Day of Show: September 24, 2022 (Saturday) at 5pm PST / 8pm EST.
Disclaimer: This competition is not sponsored by or affiliated with Twitch, Fuser or Harmonix.
ELIGIBILITY
- Must have a Twitch account and the Fuser game (all platforms are acceptable).
- Must join this Discord server. (https://discord.gg/jma7bqh)
- Must have a clear working microphone and be willing to be in voice chat to talk with the judges and other participants during the stream.
- Must be available throughout the full duration of the event (estimated 4 hours).
ENTRY AND SELECTION PROCESS
- The submission period will close at 8pm PST / 11pm EST on Sep 10, 2022 (Saturday). Refer to the ‘How to Enter’ section below for further instructions.
- The contestant selection process for Round 1 is fully confidential and subject to change at the discretion of the organizers.
- 12 contestants will be selected for the live show and announced in Discord by Sep 11, 2022 (Sunday) 8:59pm PST / 11:59pm EST. Selected contestants will be tagged via Discord announcement. We will also DM you if necessary – please make sure you have DM enabled so those in the same server can reach out to you.
- You can (and are encouraged) to post on social media if you have made it onto the list of selected contestants for Round 1.
SHOW THEME
| Rounds | Mix Theme |
|---|---|
| Round 1 (32-bar) | 60s and 70s vibe |
| Round 2 (32-bar) | 80s and 90s vibe |
| Round 3 (64-bar) | 2000s and after vibe |
HOW TO ENTER
- Complete a 60s/70s 32-bar mix on Fuser and save it with the title “[your Fuser or Twitch username] – dtb13 r1”.
Your SUBMISSION 60s/70s 32 bar mix MUST INCLUDE ALL tracks from the list below.
| Number | Required Tracks |
|---|---|
| 1. | Dreams by Fleetwood Mac (DLC track) |
| 2. | This is How You Left Me by Marlon Kane (free DLC track) |
Required tracks used as hot clips will not be counted.
2. Fill out the submission form accordingly.
TOP 12 Submissions
1. If you are selected, you will need to prepare a second mix (80s/90s 32-bar mix) in the case you make it into the semi-finals. Title it “[your Fuser or Twitch username] – dtb13 r2”.
Your SEMI-FINALS 80s/90s 32-bar mix MUST INCLUDE ALL the following tracks:
| Number | Required Tracks |
|---|---|
| 1. | The Rockafeller Skank by Fatboy Slim |
| 2. | Holding Out for A Hero by Bonnie Tyler (DLC track) |
Required tracks used as hot clips will not be counted.
2. For your Finals mix (2000s> 64-bar mix), you can choose to prepare your mix before the live stream. If not, you will be given 10-15 minutes during the live show to prepare your 64-bar mix if you make it into the finals. Mixes published more than 3 weeks ago at the time of the live show will NOT be accepted.
Your FINALS 2000s> 64-bar mix MUST INCLUDE ALL the following tracks:
| Number | Required Tracks |
|---|---|
| 1. | Animals by Martin Garrix (DLC) |
| 2. | Rehab by Amy Winehouse |
Required tracks used as hot clips will not be counted.
3. Export all your mixes from Fuser and save it into a Google Drive or Dropbox folder. Or another option is uploading your mix onto YouTube (Yes, we are accepting Youtube links again!). Please fill out the Top 12 form below with the appropriate links by Sep 21 (Wednesday) 6pm PST / 9pm EST (if you have issues with exporting, please DM MrsSpitFire on this).
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU OWN ALL OF THE REQUIRED TRACKS BEFORE THE LIVE SHOW. If during the finals you realize you do not own the track(s) and is unable to obtain it during the 10-15 minute time frame, the contestant with the next highest votes will be chosen to be in the finals instead.
SHOW FORMAT
- Your 60s/70s 32-bar mix that you submitted for the submission round will be played during Round 1.
- At the end of Round 1, the judges will select two “Judges Pick” (pick by guest judges and Organizers) to automatically proceed into semi-finals.
- All contestants will then DM MrsSpitFire with their votes. Please choose 4 contestants that had your favorite mixes and list them in order of preference (you cannot vote for yourself). The top 3 choices of your 4 picks (after removing the 2 Judge Picks), will each receive 3, 2 and 1 points respectively.
Round 1 (12 contestants)
Votes
- Audience can vote too! Audience will need a Google account to vote on Google Forms (link will be provided during the voting period). Audience votes will account for 20% of a contestant’s votes. E.g. if Contestant A receives 10 votes from the audience, 20% of 10 votes will be 2 points.
- Contestants’ votes will now account for 80% of the total points recieved. 1st choice = 3 points, 2nd choice = 2 points, 3rd choice = 1 point. If Contestant A receives 10 points from votes in total (three 1st choices and one 3rd choice), 80% of 10 points will be 8 points. The total sum for Contestant A is 10 points.
Round 2 – Semi-finals (6 contestants)
- Your second 80s/90s 32-bar mix will be played.
- At the end of the round, the judges will select one “Judges Pick” (pick by guest judges and Organizers) to automatically proceed into the finals.
- All 12 contestants will then DM MrsSpitFire with their votes. Please choose 2 contestants from the 6 semi-finalists that had your favorite mixes and list them in order of preference (you cannot vote for yourself). The first top choice of your 2 picks (after removing the 1 Judge Pick) will be chosen as your vote (3 points).
Votes
- Audience can vote too! Audience will need a Google account to vote on Google Forms (link will be provided during the voting period). Audience votes will account for 20% of a contestant’s votes. E.g. if Contestant A receives 10 votes from the audience, 20% of 10 votes will be 2 points.
- Contestants’ votes will now account for 80% of the total points recieved. 1st choice = 3 points. If Contestant A receives 3 points from votes, 80% of 3 points will be 2.4 points. The total sum for Contestant A is 4.4 points.
Round 3 – Finals (3 contestants)
- You will have 10-15 minutes to prepare a 2000s> 64-bar mix (if you would like to prepare this mix before the live stream, you are free to do so as well. Mixes published more than 3 weeks ago at the time of the live show will NOT be accepted). Your 2000s> 64-bar mix mix MUST INCLUDE the following tracks (please refer to point #5 under the ‘How to Enter’ section).
- We will play your mix directly from the Fuser game. If you would like to send in your mix before the show, you are free to do that as well, provided the mix is not more than 2 weeks old.
- At the end of the round, the winner will be determined by the judges.
- The judges will take turns choosing their favorite mix. The finalist with the most judges’ votes gets named Dream the Beat Champion. In the case of a tie, all 9 contestants excluding the 3 finalists will DM MrsSpitFire with their vote. The finalist with the most contestant votes will be the Champion.
- Audience will be able to vote during this round too along with the contestants. Same 20% rule applies from previous rounds.
RULES
Please respect Organizers/hosts, guest judges, moderators and contestants. While the show is live, and especially when a mix is being played, please do not be disruptive in chat e.g. do not play other Fuser mixes in voice chat.
If you have nothing nice to say, do not say anything at all. If you are unhappy about the judges’ picks or the final results of who made it and who got eliminated, please take it elsewhere. Your toxic behavior will not be accepted and if a mod is made aware of this, you will be removed from voice chat/the show.
Any type of bullying/harassment/racist/sexist remarks will not be tolerated.
No personal streaming during the live show from any of the guest judges or contestants, but please feel free to host the live stream 🙂
The Organizers reserve the right to disqualify participants who do not follow the rules.
Publicity: Except where prohibited, participation in this competition constitutes participant’s consent to organizer’s use of participant’s Twitch/Fuser name, voice and video mixes for promotional purposes on Twitch, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter.
These rules are subject to change.
Organizers reserve the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, suspend and/or modify the competition.
Credit Mentions:
Production Assistant / Backend Composer – Apleb4life
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Production Assistant / Voting Excel Docs Pro – ateanytori
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Dream the Beat Official Theme Song Composer – Etherealic
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