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Buitoni Jingle Contest

Music Contest Info:

Write a jingle for Buitoni (they make pasta and sauces). Your jingle can be entered as either written lyrics or submitted as a video. The jingle should be approximately 45 seconds in length which spoken and include the name "Buitoni a minimum of 3 times. To enter you have to 'Like' the Buitoni Facebook page and submit a jingle through the Facebook app.

Prize:

The grand prize winner will receive a $5,000 check and their Buitoni Jingle will be played for two weeks on the radio. All five finalists will receive a one year supply of Buitoni.

Rules:

Only open to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia who are aged 18 years or older. Entrants whose entries are chosen as one of the five finalists irrevocably assign any and all rights, title and interest in their entry to the Sponsor.

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Axtone DJ Competition

Music Contest Info:

To enter upload a 30 minute DJ warm up mix to Mixcloud, making sure that you title your entry as Axtone Presents Competition Mix including your name, the country you live in and anything else you think is of interest in the description. You also have to tag your entry and include the artwork.

Prize:

Opening DJ set at Amnesia, Miami on 21st March 201 and Surfcomber, Miami on 25th March 2012 including a return economy flight to Miami and accommodation for duration of stay. $500 spending money and chance to meet Axwell, Thomas Gold and the team plus Axtone merchandise.

Rules:

Entrants must be over 21 and be available to travel between Tuesday 20 March – Monday 26 March inclusive. One entry per person. Mixes must gain over 100 plays be considered for the shortlist.

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The 2012 John Lennon Songwriting Contest Session I

Music Contest Info:

To enter The John Lennon Songwriting Contest you need to submit a 5 minute or less song along with a lyric sheet (if your song has lyrics). The categories are: Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, World, Rhythm & Blues, Hip Hop, Gospel/Inspirational, Latin, Electronic, Folk, and Children's. Instrumental compositions are encouraged. You song doesn't need to have been professionally recorded as entries are being judged on originality, melody, composition, and lyrics.

Prize:

The song of the year (split over the two sessions) will win a $20,000 check, an Avid prize pack, a Mackie mixer and a pair of Mackie Studio Monitors plus a $1,000 scholarship to Digital Media Academy. The 12 Lennon award winners receive $1000 in Mackie and Ampeg Products. The 24 grand prize winners receive a 6,500 in Project Studio Equipment from Avid, Roland and Boss, Audio-Technica, Gibson Guitars and Epiphone, and Propellerhead. Neutrik special edition John Lennon Educational Tour Bus connectors and cable and a one year subscription to Guitar Player, Bass Player, Keyboard, or EQ Magazine.

Rules:

There is an entry fee of $30.00 per song. Songs may not exceed five minutes in length. Open to amateur and professional songwriters.

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Indaba Music: Weekly Brief February 15, 2012

Music Contest Info:

This week's Indaba Music Weekly Brief they want you to use the provided Saxophone improvisations recorded by Timo and incorporate them into a new, original piece of music. Your music can be in any style or genre. The Saxophone recordings were recorded at 100 BPM. Completed tracks should be submitted to Indaba Music.

Prize:

Up to 10 selected Indaba Music users chosen by the judges will receive $50 cash and be eligible for licensing to third-party clients through the Indaba Music Licensing Catalog

Rules:

Open to individuals who over the age of 13. Submission must be your own work and not previously been published. No more than 3 submissions per entrant. The entrant shall own the copyright to their submission. To enter you need to be registered member on Indaba Music. A free member gets to enter 3 locked opportunities per year for free unless they purchase a Pro membership on Indaba allowing them to enter unlimited opportunities.

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Indaba Music: Bandpage HQ SXSW Showcase Opportunity

Music Contest Info:

Actively touring bands can enter this opportunity on Indaba Music by submitting at least 3 original songs for consideration. All genres are welcome.

Prize:

The chosen band selected by Indaba Music will perform at a slot in the Indaba showcase at BandPage HQ on Friday, March 16th in Austin including receive up to $1,000 toward travel expenses and a professional video shot of the performance complete with an on camera interview.

Rules:

Have to be willing to travel to Austin, Texas Open to individuals over the age of 13 years. Each entrant shall own the copyright to their submission. To enter you need to be registered member on Indaba Music. A free member gets to enter 3 locked opportunities per year for free unless they purchase a Pro membership on Indaba allowing them to enter unlimited opportunities.

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Soniccouture Crowd-Choir Project

Music Contest Info:

Soniccouture are building a unique sampler instrument using choir/vocal sounds from all around the world and they need a minimum of 2000 vocal notes to build it. This is where you can come in because if you record a sample of you singing "Aahhh" and submit it to them then you can stand a chance of winning the Mbira and also everyone that enters receives a copy of the instrument for free. There is a guide pitch on the page to help you hit the right note and form to upload your vocal sample.

Prize:

One participant chosen at random will receive the custom-made, 5 octave cherry-wood mbira plus everybody that sends Soniccouture a recorded note will receive the CrowdChoir instrument free, in Kontakt /EXS & Ableton Live format.

Rules:

The Mbira will be shipped free of charge to the winner. Files must be either WAV, AIFF or MP3 format. Individual Files must be under 10MB.

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Brad's Raw Foods Jingle Contest

Music Contest Info:

Create a jingle for Brad's Raw Foods. There should be a 15 to 30 second jingle and also a one minute version of the jingle to be able to enter. There are some keywords to help you out which are: Brad’s Raw Chips, Brad’s Leafy Kale, Living Enzymes, Raw Diet, Raw Lifestyle, Raw Healthy Snack, Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Healthy Lifestyle, Dehydrated – not baked or fried, Meal in a Bag. Completed jingles should be uploaded sent to the email address on the jingle contest page.

Prize:

The winning jingle will be used as one of the official jingles for Brad’s Raw Foods and will be aired across the US and the world with the musician who created it receiving $2,000 and some serious promotion.

Rules:

All genre of music are welcome as background music to the jingle. The author of the awarded jingle gives all rights to Brad’s Raw Foods LLC as the sole owner of the final selected jingle.

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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition

Music Contest Info:

This opportunity by The Pittsburgh Symphony is open to musicians to give a solo performance on one of these 10 instruments: piano, violin, cello, flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, trumpet, bassoon, or harp. To enter you have to submit a video of up to 10 minutes in length showing the performance of a work that you would perform in concert, if you were selected as the grand prize winner. The work you choose must be from the selected repetoire which can viewed here.

Prize:

The grand prize winner will receive a $10,000 check, the opportunity to perform your solo piece with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra on November 30, 2012 and December 2, 2012 which include a round trip from a major airport near winner’s home to Pittsburgh, accommodations. 4 finalists receive a trip for to Pittsburgh to perform in the live audition on June 11, 2012.

Rules:

Open only to legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia who are the age of majority in their place of residence. Each entrant may upload one submission. The fulls rules can be read here.

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