Tracklanta is a talent development initiative for the next generation of hip hop music creators. The A3C Festival & Conference, music tech company BandLab and ChooseATL are offering studio time for 15 hip hop creators to work on their tracks with five award-winning producers.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – July 2019 – Are you an aspiring hip hop producer, writer, beatmaker or musician? BandLab wants to hear your best work for this year’s Tracklanta competition, brought to you in partnership with hip hop festival A3C Festival & Conference and ChooseATL. Enter the competition (for free) and stand to win studio time with five award-winning US producers, whose production credits include Drake, Cardi B, Future, Mariah Carey, Ty Dolla $ign, Trina, Rico Nasty, Gucci Mane, Mary J. Blige, Toni Braxton, Rick Ross, and more.
The competition call is for creators anywhere in the world. Applications are open now. Interested musicians should check out https://www.a3cfestival.com/tracklanta.
15 lucky winners will receive a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work with some of the best Producers in the music industry. The contest has two parts – participants must submit tracks to both: 1. ‘Bring Your A Game’ – showcase your best original track, and 2. ‘Mix The Masters’ – a rap competition based on beats provided by the five mentoring Producers. The tracks will be assessed on the free music production platform BandLab. Creators can sign up and use BandLab for free.
The Producers
The five producers have over a dozen Grammy Awards between them. They are:
The Studios:
Tracklanta is a talent development initiative to invest in the next generation of music creators — including musicians, singers, beatmakers, producers and songwriters. The competition empowers the next generation of musical creators by teaming them up with music industry veterans and world-class studios for a chance to win career-shaping opportunities.
“We’re highly excited about our partnership with Bandlab and Choose ATL. These kinds of unique and exclusive opportunities with chart topping producers are what up and coming artists dream of. We’re very pleased to be able to bring this experience to A3C,” says Joy Young, Marketing Director, A3C Festival & Conference.
Meng Ru Kuok, CEO of BandLab Technologies says, “By running this at a global level, we want to put the next generation of producers center stage and connect incredible talent with amazing opportunities. BandLab has always been about empowering music creation through technology, and we want to help aspiring musicians get to that next level by showcasing their artistry. We’re incredibly excited to work with A3C and ChooseATL on this initiative.”
For more information about how to enter, including the full brief and rules, visit https://blog.bandlab.com/get-ready-for-tracklanta/. For more information on the festival, visit https://www.a3cfestival.com/.
Competition Details
Judging
This will be purely on artistic merit and the final decision will be up to each guest producer.
Key Dates
For more information about how to enter, including the full brief and rules, visit https://www.a3cfestival.com/tracklanta.
Images
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About BandLab
BandLab is a free music production platform for web and mobile that enables creators to make music and share the creative process with musicians and fans. BandLab combines music creation and collaboration tools, and is the world’s first cross-platform DAW with social features like video sharing, messaging and discovery. As of July 2019, BandLab has over 8 million users hailing from 120 countries worldwide.
Wholly owned by BandLab Technologies, BandLab is the flagship digital product in the organisation’s portfolio of music experience brands. In 2017 BandLab launched its first hardware range, the BandLab Link series: a line of affordable, high-quality recording interfaces. In 2018 it also introduced BandLab for Education, a version of its music-making platform built for schools.
Since 2015, BandLab’s mission has been to break down the technical, geographic and creative barriers between creators, collaborators and the music community around the world. BandLab is headquartered in Singapore.
Visit bandlab.com to try it out, or download BandLab on iOS or Google Play.
For more information about BandLab Technologies, please contact press@bandlab.com.
BandLab Technologies is a technology company that designs and develops innovative tools and services for the next generation of music creators. With a mission to break down the technical, geographic and creative barriers for musicians and fans, the group develops global social music creation network BandLab, digital audio workstation Cakewalk, artist services platform ReverbNation, and beat marketplace Airbit.
For more information and career opportunities, visit BandLab Careers.
NME Networks is a global, next-generation media group that views pop culture through the lens of music.
The group takes audiences on a lifelong journey, from finding their first guitar via Guitar.com and discovering new artists in NME, to deciphering the latest creator tools and technologies via MusicTech.
For more information and career opportunities, visit nmenetworks.com.
Vista Musical Instruments is an innovative, global collective of music-related brands dedicated to building meaningful products and experiences for the music community. Brands include MONO, Harmony, Teisco, Heritage Guitars, Swee Lee and Dawsons.
For more information and career opportunities, visit vistamusic.com.