What an incredible collection of California Living inspired beats from the epic Steemian producers in this Week #12 of the Beat Battle League.
This week we have six (6) different Steemian producers creating entries based off of the theme California Living. This week had such high-quality entries from the group and being in California while judging this week made it an epic experience to say the least.
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thank you so much for all the time, effort , and resources that went into creating your entries.
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Remember the entries for the Beat Battle League are judged on:
Sound Quality: does the beat sound crispy, in speakers and headphones, is there cracking or recording errors? How loud can we play it before you notice quality issues? etc
Technicality: what are the skills you displayed in making this beat? The technical aspects of the your craft. The layers and sounds do they match? How many? etc
Creativity: how unique your entry is. How well it revolves around the universal theme? Holy smokes we have never heard that sound before? A creative video and/or artwork o yeahhhhh.
Without further adieu, here are the results from Week #12 of the Beat Battle League:
FIRST WINNER: 
with an average of 4.62 from the judging panel winning 20 SBD and 65 Whaleshares for 85 points.
https://dsound.audio/#/@scuzzy/scuzzy-ruckus-not-yourz--beat-battle-league-week-12
Man o man this beat is a masterpiece.
Incredible classic sample choices holy smokes and that flute you sampled from "California Dreamin" is legendaryyyyyyyyyy. Especially from 0:52-1:11 gave me the goosebumps. That part really impacted me greatly.
The sound quality is top-notch no doubt and you execute on the California Living theme so well.
Besides the message you shared, this beat provided with such incredible energy; definitely a sort of warmth like you describe in your post.
I thoroughly enjoyed this beat and the judges agreed you did an incredible job from all aspects sound quality to technicality to creativity.
Congrats man and thanks again for creating and sharing this art with the community.
Support this awesome Steemian here: https://steemit.com/dsound/@scuzzy/scuzzy-ruckus-not-yourz--beat-battle-league-week-12
SECOND WINNER: 
with an average of 4.58 from the judging panel winning 8 SBD and 50 Whaleshares for 58 points.
This is a California Living masterpiece right here o weeeeeeee.
The fact that all this MIDI created and you played this epic guitar is so inspirational. Takes such skill, experience, and dedication in my eyes to be able to accomplish this. Especially so well done.
All these incredible sounds you use kept me smiling and engaged throughout. And had me bringing it back so many times.
I totally agree 100% with
My favorite part is when you come in so strong at 0:47-:55 and how you integrate that same sequence throughout. I was looking forward to hearing those segments o weeeee.
Also, appreciate the epic artwork you created to correspond with this Californieye beat. That eye with the trees bordering on either side its so detailed and captivating holy smokes man. You can easily get lost in that art quickly o weee.
Support this epic Steemian here: https://steemit.com/beatbattle/@beatseb/beat-battle-league-week-12-californieye-original-beat
THIRD WINNER (TIED): 
with an average of 4.28 from the judging panel winning 5 SBD and 35 Whaleshares for 40 points.
O weeeeee this right here. Such an awesome West Coast feel to this.
The way you layer this beat and transition within is top-notch in my opinion.
I love how the beat comes in so strong at 0:11 and sets the tone immediately with some extra reinforcement from video.
Also love how you took the beat up a notch at 1:15. That created such an awesome energy and vibe for me personally.
It really is incredible the way you created this video to match so well with the theme and the flow of your beat.
Love how you have Welcome to California and Now Leaving California such awesome attention to detail.
Really appreciate you creating this awesome Cali beat and video and sharing it with the community. The climb up the League Leaderboard continues.
Support this epic Steemian here: https://steemit.com/beatbattle/@a4v/steemit-beat-battle-week-12-entry-cali4nia-audio-4-video-original-music-a4v
THIRD WINNER (TIED): 
with an average of 4.28 from the judging panel winning 5 SBD and 35 Whaleshares for 40 points.
Wow wow wow love thissssss.
Incredible use of samples in my opinion. You integrate them so nicely into the flow of the beat in a way that is captivating and engaging. Mad respect.
I totally agree with ya this has such a funky energy to it. So incredible you can can create that mood with your art.
Love how you gradually build the beat up in the first 0:30 and then hit us with the next level and man does it create such an awesome vibe.
Thank you for creating this Cali beat and sharing it with the community. Looking forward to hearing more beats from you.
Support this new Steemian here: https://steemit.com/beatbattle/@thenite/beat-battle-league-week-12-ocean-love-original-track
COMMUNITY FAVORITE: with 20 upvotes, $16.50 in community support, and 18 comments winning 6 SBD, 15 Whaleshares, and 5 SMOKE for an additional 26 points
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HONORABLE MENTION #1: 
with an average of 3.93 from the judging panel winning 25 SMOKE for 25 points.
Wow is this a smooth California beat right here.
The arrangement of this beat creates such an awesome authentic Cali, top down vibe.
It is so easy to put this on in the back round and just live. Sitting in Cali listening to this meet just makes me smile so big because the arrangement maybe efficient but it sure delivers the essence of Cali Living.
And love how you created an anime music video for this beat as well. Definitely engaging to say the least :)
Appreciate you sharing your skills with the community. It is amazing having you here and having the opportunity to enjoy your beats.
Support this awesome Steemian here: https://steemit.com/music/@authenticbeatz/on-the-westside-beat-battle-league-week-12-submission
HONORABLE MENTION #2: 
with an average of 3.80 from the judging panel winning 20 SMOKE for 20 points.
What an incredible vibe you created this one o weeee.
Absolutely love the piano in this one and the way you use it to set the tone in the first 0:52 is incredible in my opinion.
And then so awesome how you change-up the beat at 0:53 adding some extra energy into the beat.
Such a classy, jazz beat right here and no doubt captures that Cali element.
I really enjoyed this beautiful music you created.
Support this awesome Steemian here: https://steemit.com/music/@badknees/my-beatbattle-week-12-submission
Here is my scorecard with two columns added to reflect average from entire judging panel of , , , and and respective overall ranking in this week.
This concludes the results for Week #12 of the Beat Battle League.
Stay tuned for tomorrow for the details for Week #13.
Below are the updated standings as of today with moving 21 points behind the current leader of the Beat Battle League 
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Another big mover is
Anything can happen the many weeks we have left in Season One of the League especially with the pack of Steemians charging hard towards the leader
Thanks again for another epic week Steemians. You bless us with your hard work and dedication and we thank you for that.
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