Weekly Contest: The Beatbox Beatdown
Oh yes. I am very serious when I say that, as the Queen of Splice, I am hereby declaring this BEATBOX WEEK, and we’re kicking off with a contest.
We’ve had some contests now in which people with fancy equipment are winning all the goodies, and so now we’re going to bring it back to basics: Making music with nothing but YOU. That’s right - beatboxing. I have noticed a lot of beatboxers hiding in the wings around here, and it’s high time we made some noise about it.
A short story: Beatboxing was the inspiration for Splice, you know. Wendell, our CEO and all around fearless leader, is a chronic beatboxer. (A chronic beatboxer who had better contribute some inspiration to this contest. Go bug him about it in a comment!) I have never met a human being who so completely lacks the ability to sit quietly… he is constantly humming, chirping, clicking, tapping, whirring. He can tell the story better than I can, but rumor has it that he was sitting at a table with friends, goofing around and (wait for it….) beatboxing, and suddenly realized how much fun it would be to have a site where you could share this organic rhythmic goodness with the entire universe. A few sleepless nights, a lot of pots of tea and a few months later, and here you go.
So come on, beatboxers of the world - we want to hear your best work. The contest rules are super simple:
1. All entries should be recorded using the Splice sequencer. (Don’t know how? Read this!)
2. Tag your entry with BEATBOXBEATDOWN.
That’s it. Enter as many tracks as you like. We’ll be the judges on this one and the winners will be showcased and revered until the end of time. Oh yeah - AND they will receive a luscious FX5051 5.1 Surround Sound System from Altec Lansing. Looook at it.. It even plugs into your USB port. I love that.
Round up all your best beatboxin’ friends and let’s do it. Contest ends at Midnight (CST) on Sunday, March 4th.