# Mashibeats Remix Contest 001 By [Mark de Clive-Lowe](https://paragraph.com/@mdcl) · 2022-05-07 --- You’re invited to remix and reimagine… welcome to the first **Mashibeats Remix Contest**! With a combination of web3 and what you’d already expect, this is the first of an ongoing series of production/creativity challenges fueled by our [social token **$MASHI**](http://mashibeats.xyz), with prizes including **getting minted on** [**Catalog**](https://catalog.works/) (with a 60% share on your winning remix), **getting pressed on vinyl**, [**$MASHI coin**](https://rally.io/creator/MASHI/) **rewards** (which can be converted to RLY and bridged out!), and some incredible **sound libraries** courtesy our friends at [**Spitfire Audio**](https://www.spitfireaudio.com/). We’re doing this for multiple reasons - _to keep building the Mashibeats community, to support creators and facilitate creation, and to help onboard talented artists into web3._ ### FIRST🏅 * 1/1 NFT minted on [**Catalog**](https://catalog.works/) (you also get onboarded if you’re not already on there) * remix included on a **vinyl EP** release * **Spitfire** [POLARIS](https://www.spitfireaudio.com/shop/artists/bt/polaris/) Sound Library * 7,777 **$MASHI** airdrop ### SECOND🏅 * 1/1 NFT minted on [**Catalog**](https://catalog.works/) (you also get onboarded if you’re not already on there) * **Spitfire** [FINK SIGNATURES](https://www.spitfireaudio.com/shop/a-z/fink-signatures/) Sound Library * remix included on a **vinyl EP** release * 4,444 **$MASHI** airdrop ### THIRD🏅 * remix included on a **vinyl EP** release * **Spitfire** [HAINBACH LANDFILL TOTEMS](https://www.spitfireaudio.com/shop/a-z/hainbach-landfill-totems/) Sound Library * 2,222 **$MASHI** airdrop To enter the contest, we’ve created an access pass: the [**Mashibeats Studio Pass 001 NFT**](https://nft.rally.io/mdcl/creations/mashibeats-studio-pass-001-1396) - a 3D-animation fantasy instrument. The **Studio Pass NFT** is intentionally priced to be accessible to everyone (just **US$7**) and is gas-free on the Rally network. _Think of it like your unlock key to be able to join the contest - and collect your first of our fantasy instrument series!_ ### Get your Studio Pass 001 NFT 1. create an account on [rally.io](https://rally.io) 2. go [here](https://nft.rally.io/mdcl/creations/mashibeats-studio-pass-001-1396) and purchase the **Studio Pass 001 NFT** using US$7 worth of **$MASHI** coin 3. now you’re ready to access the [token-gated contest page](http://mashibeats.xyz/studio) where you can download stems and upload your remix If you want to jump straight in, once you’ve got the [**Studio Pass 001 NFT**](https://nft.rally.io/mdcl/creations/mashibeats-studio-pass-001-1396), head over to [mashibeats.xyz/studio](http://mashibeats.xyz/studio) and get started! For this first remix contest, all the stems for my **Midnight Snacks vol.1** and **vol.2** (excluding the one cover, Sorceress) are available for download, so you can choose which track you want to remix - or remix multiple tracks and enter them all. 🔊 🎧 ⬇️ -------- [https://s.disco.ac/yojoqfesjnow](https://s.disco.ac/yojoqfesjnow) ### The Process The deadline to submit your finished remix(es) is **JUNE 9, 2022**. \*\* > UPDATE -\*\* the community has voted to extend the submission deadline to **JUNE 13, 2022 @ 9pm PST** Once entries have closed, everyone in the [Mashibeats discord](https://discord.gg/jQpMQs7B3J) will be able to vote for their favorites via our discord, creating a shortlist of finalists. The shortlist then gets voted on on-chain by our [$BUYBACK](https://mdcl.mirror.xyz/crowdfunds/0xB23a19D28A7e9Bdec030782346B0d9aCe11530f5) governance community using snapshot tooling with weighted voting in order to choose the winning three remixes. 🗳 [snapshot round two voting here](https://snapshot.org/#/mashibeats.eth/proposal/0xe4c917d8906f2a5c52db0c2c84148107cf2ad5342dceeefa75db0ee218fe45e1) [https://snapshot.org/#/mashibeats.eth/proposal/0xe4c917d8906f2a5c52db0c2c84148107cf2ad5342dceeefa75db0ee218fe45e1](https://snapshot.org/#/mashibeats.eth/proposal/0xe4c917d8906f2a5c52db0c2c84148107cf2ad5342dceeefa75db0ee218fe45e1) Once we’ve chosen the winning three, the first and second place winners will be onboarded onto [Catalog](https://beta.catalog.works/) through Mashibeats’ curation partnership and will be able to mint their remixes as 1/1 NFTs with a **60-40 split** between the remixer and Mashibeats in favor of the remixer. If you’re not already on Catalog, getting onboarded also means that you’ll then have your own Catalog account going forward to mint your 1/1 music NFTs as you please! All three winning remixes will be on the **Midnight Snacks Remixes vinyl EP**, all three winners will be airdropped **$MASHI** coin and the respective **Spitfire Audio** sound libraries will be credited to you. ### The Fine Print * You must hold the **Studio Pass 001 NFT** to be eligible to enter this contest * The deadline to submit remix entries is **JUNE 9, 2022 JUNE 13, 2022 @ 9pm PST** * Upload your remix [here](http://mashibeats.xyz/studio) as a **WAV** or **320-bit mp3** file. _Winners will be required to submit WAV files_ * Upload as many different remixes as you like, taking care to fill in your email address correctly * Add your twitter and discord handles in the **Message** section of the upload form along with any other info you'd like to share * [Join the Mashibeats discord](https://discord.gg/jQpMQs7B3J) – where our community gathers and where voting will take place * [See here](http://mashibeats.xyz/faq) for info how to claim **$MASHI** roles on the discord * **Open community voting** via the discord will decide the finalist shortlist * The winners will then be decided by our **$BUYBACK governance community** and myself * Community voting for the finalist shortlist will be open **JUNE 14-20** * Winners will be decided by vote **JUNE 21-30** * Winners will be announced following [final voting](https://t.co/oSQGfwmFkX) closes **JULY 4** * Winning remixers whose remixes are minted as NFTs will be onboarded onto Catalog with a **60%** share of proceeds * NFTs minted on Catalog require gas fees to be **paid by the winners**, which will then be **reimbursed** **by Mashibeats** * Vinyl EP pressing will be a limited one-time independent pressing. In lieu of royalties each winner will be provided with **5 copies of the EP** * No remixes will be released by Mashibeats on traditional digital platforms without prior agreement with the remix producers * All entrants may post your remixes to Soundcloud, Audius and YouTube **only** with full credit: **"_Track Name_ (_Your Name_ remix) – Mark de Clive-Lowe"** * **Mashibeats** is the owner of all remixes and will ensure fair remuneration for any revenue-incurring future exploitation that may occur. Remix producers will be notified in all such cases * Winners will be required to setup accounts on **Spitfire Audio** to receive their sound library prizes I’m excited to hear what gets imagined and created!! 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