Beat Battle League S2:R9 Announcement | DSound Community Initiative

chiefmappster (63)in #beatbattle • 7 years ago

Here comes a new round to help Steemians showcase their talent, hard work, and passions to the community from all over the globe.

We had twelve (12) Steemit music producers take part in Round Eight of Season Two of the #beatbattle . Such an epic collection of souls creating content each round and helping each other with feedback. Looking forward to hearing what the Steemit Universe can come up with this round's theme.

For the results of Round 8 go here: https://steemit.com/beatbattle/@chiefmappster/beat-battle-league-s2-r8-results

The Beat Battle League is a Beat Battle challenge every 10 days that the music producers of the world can produce an entry based off a theme or sampled material for that round.

Courtesy of @nicnas

Round #9 of the Beat Battle League starts today and will accept submissions until May 8th at 11:59PM EST/ 4:59 AM UTC with winners being announced Wednesday evening (May 9th).

The judging panel of: @chiefmappster, @beatseb, and @derekmiller are looking forward to your creations this Round #9 of Season Two of the #beatbattle.

Thank you again for all the time, effort, and resources you put into creating your art.

Without further adieu the theme of Round #9 of Season Two is:

Sounds of Summer

That warm summertime is approaching for half the world. Let's celebrate and get ready for the Vitamin D with some sounds of summer.

Those classic Beach Boys, Slighty Stoopid, and other warm, summertime bands have had such an impact on music and society in general.

Let's hear those warm, uplifting get you in the mood to be outside beats. Whether it be to include certain instruments that ooze that summertime feeling or those sounds that just make you smile and want to enjoy those sun rays.

However this Sounds of Summer theme means to you let's hear it o weeeeeeee.

Looking forward to hearing the creations from the incredible producers in the Steemit Universe.

Here is some content for inspiration:

RULES

Upload your entry using DSound by going here: https://dsound.audio/#/upload

You log-in using your Steemit name. When you upload to DSound you content is posted to Steemit so your following can enjoy your music and reward you for doing so.

If you have any questions on how to upload to DSound you can ask in the DSound Discord or SMA Discord channel or you can visit this awesome post by @prc here: https://steemit.com/music/@prc/introducing-dsound-a-decentralized-sound-platform-using-steem-and-ipfs

We don't want to exclude anyone so if you can't use DSound feel free to submit your entry as you wish.

Just make sure it's an original entry based off of the theme of the round and use the tag #beatbattle and/or comment the entry on any #beatbattle posts.

We are looking forward to be able to help these music producers shine and receive the recognition and feedback they deserve.

You have until May 8th at 11:59 PM EST/ 4:59 AM UTC to submit your entries with winners will be announced Wednesday evening, May 9th.

Remember the entries for the Beat Battle League are judged on:

Sound Quality: does the beat sound crispy, in speakers and headphones, is there cracking or recording errors? How loud can we play it before you notice quality issues? etc
Technicality: what are the skills you displayed in making this beat? The technical aspects of the your craft. The layers and sounds do they match? How many? etc
Creativity: how unique your entry is. How well it revolves around the universal theme? Holy smokes we have never heard that sound before? A creative video and/or artwork o yeahhhhh.

Also, sharing the story about the creation of your art in your Steemit post helps the judging panel and community gain perspective and knowledge on yourself and the message you are sharing.

The prize pool is as follows:

FIRST PLACE WINNER: 45 SMOKE+ 8 STEEM for a total of 53 Points

SECOND PLACE WINNER: 38 SMOKE + 4 STEEM for a total of 42 Points

THIRD PLACE WINNER: 31 SMOKE + 2 STEEM for a total of 33 Points

FOURTH PLACE WINNER: 26 SMOKE + 1 STEEM for a total of 27 Points

CROWD FAVORITE: 20 SMOKE for a total of 20 Points

The Community Favorite each week will be determined by the amount of upvotes and comments responding to their entries, upvotes on their submission comment, and total community support on post.

Round #9 of the Beat Battle League starts today and will accept submissions until May 8th night with winners being announced Wednesday evening (May 9th).

The team of @chiefmappster, @beatseb, and @derekmiller are pumped to see what is in store for this round.

Don't forget it helps the judges and the community for you to make a post about your entry, with how you created it, the meaning behind it, how the theme came into play.

It is just another way for us Steemians to get to know you and your message.

The #beatbattle is part of the Steemit Music League which is a community with the goal of providing the most feedback, recognition, and rewards and possible all while bringing Steemians together.

Currently the following are the nine (9) contests in the Steemit Music League which is part of the Steemit Music Alliance (SMA) [click on contest/challenge name to go to most recent related information]:

SMA	Contest Initiatives
	Steemit Music League Challenge (#smlchallenge) (Hosted by @chiefmappster): An open music contest for rappers, MCs, singers, vocalists, musicians, and producers.
	Beat Battle League (#beatbattle) (Hosted by @chiefmappster): A challenge for music producers to produce an entry based off a theme or sampled material for that round.
	SMA Feedback Contest (#smafeedback) (Hosted by @inthenow): A feedback-based contest for music. Provide music for feedback and/or provide feedback and get rewarded for doing so.
	Chord Challenge (#chordchallenge) (Hosted by @antminer): A weekly challenge for music producers to create music by using the provided chord progression.
	Kill The Pad Challenge (#killthepad) (Hosted by @jamesgetsit): A weekly topic text-based rap competition for creative writers to show their prowess as a lyricist.
	Educator Showdown (Hosted by @novili): A bi-weekly competition for people who make educational content revolving around music.
	Poetry Slam (#poetryslam) (Hosted by @jamesgetsit & @scuzzy): A weekly spoken word contest in the traditional poetry slam competition format.
	Pitch Perfect (#pitchperfect) (Hosted by @alejandra23): A weekly challenge for original music creators.
	Bands About Bands (#BandsAboutBands) (Hosted by @ftlob): A weekly music review contest covering bands and musicians on Steemit.

The winner of the Steemit Music League is determined by the amount of points earned through League contests and challenges.

Another great way to connect and interact with the community is through the SMA (Steem Music Alliance) Discord channel.

You can connect with other community members, ask questions, play music live, get feedback from community members, get beats and tracks demoed, and listen to music with others live via the SMA Discord bots.

Live radio shows happening now with the Needle on Your Record Show by @d-vine, @onemedia and @seveaux every Wednesday at CET 8-10 PM (2PM-4PM EST). Send your tracks to @d-vine to get heard on the SMA radio.