The Next 5 in the Lineup!

#11 - Pich - Ancient Ruins (San Marino)
#12 - Assios - Euphoria (Norway)
#13 - DJ Sumara - Breeze (Poland)
#14 - Gragh - Bob Locks (Jamaica)
#15 - Kazmo - Far Side Of The Moon (Germany)

At 12/2/09 02:43 PM, Assios wrote: Finally:
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/2 92772

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Thank You! ^^

At 12/2/09 01:05 PM, Bearserker wrote: so its my turn now! :D

Artist: Forensic Details (Bearserker)
Name of Song: Break (Intro)
Genre: Experimental Death Metal
Country: Germany

i think the song represents really good the night of the crimezones in germany, especially the city hamburg. creepy and aggressive. so, let me know what you think. :D

greetz!

Barry

The application deadline has passed. I'm afraid I cannot accept your entry.

@Assios: Okay, thank you. :3

At 12/2/09 12:05 PM, Assios wrote: Working... hard... right... now... Damn computer.

Assios, thanks for telling me you're working on it. If today is not possible for your work to be handed in I'll accept it tomorrow, but please make it as early as possible, judges need to mark them.

If anyone else is in the same situation they must tell me quickly, otherwise people who do not submit tracks by midnight will be disqualified.

At 12/1/09 10:23 PM, Pure-Metal-UTA wrote: Damn, I missed the deadline, didn't I?
Oh well, that'll give me till summer to work on my epic scottish metal song.

The deadline is today. Meaning that submissions submitted after midnight will not be accepted, also...
The next 5 for the lineup!

#6 - Popraz - Stand United (Romania)
#7 - EasilyEmbarrassed - I'm Sorry (The Netherlands)
#8 - DJ Inthedark - Forgotten Kingdom (Lebanon)
#9 - PenguinSam - Star Spangled Banner (USA)
#10 - ChungStarr - Bailar (Spain)

At 12/1/09 03:18 PM, Kirbyfemur wrote:

At 12/1/09 11:52 AM, NeonProject wrote: The Show is going to start at 5pm EST, if you don't live in that timezone you may need to check what time it will be where you live. Veiwers will have the chance to vote and instructions on how to do so will be given on the night. The running order for artists will be chosen at random and artists will only be entered for the draw if they have already submitted their track.

The Contest will take place at Radiogrounds, simply click on one of the server buttons at the side of 'Tune in Now'. Also make sure you join the chat (Click 'Chat') for show discussion and fun stuff. You will need an IRC Client to join the chat.

I just checked and the "IRC" chat thing isn't free and for people who can't buy, they will only get a 30 day trial version. This is more of a warning, unless people already know this then i don't know...

If you use firefox download the 'Chatzilla' plugin. It's the same thing.
Also, mIrc is free. Once the trail runs out you have to wait 30 seconds before the button to sign in pops up.

The Show is going to start at 5pm EST, if you don't live in that timezone you may need to check what time it will be where you live. Veiwers will have the chance to vote and instructions on how to do so will be given on the night. The running order for artists will be chosen at random and artists will only be entered for the draw if they have already submitted their track.

The Contest will take place at Radiogrounds, simply click on one of the server buttons at the side of 'Tune in Now'. Also make sure you join the chat (Click 'Chat') for show discussion and fun stuff. You will need an IRC Client to join the chat.

The running order for the contest is going to be decided by random draw. Today I have randomly drawn the first 5 acts to be played and they are;

#1 - Box-Killa - Violin Liberation (Australia)
#2 - ProudAardvark - Llama Rampage (Peru)
#3 - Airprogressive - Le Bouclier Bleu (France)
#4 - Simon Cameron - Clock (Canada)
#5 - YouriX - My Roots (Haïti)

Entries not yet submitted will not be entered into the random draw until they are submitted. Another 5 acts will be drawn tomorrow.

At 11/30/09 09:32 PM, PenguinSam wrote:

At 11/30/09 09:08 PM, Kirbyfemur wrote:

At 11/30/09 07:15 PM, djInTheDark wrote: Wow that sucks dude, I thought it was pretty good to.

Oh well always next year right? heh...

Didn't NeonProject say something about possibly holding a summertime RAC? If he was, maybe it could be like the Olympics, just without all those crazy fucking paparazzi everywhere lol

haha, yes he did!

Also, I should have my final entry posted soon, hopefuly by tomorrow.

<PS>

Awesome, it's even more awesome for you because Marius Chamberlain PPulled out. Putting you directly into a final spot.

And yes, starting 2010 there will be two contests every year (instead of this years 3). One will be in Summer, the other in Winter. I like the Olympics idea, I might work with that. :3

At 11/30/09 02:01 PM, pgstudio wrote: Hello,
it´s my first time posting here.
Do i still have time to join the contest ?

If so,
Artist: PG
Song: This Morning
Genre: Don´t know to be honest! Slow Melodic Eletronic ? :P
Country: Brazil.

PS: I don´t know how to submit the link here, so im posting the link for the MP3 directly from my site,
is that ok ??
This Morning.mp3

Thanks for your time!

The deadline for sign ups has unfortunately passed. Plus all entries had to be submitted to the audio Portal. I'm afraid I can't accept You. :(

Thanks for the entries guys... looking forward to the Big day!
Top 3 Member interviews will be up soon too!

Judging Guides have been sent off.
The Fun begins here kids!

Thank you for your entry. :)

So far we have 13 fully submitted tracks!
Yey.
I really hope everyone else submits tracks.

At 11/27/09 10:02 AM, djInTheDark wrote: May I post an update aswell? I already posted a newer version but I submitted it separately from the original so its no problem if I can't...

As long as the update is saved to the link you posted previously.

At 11/25/09 06:09 AM, Gutterfly wrote: Hi there. I'd like to enter if it's not too late.

Artist: Gutterfly
Song: Don't know yet
Genre: Don't know yet
Country: Cuba

You made it just in time!
Today is the deadline.
I'll add you to the list. :3

The deadline is a week today, so please make sure you get to work straight away.

Artist Spotlight

Name: Popraz

Joining newgrounds in 2008, Popraz specialises in making Dramatic Classical music (alongside with the odd Miscellaneous and videogame pieces). He has a special ability to create emotion which grabs the heart string of the listener. His RAC debut was in the second contest, he represented Romania with his Dystopia sounding 'Dark World Adiago'.

Dark World Adagio (Contest), by popraz Type: SongGenre: Classical

Once again, he is back to represent Romania with his chilling piece 'Stand United'.

Stand United [popraz - Rac3], by popraz Type: SongGenre: Miscellaneous

Being his second contest, Popraz is now elegible for a spot in the 'Top 3' in the next contest. His place will depend on how he performs in this contest!

At 11/24/09 03:52 AM, djsumara wrote: I understand the problem, well if you ask me, I would personally get as many(preferably 10 or so) judges that know and understand music, and they must have some kind of pair of high quality headphones or studio moniters so they can listen for mistakes and the overall quality of the song. So pretty much ask a producer near your area or someone who works in a studio. You can be a judge as well, get quality judges who know the music industry and let them grade the songs.

Hope my post helped :)

The Judges (the ones I already have) are a mixture of music experts an music fans. I try to mix it up so the opinion is varied and that the Juges scores reflect different views. They al listen to different music too, so everyone has a fair chance.
Okay. I'l basically just ask the judges which acts should go through. Not give them any of the scoring details.
Also, the Running order for the show is going to be planned soon, you entry will not be put in the running order until it is posted. So make sure you get your entries in!

At 11/23/09 01:39 PM, Grargh wrote: I'm a first timer but I'd like to enter!

Artist: Grargh
Song title: Bob Locks
Genre: Reggae/dub
Country: Jamaica mon!

I can't believe no one else got Jamaica.

Interesting... Accepted!

Vital Update

Unfortunately there will not be a semi-final show. There are many reasons for this, the first being that I have recently found employment and one of my shifts includes a Friday night. The second reason is that we have so many people applied for the final it would be a very hectic week of planning. Whilst taking the semi-final away won't remove most of the work, it will allow me to have an extra day to prepare.

I'm undecided on how to pick the semi-finalists which go through. Should I ask the judges to decide or should I put it up to some kind of vote?

At 11/22/09 11:03 AM, djsumara wrote: Thanks a lot for putting me on the artist highlight :), it means a lot to me.

I might go a bit softer and make a trance song but I am considering making a hard dance song for old time sakes. :)

Ooooh, interesting. I'm looking forward to it either way. =3

Looking at some of the tracks (and drafts PM'd to me) I'd say this contest is gonna very hard. So many people entering too, the more people we get the more exposed the participants will get.

This year we will have 27 acts in the final... that's compared to the little 13 of the last contest! We've already doubled that number!

Make sure you follow the contest on Twitter too, we're about to start hyping the contest up!

Artist Spotlight

Name: DJ Sumara

Joining newgrounds in January of 2009, DJ Sumara has created a wide range of Techno tracks with the most punchy beats you could imagine. His work includes some of the most beautiful breakdown sections. His top 2009 song so far is 'Fantasy'.

DJ Sumara - Fantasy, by djsumara Type: SongGenre: Techno

DJ Sumara will be representing Poland in the RAC contest and I'm sure we're all looking forward to some great beats and breakdowns!

At 11/20/09 02:33 PM, ProudAardvark wrote: Artist: ProudAardvark
Song title: Llama Rampage
Genre: Misc. (World?)
Country: Peru

http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/2 89561

Accepted. :)

Artist Spotlight

Name: DJ InTheDark

Joining newgrounds just this year, DJ InTheDark has made a sucess of his music in the short space he has been here. Even make the overall top 10 with his track 'A N.O.B.M. (Elektro Mix)' a remix of the classic "Hall Of The Mountain King".

A N.O.B.M. (Elektro Mix), by djInTheDark Type: SongGenre: Dance

This year is his debut in the RAC contest and he is set to make a promising sucess of not just this contest, but his own future on the newgrounds audio portal.

At 11/19/09 09:30 AM, EasilyEmbarrassed wrote:

At 11/18/09 02:34 PM, NeonProject wrote: Artist Spotlight

Artist: Airprogressive

Joining newgrounds in 2008, Airprogressive has made his fair share of house and trance tracks and shows no sign of stopping .... This year he hopes to improve on last years results by representing The Netherlands.

Whoops, missed this post. Guess The Netherlands are already taken

You can still represent the country. The countries with more than one entry face off in a semi Final before prgressing to the actual final. This time round semi-finalist tracks have to be in the same time as a final. So you don't have any tighter time limits or anything.

Artist Spotlight

Artist: Airprogressive

Joining newgrounds in 2008, Airprogressive has made his fair share of house and trance tracks and shows no sign of stopping. He took part in the second RAC contest, fighting against zomgkerrie for the Italy final spot. Unfortunately he was beaten. This year he hopes to improve on last years results by representing The Netherlands.

Krussi_vs_Kazmo_Mashup, by Airprogressive Type: SongGenre: Trance

His 2008 top track is a mash up of a Krussi and Kazmo track (Keep On Soaring The Urban Train.)

Raveland, by Airprogressive Type: SongGenre: Dance

His 2009 (so far) top track is a catchy dance track, which takes influnces from Rave and Italo-Dance.

Previous RAC Entries:

Il Suono Dell'Italia, by Airprogressive Type: SongGenre: Dance

RAC 2: Italy
Semi-Finalist

At 11/18/09 12:43 PM, ProudAardvark wrote: If it's not too late to enter, I'd like to tackle Peru.

Artist: ProudAardvark
Song title: Not Sure Yet
Genre: I'll figure that out
Country: Peru

Accepted!

@ Popraz: I'll just go update the contestant list.

At 11/18/09 12:58 AM, Pure-Metal-UTA wrote:

At 11/17/09 02:16 PM, NeonProject wrote: If you want me to look through your pieces before the deadline and give you pointers on how to get better scores send me a link to your track via PM. I will only be able to give you feedback twice and me giving you that feedback may not guarantee you perfects scores from all judges.

Could we have done this in the previous contests? That would have been very useful.

It was never really brought up in the previous contests and I can't really say whether (at the time) I would have said yes or not.
This service is here for the third contest, however, and I hope it becomes useful to many artists.

At 11/17/09 02:52 PM, Chozz wrote: Here is my song!
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/2 88883

That... is pure awesome Sauce. :)

At 11/16/09 09:24 PM, Chozz wrote:

At 11/16/09 07:26 PM, Pure-Metal-UTA wrote: After a few minutes of deep thought, I decided I would do a 2-3 parter involving the liberation of scotland in the 1200's. Doesn't matter if I can submit them all or not, it would just be an extremely fun project to do.
So...
Artist: PMUTA
Song: FREEDOM!!!!
Country: Scotland
Genre: Metal
Hell yeah!

I can't wait to hear this! \m/

Yey, another returnee!
Can't wait to see what you come up with, accepted!

At 11/17/09 02:55 AM, Snak wrote: Artist: Snak
Song Title: Hall of the Frost King
Genre: Ambient
County: Denmark

Wahey, you're accepted too!

If everyone manages to hand in a track on time, we will have 24 acts the the final broadcast. My goal for this time was 20!
If you want me to look through your pieces before the deadline and give you pointers on how to get better scores send me a link to your track via PM. I will only be able to give you feedback twice and me giving you that feedback may not guarantee you perfects scores from all judges.

Come on guys, lets make this the best RAC contest yet!

At 11/16/09 03:14 PM, Assios wrote: Artist: Assios
Song: Euphoria
Genre: Trance/Dance
Country: Norway

You have been accepted, you will also be facing SBB in the semi-final.