At 10/6/23 12:23 AM, Flamadour wrote: Newgrounds Battle of the Bands!

Overview: Musicians and Singers team up to form bands which will compete against each other, with the winner decided by both a panel of judges and the people of Newgrounds. The songs of each band will be scored on originality, production quality, virtuosity, and the quality and balance of the mix (e.g. how well the instruments in the song groove with each other and how they sit in the mix).

Stage 1 The Planning Stage:
During this initial stage, participants will form bands and decide whom they’d like to collaborate with. They’ll then work on a band name and select their band leader who will have the task of arranging and publishing their song. Bands may also decide on a genre for their song during this stage. Ideally it’ll be limited to rock, metal, and blues. Since having multiple genres may make judging harder since bias towards one genre over another may occur.

Stage 2 Song Generation:
After bands have been formed and announced on Newgrounds, they will then plan their song, and respectively work on their parts within the band. Bands will be given a one month time frame to compose their song. During this stage they may also want to create a band logo or hire an artist on Newgrounds to do so which will be used for their CD Icon.

Stage 3 Finalizing Songs:
Bands will be given an additional week or two to finalise their songs this may include fixing their mix, re-recording problem parts, etc. As well as finalising their artwork for their band and song.

Stage 4 Let the Battle Begin..:
Once songs have been finished, it’s time to commence the battle of the bands. With all songs ready to go, each band will publish their songs to Newgrounds to be voted on by the people of Newgrounds for a 2 week phase. After this phase the judges will have their say, casting their votes and then deciding on the winner of the Newgrounds battle of the bands.

Stage 5 The Finale:
When the winner is decided the judges will announce the results and post them on the official Battle of the bands thread on the audio BBS on Newgrounds. All songs will be assembled into one montage and published to the site to cement another chapter in the history of Newgrounds.

Rules:

-      All songs should be .WAV 16 bit to be included in the final montage at the end of the collab.
-      Songs should be a minimum of 2 minutes and 30 seconds long and a maximum length of 6 minutes and 30 seconds.
-      Song lyrics can be NSFW as long as they don't exceed the M rating.
-      Avoid over compressing your mix into a brick wall and making it too loud.
-      Credit all your band members when publishing the song and note their roles in the description, as well as any artwork such as band logo/CD icon.
-      Include your Band name, song name, and collaborators in the file name when sending your song.

Timeframe: minimum 1 month to 3 months. Once there is a fair amount of participants and judges then the competition will kick off and a deadline will be set.

We still need judges and sponsors for this contest. Ideally there will be prizes for the top 3 songs.
When publishing your song use the tag "Battle of the Bands" or "NG Battle of the Bands"

Special thanks to @AhWham for making this awesome banner.

At 11/26/23 11:38 PM, Flamadour wrote: @FarFromSundown @EclipseProduction @LD-W @NahuPyrope @DaxCamdaxian @MYYA @Curfboi @DarkGod666 @bottledfox @carboluka @JinZ @Nemira @PolyRedProductions @BeepBoxClock @PapoFuradoPA @PegasuTV @scottwjsm @Alenicia @rosewater860 @Tiny @TeraVex @Dry @DarrylCrayons @axelevans @Dendis

Just wanted to check in with all the participants to see how you are all going with creating your songs. If you are struggling to meet the deadline then I can extend it by 2 Weeks. But I'll like to know how many of you need more time. So either let me know below or alternatively you can react to this post with a Happy react to show that you Do need more time or a Frown react to show that you Don't need more time.

At 11/26/23 11:38 PM, Flamadour wrote: @FarFromSundown @EclipseProduction @LD-W @NahuPyrope @DaxCamdaxian @MYYA @Curfboi @DarkGod666 @bottledfox @carboluka @JinZ @Nemira @PolyRedProductions @BeepBoxClock @PapoFuradoPA @PegasuTV @scottwjsm @Alenicia @rosewater860 @Tiny @TeraVex @Dry @DarrylCrayons @axelevans @Dendis

Just wanted to check in with all the participants to see how you are all going with creating your songs. If you are struggling to meet the deadline then I can extend it by 2 Weeks. But I'll like to know how many of you need more time. So either let me know below or alternatively you can react to this post with a Happy react to show that you Do need more time or a Frown react to show that you Don't need more time.

At 11/28/23 09:33 PM, Flamadour wrote:

At 11/26/23 11:38 PM, Flamadour wrote: @FarFromSundown @EclipseProduction @LD-W @NahuPyrope @DaxCamdaxian @MYYA @Curfboi @DarkGod666 @bottledfox @carboluka @JinZ @Nemira @PolyRedProductions @BeepBoxClock @PapoFuradoPA @PegasuTV @scottwjsm @Alenicia @rosewater860 @Tiny @TeraVex @Dry @DarrylCrayons @axelevans @Dendis

Just wanted to check in with all the participants to see how you are all going with creating your songs. If you are struggling to meet the deadline then I can extend it by 2 Weeks. But I'll like to know how many of you need more time. So either let me know below or alternatively you can react to this post with a Happy react to show that you Do need more time or a Frown react to show that you Don't need more time.

It's official then, I'll be extending the deadline by 2 weeks. The original deadline was going to be November 30th/December 1st but now the deadline has been set to December 15th!

At 12/14/23 01:32 AM, LD-W wrote:

At 12/13/23 01:43 AM, Flamadour wrote: The Deadline is only a few days away. Late Submissions will be accepted so don't stress too much, albeit preferably only a few days late.

While we're on-track to get ours done by the 15th to a 'good enough' state (as long as there's no big IRL events/delays), could you confirm the hard-deadline for both the date and the exact time + timezone please?

We'd like to try and get ours in without incurring any delay-penalties to scores etc.

At 12/14/23 08:13 PM, Flamadour wrote:

At 12/14/23 01:32 AM, LD-W wrote:

At 12/13/23 01:43 AM, Flamadour wrote: The Deadline is only a few days away. Late Submissions will be accepted so don't stress too much, albeit preferably only a few days late.

While we're on-track to get ours done by the 15th to a 'good enough' state (as long as there's no big IRL events/delays), could you confirm the hard-deadline for both the date and the exact time + timezone please?

We'd like to try and get ours in without incurring any delay-penalties to scores etc.

Sure, the Deadline is December 15th 11:59PM EST, if in doubt just check the world clock website, that's what I do.

At 12/16/23 10:59 AM, BeepBoxClock wrote:

At 12/14/23 08:13 PM, Flamadour wrote:

At 12/14/23 01:32 AM, LD-W wrote:

At 12/13/23 01:43 AM, Flamadour wrote: The Deadline is only a few days away. Late Submissions will be accepted so don't stress too much, albeit preferably only a few days late.

While we're on-track to get ours done by the 15th to a 'good enough' state (as long as there's no big IRL events/delays), could you confirm the hard-deadline for both the date and the exact time + timezone please?

We'd like to try and get ours in without incurring any delay-penalties to scores etc.

Sure, the Deadline is December 15th 11:59PM EST, if in doubt just check the world clock website, that's what I do.

A bit late, but I come with a warning.
https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1271076

At 12/16/23 12:34 PM, Alenicia wrote:

At 12/16/23 10:59 AM, BeepBoxClock wrote:

At 12/14/23 08:13 PM, Flamadour wrote:

At 12/14/23 01:32 AM, LD-W wrote:

At 12/13/23 01:43 AM, Flamadour wrote: The Deadline is only a few days away. Late Submissions will be accepted so don't stress too much, albeit preferably only a few days late.

While we're on-track to get ours done by the 15th to a 'good enough' state (as long as there's no big IRL events/delays), could you confirm the hard-deadline for both the date and the exact time + timezone please?

We'd like to try and get ours in without incurring any delay-penalties to scores etc.

Sure, the Deadline is December 15th 11:59PM EST, if in doubt just check the world clock website, that's what I do.

A bit late, but I come with a warning.
https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1271076

It seems there's another thread to post the entries to, so you might want to share that there too:
https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1529831

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Also on the side, are we allowed to share these songs publicly elsewhere?

At 12/18/23 12:03 AM, Flamadour wrote: @ADR3-N @TaintedLogic @ChronoNomad @Bosa

Now that all the entries from the bands that didn't drop out of the contest have been submitted. It's up to the Judges to determine who the winner of Battle of the Bands will be. I shall leave the fate of the bands into the hands of the 4 judges.

The entries have been submitted to the Battle Of The Bands - Entries

At 12/30/23 12:54 AM, Flamadour wrote: I've tallied up all the scores from the judges, and we are at a 3 way tie. There are two ways to progress toward from here, I can request another judge (a tie breaker judge) or the 3 bands can head into round 2 and create another song. A Death match if you will.

I'd like to hear from the bands Paralysis Angel @LD-W & @NahuPyrope
Deathslab @DarkGod666 @bottledfox @carboluka
@Alenicia @rosewater860

Are you all up for making another song for round 2 or should we bring this contest to a close (finally) by having a tie breaker judge?

If anyone would like to be the tie breaker judge, then reply to this post below.