DDR Song Contest!

chocobojoe · Post by **chocobojoe** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 3:58 pm

http://www.broadjam.com/contests/konami/splash.asp

DDR Song Contest Website wrote:Contest Info
Konami, one of the largest Computer & Video Game makers, is looking for music for their popular dancing game, Dance Dance Revolution. The winner's songs will be featured in an upcoming version of the game and win $250 dollars! Up to 4 winners will be selected although there is no guarantee there will be any winners.

DDR song criteria:
(must comply with or entry will be rejected)
If lyrics are used (optional), they must not contain any profanity, overt sexual references, or drug references.
Any audio samples used must be legal/legitimate.
Songs must be between 1 min 30 sec and 7 min.
Artist agrees that their song, if selected, may be edited for length by Konami.
Tempo must be above 120 BPM. There is no upper limit.
DDR song suggestions:
Music can be within any genre.
Songs should have multiple parts/themes, but it is not necessary. If the theme is strong, then it can be desirable to have it continually develop throughout the song.
Full compositions work better than minimal compositions.
Strong and/or catchy melodies lend themselves to this game. This catchy-ness factor is paramount to this game. The music is the central game play mechanic, so catchy, memorable songs are what we are looking for.
Other compositional gimmicks also work well: tempo changes, musical stops, etc.
Diversity is encouraged, but songs should retain a high level of accessibility.

Important Dates

Wednesday, February 01, 2006:
Submissions Open.

Friday, March 31, 2006:
Submissions Close.

Wednesday, February 08, 2006:
Peer Review Starts.

Wednesday, April 05, 2006:
Peer Review Ends.

Sunday, April 16, 2006:
Winner Announced.

I already have one track written (I'm hoping they'll allow multiple entries):
"Convergence" - http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?PID=728649&t=5796

chocobojoe · Post by **chocobojoe** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 1:10 pm

BUMP! BIG UPDATE ON CONTEST STATUS!

XPOSTED FROM BEMANISTYLE:
Oh yes, they allow multiple submissions alright...
But here's the catch!
Broadjam has some kind of paid membership program. About $200 for the premium membership, $100 for the Pro membership, and $50 for the regular membership. There is also a free membership option.

So what do you get with these options? Let me tell you...
Premium - First submission FREE! Additional submissions $5 each!
Pro - All submissions $5 each!
Regular - All submissions $10 each!
Free - All submissions $10 each!

Of course you get more benefits to the actual website with paid memberships.

So all of us poor college-kid music producers just got F**KED. THANKS FOR HYPING THIS UP SO MUCH FOR US BROADJAM AND KONAMI. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

UnLiMiTeDmAxX · Post by **UnLiMiTeDmAxX** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 2:21 pm

Damn dude, that does bite you in the ass. Good luck with all that!!!

Fluffyumpkins · Post by **Fluffyumpkins** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 3:27 pm

I sure would love to pay money to make a song which would earn Konami more money.

Yume_Taira · Post by **Yume_Taira** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 5:05 pm

Considering how expensive some of that mixing software is, I'm surprised that you're complaining about dishing out $10 to put an awesome song like that in there. The return is worth much more...fame, a $240 profit...I see no reason to put it in anyway.

Potter · Post by **Potter** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 8:10 pm

put some fucking vsnares in there, have it be like 7 mintues long of death steps and make it like a 15 footer. uhhhhhhhhh

Post by **MonMotha** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 8:25 pm

Yume_Taira wrote:Considering how expensive some of that mixing software is, I'm surprised that you're complaining about dishing out $10 to put an awesome song like that in there. The return is worth much more...fame, a $240 profit...I see no reason to put it in anyway.

You think people doing things like this actually BUY that kind of software? HAHA! What percentage of people here with a copy of Photoshop actually owns it? I'm guessing <25%.

chocobojoe · Post by **chocobojoe** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 9:47 pm

Potter wrote:put some fucking vsnares in there, have it be like 7 mintues long of death steps and make it like a 15 footer. uhhhhhhhhh

lmao that'd be funny if they entered
too bad IDM is only good for keyboard-only charts on SM

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And yeah, I'll probably shell out $10 to enter one song.

Yume_Taira · Post by **Yume_Taira** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:39 am

MonMotha wrote:
Yume_Taira wrote:Considering how expensive some of that mixing software is, I'm surprised that you're complaining about dishing out $10 to put an awesome song like that in there. The return is worth much more...fame, a $240 profit...I see no reason to put it in anyway.
You think people doing things like this actually BUY that kind of software? HAHA! What percentage of people here with a copy of Photoshop actually owns it? I'm guessing <25%.

*shrug* You're probably right, but since I haven't found one yet (probably just don't know where to look), I kinda assumed.

SoDeepPolaris · Post by **SoDeepPolaris** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:02 am

Yume_Taira wrote:
MonMotha wrote:
Yume_Taira wrote:Considering how expensive some of that mixing software is, I'm surprised that you're complaining about dishing out $10 to put an awesome song like that in there. The return is worth much more...fame, a $240 profit...I see no reason to put it in anyway.
You think people doing things like this actually BUY that kind of software? HAHA! What percentage of people here with a copy of Photoshop actually owns it? I'm guessing <25%.
*shrug* You're probably right, but since I haven't found one yet (probably just don't know where to look), I kinda assumed.

He's saying they pirate it. Oops, I said the naughty word.

Yume_Taira · Post by **Yume_Taira** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 2:33 pm

I knew that! I just didn't know WHERE. All I could get a hold of was the crappy demo version where you couldn't do anything.

mexican ninja · Post by **mexican ninja** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:32 pm

Yume_Taira wrote:I knew that! I just didn't know WHERE. All I could get a hold of was the crappy demo version where you couldn't do anything.

Have someone who does own *expensive computer program* burn you a copy of *expensive computer program*. I'm sure someone has a copy of *expensive computer program* that would be willing to help a brotha out.

Yume_Taira · Post by **Yume_Taira** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:39 am

mexican ninja wrote:
Yume_Taira wrote:I knew that! I just didn't know WHERE. All I could get a hold of was the crappy demo version where you couldn't do anything.
Have someone who does own *expensive computer program* burn you a copy of *expensive computer program*. I'm sure someone has a copy of *expensive computer program* that would be willing to help a brotha out.

...but I'm a girl.

I've already got people willing to help, actually, but so far the attempts have been futile.

letshavetea · Post by **letshavetea** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:15 am

back on topic?...

That song sounds sweet dude... i downloaded the rest of your songs but I havent listened to them yet... but you sound pretty damn good buddy keep it up!

chocobojoe · Post by **chocobojoe** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:27 pm

Thanks