Battle of the Beats Outline

Battle of the Beats Outline

This is a basic summary of rules and procedures for the Battle of the Beats.

Summary:
The entire Battle of the Beats will consist of a 15-round season. Each “round” of the battle is a new competition between two new competitors. The result is a bracket system that will lead into semi-finals, finals, and a championship round. There will be 8 regular season rounds, 4 semi-final rounds, 2 final rounds, and a championship round.

Competitors can be a single person, or an entire group. Although the competitors are ideally matched by their production methods (DJ, producer, etc) as the rounds progress into semi-final and final rounds competitors may find themselves in unique match-ups (DJ vs. producer, etc.)

Round Procedures:
Each round will begin with an announcement on the Winslow Radio which airs at 7:30 PM MST on Thursdays once a week. Once two groups have been confirmed for the competition, a deadline for sample submission will be set.

This year, we will be sampling from the G.E.D. Soul Music catalog. The mandatory samples will be provided to the producers on the date that their battle begins. The production process will begin on the same night. Each competitor will have 2 weeks to create a unique track from the mandatory samples. There are basically no limitations on how you create your track as long as you use the mandatory samples.

At the end of the production process, each track will be premiered on Winslow Radio and a judges panel will vote on their favorite track.

Each judge gets one vote and they will be able to fill out a survey ranking different aspects of the production as well as give their thoughts.

There will also be a public poll in which voters can submit one vote for one track and no more.

The final count on the public poll will count as 2 judges votes.

There will be no ties.

That’s it!

There may some slight alterations for the 2012-2013 season. We will base changes to the rules on feedback from our fans and from last year's competitors. The main considerations are time lines for voting and production.

Round 7: Decision Day - MattntheHat vs. Z.matt.33

The official tracks from MattntheHat and Z.matt.33 for the Winslow Family Battle of the Beats are available for high-fidelity listening:

Brain Damage - MattntheHat by WinslowFamilyProductions

Battle Cry/Dance Lesson No. 6 - Z.matt.33 by WinslowFamilyProductions

Remember the Winslow way: Honesty and Values! Please only vote once!

This is a compilation of the samples used in Round 7:

Round 7 Samples Compilation by WinslowFamilyProductions

Round 6: Decision Day - MaxPtah vs. Willbur

The official tracks from MaxPtah and Willbur for the Winslow Family Battle of the Beats are available for high-fidelity listening:

Perhaps - MaxPtah by WinslowFamilyProductions

Outer Space Funk Shake - Willbur by WinslowFamilyProductions

UPDATE: MaxPtah is the winner of Round 6 by public vote!

This is a compilation of the samples used in Round 6:

Round 6 Sample Compilation by WinslowFamilyProductions

Round 5: Decision Day - Redeye Jedi vs. New Bang Productions

The official tracks from Redeye Jedi and New Bang Productions for the Winslow Family Battle of the Beats are available for high-fidelity listening:

Rubbadub - Redeye Jedi by WinslowFamilyProductions

Backle Dub - New Bang Productions by WinslowFamilyProductions

UPDATE: Winner by public vote is Redeye Jedi!

This is a compilation of the samples used in Round 5:

Round 5 Samples Compilation by WinslowFamilyProductions

Vote and choose the samples for MattntheHat vs. z.matt.33

This is the collection of samples submitted by MattntheHat and z.matt.33 for Round 7 of the Battle of the Beats. There are 4 samples from each competitor.
We will not reveal who picked which sample in order to reduce the bias of the voters. You can vote for the next week (Jan. 18th - Jan. 25th) and when the voting is over, the top four samples will be used in an original track by both MattntheHat and z.matt.33.

Both acts MUST use ALL FOUR of the chosen samples, but they can use the samples any way they like.

At the end of a one month production period (Jan. 25th - Feb. 22nd), the groups will present their tracks to the public and a judges panel.

Find all the previous posts from the Winslow Family Battle of the Beats by checking out our blog at http://winslowfamilybattleofthebeats.blogspot.com

Vote and choose the samples for MaxPtah vs. Willbur

This is the collection of samples submitted by MaxPtah (Memphis, TN) and Willbur (Denver, CO) for Round 6 of the Battle of the Beats. There are 4 samples from each competitor.
We will not reveal who picked which sample in order to reduce the bias of the voters. You can vote for the next week (Jan. 11th - Jan. 18th) and when the voting is over, the top four samples will be used in an original track by both MaxPtah and Willbur.

Both acts MUST use ALL FOUR of the chosen samples, but they can use the samples any way they like.

At the end of a one month production period (Jan. 18th - Feb. 15th), the groups will present their tracks to the public and a judges panel.

UPDATE:

The polls closed on Tuesday Night, January 18th, 2011 at Midnite with the winnings samples:
#4, #8, #3, and #7!

You can hear the winning samples on the player below as well as review the overall votes.

Max Ptah and Willbur will release their final tracks for Round 6 on Tuesday, February 15th. There will be a public poll open for one week where anyone can vote to help choose the winner for this round of the Battle of the Beats. We will also have many celebrity judges who will each cast their own vote. The public poll will count as two votes along side each celebrity judge vote at the end of the week. The winner of the battle will be announced on Tuesday, February 2nd! Stay tuned, Winslows...

Round 6 Sample Compilation by WinslowFamilyProductions

Find all the previous posts from the Winslow Family Battle of the Beats by checking out our blog at http://winslowfamilybattleofthebeats.blogspot.com

Vote and choose the samples for Redeye Jedi vs. New Bang Productions

This is the collection of samples submitted by Redeye Jedi (Memphis, TN) and New Bang Productions (Nashville, TN) for Round 5 of the Battle of the Beats. There are 4 samples from each competitor.
We will not reveal who picked which sample in order to reduce the bias of the voters. You can vote for the next week (Jan. 4th - Jan. 11th) and when the voting is over, the top four samples will be used in an original track by both Redeye Jedi and New Bang Productions.

Both acts MUST use ALL FOUR of the chosen samples, but they can use the samples any way they like.

At the end of a one month production period (Jan. 11th - Feb. 8th), the groups will present their tracks to the public and a judges panel.

UPDATE:

The polls closed on Tuesday Night, January 11th, 2011 at Midnite with the winnings samples:
#1, #4, #6, and #8!

You can hear the winning samples on the player below as well as review the overall votes.

Redeye Jedi and New Bang Productions will release their final tracks for Round 5 on Tuesday, February 8th. There will be a public poll open for one week where anyone can vote to help choose the winner for this round of the Battle of the Beats. We will also have many celebrity judges who will each cast their own vote. The public poll will count as two votes along side each celebrity judge vote at the end of the week. The winner of the battle will be announced on Tuesday, February 15th! Stay tuned, Winslows...
Round 5 Samples Compilation by WinslowFamilyProductions

Find all the previous posts from the Winslow Family Battle of the Beats by checking out our blog at http://winslowfamilybattleofthebeats.blogspot.com