CATEGORIES / FEES / REQUIREMENTS

Music & Sound Craft

Music & Sound Craft recognizes the specialized skills demonstrated in the production or execution of original, licensed, and adapted music as well as sound in videos, commercial spots, or other work utilizing audio as a key component of its creative.

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ELIGIBILITY: January 1, 2021 - March 4, 2022

INFORMATION: Project information is required on all entries. A detailed project description (300 words or less) is not required, but is highly recommended.

MEDIA: Each category accepts specific media types. Media can be attached to your entry after your category is selected.

Judging Media: The primary material and content that the jury will be judging.
Supporting Media: Secondary material and content that the jury may review at their discretion.
Reference Media: These images will be used for reference but will not be judged.

Music & Sound Craft
Sonic Branding / Branded Audio

MS_01: Sonic Branding / Branded Audio
Final Deadline Fee: $750.00

A single (1) or series (2-5) of memorable sequences of sounds or notes used to identify a brand, product, service, or message. Includes sonic logos, jingles, etc.

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Experiential Music & Sound

MS_02: Experiential Music & Sound
Final Deadline Fee: $750.00

A single (1) or series (2-5) of audio content that triggers active engagement from a listener. Includes proximity-based listening, user-specific content, physical world interaction, etc.

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Custom / User-Generated Content

MS_03: Custom / User-Generated Content
Final Deadline Fee: $750.00

A single (1) or series (2-5) of audio content customized to a specific individual or group. Can be stand-alone or woven into a larger plot or narrative.

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Use of Licensed Music

MS_04: Use of Licensed Music
Final Deadline Fee: $750.00

Use of licensed music in a single (1) or series (2-5) of work in any medium for a brand, product, service, or message. Includes television, cinema, experiential, out of home, radio, online, etc.

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Music Adaptation

MS_05: Music Adaptation - Instrumental
Final Deadline Fee: $750.00

Use of adapted instrumental music in a single (1) or series (2-5) of work in any medium for a brand, product, service, or message. Includes television, cinema, experiential, out of home, radio, online, etc.

MS_06: Music Adaptation - Song
Final Deadline Fee: $750.00

Use of adapted musical compositions(s) with vocals in a single (1) or series (2-5) of work in any medium for a brand, product, service, or message. Includes television, cinema, experiential, out of home, radio, online, etc.

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Original Music

MS_07: Original Music - Score
Final Deadline Fee: $750.00

Original instrumental composition(s) created for a single (1) or series (2-5) of work in any medium for a brand, product, service, or message. Includes television, cinema, experiential, out of home, radio, online, etc.

MS_08: Original Music - Song
Final Deadline Fee: $750.00

Original musical composition(s) with vocals created for a single (1) or series (2-5) of work in any medium for a brand, product, service, or message. Includes television, cinema, experiential, out of home, radio, online, etc.

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Artist / Brand Collaboration

MS_09: Artist / Brand Collaboration
Final Deadline Fee: $750.00

A single (1) or series (2-5) of audio content in any medium where the collaboration between the brand and a recording artist extends beyond the licensing or composition of a song. The artist or their work should play a featured role.
NOTE: Entries must list the recording artist(s) involved in the work and the role they played in its creation.

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Sound Design

MS_10: Sound Design
Final Deadline Fee: $750.00

The creation and application of sounds which accentuate, highlight, and score moments and movements in a single (1) or series (2-5) of work in any medium for a brand, product, service, or message. Includes television, cinema, experiential, out of home, radio, online, etc.

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Sound Mixing

MS_11: Sound Mixing
Final Deadline Fee: $750.00

The blending of all sound, music, and dialogue within one singular mix for a single (1) or series (2-5) of work in any medium for a brand, product, service, or message. Includes television, cinema, experiential, out of home, radio, online, etc.

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Sound Editing

MS_12: Sound Editing
Final Deadline Fee: $750.00

The editing, manipulation, and alteration of existing sounds / sound design in a single (1) or series (2-5) of work in any medium for a brand, product, service, or message. Includes television, cinema, experiential, out of home, radio, online, etc.

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Innovation & Transformation

MS_13: Innovation in Music & Sound Craft
Final Deadline Fee: $750.00

A single (1) or series (2-5) of audio-based work that explores transformative ideas, devices, or methods in its execution and pushes the discipline forward.
NOTE: Entries must include a written explanation of the innovative and transformative aspects of the work.

MS_14: Innovation in Lockdown
Final Deadline Fee: $750.00

A single (1) or series (2-5) of audio-based work in which innovation and ingenuity were applied to overcome limitations imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
NOTE: Entries must include a written explanation of the ingenuity of the methods used to create the work and/or to engage the client's audience in a way that addressed the challenges of the pandemic, including social distancing, travel restrictions, talent limitations, reduced budgets, work from home, etc.