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2024 Musicworks Electronic Music Composition Contest
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The 14th Annual Musicworks Electronic Music Composition Contest opens August 1, 2024!
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MUSICWORKS ELECTRONIC MUSIC COMPOSITION CONTEST RULES
Compose/submit an experimental piece in any electronic-music genre—acousmatic, electroacoustic, glitch, soundscape, intelligent dance music (IDM), turntable art, video music et. al.
The contest is open to entries from anyone located anywhere in the world and from artists at any age or stage of career. Pieces must be previously unpublished, i.e. not released on a commercially available recording at the time of submission.
Contest entry fee is $30*.
*Cash prizes and entry fees are listed in Canadian dollars. Payment will be processed in your local currency.
First prize is $500, a composer profile in Musicworks magazine in 2025, and the composition released on the Musicworks CD.
Second prize is $200 and composer coverage on musicworks.ca.
Third prize is $100 and composer coverage on musicworks.ca.
Launched in 2020, the Marcelle Deschênes Prize in Electronic Music / prix Marcelle Deschênes pour la musique électronique is $300 and coverage in Musicworks. All composer entrants who self-identify as female or non-binary are eligible for this prize. Entrants who want to be considered for this prize, please write "Marcelle Prize" in the Note box found in your cart during the contest submission process. Learn more about the prize here!
JURY AND TIMELINE
This is a juried contest. Jurors will not know the identities of the entrants. Please DO NOT include your name in the filename/title of your submission. Jury process begins in early 2025, and winners will be notified in Spring 2025.
Contest closes OCTOBER 31, 2024 11:59 PM PST.
Having difficulty submitting your entry? Any questions about the rules?
Please contact manager@musicworks.ca