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Sounds of Sandbox - Singing Contest

JohnMiller

almost 6 years

Round 4: Rock

Accepting votes and critiques.

Theme schedule:

ROUND 1, Feb 17-27: Musicals and Theme Songs
ROUND 2, Mar 4-13: Pop
ROUND 3, Mar 18-27: Songs with Names/Places in the Title
ROUND 4, April 1-10: Rock
ROUND 5, April 15-24: Meme Songs

Did you enjoy Time to Shine and EM Idol? Well, here's a brand new singing competition with a twist: this time, YOU are on our panel of judges.

In this contest, players will sing their way through five themed rounds, earning points for performing well and for giving feedback to their fellow competitors. At the end of the season, 12 outstanding tracks from throughout the season will be selected for inclusion on the "Soundtrack of Sandbox” compilation mixtape showcasing the absolute best of our community.

The comp will be five rounds long. Each round will take approximately two weeks.

Anyone Can Enter; Anyone Can Win

Missed the pregame? No big deal. Players in Sounds of Sandbox can jump into the competition in any of the five rounds of competition. Don't normally hang in Sandbox? Now's your chance to make an impression.

Wildcards

Feel like a theme isn't letting you show your stuff? Submit a wildcard entry! Twice in a game, a player may submit a second entry in any genre of the player's choice. Perfect for those trickier rounds, or for when you want to REALLY show off.

A Brand-new Judging and Feedback System

In Sounds of Sandbox, YOU are the judge. YOU are giving that sweet, glorious feedback that your co-competitors so crave. And YOU help determine the winners.

Players earn points not only for submitting entries and winning rounds--they also earn points for giving each other feedback.

At the end of the game the three players with the most points win the right to curate the SOUNDTRACK OF SANDBOX.

The Soundtrack of Sandbox

At the end of the game, 12 entries from throughout the season will be selected. These 12 tracks will be immortalized in Sandbox history with praise and eternal glory. Will YOUR track make the cut?

Complete rules can be seen HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QTD3KAUXBzMcC1m6rFud8lMj6BPKOTgZMujF4wA51QU/edit?usp=sharing

JohnMiller

almost 6 years

In second place, Pop. That's the theme for round 2.

And the next four--Rock, Love Songs, Meme Songs, and Name/Places in the Title are tied. We'll hold a tiebreaker vote to determine which three will make the cut; these will be the themes for rounds 3-5.

Vote on the tiebreaker HERE: https://goo.gl/forms/0HkfnkuJB6UEZYJn2

Tiebreaker will close at 11:59 PM PST on Sunday, Feb 24..

JohnMiller

almost 6 years

Results are in!

In first place, Musicals and Theme Songs. That'll be the first theme for the comp. For this round you may use any song featured in a Broadway-style musical, or any song that's served as the theme song for a movie or TV show.

We'll be accepting entries for round 1 until 11:59 PST on Wednesday, Feb 27. You may either post them in the thread, or PM them to luis4rod or me.

From Feb 28-March 3 we will be voting on the entries to determine which ones are the Round Winners.

SteelixMega

almost 6 years

Remember, remember the 16th of February

luis4rod

almost 6 years

JohnMiller says

Last chance to get your votes in!

https://goo.gl/forms/uOadLC5OGnInZtgn2

This is amazing! Thank you so much for this John! This is exactly what this is all about, looking forward to hearing everyone soon!! But before then vote for the themes ^^

JohnMiller

almost 6 years

Last chance to get your votes in!

https://goo.gl/forms/uOadLC5OGnInZtgn2

SteelixMega

almost 6 years

GL everyone. I am hyped

luis4rod

almost 6 years

Reminder voting for themes end this Saturday!

rigby

almost 6 years

can we wait until after i start testosterone to start this plsthx

coolkidrox123

almost 6 years

cant wait to give everyone terrible critiques so my entry can look better against the rest

pickels

almost 6 years

JohnMiller says

It's wonderful that yall are so willing to record and post stuff!

TBH... there is no "real" audition phase. For the first time (afaik) in sandbox singing history... Yall are all in if you want to be. No audition needed.

But it DOES mean we need your help critiquing each other's stuff when the game starts. The more singers we have, the more people we need willing to give feedback. The hope is that everybody who submits an entry will be willing to give feedback for *at least* three of their peers every round. The game's all about sharing and getting back in return.

Game doesn't "officially" start until next week. You're free to continue recording and posting stuff to get people hyped if you want... but it won't count as an entry, so I'd suggest saving your best stuff for when the comp starts.

oh if you were expecting a "serious" entry from me you're in for a real treat ;)

JohnMiller

almost 6 years

It's wonderful that yall are so willing to record and post stuff!

TBH... there is no "real" audition phase. For the first time (afaik) in sandbox singing history... Yall are all in if you want to be. No audition needed.

But it DOES mean we need your help critiquing each other's stuff when the game starts. The more singers we have, the more people we need willing to give feedback. The hope is that everybody who submits an entry will be willing to give feedback for *at least* three of their peers every round. The game's all about sharing and getting back in return.

Game doesn't "officially" start until next week. You're free to continue recording and posting stuff to get people hyped if you want... but it won't count as an entry, so I'd suggest saving your best stuff for when the comp starts.

SteelixMega

almost 6 years

Umm I think that the point of this is that there are no auditions and you can do this whenever.

pickels

almost 6 years

I'm in, I'll record my entry tomorrow or the day after

coolkidrox123

almost 6 years

Shwartz99 says