Over the course of 10 weeks, Audiotool – a free, online music production tool, will host a series of game audio remix contests. The series will allow producers of all backgrounds to pit their music production skills against the rest of the world. Finalists will be judged by a carefully selected panel of industry professionals. Prizes include over $25,000 worth of music production equipment, Spitfire Audio LABS + subscriptions, and the opportunity to work with LABS by Spitfire Audio on a sample pack at Abbey Road Studios.
“This partnership is more than a great series of contests for us; our goal is to offer a stage where music and gaming cultures meet.” – Andreas Jacobi, Audiotool CEO and Co-Founder.
How do the remix contests work?
The Contests will be around remixing the Official Esports World Cup Anthem Track produced by Brian Tyler.
The stems of the anthem track will be available on Audiotool. Anyone is invited to create a remix – inspired by the game sounds of the different games that run in the main competition. A winning track is selected for each of the games as well as an overall winner who wins the additional top prize.
More info on how to enter the competition https://ewc.audiotool.com/
The panel of judges includes:
● Ken Lewis: Renowned mix engineer for Taylor Swift, known for his expertise in the pop music industry.
● Oak Felder: Acclaimed producer for Demi Lovato and Nicki Minaj, celebrated for his contributions to modern pop and R&B.
● Flosstradamus: Influential electronic music duo with a significant following in the EDM community.
● WLPWR: Esteemed hip-hop producer and collaborator with Eminem and Wiz Khalifa.
● Michael Maas: Noted composer for films like Dune and Tenet, and games such as Call Of Duty.
● Rance Dopson: Founder of 1500 Sound Academy, multi-instrumentalist, producer of JayZ.
The Top Prize:
This high-profile panel of judges will select an overall winner. Along with a plus one, the ultimate winner will be flown to London to collaborate with leading virtual instrument developer Spitfire Audio on a commercial sample pack. As well as this money-can’t-buy experience, the winner will receive full credit and payment for their work. The sound library will be created with the final winner and Spitfire Audio at Abbey Road Studios. The winner will have the opportunity to work in one of the most legendary recording studios in the world with some of the best musicians in the world. Spitfire Audio have a track record for creating some of the most advanced and intricate sample libraries made, recorded by Grammy Award-winning engineers.
“This will be an incredible experience for one extremely talented individual. We’re really excited to present the winner with this opportunity, but also to collaborate with an emerging music-maker and see what they can do when given world class resources in this iconic space” said Spitfire Audio CEO Paul Thomson
The other Prizes include:
The winner of each of the 18 contests will win a one-year Spitfire Audio LABS Pro subscription. Music production hardware and software worth over $25,000 :
Shure: MV7 + mic – Novation Launchkey 88 (MIDI Controller) – Focusrite: Scarlett 2i2 Studio (Interface, headphones, mic) – Sonarworks: SoundID Reference for Speakers & Headphones w/mic – SynchroArts: Vocal Production Bundle – Universal Audio: SC1 Condenser Mic w/Modeling – LANDR Mastering Plugin and 1 year of LANDR Studio – 1500 Sound Academy: Full suite of their 6 on demand courses – The Jamstik MIDI Guitar
“It’s a privilege to be involved in this innovative partnership. This remix contest series serves as an environment in which music and gaming cultures can merge, and will help to fuel innovation within the creative and digital entertainment industries.” – Andreas Jacobi, Audiotool CEO and Co-Founder.
About Audiotool
Audiotool is a free, powerful cloud-based music production tool that was built to make it easier to collaborate. The company’s mission is to make music production accessible to everyone and connect creators globally. The award-winning online digital audio workstation (DAW) offers free access for anyone, paired with the strong educational support from a highly engaged community. Audiotool connects musicians, producers and students worldwide. Collaborating on tracks in real-time, learning music production skills with and from others while sharing progress with talented people from all over the world are unique features of Audiotool.
About Esports World Cup
The Esports World Cup is an elite multi-genre esports competition that will take place annually in Saudi Arabia from 2024 during July and August in a world-class venue in Riyadh Boulevard City. The EWC will offer the largest prize pool in esports and feature the most popular esports titles across all major gaming genres. It will welcome a new cross-game competition format, awarding prizes for individual game titles and club performances. It is designed for both professional esports players and gaming enthusiasts, with qualifiers to provide as many teams as possible with the opportunity to participate, along with a thrilling calendar of on-the-ground activations, live entertainment, and competitions for fans.
About Spitfire Audio
Spitfire Audio is the leading creator of sounds and sample libraries for composers and music makers, uniting pioneering artists with pioneering sounds and music technology.
Partnering with outstanding affiliates including the world’s most exceptional composers and musicians, celebrated recording studios, Abbey Road and AIR Studios, and the renowned BBC Symphony Orchestra, has cemented Spitfire Audio’s global reputation as the premier music sound library company.
Spitfire Audio records and curates the best sounding virtual instruments, utilizing
in-house developed music technology and advanced software devices.
Spitfire Audio launched LABS in 2018. The ever expanding, eclectic series of samples now has 36 million downloads and 2.6 million users. Spitfire Audio adds three new sample packs to LABS every month – it’s a playground for experimentation and an opportunity for users to reach creative fulfilment. Music makers have the ideas and LABS has the sounds. The platform allows the opportunity for talent to transcend, be it from a world class recording studio or a bedroom.
Composer and music makers around the globe use Spitfire Audio products in their compositions and productions, and through their phenomenal work, research suggests that a major percentage of composers use Spitfire Audio products in their journey to scoring films and projects, including those who have been nominated for and have won Oscar, Emmy, BAFTA, GRAMMY® or César Awards.
About Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios is the most famous recording studio in the world, renowned for its creativity and technological excellence. It is a global icon that for the last 90 years has been the musical home to The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Shirley Bassey, Cilla Black, Yehudi Mehin, Jaqueline du Pre, Ella Fitzgerald, Fela Kuti, Kate Bush, Oasis and Radio head to Sam Smith, Florence + The Machine, Amy Winehouse, Brockhampton and Adele. Legendary and ground-breaking records have always been made within the walls of Abbey Road. The 1970s and ‘80s saw George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass, Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here, Kate Bush’s Never for Ever, Fela Kuti’s Afrodisiac and Live! And more recent history has seen artists from Blur, Travis, Massive Attack,Nick Cave, The Spice Girls, Take That and Lady Gaga choose to record there.
For the last 40 years, Abbey Road has become one of the world’s premier destinations for film scoring, with projects including Raiders of the Lost Ark, the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies, many of the Star Wars and Harry Potter series, Black Panther, 1917, Avengers: Endgame and Oscar-winners such as Gravity and The Shape of Water. With the addition of a Dolby Atmos Premier accredited Mix Stage, built in 2017, Abbey Road is now the only facility in the UK to offer both scoring and film sound post-production.