We’re thrilled to announce our latest contest, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you, music creators, to collaborate with music legends including Omar Hakim (Sting, David Bowie, Madonna, Daft Punk) and Mino Cinélu (Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock) and showcase your skills.

To participate, simply Pull the Ableton Live project on Blend.io and create an original tune using the samples provided. Whether you’re a singer, producer, guitarist, rapper, or all of the above, we want to hear where this collaboration takes you.

Entries can be in any style and you are free to add your own instrumentation and/or vocals.

HOW TO ENTER

1. Head over to Blend.io to log in or quickly create your account. (New Blenders, use the invite code: LOOPLOFTACCESS to sign up. Direct access here: http://blend.io/vip/TheLoopLoft)

2. Go to the project page on Blend.io to Pull it, which will quickly sync a copy of the Ableton Live project into your Dropbox. The project contains a collection of exclusive sample loops organized by instrument. Please don’t move or rename this folder - you’ll be working with it right there. (If you don’t have Ableton Live, get a fully functional 30-day trial version here.)

3. Do your thing. Everything from subtle arrangements to highly experimental jams is welcome.

4. When you’re ready to share your masterpiece, save it, then “Collect All and Save” and export the mixdown as a 16-bit 44,100Hz WAV with the filename “preview.wav” overwriting the old preview in the project folder.

5. Log into Blend.io and you should see the “Local Updates” tab light up with a notification prompting you to publish your changes from the project page. That’s it!

PRIZES

1st Place WInner

• The Loop Loft - Platinum Pack ($329 value)

• A plugin of your choice from PSP Audioware

• Grado Labs SR325i Headphones ($295 value)

• 1 year subscription to Modern Drummer magazine

• Modern Drummer T-shirt

• Blend T-shirt and sticker

2nd Place Winner

• The Loop Loft - Producer Pack Vol. 1 ($195 value)

• Grado Labs SR125i Headphones ($125 value)

• Modern Drummer T-shirt

• Blend T-shirt and sticker

3rd Place Winner

• Grado Labs SR60i Headhpones ($79 value)

• Modern Drummer T-shirt

• Blend T-shirt and sticker

FINALISTS

Five finalists will be determined by the number of likes on their published update to the Blend.io project.

WINNERS

Soon to be announced all-star panel of judges will determine the top 3 winners.

RULES

1. Entries must use at least five of the original sample loops in some way.

2. Entries are free to include original instrumentation and vocals but must not include any copyrighted material.

**Competition ends on Tuesday November 5th, with the winners announced and featured on the Blend.io blog.**