Beat Battle League S2:R10 Update

Still have time to get your entries into the 10th round of Season Two of the Beat Battle League. We have seven (7) amazing entries so far (displayed below).

This round of the #beatbattle is accepting entries to Tuesday night (May 22nd) at 11:59 PM EST / 4:59 AM UTC with the winners being announced Wednesday evening (May 23rd).

The tenth update of the Steemit Music League leaderboard will follow after the conclusion of the #beatbattle including points from the #beatbattle , Steemit Music League Challenge, the Feedback Contest hosted by Hive account@inthenow , the Kill The Pad Challenge hosted by Hive account@jamesgetsit , the Chord Challenge hosted by Hive account@antminer , the Educator Showdown hosted by Hive account@novili , the Poetry Slam hosted by Hive account@scuzzy and Hive account@jamesgetsit, Pitch Perfect hosted by Hive account@alejandra23, and Bands About Bands hosted by Hive account@ftlob.

We have seven (7) top-notch entries this round so far and the judging panel of: Hive account@chiefmappster, Hive account@beatseb, and Hive account@derekmiller are very appreciative and blessed to be able to listen to your entries each round.

Thank you again for all the time, effort, and resources you put into creating your music.

Without further adieu the theme of Round #10 of Season Two is:

Festival Music

It's festival season for a lot of us. That means being outside around thousands of people listening to a variety of music and enjoying the vibrations.

Festival music can be a wide variety of music hence why we might have a large variation in the types of entries this round.

Music played at festivals can be that EDM-style music, that upbeat pop type, that acoustic, jam band style music, to many other genres.

However this Festival Music theme means to you let's hear it o weeeeeeee.

Looking forward to hearing the creations from the incredible producers in the Steemit Universe.

RULES

Upload your entry using DSound by going here: https://dsound.audio/#/upload

You log-in using your Steemit name. When you upload to DSound you content is posted to Steemit so your following can enjoy your music and reward you for doing so.

If you have any questions on how to upload to DSound you can ask in the DSound Discord or SMA Discord channel or you can visit this awesome post by Hive account@prc here: https://steemit.com/music/@prc/introducing-dsound-a-decentralized-sound-platform-using-steem-and-ipfs

We don't want to exclude anyone so if you can't use DSound feel free to submit your entry as you wish.

Just make sure it's an original entry based off of the theme of the round and use the tag #beatbattle and/or comment the entry on any #beatbattle posts.

We are looking forward to be able to help these music producers shine and receive the recognition and feedback they deserve.

You have until May 22nd at 11:59 PM EST/ 4:59 AM UTC to submit your entries with winners will be announced Wednesday evening, May 23rd.

Here are the seven (7) entries so far into the Beat Battle League S2:R10. Don’t forget you can support your favorite entries to increase their chances of winning the Community Favorite prize.

ENTRY ONE: Hive account@darrenclaxton

https://dsound.audio/#!/@darrenclaxton/20180514t222522556z-all-join-the-list-original-electronic-music-by-darrenclaxton

Support this Steemian here to increase their chance to win the Community Favorite prize: https://steemit.com/dsound/@darrenclaxton/20180514t222522556z-all-join-the-list-original-electronic-music-by-darrenclaxton

ENTRY TWO: Hive account@yamaagni

https://dsound.audio/#!/@yamaagni/20180517t024543480z-where-will-we-go

Support this Steemian here to increase their chance to win the Community Favorite prize: https://steemit.com/dsound/@yamaagni/20180517t024543480z-where-will-we-go

ENTRY THREE: Hive account@luismarcanoxd

https://dsound.audio/#!/@luismarcanoxd/20180518t023654673z-fist-fight

Support this Steemian here to increase their chance to win the Community Favorite prize: https://steemit.com/dsound/@luismarcanoxd/20180518t023654673z-fist-fight

ENTRY FOUR: Hive account@hilladigahackles

https://dsound.audio/#!/@hilladigahackles/20180517t060954330z-brain-washer-beat-battle-s2r10-entry

Support this Steemian here to increase their chance to win the Community Favorite prize: https://steemit.com/dsound/@hilladigahackles/20180517t060954330z-brain-washer-beat-battle-s2r10-entry

ENTRY FIVE: Hive account@psionic-tremors

https://dsound.audio/#!/@psionic-tremors/20180518t221132891z-we-came-to-playbeat-battle-league-s2r10-festival-music

Support this Steemian here to increase their chance to win the Community Favorite prize: https://steemit.com/dsound/@psionic-tremors/20180518t221132891z-we-came-to-playbeat-battle-league-s2r10-festival-music

ENTRY SIX: Hive account@a4v

https://dsound.audio/#!/@a4v/20180519t065912684z-festival-original-music-for-steemit-beat-battle-season-2-round-10

Support this Steemian here to increase their chance to win the Community Favorite prize: https://steemit.com/dsound/@a4v/20180519t065912684z-festival-original-music-for-steemit-beat-battle-season-2-round-10

ENTRY SEVEN: Hive account@inthenow

https://dsound.audio/#!/@inthenow/20180518t190723659z-distorted-reality-beatbattle-s2r10-entry-new-original

Support this Steemian here to increase their chance to win the Community Favorite prize: https://steemit.com/dsound/@inthenow/20180518t190723659z-distorted-reality-beatbattle-s2r10-entry-new-original

Remember the entries are judged on:

Sound Quality: does the 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? O we have never heard that sound before? And the amount of work you put into your post and entry.

Also, sharing the story about the creation of your art in your Steemit post helps the judging panel and community gain perspective and knowledge on yourself and the message you are sharing.

The prize pool is as follows:

FIRST PLACE WINNER: 45 SMOKE + 8 STEEM for a total of 53 Points

SECOND PLACE WINNER: 38 SMOKE + 4 STEEM for a total of 42 Points

THIRD PLACE WINNER: 31 SMOKE + 2 STEEM for a total of 33 Points

FOURTH PLACE WINNER: 26 SMOKE + 1 STEEM for a total of 27 Points

CROWD FAVORITE: 20 SMOKE for a total of 20 Points

The crowd favorite can be awarded to any Steemian with any entry this week. So the first place winner could win additional rewards or it could be another Steemian. All depends on you the Steemit community.

Thank you again for all you do and we appreciate the opportunity to enjoy your music each week.

The #beatbattle is part of the Steemit Music League which is a community with the goal of providing the most feedback, recognition, and rewards and possible all while bringing Steemians together.

Currently the following are the nine (9) contests in the Steemit Music League which is part of the Steemit Music Alliance (SMA) [click on contest/challenge name to go to most recent related information]:

SMA	Contest Initiatives
	Steemit Music League Challenge (#smlchallenge) (Hosted by Hive account@chiefmappster): An open music contest for rappers, MCs, singers, vocalists, musicians, and producers.
	Beat Battle League (#beatbattle) (Hosted by Hive account@chiefmappster): A challenge for music producers to produce an entry based off a theme or sampled material for that round.
	SMA Feedback Contest (#smafeedback) (Hosted by Hive account@inthenow): A feedback-based contest for music. Provide music for feedback and/or provide feedback and get rewarded for doing so.
	Chord Challenge (#chordchallenge) (Hosted by Hive account@antminer): A weekly challenge for music producers to create music by using the provided chord progression.
	Kill The Pad Challenge (#killthepad) (Hosted by Hive account@jamesgetsit): A weekly topic text-based rap competition for creative writers to show their prowess as a lyricist.
	Educator Showdown (Hosted by Hive account@novili): A bi-weekly competition for people who make educational content revolving around music.
	Poetry Slam (#poetryslam) (Hosted by Hive account@jamesgetsit & Hive account@scuzzy): A weekly spoken word contest in the traditional poetry slam competition format.
	Pitch Perfect (#pitchperfect) (Hosted by Hive account@alejandra23): A weekly challenge for original music creators.
	Bands About Bands (#BandsAboutBands) (Hosted by Hive account@ftlob): A weekly music review contest covering bands and musicians on Steemit.

The winner of the Steemit Music League is determined by the amount of points earned through League contests and challenges.

Another great way to connect and interact with the community is through the SMA (Steem Music Alliance) Discord channel.

You can connect and collaborate with other community members, play music live, get beats and tracks demoed, and listen to entries with others live via the SMA bot.

Live radio shows happening now with the Needle on Your Record Show by Hive account@d-vine, Hive account@onemedia and Hive account@seveaux every Wednesday at CET 8-10 PM (2PM-4PM EST). Send your tracks to Hive account@d-vine to get heard on the SMA radio.