April Competition

YAY! I'm hosting the April competition. Here we go:

Competition rules:

1. The music must contain at least one electronic element.

2. the music must be at least 3:00 minutes long

3. There must be some representation on the score for the electronics. If the piece no score, submit the edited .wav file/maxpatch/whatever so that we can see the original work.

4. The work can be for up to 5 instruments.

5. The score must be submitted in PDF format.

6. The piece must be a mp3 recording or better quality.

7. The score and audio file must be submitted before 11:59 PM on May 2nd, 2010.

Judges:

Judges will score on four criteria.

1. Implementation of the rules

2. Creativity

3. Neatness of the score/audiofile

4. personal opinions

There will be a maximum of 5 judges.

1. maestro

2. pequadcob2009

3. ParanoidFreak

4. Ferkungamabooboo (TBD)

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Contestants:

Post your name in the topic if you want to be a contestent.

1. Morgri

2. jawoodruff

3. Jimmyjuicin

4. benxiwf

5. doctormusic

6. Ferkungamabooboo (TBD)

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I'm in!

I'll be a judge!!

Sorry if this sounds stupid, but what is considered an "electronic element"?

Something on tape or cd. A sound made that is computer generated, an amplified instrument, a sound recorded by electronic means (i.e. getting a wave file of water dropping and using that in the composition), etc...

I can judge.

I'd like to judge this one.

I'll enter

I'm in as well...however..are the electronics supposed to be a played part as in synth parts or can they be any electronic noises (prerecorded?) If prerecorded is ok, does every element need to be notated?

I'm in as well...however..are the electronics supposed to be a played part as in synth parts or can they be any electronic noises (prerecorded?) If prerecorded is ok, does every element need to be notated?

Yes, it can be pre-recorded. You must denotate in some fashion what will happen in the electronics. You can queue when the type starts, what kind of general direction the electronics are moving (higher pitches, lower bass notes... etc). It doens't have to be just synth, no way. Electronic media has such a huge variety!

I would like to be a contestant. Unfortunately, my score is on Noteflight, so how do I put it up without putting up an external link?

When do we submit our compositions?

First post edited to display when the pieces must be submitted!!!

I would like to be a contestant. Unfortunately, my score is on Noteflight, so how do I put it up without putting up an external link?

When do we submit our compositions?

Noteflight can export to midi and mp3 i think. At least Midi. As for the score? Can't tell you. I got my noteflight stuff taken off too.

At any rate, I'm in as an entrant or judge. Depends on if I get my computer back soon.

You said amplification counts as electric... so I'm assuming Electric Bass (as in slap) would be acceptable?

Well, sure, but I'd encourage you to be more creative then that.

alright! here's to one month of forgetting and two days of "oh crap" work!!!

http://www.box.net/shared/2hazkqk6v7

http://www.box.net/shared/g6d8x83l6o

Everything (except percussion) is and would be electronic. I hope this fits all the criteria!

EPIC BUMP

that being said, is this still on? I haven't heard a word about April's comp since the last post here.

It seems that the competitors (including me) fell through...this is out of most of our comfort zones and a few of us had busy months... JimmyJuicin wins by default it looks like haha..

Yay default win! Haha :P

Hey Jimmy enjoyed your piece - very fun poppy, and a bit more interesting than quite a bit of pop music. Not entirely my style of music I gravitate to but good job for your first foray. Hope you keep trying more pieces in this idiom.