Collaborative Music Contest 2021
Submissions are now closed.
Hear the 2021 winners and
see the list of honourable mentions below!

Between September and November 2021 we were looking for the best track that demonstrates the spirit and potential of online music collaboration!

We received many excellent submissions and awarded the best collaborative tracks of the year created with online tools!

First Prize Winner:
Icebox, SIREN & dcln - "Back To You"

Collaborators:

•Cialeo Jaecen Viacrucis Matias (Icebox): Production, Recording (Melodic Vocals & Instruments), Songwriting, Sound Design, Composition, Mixing, Mastering

•Sylvester Kuan Kai Xuan (SIREN): Production, Recording (Rap Vocals), Songwriting, Sound Design, Composition, Mixing •Declan Antini Bangras (dcln): Production, Sound Design, Composition, Mixing

Countries:

•Singapore (Icebox, dcln)

•Malaysia (SIREN)

Software used:

•Primary DAW: Audiotool

•Vocal Recording : Audacity

•Vocal Mixing: Logic Pro and FL Studio

•Stem and sample sharing: Google Drive

You can also hear the entire song on Audiotool HERE

Runner Up Prize Winner:
Nikaule - "Changer le Monde"

Collaborators:

•Nikaule: Lyrics and music, mixing, pre-mastering, production •Jazzcrime: Electric and acoustic guitar, bass

•Lutz Mehlhorn: Kalimba, percussion, synth, effects

•Bob Peele: Drums

Countries:

•France (Nikaule)

•Norway (Jazzcrime)

•Germany (Lutz Mehlhorn)

•Australia (Bob Peele)

Software used:

•Ohm Studio

•StudioOne 5 Pro

•Landr

Honourable Mentions:

Hugo Lioret & Pol Mira - "Moment"
For The Time Being - "Overwhelming Barrier of Entry to The White Arcades"
Dylan Pinkerton - "I'm In Love"
Digital Gnosis - "Syncline"
L.O.S.T feat Monique Simone - "Lost In The Game"
E.S Malaika - "Toxic Bonds"
po9t (prod w/ Fluent) - "Alchemy"
Amnion & Phuong - "Amnion vs Phuong"
Sea Foam and the Wind & Leinholz - "Mutual Symbiosis"
Me In A Dream & The Safety Word - "Leave a Trace"
Luftz & Sleeplab - "Lockdown Babies"
Sim & Naswalt - "ICANN"

Judges

Martin K. Koszolko - School of Music Collaboration
Rebekah Wilson - Source Elements
Jacob Munnery - Clockwork Audio Mastering
Selena Arizanovic - Groovesetter
Jane Elizabeth Hanley - Kids at Midnight
Rick Bull - Deepchild / Concubine
Alex Kane - Volta XR
Julien Barbagallo - Barbagallo / Tame Impala
Charlotte Abroms - Hear Hear Group

First Prize winning team has received

GROOVESETTER SOFTWARE

Lifetime subscription to Groovesetter Standard Plan for the first prize winner.

KLEVGRÄND EVERYTHING BUNDLE

Klevgränd's complete product catalog as it looks today - inclusive of 36 plug-ins.

SOURCE NEXUS SOFTWARE

Unlimited lifetime licence for Source Nexus software by Source Elements.

ROTOR VIDEO PLAN

One year subscription to the Rotor Videos Essentials plan.

VOLTA VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE COACHING

First prize winners will be given an hour of exclusive one-on-one time with Volta CEO Alex Kane to help create a bespoke virtual performance environment, complete with your own branding and imagery, and integration with your music performance set-up. Winners will also receive early access to Volta builds that enable streaming to VR via the Oculus Quest app.

LIVELOOP PRO SOFTWARE

Each member of the winning team will get the full license of LiveLoop Pro software, inclusive of MIDI Jam, a live MIDI collaboration functionality.

PROFESSIONAL MASTERING

Winners will be offered professional audio mastering by Clockwork Audio Mastering. If the submitted track has been already mastered, you can choose this service for one of your future tracks instead.

WORLDWIDE MUSIC RELEASE

Worldwide digital distribution of a single featuring the winning track via the Las Maquinas label - a subsidiary of School of Music Collaboration.