community is also celebrating it's 11th Anniversary. We are currently at 104 Mix(ing) Challenges and 094 Songwriting Competitions - with more to come. Join the festivities.


More on:
https://mix-challenge.com