Collaborate on a track with Sennheiser and Labrinth
THE BRIEF
Masters of Sound, an exciting new initiative from leading headphone manufacturer Sennheiser, aims to bring together both established and aspiring musicians in their passion for sound. To launch the project, Sennheiser have teamed up with top producer and recording artist Labrinth to offer musicians and producers the chance to collaborate with Labrinth.
Participants must submit their own profile picture, together with their audio clip, be it an acoustic vocal, rap, beat or fully formed composition. Participants should take their influence from the world that surrounds them, from all different kinds of music from Bob Dylan to David Guetta and everything in between to create something that is new and fresh. The winner as selected by Sennheiser, Labrinth and the marketing/A&R team at Syco Music attend a studio session with Labrinth to collaborate on the final track.
Participants must submit their own profile picture, together with their audio clip, be it an acoustic vocal, rap, beat or fully formed composition. Participants should take their influence from the world that surrounds them, from all different kinds of music from Bob Dylan to David Guetta and everything in between to create something that is new and fresh. The winner as selected by Sennheiser, Labrinth and the marketing/A&R team at Syco Music attend a studio session with Labrinth to collaborate on the final track.
ABOUT LABRINTH
Labrinth is the multifaceted rising star of British music. His first two singles ‘Let The Sun Shine’ and ‘Earthquake’ stormed the top 3, and he has now finished working on his hugely anticipated debut album – ‘Electronic Earth’. He’s an artist, a producer, a true Master of Sound.
"A couple of years ago I was fighting to get my sound out there, so now I want to give people the chance to show the world what they can do. Opportunities like this can get you heard and change your life. There’s so much raw talent out there and I’m hyped to hear all the different styles and sounds that come out of this and see what we can create. I’ve got a feeling already you guys aren’t going to make it easy for me to pick a winner.” - Labrinth
"We’ve known Lab for a couple of years, and he is the ideal guy to help us launch Masters of Sound. Working with Talenthouse we hope will give us the perfect opportunity to help a new talent, someone with a passion for sound, someone who deserves it." - Phil Cummings, Artist Relations Project Manager from Sennheiser
THE CAREER OPPORTUNITY
One winner will be invited to collaborate with Labrinth at a studio for an eight hour studio session to develop and record their submitted original piece of music. Travel and one night's accommodation in London will be provided. The winner will also receive one pair of Sennheiser Amperior headphones (worth £250).
Seven highly commended runners-up (as selected by Sennheiser and Labrinth) will each receive Sennheiser HD 25-SP-II headphones (worth £135).
Participants are encouraged to submit their audio clip via SoundCloud for the chance to receive additional incentives. For SoundCloud users, Sennheiser and Labrinth will select one winner who will receive a SoundCloud Pro Account for one year (worth £212 a year) and seven runners-up who will each receive a SoundCloud Lite Account for one year (worth £24 a year).
THE COMMUNITY CHOICE
The two highest voted artists (as selected by the public) will each receive:
- one pair of Sennheiser Amperior headphones (worth £250)
HOW SENNHEISER AND LABRINTH WILL CHOOSE
Sennheiser and Labrinth will choose the winner from all qualified submissions with special consideration for the top voted entries. A qualified submission is one which meets all the Terms & Conditions, Guidelines and Official Rules.
CREATIVE INVITE GUIDELINES
- Music submitted must be between one to three minutes in length
- Participants must submit their profile picture, together with the audio clip
- When submitting their music, participants are encouraged to complete both fields below: 'Title' (the title of their submission) and 'Description' (providing information about their submission)
- Participants should retain the higher quality version of their song which will be sent to Labrinth should the participant be chosen as the winner
- Submissions must be comprised of the participant's original material (i.e. the participant cannot use or incorporate third-party copyright protected content/material(s), or any other content/material that infringes on the rights of any third-party, in whole or in part, in their submission)
- Winners will be required to sign a letter of assignment of rights with Sony UK to relinquish Master rights and EMI Publishing for 30% of publishing rights
- Sony Music may release the final track
- Winner must be available on May 1st, 2012 for the recording session with Labrinth
- Reasonable travel and one night's accommodation will be provided
- Entries cannot feature a song for which there is already a publishing agreement
- The SoundCloud incentives as stated in pound sterling are an approximate value
- Cash substitutions will not be provided in lieu of prizes
- Entrants must be 18 years or over in order to participant in this opportunity
Key Dates
- Submit By: April 10, 2012 at 12:00 AM
- Voting Starts: April 10, 2012 at 12:00 AM
- Voting Ends: April 17, 2012 at 12:00 AM
- Winner Announcement: April 24, 2012
All times are in Pacific Daylight Time.