I can't believe it, but it's already been a year since we started the composing competitions
on the channel.
These competitions have inspired literally thousands of original pieces of music, and
I've heard from so many composers that they love the motivation to write and the inspiration
and camaraderie from the community that gets involved.
So, let's keep them going!
Your mission is to write an original piece of music up to 90 seconds in length, inspired
by this artwork by Marcos de La Sierra.
It can be orchestral, electronic, acoustic, whatever you want.
Voices are allowed, but no lyrics, just because songs are kind of a different thing.
You have until April 30th at 11:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time to submit your music.
Check in the description for a link to the submission form.
Late submissions and tracks over 90 seconds in length will be disqualified.
Sorry to be harsh, but we get hundreds of pieces of music, so we have to start drawing
the line somewhere.
I'll then select 15 finalists and will hold a live stream event on May 10th at 12 PM Eastern
Daylight Time.
For the live stream, I'll be joined by celebrity guest judges Gavin Leeper, Christopher Siu,
and newcomer to the channel Rachel Hardy.
They'll be rating the top 15 tracks on composition, relevance to the prompt, and production value.
I'll remind you that I'm a film composer, and so I consider production quality and what
people actually hear to be a vital aspect of the work.
There is a section in our Discord Community where you can share your entries, listen to
what other people are working on, ask questions, and hang out with other composers.
As always, check for links in the description.
Since this is our one-year anniversary, I want to take a minute to acknowledge our past
competition winners and point out, for those of you who don't know, that they include hobbyists
and teenagers.
So hopefully, you know that no matter your age, experience, or skill level, you should
feel welcome and encouraged to take part.
To close out, I'll play the winning tracks from the last four competitions as a way to
give those composers some more recognition and to give you an idea for what kind of music
tends to do well with the judges.
Alright, everyone, good luck, have fun because that's mostly the point, and I look forward
to hearing your music!