Open call: Soundful AI songwriting competition

The competition offers aspiring artists an unparalleled opportunity to showcase their songwriting talents, as well as win a chance to perform live alongside Kaskade, and release a track on his label, Arkade.

Participants are invited to visit Soundful.com, where they can create a track from Kaskade’s Collab style. Soundful Collabs capture artists’ core music musical aesthetic, or ‘Sonic DNA’, enabling users to create one-of-a-kind tracks that sound like their favourite artists. Participants are encouraged to modify the track to reflect their unique style. All submissions must be made via SoundCloud here by 12 August 2024.

Eligibility

• The contest is open to individuals worldwide, who are eighteen 18 years of age or older as of the date of entry, have a current, valid account on Soundful and SoundCloud as of the date of entry and through the completion of the contest, and are not members of any music or artist union or guild or are currently signed to a music recording contract or publishing deal.
• Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws.
• By participating, each entrant (entrant or you) agrees to abide by these official rules and the decisions of Soundful and the judges, which shall be final and binding in all respects relating to this Contest.
• The entrant will be deemed the individual submitting the entry.

How it works

• Create a song using Kaskade’s collab model on Soundful and your own digital audio workstation (collectively, the song).

How to enter

To enter the contest during the entry period, entrants must:

• Upload their original song to your SoundCloud page and use the hashtag #kaskade; and
• Complete and submit the online entry form here with all required information, including the link to the song on the artist’s SoundCloud page.
• The submission, together with all components of the song (including, without limitation, the music, lyrics (if any), arrangement, and recording), shall be collectively referred to as an entry.
• There is no limit to the number of entries an entrant may submit, but all entries must be unique and submitted separately on the Contest Website to be eligible.
• If collaborating, only the person submitting the entry will be deemed the entrant. All entrants must have SoundCloud and Soundful accounts and it must be set to public to enter. All applicable Soundful and SoundCloud terms and conditions apply. Uploading an entry shall constitute the entrant’s agreement to these official rules.
• By submitting an entry, entrant represents and warrants that the entry does not contain unlicensed samples and/or vocals and conforms to these official rules and understands that Soundful, in its sole discretion, may disqualify the entry for any reason, including if it determines the entry fails to conform to these official rules in any way or otherwise contains unacceptable content.

Winner determination

All eligible entries received will be judged by a panel of qualified judges, selected by Soundful and Kaskade. Soundful reserves the right to not award the prize if, in its sole discretion, it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible and qualified entries.

Prizes

The first place prize is:

• A co-release with Kaskade on his label Arkade.
• An opportunity to perform with Kaskade in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Two years of Soundful Pro Plan.
• One year of SoundCloud Next Pro.
• $1 000 cash prize provided by Soundful.
• Up to $1 000 towards travel to Kaskade meet and greet provided by Soundful.

The second place prize is:

• One year of Soundful Pro Plan.
• A release on Arkade.
• A song showcased on Soundful.
• $500 cash prize provided by Soundful.

View the original call here.