Crossposted from https://spintunescontest.blogspot.com/2021/05/spintunes-17-results.html The votes have been cast and the ballots have been counted. The winner of SpinTunes 17 is ALSO IN BLUE! Also in Blue excelled in their very first SpinTunes, placing in the top three in every round. A judging spo...

The Final Round listening party was great fun; thank you to all who joined. The songs are live now at Bandcamp: hear them all at https://spintunes.bandcamp.com/album/spintunes-17-round-4 or embedded below! Our album art is again provided by the generous and talented Matt Schubbe! 262286309,SPINTUNES...

Hello! The submission deadline for the final round of SpinTunes 17 has passed. All four finalists made the deadline, and their songs, along with our numerous shadow entries, will be played at Tommy G's Listening Party tonight at 9 pm EDT. 7AZOr51SVaE https://youtu.be/7AZOr51SVaE After the listening ...

Round 3 is always brutal. 14 artists have proven themselves twice over, and only 4 can go on to the final round. The judges had the impossible task of ranking these songs against each other, for which there are no objective criteria. As evidence of how close these songs were in quality, there were t...

Crossposted from here This is it, the final round! We will soon receive the judges' Round 3 rankings and learn which four of you will qualify for the final round. But remember: if any of those four fail to make the deadline, an eligible shadow can be promoted. So get to work, everyone! For the past ...

Tommy G is hosting a panel tomorrow, Wednesday April 14 at 9:30 PM EDT, as part of the JoCo Virtual Cruise. The event will be held on Zoom, and the link will be found here: https://jocovirtualcruise2021.sched.com/event/icxW/promptly-challenged-writing-songs-inspired-by-a-challenge-prompt Promptly Ch...

Thanks to everyone who joined us at last night's Listening Party, and thanks to Tommy G as always for hosting! The songs are live now at Bandcamp: hear them all at https://spintunes.bandcamp.com/album/spintunes-17-round-3 or embedded below! Our delightfully serpentine album art is by Matt Schubbe! 4...

Your week of crafting palindromes has come to an end. 12 of 14 entrants submitted by the deadline, leaving two open spots for eligible shadows to fill. Welcome back to the competition, David G Harrington and Hot Pink Halo ! The 14 official entries in Round 3, as well as our shadow entries, will all ...

I have to use a 3 digit date code at work. Jan 1st = 001, Dec 31st = 365 (76 out of every 100 times) I enjoyed the palindrome challenge was due on April 11th = 101 My song is 101 bpm. What was I thinking. Mine is 102bpm. How did I miss that! There were also entries with BPM 121 and 151. Y'all are a...

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Sun Apr 04, 2021 10:02 am

Vom, you and I have to quit meeting up like this!

We always have one other act along with us too. To make sure nothing untoward goes on...

There were uno, dos, tres
Songs tied for tenth place.
All - in their own ways -
About outer space.

I put together a virtual rendition of Handel's Hallelujah Chorus for Easter at my church. Our friend Sober was kind enough to join the choir as well.


https://youtu.be/uu9dE7vwNus

The Round 2 results are in, and the man who impressed the judges in Round 1 has done it again. Is this unprecedented in SpinTunes history? Maybe, but I don't have time to look it up. Either way, it's impressive. For the second time in a row, the round is won by Sober ! Cavedwellers snagged second pl...

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Sat Apr 03, 2021 8:26 am

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I said don't panic!

Crossposted from here So far in SpinTunes 17, we've given you two character-based challenges. As a group, you've knocked them out of the park, but now we're going in a different direction: backwards. Well, also forwards. It's all the same, actually. Here's your Round 3 challenge: Coming or Going?: W...

Crossposted from https://spintunescontest.blogspot.com/2021/03/spintunes-17-round-2-listening-party.html Another SpinTunes deadline has passed. 23 of 24 entrants submitted by the deadline, leaving one open spot for an eligible shadow to fill. That spot has been filled by the highest-ranked competito...

I think you are right. The playback on the Soundcloud page is far better than the playback of the downloaded .wav If you send me your song by a different way (DropBox, Bandcamp, email attachment, We Transfer... etc) I'll be happy to replace the file in the SpinTunes Bandcamp album. Same for anyone ...

Crossposted from https://spintunescontest.blogspot.com/2021/03/spintunes-17-round-1-results.html The judges have undertaken the considerable task of weighing these 35 songs against each other, and the results are in. Our Round 1 winner, receiving impressive scores from all four judges, is Sober ! Bo...

While we're waiting for the judges to finalize their Round 1 rankings, you get a head start on writing your entry for Round 2. Remember, if you get eliminated in Round 1, you are still encouraged to submit a shadow entry for Round 2. If any entrants fail to make the deadline, a previously eliminated...

Last night's Listening Party was great fun - thanks to everyone who joined in. If you missed the party, the songs are of course still available. The BandCamp album is live now at https://spintunes.bandcamp.com/album/spintunes-17-round-1 or embedded below! As always, our delightful album art is by th...

Our contestants have spent a week crafting the perfect introductory songs, and now the Round 1 deadline has passed. 35 registered contestants submitted songs by the deadline. Of these, 24 will move on to Round 2 based on the judges' rankings. If you didn't make it in by the deadline, you are welcome...

Posting lyrics in the body of the email is great; if you send a link to BandCamp or SoundCloud you can also put the lyrics there.

Meet the Contestants - photos and links at: https://spintunescontest.blogspot.com/2021/03/spintunes-17-meet-contestants.html Our contestants are hard at work on their Round 1 songs. In the meantime, let's find out who they are. Here are the 47, yes, forty-seven artists and bands fighting for the tit...