general these are the official rules for the #10YOP1 beat contest. about teenage engineering invites you to join their #10YOP1 beat contest. by taking part in the contest, you agree to be bound by the rules. teenage engineering reserves the right to disqualify any participant who does not comply with the rules. decisions from the judges are final. eligibility the contest is open only to those participants that are at least eighteen (18) years old. you may enter as a solo, duo, or group act. the prizes will not be increased if the winner has multiple participants. the contest is subject to all applicable laws and regulations and is not valid in brunei, afghanistan, cuba, democratic republic of congo, eritrea, fiji, gambia, indonesia, iran, iraq, kyrgyzstan, libya, micronesia, north korea, pakistan, palau, somalia, sri lanka, sudan, and syria, and anywhere else such contests may be void by law. how to join create a beat of maximum one minute inspired by the OP-1. then upload the beat to any digital platform and use the hashtag #10YOP1. then go to our submission form and fill in all the information requested on the entry form. all submissions must be received by the deadline specified on the contest web page. one entrance per person, each entry can only be submitted once. if a participant uploads more than one entrance only the first will be accepted. the beat should not contain any unlicensed samples, sounds, or other audio properties that have not been wholly recorded or cleared by the participant and that another person or entity may claim legal rights over. the beat can be submitted during the whole period before the deadline on may 21st 15:00 CET.
judging process three winners will be selected. the winners will be chosen by a jury of Nosaj Thing, TĀLĀ and teenage engineering. up to ten finalists will be shortlisted whose entries will be subject to further review by a judging panel and selected by the jury. finalists will not be notified or announced before the competition ends may 21st 15.00 CET. prizes any taxes owed as a result of winning are the sole responsibility of the winner. participants in the #10YOP1 beat contest hereby grant teenage engineering a world-wide license to reproduce, edit, adapt, publish, distribute, and display the submitted beat. 1st place: 1x one-of-one "10" trophy 1x OP-1 super set 1x anniversary sweatshirt 2nd place: 1x OP–Z 1x OP–Z protective soft case 1x anniversary sweatshirt 3rd place: 3x pocket operators 3x CA-X cases 1x anniversary sweatshirt
notification of finalists and winner the winners will be contacted at the email addresses provided with the entry. any winner that fails to respond within 48 hours of notification may lose the prize. teenage engineering reserves the right to select a substitute winner due to non-responsiveness. the winner will be announced on may 28th 2021. consent to email by entering the contest, you grant permission for teenage engineering to contact you thru your submitted e-mail address in reference to this contest, and, for other general marketing and promotional messages relevant to teenage engineering. your email will not be shared outside teenage engineering. privacy use of personal information: in order to participate in the contest, participants will be required and requested to supply certain information about themselves. teenage engineering has specified which information is mandatory in order to join the contest.