[LAA] [ANN] Open Source Music Nexus Challenge starts September 19th, 2019

From the organizers of the wonderful FM Challenge of 2018,
Open Source Audio Meeting Cologne [1] proudly presents:

The OPEN SOURCE MUSIC NEXUS CHALLENGE

    https://nexus-challenge.osamc.de/

What

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1. Make a music track:
   a) "in-the-style-of" a well-known artist or song of your choosing,
   b) using a recording of a physical sound source, made by yourself,
   c) using only Open Source software [2] (exception: proprietary DAWs).
2. Upload it to archive.org [3] under a Creative Commons license
3: Submit [4] it into the competition.
Before you enter the competition, be sure to read the detailed rules[5]!
When
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The competition starts on *September 19th, 2019* and runs for one month
until the end of *October 18th, 2019*.
Who
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*Everybody* (i.e. every natural person) can enter the competition.
The tools to use are Free Software and getting started with music
production using Open Source software [6] is easy and free to everyone!
Winning
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The winner of the competition is selected by *general vote* [7].
Voting starts on *October 19th, 2019* and is open for *seven days*.
The entry receiving the most points wins and will be presented at the
third *Sonoj Convention* [8], which takes place on the weekend of
*October 26th / 27th* in Cologne.
Second and third places will be awarded as well. We do not give out
physical prizes, but the winners will receive fame and glory :) and the
community as a whole also wins!
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Please share this announcement with all interested parties. If you wish
to sponsor prizes for the competition winners, please contact the organizer!
*Let's make some awesome Open Source Music!*
Christopher Arndt
Open Source Audio Meeting Cologne
https://nexus-challenge.osamc.de/
challenge@email-addr-hidden
[1] https://osamc.de/
[2] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
[3] https://archive.org/create/
[4] https://nexus-challenge.osamc.de/submit/
[5] https://nexus-challenge.osamc.de/rules/
[6] https://libremusicproduction.com/
[8] https://sonoj.org/
[9] https://nexus-challenge.osamc.de/vote/

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