We’re in the middle of Summer – and you can tell cos the heat is on with this month’s contests!

July is packing one of our biggest prizes ever. Together with our partners Waves, we’re inviting you to jump in, create a track and stand to win plug-ins worth over $1000 in our pop up round. Not only that, everyone taking part in our bonus pop up round will score themselves one free plug-in from Waves!

Get writing, remixing and creating – it’s a HOT month for contests and we can’t wait to see the lyrical fire you lay on us. We’re just getting started with July, so watch this space for more…!

Contests This Month

#MAKEWAVES Exclusive Pop Up

Arrange or Remix this project for a chance at exciting prizes. Simply Fork the “Makin’ Waves” project linked to this contest to gain entry! Courtesy of our partners at Waves.

Entry Period: 1 July 2019 to 14 July 2019

Prizes:
1st: One Waves Abbey Road Collection Bundle
2nd – 4th: $25 e-voucher for Waves
All participants: Free Waves OneKnob Wetter plug-in.

Here’s more about the awesome prizes from our friends at Waves.

First Prize: One Waves Abbey Road Collection Bundle.

The Waves Abbey Road Collection features a lineup of exquisite plugins that meticulously model the fabled studios’ legendary rooms, microphones, consoles, tape machines and signature effects (UP $1000+).

Why we think this is an amazing prize:

  • Developed in association with the legendary Abbey Road Studios
  • Recommended by producers who worked on the likes of Dr Dre, Kendrick Lamar, The Beatles, Ed Sheeran, DJ Khaled, Beyonce & Jay-Z
  • Recreates the inimitable sounds heard on classic recordings and pop masterpieces
  • Modeled on the original, rare and often exclusive Abbey Road Studios hardware and rooms, as well as putting the studio’s iconic signal chain at your fingertips.
  • Includes plugin models of the studios’ famed REDD and TG12345 consoles, as well as RS56 Passive EQ (‘the Curve Bender’), J37 Tape, Reel ADT, the King’s Microphones, Abbey Road’s echo chambers and reverb plates, and the one-of-a-kind Vinyl plugin which models Abbey Road’s vinyl cutting and playback gear.

Did we mention: every participant gets a FREE plugin?

Everyone participating gets a Waves OneKnob Wetter. This is an easy-to-use reverb plugin which allows you to add instant depth and dimension to any track by turning just one knob (UP $39).

Remember: This pop-up round lasts 2 weeks only! Entry Period: 1st July 2019 to 14th July 2019

#PARTYINJULY

Publish any original track with the hashtag #partyinjuly and stand to win $500! Top entries will be shortlisted and winners subsequently selected by a specially appointed BandLab judging panel.

Entry Period: 1 July 2019 to 31 July 2019

Prizes:
1st: 500USD
2nd – 4th: 100USD each

#THEMIDDLE

Fork our Pop track “The Middle”, made exclusively for this contest and stand a chance to bag $500! Open to all vocalists and instrumentalists only.

Entry Period: 1 July 2019 to 31 July 2019

Prizes:
1st: 500USD
2nd – 4th: 100USD each

How we select our winners

#PARTYINJULY, #THEMIDDLE & #MAKEWAVES contest finalists will be shortlisted by the community voting on their favorite tracks, in the form of total LIKES attributed to the eligible revision during the contest period.

A judging panel from the BandLab team will then select the winners for ALL contests based on originality, artistic style, marketability and technical quality of the eligible revision(s).

The judges’ decision will be final — and winners will be ultimately confirmed based on a combination of the metrics detailed above, so get creative and be sure to promote your entry to get others to listen!

You can enter as many times as you like with different tracks, so long as they are published for the first time during the competition period.

How to enter

  • Publish a track on BandLab. You can use any device — iOS, Android or web!
  • Tag it with the competition hashtag in the song description, or fork the relevant track linked to a contest and your track will automatically be entered.
  • BandLab is FREE to use, you can sign up here, or download BandLab on your iOS or Android device.

FYI: Your entry has to be published for the first time during the competition period. If you have a private track created before the entry period that you would like to submit, you can do so when you publish it – but unpublishing an older track and republishing it will not work. Editing an existing song’s description with the hashtag doesn’t count either! For forking contests, make sure you fork directly from the contest page or linked blog post to ensure your entry makes it to the general contest feed.

Submissions don’t need to be created during the entry period, just published for the first time – so even if the contest hasn’t started yet, you can prepare your tracks now to make sure you have a head-start when the contest opens!

IMPORTANT: Users found to be in violation of the BandLab Community Guidelines or contest rules during the contest period will be automatically disqualified from the winner’s selection process.


Contest Terms and Conditions

The #partyinjuly, #themiddle and #makewaves Music Competitions (the “Competition”) is organised by BandLab Singapore Pte Ltd.

1. Participation in this Competition is subject to the terms and conditions set out herein, the Terms of Use of the Website, and such other rules, regulations and procedures prescribed by BandLab in relation to this Competition. Non-compliance with or breach of any of such terms, conditions, rules, regulations or procedures shall immediately disqualify the participant from participating in the event, and any prizes won shall be forfeited, withheld or withdrawn.

2. The Competition is open to anyone worldwide, except employees of BandLab, sponsoring companies and their agencies, and their immediate family members. Contestants must be 18 years old and above.

3. The Competition is open to individuals. By submitting an entry, each participant a) warrants that all his/her personal information provided in the submission is true, correct and complete, and that he/she is not assuming a false identity and b) accepts and agrees to the BandLab Terms & Conditions and BandLab Privacy Policy.

4. Competition starts on 1st July 2019 (UTC +8). To enter, each participant in the Competition must submit a published revision (Revision) with the appropriate hashtag in the description to the BandLab Community, unless otherwise mandated as in the case of forking contests. Multiple submissions per participant are welcome. Each Revision must comply with the following requirements:

4.1 Published for the first time during the competition period
4.2 Have the appropriate hashtag in the description and/or be a Forked entry of the appropriate track
4.3 Be in accordance with any additional contest rules

5. Each participant warrants to BandLab that all works used in their submission are (a) original works of the participant, (b) works in the public domain and/or (c) third party owned works which are authorised or licensed for use and reproduction by BandLab in the manner set out in paragraph 14 and elsewhere in these Terms and Conditions. Each submission must clearly and separately indicate the sources of copyrighted materials, if any, used in the creation of the Revision. Participants must clear the rights to use any copyrighted works in their submission. Each participant hereby indemnifies BandLab Technologies and its related companies, officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, partners (“BandLab Technologies Entities”) against any loss or damages suffered by BandLab and/or any of the BandLab Entities arising from any third party claims against use of the participant’s submitted Revision.

6. BandLab reserves the right to reject any submission it deems inappropriate in its sole discretion at any time without informing the participants.

7. Online submission starts from 1st July 2019 (UTC +8) and ends on 31st July 2019 (UTC +8), except in the case of the #makewaves competition, ending at 23:59 (UTC+8) on July 14th, 2019.

8. A BandLab panel of judges will pick a minimum of 4 winners. The participant submitting each winning Revision will be notified via email by or before 16th August 2019.

9. The Competition prizes for each entry will be: 1st: 500USD; 2nd – 4th: 100USD, unless otherwise stated explicitly on the official BandLab Blog. The prizes shall only be paid out to Contestants who qualify to participate meeting all requirements here and elsewhere in the Terms and Conditions. In the event of any claims for copyright infringement against BandLab as a result of the winning Revisions posted to BandLab, BandLab reserves the right in addition to any other available remedies to forfeit the entire prize or to deduct any damages/losses payable from the prize, at its sole discretion.

10. All decisions made by BandLab in relation to this Competition are final and no enquiries, appeals, verbal or written or any other correspondence will be entertained. The participants agree to accept and abide by all decisions made by BandLab.

11. No obligation will be incurred by BandLab by reason of participation in this Competition or by reason of anything done or omitted to be done by the participants as a result of or on account of this event.

12. Each participant agrees that your personal data may be used by the BandLab Technologies group of companies to send him/her marketing and advertising materials in relation to goods and services of BandLab and its business partners, and for research and analysis. If any participant has any questions relating to BandLab’s collection, use and disclosure of his/her personal data, please contact BandLab’s Data Protection Officer at privacy@bandlab.com.

13. Each participant hereby irrevocably and unconditionally grants BandLab Technologies all consents and waivers necessary to record, use and publicise the participants’ name and other particulars, photographs, performance, appearance, likeness and/or voice (as the case may be) in any manner as BandLab Technologies shall in its sole discretion deem fit. Each participant acknowledges that BandLab Technologies shall be at liberty to publish and otherwise use any recordings made by the participant, including without limitation telephone recordings, audio recordings, visual recordings and photographs (if any), for promotional and publicity purposes (whether now or in the future) or such other purposes as BandLab Technologies may deem appropriate.

14. Participants shall not grant any interviews or discuss with any member of the press or other media his/her participation in the Competition, without first notifying and obtaining the prior written consent of BandLab.

15. BandLab reserves the right to change, amend or add to these terms and conditions without prior notice. BandLab further reserves the right, without any liability on its part whatsoever, to cancel, postpone, terminate, suspend or in any other way cease this Competition at any time without prior notice.

16. Each participant expressly acknowledges and agrees that BandLab, its related/affiliated companies and their respective officers, employees and agents shall not be liable to any of the participants for any claim, liability, damages, cost, loss or expense whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with his/her participation in the Competition, or arising from compliance with these terms and conditions.

17.These terms and conditions and this event shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Singapore laws.