O weeeeeee here comes a new round to help showcase their talent, hard work, and passions to the community from all over the globe.
With fifteen (15) high-quality entries the Date Night theme last round was an amazing round for the #smlchallenge. So much diversity and different takes on the theme; it sure provided some refreshing "date night music." Feel very appreciative to be able to listen to such incredible music. Results here
We are excited to witness the newest creations shared in this Round #14 of Season Two of the #smlchallenge
The Steemit Music League Challenge is an open music contest for rappers, MCs, singers, vocalists, musicians, and producers. Basically if you have a passion for music you can submit an entry every round.
It was created to provide the vocalists, rappers, musicians, & producers of Steemit who are chasing their dreams an avenue to be highlighted and earn additional recognition, feedback, and rewards.
As another way to help support Steemians chasing their dreams with music, the Steemit Music League partnered up with DSound.
DSound's support of the Steemit Music League will allow for greater recognition and rewards the Steemians who take part in the eleven (11) SML's contests and challenges.
Thanks again to @prc for his support of community initiatives and helping the Steemit Music League reach its potential. If you trust and support @prc like I do make sure to vote for him as a witness here: https://steemit.com/~witnesses
Without further adieu here are the details of the Steemit Music League Challenge S2:R14:
This round's theme is:
Pump-up Music
You can never have to music energy-filled, get you going on your day music.
That higher BPM and/or that collection of instruments and sounds that gets the blood pumping.
It could be an EDM hit, a metal track that gets your blood pumping, a beat that combines sounds to create that uptempo mood, or whatever your heart takes this theme
Let's see what music the community creates and shares to get their blood pumping and ready to take on the day.
However this Pump-up Music theme resonates with you let's hear what creativity and inspiration you use to make this music that will having you ready to take on the day and night.
RULES
Upload your entry using DSound by going here: https://dsound.audio/#/upload
You log-in using your Steemit name. When you upload to DSound you content is posted to Steemit so your following can enjoy your music and reward you for doing so.
We don't want to exclude anyone so if DSound doesn't work for you please feel free to submit using the most convenient method for yourself.
If you have any questions on how to upload to DSound you can ask in the DSound Discord or SMA Discord channel or you can visit this awesome post by @prc here: https://steemit.com/music/@prc/introducing-dsound-a-decentralized-sound-platform-using-steem-and-ipfs
Just make sure it's an original entry based off of the theme of the round and use the tag #smlchallenge and/or comment the entry on any SML Challenge posts.
Any type of music passion from singing to producing and everything in between is welcome. We are looking forward to be able to help these Steemians in the music community shine and receive the recognition and feedback they deserve.
You have until July 14th at 11:59 PM EST / 4:59 AM UTC to submit your entries with winners will be announced Saturday night, July 15th.
The entries are judged off of the following:
Sound Quality: does this sound crispy, in speakers and headphones, is there cracking or recording errors? How loud can we play it before you notice quality issues?
Technicality: what are the skills you displayed in making this entry? The technical aspects of the your craft.
Creativity & relevance to theme: how unique your entry is. How well it revolves around the theme? O we have never heard that sound or lyrics before? Extra points for artwork and video work related to the entry.
The prize pool is as follows:
FIRST PLACE WINNER: 8 SBD + 50 Voiceshares for 58 points
SECOND PLACE WINNER: 4 SBD + 42 Voiceshares for 46 points
THIRD PLACE WINNER: 2 SBD + 34 Voiceshares for 36 points
FOURTH PLACE WINNER: 1 SBD + 28 Voiceshares for 29 points
COMMUNITY FAVORITE: 20 Voiceshares for 20 points
The Community Favorite each week will be determined by the amount of upvotes and comments responding to their entries, upvotes on their submission comment, and total community support on post.
Round #14 of Season Two of the Steemit Music League Challenge starts today and will accept submissions until Friday, July 13th night with winners being announced Saturday night (July 14th).
The team of @chiefmappster, @beat5e8 [@beatseb], @inthenow, and @derekmiller are pumped to see what is in store for this round.
Don't forget it helps the judges and the community for you to make a post about your entry, with how you created it, the meaning behind it, how the theme came into play.
It is just another way for us Steemians to get to know you and your message.
The Steemit Music League is a community with the goal of providing the most feedback, recognition, and rewards all while bringing Steemians together.
Currently the following are the eleven (11) contests in the Steemit Music League which is part of the Steemit Music Alliance (SMA) [click on contest/challenge name to go to most recent related information]:
| SMA | Contest Initiatives |
|---|---|
 | Steemit Music League Challenge (#smlchallenge) (Hosted by @chiefmappster): An open music contest for rappers, MCs, singers, vocalists, musicians, and producers. |
 | Beat Battle League (#beatbattle) (Hosted by @chiefmappster): A challenge for music producers to produce an entry based off a theme or sampled material for that round. |
 | The Drop Zone (#dropzone) (Hosted by @inthenow): A contest for musicians and producers to create an entry based on a selected genre and get rewarded for doing so. |
 | Chord Challenge (#chordchallenge) (Hosted by @antminer): A weekly challenge for music producers to create music by using the provided chord progression. |
 | Kill The Pad Challenge (#killthepad) (Hosted by @jamesgetsit): A weekly topic text-based rap competition for creative writers to show their prowess as a lyricist. |
 | Educator Showdown (Hosted by @novili): A bi-weekly competition for people who make educational content revolving around music. |
 | Poetry Slam (#poetryslam) (Hosted by @jamesgetsit & @scuzzy): A weekly spoken word contest in the traditional poetry slam competition format. |
| Pitch Perfect (#pitchperfect) (Hosted by @alejandra23): A weekly challenge for original music creators. |
| Bands About Bands (#BandsAboutBands) (Hosted by @ftlob): A weekly music review contest covering bands and musicians on Steemit. |
| Sprout (#sprout) (Hosted by @playitforward): A contest with a seed as inspiration each week. |
| Ambience (#ambience) (Hosted by @soundbath): a music and sound-based experience involving community members creating something with mindfulness. |
The winner of the Steemit Music League is determined by the amount of points earned through League contests and challenges.
Another great way to connect and interact with the community is through the SMA (Steem Music Alliance) Discord channel.
You can connect and collaborate with other community members, play music live, get beats and tracks demoed, and listen to entries with others live via the SMA bot.
Live radio shows happening now with the Needle on Your Record Show by @d-vine, @onemedia and @seveaux every Wednesday at CET 8-10 PM (2PM-4PM EST). Send your tracks to @d-vine to get heard on the SMA radio.
Also, @movement19 has a radio show following the Needle on Your Record Show.
To join the Discord Channel go here: https://discord.gg/na8W5Wr
Voiceshares are tokens on BitShares. So make sure you have a BitShares Wallet to receive them.
All you need to do to receive your Voiceshares is click here to create a Bitshares account with EasyDex here: https://exchange.easydex.net/login
Thank you as always for your time and attention. It means the world to me :)
Image Sources:
- OG Light & Love Tech Shaman @danyelk
- OG @scuzzy
- https://www.junodownload.com/products/maxence-luchi-anne-caroline-pump-up-music/3623549-02/
- http://blog.wibki.com/7-online-music-sites-wish-used/
