Weird & Strange Hip - Hop Beat Challenge

Greetings NGers,

I shall be putting on the Weird & Strange Hip - Hop Beat Challenge. I have put together some of the finest, strangest & kookiest stuff I could find. I have made it very challenging this time around, ask anyone who has been in my previous ones. This challenge will be all about chopping up the samples & modifying/tweaking them.

We will start as soon as we have more participants & I will give you the sample pack location when we start & other information/instructions that will pertain to the challenge then. If you are interested, please sign up in the comments section on my news page below.

If you have decided, to enter I kindly ask you to please mention it on your news pages The more promotion WE have the better it is for all of US. I hope that you will learn & grow from this challenge & maybe make a few new friends along the way.

I wish the best to all of you & have a great time.

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-=-=-=-\\ T H E - R U L E S //-=-=-=-

Not following these rules will disqualify & make you ineligible for the next event.

<> You ARE ONLY ALLOWED to use what is found within the challenge kit provided by Omega Phantom. This means NO separate VSTs / Sythns!

<> You CAN alter any sound found within the challenge kit. (ie. add reverb, delay, change pitch, frequencies, etc... This also means you could make your own synth with the sounds given.)

<> You MUST have an intro, hook, breakdown and an outro/ending.

<> You will have no more than 1 week to complete the track.

<> Your track MUST contain drum change-ups, especially during the chorus.

<> Your track MUST be no shorter than 3 minutes.

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-=-=-=-\\ S C O R I N G //-=-=-=-

You are probably wondering how the scoring will work...

For 7 days "YOU", (yes, I mean you the person reading this) will have the opportunity to vote (limited to 1 vote per account) .

|<>|<>|<>| C R I T E R I A - F O R - V O T I N G|<>|<>|<>|

I expect your musical creation to:

<> be as original and creative as possible.

<> have flow

<> have ambiance/atmosphere/dynamics

<> be chopped & organized well

<> have a memorable/catchy chorus

<> be EQ'd, mixed & mastered properly

<> have progression/development

<> challenge yourself

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-=-=-=-\\ T O - V O T E //-=-=-=-

To vote, one must place the name of the desired winner in the comments section on Omega Phantom's LATEST NEWS PAGE (ie. "I would like to vote for The Person's name").

If you would like to leave a comment you can I am kindly asking those commenting to please keep it clean or I will remove the comment.

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WHEN CASTING YOUR VOTE

When voting please vote based on these Merits:

-The contestants have stayed within the guidelines stated in the above as well as on the Originality/Overall Arrangement/smoothness/& Overall flow of the composition.

Please vote based on the merits above, not because they are your friends.

Make your vote have integrity.

ONLY YOU CAN DECIDE WHO WINS SO PLEASE VOTE

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|<>|<>|<>| A D V I C E |<>|<>|<>|

<> Have proper time management.

<> Have organization. (Make folders & sub folders for all chopped sound groups. Bass lines, Horns, strings, drums, Vocals etc.).

<> Take time to listen to ALL samples received.

<> Take your time. Make chops carefully.

<> Take breaks! Don't stress yourself out.

<> Think outside the box.

<> If you don't know something ask some who does (ie: Other contestant)

<> HAVE FUN AND LEARN!

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THANKS SO VERY MUCH

Omega Phantom

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-=-=-=-\\ C O N T E S T A N T S //-=-=-=-

-=-=-= Battle Cat =-=-=-

-=-=-= Poyzen Jam =-=-=-

-=-=-= Joey Keys =-=-=-

-=-=-= Eternal XIII =-=-=-

-=-=-= Kill Bill=-=-=-

-=-=-= Haywyre =-=-=-

-=-=-= JP Super Fresh =-=-=-

-=-=-= Big Won =-=-=-

-=-=-= Love Kavi =-=-=-

-=-=-= Aera Dynamic =-=-=-

-=-=-= Gunstar Greene =-=-=-

-=-=-= IKONiC =-=-=-

-=-=-= Mac Salad =-=-=-

-=-=-=Dj Dureagon=-=-=-

-=-=-=Afro Jonez=-=-=-

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-=-=-=-\\ U P D A T E S //-=-=-=-

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

The audio kits for the beat challenge will be ready Friday, October 22nd, 2010 @ 5:00 pm EST. The audio kits will be compressed using WinRAR & sent through sendspace, so be expecting a pm from me with the link location.

There is are ---> 0 <--- spots currently available.

The challenge will commence Saturday, October 23rd, 2010 @ 12:00 am EST & will end on Friday, October 29th, 11:59 pm EST. Therefore, please have your tracks completed and submitted by 11:59 pm EST on Friday, October 29th or you will be disqualified. If for some reason you can not complete the Omega Phantom Weird & Strange Hip - Hop Beat Challenge on time or due to some unforeseen circumstance please post that you are bowing out of the challenge on the news page that will be designated as the voting location. Also, please state your reason for bowing out, not doing so will make you ineligible for the next Event.

Thursday, October 21st, 2010

I would like to thank Poyzen Jam for creating a better page design, helping me collect my thoughts & working on my grammar/punctuation.

Red N' White has bowed out of the challenge.

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

Kits have been sent out, those competing please check your in boxes.

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

The Weird & Strange Hip - Hop Beat Challenge has begun.

All contestant spots have been filled.

If you are interested in competing in an up coming event, Please leave a comment below.

Voting will take place from Saturday, October 30th, 2010 12:00 am EST till Saturday, November 6th, 2010 11:59 pm EST. Any votes after Saturday, November 6th, 2010 11:59 pm EST will not be counted.

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STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES ...

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