Express Yourself Contest 2024 Submission Journal [Closed]
5 months ago
Submissions will be accepted until February 8th, 2024 (EST/EDT)
We are now entering a month of administrative time for me and my panel to review and rate all songs submitted to the contest! Over this time we will also be looking at the artists who offered assistance, and sending notes for those we, in turn, are interested in...
STAY TUNED!
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Another year, another contest! Taking in your advice from last year, we've made some changes for this year that we're excited to show off! Everything you need to know is below, so get reading, critters.
WHAT IS THE EXPRESS YOURSELF CONTEST? WHAT IS THE PROCESS?
The contest is to express yourself through a minute long (or less) musical piece. The first round is a Public Submission Round, meaning anyone can submit a song and so long as it abides to the rules, be considered.
The contest then undergoes a private voting round, where the songs from the Public Submission Round are placed on a rating criteria (see below) and at least fifteen are selected to move on. The (5) that were rated lowest of the top (15) will enter the Wildcard Round. The remaining (10), those that scored the highest on our rating criteria, will be moved directly into the Semifinal Round. (2) of the songs in the Wildcard Round will move on to complete the Semifinal Round, making the Semifinal Round the top (12).
Both the Wildcard Round and the Semifinal Round will be publicly voted on by you, the community.
After the Semifinal Round, a Final Round consisting of 5 submissions will occur to pick this year's winning 3. This is also a public voting round. As an outcome to this round, the top 3 submissions will be chosen and prizes given (see prizes below)!
THE RULES
Of course, this contest has rules. Failure to follow any of these rules could lead to your song being removed from the contest, or, in extreme cases, yourself to be disqualified.
Rule 1) Submit all songs for this contest to this journal, and in DIRECT response to the comment we posted below.
Rule 2) Your song must be one minute or less and every second past one minute will deduct points. Note: five seconds of reverb/fade after the minute mark is acceptable.
Rule 3) Your song must have been submitted to FA after this journal was posted, and made for the contest.
Rule 4) All genres are welcome so long as the song is PG.
Rule 5) You may submit one song for the contest. Submit it in DIRECT response to the comment we posted below.
Rule 6) Your submission must be submitted to FA. FA must be the only place where this submission is found.
Rule 7) You cannot modify your submission after it is submitted to the contest. In the case of an extenuating circumstance, send us a note for permission to modify your submission.
Rule 8) The top 3 musicians from the two most recent Express Yourself (2022/2023) cannot participate.
Rule 9) No remixes or covers, and do not mention your username in the audio file!
Rule 10) Users submitting to the contest must have a user-page older than a month to be considered.
THE RATING CRITERIA
Our panel of judges have determined this to be how we will rate your submission and select them for the Semi-Final and Wildcard Rounds.
Technicality: /30
Mixing and mastering: /15
Cohesion and composition: /15
Musicality: /70
Originality: /45
Time Management: /25
Time Constraint
For every second over, points are deducted. A five second fade/reverb is permitted after the 1 minute mark if no new notes are played.
*You no longer need to write how the song expresses you in the submission info box! We're happy to let your music speak for you this year.
PRIZES
Here's what's already set in stone for our contestants.
+ 1st Place: A song of yours will be promoted as our featured submission until the following year's contest concludes! A prepaid commission of your character by orcaowl. Free access to True North Audio's first major 2024 VST/Instrument catalogue to take your music to the next level, and a $20 coupon to assist in purchasing future TNA library plugins. And...
+ 2nd Place: Free access to True North Audio's first major 2024 VST/Instrument catalogue to take your music to the next level, and a $20 coupon to assist in purchasing future TNA library plugins. A prepaid commission of your character from [?]. And...
+ 3rd Place: Free access to True North Audio's first major 2024 VST/Instrument catalogue to take your music to the next level, and a $20 coupon to assist in purchasing future TNA library plugins. A prepaid commission of your character from [?]. And...
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES
Not a musician? We would love to work out a way to promote you.
ARTISTS: As always we are looking for new artists to contribute to the prize pool! If you are interested in having your very own placement prize promoted like this, reply to the designated comment below. Yes, you will be paid.
LABELS: Do you own a Music Label that's looking to sign on some new talent? Send a note to Furry Musicians if you do and we can work out a promotional collaboration that will give you a signal boost and the contestants in our contest an amazing opportunity.
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We are looking for a new spotlight host to work with Furry Musicians over our 'regular season' of biweekly spotlight uploads. If you have a passion for music in the furry fandom, a willingness to volunteer your time for one spotlight a month, and a decent recording setup, look no further then this application journal to become an official Furry Musicians Spotlight Host!
I'm an artist and would certainly be interested in helping with the Prizes.
Although most of my gallery is ABDL-themed, I can make more than just that on top of mimicking styles like Don Bluth.
https://kingxghost.carrd.co
Let me know if you have questions or concerns! =)
Hello, I also sent you a message, but I decided to leave a comment too.
My specialty is quadrupeds; you can see more of my art on dA (https://www.deviantart.com/rui-rui)
~Puppy
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55026177/
happy new year all :3 looking forward to hearing everyone's work
It isn't a happy or even hopeful expression, but it is an expression nonetheless. Don't let it bring you down though! I'm glad for all the awesome one-minute pieces that we can create ❤️
here is my submission :o
good luck everyone! :]
Every year I see this contest, and I never participate, so I think it's about time I give it a shot.
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55164669/
Good luck to everyone who's entering.
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55178704
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55179145/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55179749/
Good luck to everyone and I'll be checking out other people's work soon :3
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55184394/
Good luck everyone :з
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55189852/
It is a collaborative work between myself and Melodinumbra. However, he said that I can submit it as my own for the contest. Melodinumbra is also available on Discord or Instagram if anyone doubts the integrity of my statement. Thanks!
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55214731/
Happy to take part again this year!
Hope you guys enjoy ^v^
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55.....oad-successful
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55.....che=1705809390
I'm still a beginner in music stuff but I thought I should give it a try :3
Good luck everyone! :D
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I've been encouraged by a close friend to enter this particular song.
It's a very sentimental one and I hope it resonates with any of you.
Thanks for believing in me, Theo.
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55263861/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55272386/
Here's my submission: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55273360
Keep up the good work, everybody!
Submitting this one :3
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55304800/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55313065/
Made on modular synth
I Humbly put this Here, Enjoy! Best of luck to everyone~
Caaaan do!
I checked to see if my newer songs would fit the criteria. This one does.
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55330122/
good luck yall
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55400188/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55401507/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55415176/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55418395/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55425084/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55444816/
Here's my submission - Best of luck to everyone!
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55439165/
How long until we hear the results?
Like The Day I Lost You
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55458259/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55458968/
Good luck to everyone ^^
submission time submission time
seriously, everyones stuff sounds so awesome this year. really looking forward to seeing the winners!
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55462013/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55381505/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55465024/
My submission. Sorry I’m so late! I was nervous about submitting 😅
All the best and good luck! c:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55474411/
~Puppy
dumb question but i'm curious :]
By the way, I do know the submissions should only be posted here, but in the case of me, does this rule also apply? Because I want people who follow my social media accounts to see what I can do. Sorry.
~Puppy
If yes, will this affect points or not?
If no, so i need to make it neat finished, isn't it?
Naturally, I'd encourage you to attempt to make a song contained to one minute or less without the need to cut it off, but if you can't, you can't.
If you're looking for inspiration, I'd highly encourage you to take a listen to the music made by our finalists from last year! You can find their competition songs here: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/52756160/
~Puppy
I know this might be deducted 45 points directly since its actually 1m45 seconds long but im still submitting anyways...
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55217670/
do also keep in mind that if you're trying to submit a song for the contest, they do have rule #10 that your account has to be at least a month old to participate!
- You can record anything you like. (but no swearing)
- It should be a minute long. (no longer)
- Only post it to FA.
- Then add a link right here: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal.....0#cid:60314012
I hope this helps you!
~Puppy
~Puppy
~Puppy
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55289338/