Open Source Audio Meeting Cologne [1] proudly presents: The OPEN SOURCE MUSIC NEXUS CHALLENGE https://nexus-challenge.osamc.de/ What ---- 1. Make a music track: a) "in-the-style-of" a well-known artist or song of your choosing, b) using a recording of a physical sound source, made by yourself, c) using only Open Source software [2] (exception: proprietary DAWs). 2. Upload it to archive.org [3] under a Creative Commons license 3: Submit [4] it into the competition. Before you enter the competition, be sure to read the detailed rules[5]! When ---- The competition starts on *September 19th, 2019* and runs for one month until the end of *October 18th, 2019*. Who --- *Everybody* (i.e. every natural person) can enter the competition. The tools to use are Free Software and getting started with music production using Open Source software [6] is easy and free to everyone! Winning ------- The winner of the competition is selected by *general vote* [7]. Voting starts on *October 19th, 2019* and is open for *seven days*. The entry receiving the most points wins and will be presented at the third *Sonoj Convention* [8], which takes place on the weekend of *October 26th / 27th* in Cologne. Second and third places will be awarded as well. We do not give out physical prizes, but the winners will receive fame and glory :) and the community as a whole also wins! *** Please share this announcement with all interested parties. If you wish to sponsor prizes for the competition winners, please contact the organizer! *Let's make some awesome Open Source Music!* Christopher Arndt Open Source Audio Meeting Cologne https://nexus-challenge.osamc.de/ challenge(a)osamc.de [1] https://osamc.de/ [2] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html [3] https://archive.org/create/ [4] https://nexus-challenge.osamc.de/submit/ [5] https://nexus-challenge.osamc.de/rules/ [6] https://libremusicproduction.com/ [8] https://sonoj.org/ [9] https://nexus-challenge.osamc.de/vote/