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Sounds of Sandbox - Singing Contest

JohnMiller
almost 6 years

Round 4: Rock

Accepting votes and critiques.

Theme schedule:

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

coolkidrox123
over 5 years
me when i thought it was only place names and now im rethinkning my whole song choice
Jobe
over 5 years

Jobe says

I have a few friends of mine reviewing some of the a capella (as requested) songs that I sang earlier.

Sadly, no Wildcards this time, but I might link the other songs.

I gotta save those Wildcards for next round.


so I am doing a capella this round for 3 reasons:

1.) Someone in the critiques believed I would benefit highly from going without musical accompaniment.

2.) I suck at editing.

3.) To show off more of my voice and showcase how well I can try to naturally replicate the original voices (even on poopoo phone audio).
Jobe
over 5 years
I have a few friends of mine reviewing some of the a capella (as requested) songs that I sang earlier.

Sadly, no Wildcards this time, but I might link the other songs.

I gotta save those Wildcards for next round.
zarfot
over 5 years
For this round, I chose two very different songs that are both very important to me.

For the main submission, I'm choosing something with a higher register than my first song (following your helpful critiques), and that is a bit more lighthearted:

Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard, by Paul Simon: https://soundcloud.com/zarfot21/me-and-julio-down-by-the-schoolyard-paul-simon

And for the Wildcard, a classic:

Don't Cry for me Argentina, by Madonna: https://soundcloud.com/zarfot21/dontcry-v1
JohnMiller
over 5 years

bigbadpup says

so it can be a place OR like a person's name?

if so, what if it's an honorific? i.e "mr. brightside"



Yes, either or. And Mr. Brightside is A-OK.
tricksterer
over 5 years
in honor of my home state n our queen dolly

https://soundcloud.com/user578477790/jolene#t=0:06
bigbadpup
over 5 years
so it can be a place OR like a person's name?

if so, what if it's an honorific? i.e "mr. brightside"
deletedover 5 years
april 15th my hot single drops
luis4rod
over 5 years

luis4rod says


rigby says


luis4rod says


rigby says

ok so this song im thinking of covering is a japanese song and the title is a name but since japanese names are often also japanese words i figured i should ask just in case lol im pretty sure the song is in reference to the name anyways but


what's the song tho


sayoko


Oh spooky song. I'll double check with JohnMiller


Okay you're good to go
luis4rod
over 5 years

rigby says


luis4rod says


rigby says

ok so this song im thinking of covering is a japanese song and the title is a name but since japanese names are often also japanese words i figured i should ask just in case lol im pretty sure the song is in reference to the name anyways but


what's the song tho


sayoko


Oh spooky song. I'll double check with JohnMiller
rigby
over 5 years

luis4rod says


rigby says

ok so this song im thinking of covering is a japanese song and the title is a name but since japanese names are often also japanese words i figured i should ask just in case lol im pretty sure the song is in reference to the name anyways but


what's the song tho


sayoko
luis4rod
over 5 years

rigby says

ok so this song im thinking of covering is a japanese song and the title is a name but since japanese names are often also japanese words i figured i should ask just in case lol im pretty sure the song is in reference to the name anyways but


what's the song tho
rigby
over 5 years
ok so this song im thinking of covering is a japanese song and the title is a name but since japanese names are often also japanese words i figured i should ask just in case lol im pretty sure the song is in reference to the name anyways but
luis4rod
over 5 years

Shwartz99 says

take me home country roads is by john denver does that count please


I think you k(no)w the answer
Shwartz99
over 5 years
take me home country roads is by john denver does that count please
Musume
over 5 years

Shwartz99 says

this theme is literally BEGGING to have someone do a cover of africa by toto


now's your chance shwartz
Shwartz99
over 5 years
this theme is literally BEGGING to have someone do a cover of africa by toto
zarfot
over 5 years
I'm coming back next round with 2 songs! Hopefully...
GyroGearloose
over 5 years
zarfot was robbed!
tricksterer
over 5 years
!! thank u guys im sorry i didnt have time to do critiques
coolkidrox123
over 5 years
omg yay <3 thank you for the votes guys
JohnMiller
over 5 years
Results are IN! Thanks for waiting.



Trick wins! Roxy comes in second, and we have a three-way tie for third. So a lot of points to go around this week!

Critiques can be viewed HERE:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CyV4tISQpozO55mX2r8hN-6RcpfzqWX8dkgm9aRnKjE/edit?usp=sharing

And scores can be seen on the original sheet:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1N_U21b_uCd5MKaBhbVHpAdsKqPHh8DTz5C1NqC6-vcI/edit#gid=1157325310

Round 3 begins today. The theme is "Songs with Names/Places in the title". Any proper name or place should do, any questions just ask the hosts. Entries open from now until March 27, 11:59 PM PST.
JohnMiller
over 5 years
I was on a trip when I was uploading this and I can't read a calendar correctly, and I blame it on Vegas. haha. Thank you all for bearing with us

So since there was an error on the host's part, I think it's fair to keep it open longer than normal so you can get a fair shake at it. Not quite til March 31 cause that's a bit excessive and you all want your results, but one more day should be fair. So the deadline will be March 19 at 11:59 PM PST for critiques and votes. I know how important it is to get your results so you can prepare for the next round and we'll get them up Wednesday morning at the very latest.

Luis has also been added to the vote as an option. If you wish to revote PM the hosts and let us know so we can get this man a fair shake. Otherwise we'll keep it as it stands.
Musume
over 5 years
oo yeah I just checked and it does say 31st but it conflicts with the schedule at the top of the page
rigby
over 5 years
i sbumitted my critiques i hope its ok if they were late ;__; i was confused by the pm im sowwy