UkingViking
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For Your Ears Only!
This is an audio only ukulele contest!Why no video? I love videos, they tell a story of how the song was recorded and connect the listener to the process. But some people don’t like being on video, and some people don’t like using YouTube. So, for this contest we will go without video, and we can satisfy our demand for videos on the “Seasons of the Ukulele” on the side.
Here are some rules:
The technical details
Your contribution can only have audio and a still picture for “cover art”, no video or animation.The entry must be put on a media sharing platform that can be embedded in a post. If you start a post and click “insert media”, you will find a long list, including Audio Mack, Bandcamp, SoundCloud, YouTube and many more. You can use YouTube, as long as the video only shows the same still picture throughout the duration. Anything else would make an A-team and a B-team, we can’t have that. Well, the audio bitrate on SoundCloud is apparently only half of the measly bitrate YouTube has, but let’s forget that.
Only one entry per participant. If you do a live or online collaborations, each unique band with unique cast and band name will count as individual participant.
The song must be newly recorded, uploaded and posted this thread within March 2024. It must say in the title, cover art, audio, or some other way that it is “For Your Ears Only”.
No special gear is needed for this contest. You can make a live recording with the memo app on your phone or make big production with multiple instruments in a DAW or mixer. You can work alone or with someone else. One demand is that the ukulele must be a significant part of the soundscape. Please write a bit in your post on how the track came to be, since there is no video to show us. Like, what kind of ukulele you are playing etc.
The music details
For this challenge you can only post originals, traditionals and public domain songs. No covers of copyrighted songs, and this includes parody covers using the melody of copyrighted songs. YouTube has a special arrangement regarding with most copyright holder, but the other platforms don’t – and for this contest its same rules for all.Both songs and instrumentals are welcome.
The theme of the challenge is audio – sound, noise, music, listening, hearing etc. If your contribution has some connection to these things in title or lyrics, browniepoints! But since just sticking to the “no covers” part can be tricky for some of you, it is not mandatory.
Prize!
The prize for this contest is a set of studio headphones “for your ears only”: Beyer Dynamic DT770.It is the low impedance 32ohm version, so you don’t need a big interface to power them – they will work with a phone or laptop too, provide they have a 3.5 mm jack or an adapter.
I will find a handful or maybe a dozen friends from the Seasons to help in the judging. Judges cannot vote for their own contribution, so it is not an advantage. Judges will be encouraged to judge by spirit, courage, and creativity first and skills and production value second. That levels the playing field, there is no gatekeeping, give it your best!
The winner will be announced within the first week of April.
Now, go play that uke!
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