IT'S THE FIRST OFFICIAL NAC!
The Orchestral Newgrounds Audio Contest has commenced.
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Here are the rules..
Your submission must consist primarily of instruments that are used in a ORCHESTRAL or SYMPHONIC setting. Synthetic instruments may be used, but cannot be the primary focus of the track. For example, something like "Juno Reactor vs. Don Davis - Mona Lisa Overdrive", or "Hybrid - Finished Symphony (Deadmau5 remix)" will not be acceptable. Also, submissions in which the orchestra only plays a supporting role are not acceptable. For example, "The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony".
Songs must be newly composed and created for this competition.
Songs can be a maximum of 5 minutes. Songs which are slightly longer will be taken into consideration and reviewed on a case by case basis. No There will be no minimum time limit, but please, use your objectivity and common sense... "Does this track constitute a complete full length song?"
No copyrighted samples. This is rather obvious and self-explanatory.
No covers. All melodies contained in your submission must be composed ENTIRELY by yourself.
No piano-only songs, or any single-instrument pieces. Remember, the main focus of the contest is usage of an orchestra.
Voices can be used, provided that:
1) It is not sampled from copyrighted recordings.
2) It is 100% your own recording and creation.
3) You can ask another artist or group to provide vocals, as long as all material is newly created for your submission, and you provide the details of the vocalist(s), who they are.
All tracks must be in by the deadline. Please check your Newgrounds in-boxes regularly. If you have a problem with reaching the deadlines, please contact us as soon as possible, and we will review your case.
Submissions must not contain any material deemed offensive.
Further questions pertaining to official NACs can be found in the NAC General Discussion Thread
Last but not least, remember to have fun! Don't bust your brains trying to come up with the masterpiece of the century? If you try, you might go insane, like that piano guy from "Shine".
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Here are the set dates and deadlines for this contest
From now till 11:59 PM EST Sunday Jan 23: Submissions will be accepted.
Wednesday, Jan 26th: The 8 finalists will be announced, and their submissions will be closely scrutinized and reviewed by our finalist judges.
Tuesday, Feb 1st: The top 4 will be announced by our finalist judges.
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The finalist judges for the Orchestral NAC will be...
Nathan Allen Pinard
David Orr
Shawn Dall (chronamut). Why Chrons? Well the truth is, MaestroRage wasn't available and Chrons threatened to butt-rape us if we didn't let him be a finalist judge. (Just kidding folks)
They will pick the top four from the 8 finalists.
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Here are the prizes
1st Place: $50.00 store credit, weekly feature, reviewed by all judges, 1st place sig (optional)
2nd Place: $40.00 store credit, weekly feature, reviewed by all judges, 2nd place sig (optional)
3rd place: $30.00 store credit, weekly feature, reviewed by all judges, 3rd place sig (optional)
4th place: weekly feature, reviewed by all judges
5th place: reviewed by all judges
6th place: reviewed by all judges
7th place: reviewed by all judges
8th place: reviewed by all judges
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Please post your submissions in this thread!
This is easy. Just simply post your song like so...
If you have difficulty doing this, feel free to ask for help.
Remember to have fun, and good luck!
