Music Instinct » The Contest http://www.pbs.org/wnet/musicinstinct An investigative look into the science of music. Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:15:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 The Contest: The Winning Entries for The Music Instinct Theme http://www.pbs.org/wnet/musicinstinct/blog/the-contest/the-winning-entries-for-the-music-instinct-theme/135/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/musicinstinct/blog/the-contest/the-winning-entries-for-the-music-instinct-theme/135/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:17:04 +0000 colin fitzpatrick http://www.pbs.org/wnet/musicinstinct/?p=135 The winners of the contest to create The Music Instinct Theme have been chosen! While everyone who contributed did an excellent job, we have selected a winner and posted our top 5  choices below. The winner was chosen due to the constant quality of  his composition from beginning to end, the nice transitions and flow to overall piece and his great use of acoustic bass to supplement the tracks provided.

Winner: Sujan E. Bin Wadud, “Instinct Tells Me”

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Runner up: David Minnick, “Small Enough”

Chosen for the very creative use of all samples and stems, nice harmonization, and production value. Download the mp3.

Runner up: Boback Salehi, “Storm-Instrumental-Lama mix”

Chosen for the beautiful composition using violin and Persian Kamancheh over guitar sample. Download the mp3.

Runner Up: Dana “MiztaKlean” Essex, “Miztaklean’s Music Instinct Theme”

Chosen for the original, slower tempo used with the guitar sample and his nice piano work over guitar theme. Download the mp3.

Runner Up: Justin Nation (Jus Bus), “Music Instinct Theme”

Chosen for the mix’s great rhythm and well-chosen loops. Download the mp3.

]]> http://www.pbs.org/wnet/musicinstinct/blog/the-contest/the-winning-entries-for-the-music-instinct-theme/135/feed/ 8 The Contest: The Winners of the MI Contest, “Noise Reinvented” http://www.pbs.org/wnet/musicinstinct/blog/the-contest/the-winners-of-the-mi-contest-noise-reinvented/97/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/musicinstinct/blog/the-contest/the-winners-of-the-mi-contest-noise-reinvented/97/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:45:43 +0000 colin fitzpatrick http://www.pbs.org/wnet/musicinstinct/?p=97 The winners of our first contest for The Music Instinct: Science & Song have been chosen and are listed below along with the mp3s of the winning entries. Listen or download the winning entries below. Want to see more about this contest? See our contest page at Indaba Music’s Web site.

Missed this first contest? Enter our second contest to mix The Music Instinct Theme here.

Winner: David Minnick, “Ignition”

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Rationale: Very good musical use of SFX throughout the whole piece.  Well developed.  Created very good use of water sounds for the rhythm bed.  Extremely musical use of the sound effects provided for the contest.

Runners Up:

Andrew Westphale, “Groovolution”

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Rationale: Nice development in the beginning. Wonderfullly creative use of manipulated wolf howls as organ sound. Great chimp loops as rhythm.  Creative the use of the balloon effects.

Randy Colby, “PBS Science & Song (RC Breaks Mix)”

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Rationale: Good musical development.  Love the open with the bubbles mixed with the dinner triangle.  And loved the apes at the end. Good use of thunderstorm as break.  Interesting use of ping pong sound for the last part of piece.

David Cutter “Passing Windows”

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Rationale: David Cutter created a very nice mellow groove and very creative use of varied sfx with the rhythm.  The piece was very musical -particularly the use of the electronic beeps.  Good use of laughs throughout.

Royal Beatsmyth, “Ambassador Lassiter’s Phantasmic Antiquarium”

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Judgement Rationale: This artist created a good groove with edge.  Interesting use
of cheerleader fx, nice use of vocals.  Creative use of telephone as a melody in last part of piece.

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