N G A D M '13: Auditions

[Echo]

Hey there!

Welcome to the auditions thread of the NEWGROUNDS AUDIO DEATH MATCH 2013! You should definitely read the entirety of this post if you want to take part, because it has all the important details to avoid you making a fool of yourself.

An Audio Deathmatch? What's that?

The NGADM (Newgrounds Audio Death Match) is one of the largest competitions on the website. It's run by Step and I, and is an annual competition that started five years ago. The basic idea is that a number of participants get paired up each round, battle to the death (via music), and then proceed to the next round if they win their pairing. Simple, right? The winner of the final round gets various prizes (see below), including a sum of store credit!

OK, so what should I do?

To take part, simply post what you think is your best song (the one which you feel best represents your talents) in this thread. It may be an old song, a new song, one that's not done yet, or even one that you haven't started. Remember to post only one song - if you change your mind about your best song, then just post again in this thread saying clearly that you've changed your mind. Songs posted elsewhere will not be considered.

Once we've reached the deadline, a team of carefully hand-picked judges will listen to each of your submissions, then professionally and thoroughly procrastinate a lot and eventually hand in their nominations. Don't worry about feeling like you're not good enough to make it in; you should post your audition here anyway, you've really got nothing to lose, and you never know what might happen!

Is there a deadline for auditions?

Yep! You've got till the 15th of July to submit your audition in this thread. After that, no further auditions will be accepted and a five day judging period will start. The competition itself starts on the 20th of July.

What happens after the auditions?

Once the auditions phase is over and the top 64 have been selected, the competition starts instan-

Wait, what? Did you just say top 64?

Yes. This year, unlike in previous years, we're accepting double the amount of participants!

Dayum...

Yeah. As I was going to say before you rudely interrupted me, the 64 finalists will be paired up randomly, and then have 2 weeks to compose a piece they can pit against their opponent's. After these 2 weeks, the judging period will start.

This year, judging will be handled a bit differently. Each judge will still be giving a score for each piece, and an average of all the judges' scores will still be being taken, but due to the huge number of participants, the reviewing workload will be split. In round 1, the 64 pieces will be split amongst the judges evenly, meaning that you won't necessarily be getting a review from each judge.

The number of reviews you get each round will slowly increase as the rounds progress, meaning that getting to the later rounds has the added incentive of getting you more reviews on your track. Also, we encourage you to review each others' tracks and let your competitors know what you think!

Every round of the knockout will have a separate thread (like this one), and all the competitors will be kept up to date via PM. The schedule for the rounds can be found here, along with links to all the different threads as the competition progresses.

There aren't any rules right?

Although the title "deathmatch" might indicate otherwise, this competition is actually very professional and civilised. Mostly.

So yes, there are some rules. Rules for the auditions phase are:

1.) You are allowed to post a track that you've made from scratch for the auditions, or a track that you've made in the past.
2.) The audition track may be a cover/arrangement, but unless you're entering as a team, the track cannot be a collaborative effort.
3.) If you posted your audition track but change your mind and wish to change it, state CLEARLY in the thread.
4.) If you're entering as a team of two, your audition can be a collaborative effort between you and your collab partner, or a track by any one of you individually. Remember, though, that the prize will have to be split between both of you!
5.) Auditions posted after the deadline will not be accepted unless it's for a ridiculously good reason.

Aside from that, we've also got general rules for the knockout competition if you make it through. You can read those here.

What about judges?

So far, the confirmed judges are Step, alternativesolution, bassfiddlejones, Back-From-Purgatory, and myself. Backup judges are being searched for, so if you're interested, send Step a PM.

You said something about prizes?

I sure did! Like every year, we've got a set of prizes, as follows:

1st place:
1.) A 1st place NGADM '13 forum signature.
2.) $75 Newgrounds Store Credit.
3.) The option of a frontpage of one of your songs of your choice.
4.) An audience with the Music Gods.

2nd place:
1.) A 2nd place NGADM '13 forum signature.
2.) $50 Newgrounds Store Credit.
3.) The option of a frontpage of one of your songs of your choice.
4.) A sloppy, wet kiss on the cheek.

3rd place:
1.) A 3rd place NGADM '13 forum signature.
2.) $25 Newgrounds Store Credit.
3.) The option of a frontpage of one of your songs of your choice.
4.) An awkward hug.

Anything else?

Nope! Remember that so far the contest hasn't started. These are just auditions, so nothing's entirely official yet. This means we're open to suggestions, and the stuff above may be altered slightly. We'll be reposting all the updated rules, procedures, etc in the NG Audio Deathmatch thread when the contest starts on the 20th July.

If you're interested, simply post a link to your best submission in this thread before 15th July and you're all set. If you have any problems, or if you wish to express your undying adoration, feel free to send me a PM, or contact me in any way.

So that's that! Let the auditions begin!

[samulis]

• 
  A City Eternal by samulis

  A journey through Washington D.C. in 11 minutes!

  Score

  4.55 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Classical

  Popularity

  511 Views

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F*** YEAAAAAHAHHHHH!!! NGADM!!!!1!!!!one!!!!!1!

Ohai Step. :3

[samulis]

At 6/15/13 09:49 AM, samulis wrote: Ohai Step. :3

And by that I mean Echo. ;)

can't some of you pick names that aren't four characters? It's less confusing!

[Kruizy]

Here's the track I choose to audition with for this contest:

www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/518069

Also, don't be fooled by the lack of tracks I have here on Newgrounds! Most of my tracks are remixes and contain copyrighted material and I respect the audio submission laws on this website.

[XementoXek]

• 
  Lone X - Blood on Fire by XementoXek

  Track 5 from album Knight's Eye

  Score

  5.00 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Dubstep

  Popularity

  221 Views

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Good luck everyone.

Peace and love,
Lone X

[dj-Jo]

• 
  Leaving Without by dj-Jo

  waiting for the end to take it's time as we watch the ships go by LEAVING WITHOUT us

  Score

  4.37 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Dubstep

  Popularity

  370 Views

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yay! Hope I make it in this year!

Good luck to everyone who auditions (:

[LiquidOoze]

Aaawww yeah, it's back! And so am I!

• 
  LO - Seventh Heaven by LiquidOoze

  If you like Avicii you'll like this.

  Score

  4.27 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Dance

  Popularity

  570 Views

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[RealFaction]

I probably don't stand a chance just stating now, but I'll enter for the fun of it. Good luck guys.

• 
  Dark City (Chapter 1) by RealFaction

  From my upcoming metal/rock album.

  Score

  4.57 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Heavy Metal

  Popularity

  1,277 Views

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[gridcrawler]

Let the war begins.

• 
  .High Seas. by gridcrawler

  Cinematic epic action high seas pirate war music

  Score

  3.23 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Cinematic

  Popularity

  62 Views

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[BlazingDragon]

Let the bloodshed begin.

• 
  Children's Overture by BlazingDragon

  A musical depiction of life as seen by a child

  Score

  4.39 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Classical

  Popularity

  1,743 Views

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Best of luck to everyone! :D

[midimachine]

• 
  VGA Dreamcoat (8-bit) by midimachine

  unce unce unce

  Score

  4.28 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Video Game

  Popularity

  1,302 Views

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i'll probably only submit chip related stuff this year :v

[papkee]

I might just have to enter this one.

• 
  Breath of Air [Remastered by papkee

  I never really liked the original, so I redid everything.

  Score

  0 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Classical

  Popularity

  1 Views

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The best of luck to everyone involved.

[HyperTrough]

I can't believe it's back already! Gonna make something especially for this!

Also, Echo, Step. You need to teach us all how to write like Oxford professors. Seriously, every year your shit makes me laugh!

[lasse]

http://soundcloud.com/bbbllleeehhh/twotwotwo

the wavs and flps are on an old laptop somewhere so soundcloud link for the audition

[Jernemies]

• 
  Safe inside the dome by Jernemies

  My NGMT round 2 submission. Aims for happy and safe feel

  Score

  4.55 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Funk

  Popularity

  40 Views

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Already taken part in a contest with that, why not do it again? :p

[Chongo]

Time to try this thing out. I'll have to revamp an old piece and submit it. I have time anyway

[Braiton]

Well, here we go.

• 
  Northwind by Braiton

  Feel the power of a thousand winds!

  Score

  4.65 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Heavy Metal

  Popularity

  3,522 Views

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[Step]

13 auditions already. That's what I'm talking about!

[soulblud]

That time of year, already?

Time flies quickly.

I feel this one is appropriate:

• 
  Fractality by soulblud

  A Drifting Dream

  Score

  4.64 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Dubstep

  Popularity

  440 Views

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[Apilot]

• 
  Humanoid Circuit Board by Apilot

  the last

  Score

  4.27 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  House

  Popularity

  66 Views

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[Apilot]

At 6/15/13 02:11 PM, Apilot wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/538739

Sorry wrong link. this is the one you want. http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/519949

[Sequenced]

• 
  Anaconda by Sequenced

  Drum N Bass

  Score

  4.12 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Drum N Bass

  Popularity

  62 Views

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shit's about to get real!

[Bosa]

At 6/15/13 01:05 PM, Step wrote: i am funny lol

The humor was too weak this year. Good humor = better chances of females entering the contest. This is my suggestion.

j/k ... but seriously

[Bspendlove]

Damn it, I really do not which song to enter... (Some songs of mine have better themes and is better orchestrated than the ones better mixed) :(

DAMN! I choose this one

http://soundcloud.com/brandon-spendlove/rough-internal-unive rse

I hope at least one person likes this.

:)

[Bosa]

After much debate and tomfoolery, I've decided to enter this contest not as one, but as two. Samulis and I will be entering as a team, and we will vaporize every feakazoid entering this contest. We are using Samulis' track for the audition.

So with that being said, we win.

[Conal]

• 
  Intrinsic by Conal

  This track is very random.

  Score

  4.55 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  House

  Popularity

  154 Views

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Oh boy, I don't have high hopes for this. >_<

[SourJovis]

Is this my best song? I don't know, but it is well received and not too bad:

• 
  Wtfepic Battle by SourJovis

  Epic battle theme for a video game

  Score

  4.65 / 5.00

  Type

  Loop

  Genre

  Video Game

  Popularity

  2,461 Views

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I hope I didn't make a fool of myself by submitting this. I didn't read the guidelines very carefully because I'm working on 4 contests at the time. i think it should be good though. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[NimblekidX]

64 Contestants now? this is sure to be big.

• 
  [Nim]Cold Outpost by NimblekidX

  The Calm Before The Storm.

  Score

  3.33 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Cinematic

  Popularity

  80 Views

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Here's my audition.

[SkyeWintrest]

At 6/15/13 04:37 PM, Bosa wrote: After much debate and tomfoolery, I've decided to enter this contest not as one, but as two. Samulis and I will be entering as a team, and we will vaporize every feakazoid entering this contest. We are using Samulis' track for the audition.

So with that being said, we win.

You must have missed the memo. I'm entering this year.

• 
  ~SW~ Astral Nation by SkyeWintrest

  Birth of an Astral Nation - Film-like score.

  Score

  4.30 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Cinematic

  Popularity

  1,547 Views

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[Quarl]

Meh.

• 
  You Shut Your Mouth... by Quarl

  Has anyone ever told you how cute you are with your mouth shut?

  Score

  4.32 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Industrial

  Popularity

  389 Views

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