The Festival Music theme this round inspired eleven (11) impactful, high-quality entries from Steemian producers from all over the world in Round #10 of Season Two of the #beatbattle . It sure made the judging an amazing experience with so many insightful and amazing takes on the theme.
The judging panel of @chiefmappster, @beat5e8 [@beatseb], and @derekmiller thank you so much for all the time, effort , and resources that went into creating your entries.
Get that festival gear on, hydrate, and get ready to enjoy these awesome creations from these Steemian producers in this tenth round of Season Two of the #beatbattle with the theme Festival Music.
Remember the entries for the Beat Battle League are judged on:
Sound Quality: does the beat sound crispy, in speakers and headphones, is there cracking or recording errors? How loud can we play it before you notice quality issues? etc
Technicality: what are the skills you displayed in making this beat? The technical aspects of the your craft. The layers and sounds do they match? How many? etc
Creativity: how unique your entry is? How well it revolves around the universal theme? Holy smokes we have never heard that sound before? A creative video and/or artwork o yeahhhhh. Also, the amount of information, knowledge, and effort put into creating the entry and Steemit post come into consideration as well.
If you have any questions about the judging and/or your ranking, please always feel free to reach out to me on Discord. Entries created in the current time period are weighted accordingly.
Without further adieu, here are the results from S2:R10 of the Beat Battle League:
FIRST WINNER: @inthenow with an average of 4.70 from the judging panel winning 8 STEEM and 45 SMOKE for 53 points.
https://dsound.audio/#!/@inthenow/20180518t190723659z-distorted-reality-beatbattle-s2r10-entry-new-original
WOWWWWWWWw what an entry that gets you moving and full of energy.
You no doubt deliver that @inthenow energy with this one and take us on such an intensely awesome beat. Those synths go SO HARDDDDDDDDD.
And you integrate those other sounds to create a beat that will/would get the festival crowd dancing with all their energy; living in the moment.
Absolutely love those anthem-esque sounds you bring in around 1:38. Got me nodding and moving like wild :)
What an arrangement this is. Made for the festival crowd to give them energy and keep them fully engaged throughout the entire length of the beat.
And aorund 3:09 goes so HARDDDDDDDD o myyyy. rocking my face off.
Appreciate you taking the time and effort to create this amazing, high-quality piece of audio production o myyyyyy.
Support this winning Steemian here: @inthenow/20180518t190723659z-distorted-reality-beatbattle-s2r10-entry-new-original
SECOND WINNER: @paradigmprospect with an average of 4.68 from the judging panel winning 4 STEEM and 38 SMOKE for 42 points.
Wow what a truly outdoor festival experience you create in this one.
That nature, outdoor element. Check.
That upbeat, energy-provinding beat. Check.
That conscious and spiritual attributes. Check.
What an entryyyyyyyy.
This is 6+ minutes that makes you feel like you are in the middle of a festival. So incredible. You use so many amazing sounds from those birds chirps to those electronica sounds and everything in between.
Appreciate you putting you emotion, time, and effort to create this all around festival entry.
Much love and respect.
Support this epic Steemian here: @paradigmprospect/20180523t041108088z-floor-dynamics-psychedelic-tribal-gathering--beat-battle-league-s2r10
THIRD WINNER (TIED): @yamaagni with an average of 4.67 from the judging panel winning 2 STEEM and 35 SMOKE for 37 points.
https://dsound.audio/#!/@yamaagni/20180517t024543480z-where-will-we-go
Now this is some festival music right here.
Got that uptempo vibes, those sounds to get your body moving, and those switch-ups in the arrangement to get the crowd MOVING.
Love that vibe you create around 0:38 and how hard you bring the beat in around 0:54 and 2:11 those are the segments that would have the whole festival moving and dancing.
Appreciate you sharing this high-quality festival music with the community to raise our vibrations and get us moving o myyyyyy.
Much love and respect bud.
Support this awesome Steemian here: @yamaagni/20180517t024543480z-where-will-we-go
THIRD WINNER (TIED): @d-vine with an average of 4.67 from the judging panel winning 2 STEEM and 35 SMOKE for 37 points.
https://dsound.audio/#!/@d-vine/20180521t195332390z-funky-mildred-by-d-vine-beat-battle-league-s2r10-dsound-community-initiative
Wow wow wowwwwwwww this is such a groovy entry.
Love how you set that funky, get your dance shoes on vibe in those first :53 seconds and then here comes that FUNKKKKKK. And wow does that bass come in so nicely o weeeee.
Absolutely love those electronica vocal snippets you spread throughout this track. Breaks it up so nicely.
I can totally envision the festival dancing happily, in the moment, to this high-quality audio production.
And what a transition from 3:04 to 4:03 giving us a nice break-up and then here comes that energy.
Appreciate your amazing sound quality skills. It comes in so clearly and beautiful through headphones and speakers.
Much love and respect.
Support this epic Steemian here: @d-vine/20180521t195332390z-funky-mildred-by-d-vine-beat-battle-league-s2r10-dsound-community-initiative
COMMUNITY FAVORITE: @hilladigahackles with $26.31 in community support, 20 upvotes, and 7 comments and an average of 4.46 from the judging panel winning 20 SMOKE for 20 additional points.
https://dsound.audio/#!/@hilladigahackles/20180517t060954330z-brain-washer-beat-battle-s2r10-entry
WOAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
That combination of video, mind-altering vibe and sounds, and those vocals create such a mood its absolutely amazing how you can do that.
So creative and catchy. And that video helps add such a distinct element to your entry while listening to it.
"You will never sleep without me on your mind."
Ayyyyy love this. And that tone you use love it. So serene and peaceful.
Appreciate you sharing your passions and talents with the community to enjoy.
Much love and respect.
Support this epic Steemian here: @hilladigahackles/20180517t060954330z-brain-washer-beat-battle-s2r10-entry
The following are the honorable mentions in order of ranking based off the judging panel off this specific theme:
@a4v with an average of 4.49 from the judging panel winning 18 SMOKE for a total of 18 points.
Ayyyy yesssss what festival-esque beat the OG created.
Love those synths you use and how you integrated those vocals and other sounds like at 0:32 and 1:14 for example to create this festival music.
And man do those vocals and such a distinct element to this beat. Gives the crowd something to sing along to. You had me singing along o weeeee "... wanna let you know."
Appreciate you putting in the time and effort to create this grooving festival beat. Much respect.
Support this OG Steemian here: @a4v/20180519t065912684z-festival-original-music-for-steemit-beat-battle-season-2-round-10
@onemedia with an average of 4.49 from the judging panel winning 18 SMOKE for 18 points.
WOAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Such a spontaneous, yet structured feeling to this entry. @beatseb gave it a 4.9 on the technicality. And wow do you deliver such an intense ONEMEDIA (music, video, and art) performance.
Love how the video channels the music you created and gives it the visual for the brain to comprehend and attach to the music. And love that the artwork in the video is yours as well. What skills.
And the music o myy does it challenge the ears and push them in to a trippy, next dimensional feeling. The combination of marimba, vibraphone, violin, and electronica-esque sounds is captivating to say the least.
Appreciate you taking the time and energy to create this 8+ minute ONEMEDIA (art, music, and video) entry.
Much love and respect bud.
Support this epic Steemian here: @onemedia/wavy-by-nowhere-near-violincore-world-jamband-music-video
@redsfallin with an average of 4.39 from the judging panel winning 17 SMOKE for 17 points.
https://dsound.audio/#!/@redsfallin/20180522t004149331z-chiefmappsters-beat-battle-league-s2r10-r-e-d--festival-free-in-this-zone
Ayyyy yessss what a festival atmosphere you create with this one o weeeee.
Love how you intertwine so many dope sounds (like the segment starting at 1:10 and that sounds at 1:31 o weee) to create this mood.
Such a cool use of those synths and violin as well. What skills o weeeeee.
Appreciate you taking the time and energy to create this festival-esque beat.
Much love and respect.
Support this epic Steemian here: @redsfallin/20180522t004149331z-chiefmappsters-beat-battle-league-s2r10-r-e-d--festival-free-in-this-zone
@psionic-tremors with an average of 4.37 from the judging panel winning 16 SMOKE for 16 points.
https://dsound.audio/#!/@psionic-tremors/20180518t221132891z-we-came-to-playbeat-battle-league-s2r10-festival-music
Wow what an epic beat to get that festival crowd going.
Love how you integrate those vocal snippets. What a way to give the crowd to latch on and chant to your beat.
And you use so many dope sounds like at 1:35, 2:12, and 3:27 to create this atmosphere made for a festival. What a skill.
Thank you for taking the time and effort to create this awesome entry. Most definitely executed on the theme so well in my opinion.
Support this awesome Steemian here: @psionic-tremors/20180518t221132891z-we-came-to-playbeat-battle-league-s2r10-festival-music
@luismarcanoxd with an average of 4.31 from the judging panel winning 15 SMOKE for 15 points.
https://dsound.audio/#!/@luismarcanoxd/20180518t023654673z-fist-fight
Woahhhhhh what a blend of genres you have in this entry.
Have that electronica with the instruments and sounds you use like at 0:31 and 1:13. And that rock-esque vibes from the vocals. Amazing lyrics that people can relate to as well. Props to you for that
Need a little fine-tuning on the dynamic between beat and vocals and a little bit on those sounds towards the end. But wow do you create some serious emotion in this one.
You can definitely jam out to this one at a festival.
Appreciate you taking the time and energy to create this.
Support this awesome Steemian here: @luismarcanoxd/20180518t023654673z-fist-fight
@darrenclaxton with an average of 4.16 from the judging panel winning 14 SMOKE for 14 points.
https://dsound.audio/#!/@darrenclaxton/20180514t222522556z-all-join-the-list-original-electronic-music-by-darrenclaxton
Woahhhhhh what a cross Reggae/Dubstep entry o myyyy.
Love the sounds you integrate in this one especially that one at 0:49, 2:08
Such a cool use of samples as well. Those vocals create such a vibe and give the listeners something to chant along too. Need that in festival music.
Those strings and some other parts might need a little fine-tuning, but one heck of a job creating a beat. Definitely created an easy to listen to and jam out to beat.
Appreciate you taking the time and effort to create this entry and to work on your production skills o weeeee.
Support this epic Steemian here: @darrenclaxton/20180514t222522556z-all-join-the-list-original-electronic-music-by-darrenclaxton
Here is my scorecard with two columns added to reflect average from entire judging panel of @chiefmappster, @beat5e8 [@beatseb], and @derekmiller and respective overall ranking in this week.
This concludes the results an analysis for Round #10 of Season Two of the Beat Battle League.
Stay tuned for tomorrow for the details of Round #11 of Season Two the #beatbattle .
Thanks again for another amazing round Steemians. You bless us with your hard work and dedication and we thank you for that. So much talent and passion in this community. Much love and respect.
The #beatbattle is part of the Steemit Music League which is a community with the goal of providing the most feedback, recognition, and rewards and possible all while bringing Steemians together.
Currently the following are the ten (10) 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. |
 | SMA Feedback Contest (#smafeedback) (Hosted by @inthenow): A feedback-based contest for music. Provide music for feedback and/or provide feedback 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. |
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
Thanks again @prc and @dsound for helping inspire that real, positive change by supporting and helping the music community achieve its dreams.
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