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We have compiled the most Frequently Asked Questions for you. The section "About the Platform" deals with all topics concerning the community. With "About the Project" you will get answers to specific questions about the Beyond Music Project. If you can't find what you're looking for here, please contact us !

About
the Platform

  • What is Beyond Music and who is behind it?

    Beyond Music is a non-commercial, invitation-based community for professional musicians, composers, singers & songwriters representing all cultures and music styles. It was founded in 2018 by the non-profit Beyond Foundationand Tina Turner. The aim is to jointly develop innovative pieces of music across cultures and genres. The most unusual music formations are honoured each year at the Beyond Music Project with 80,000 US dollars in financial awards. In addition, the best pieces of music form the Beyond Music album, which will be designed by alternating renowned producers. Let's celebrate unity in its cultural diversity and create the music of tomorrow!

    Established in 2007, the Swiss Beyond Foundation is a non-profit organization supporting causes that unite world cultures through music. Our aim is to foster cross-cultural awareness, understanding and mutual respect with the help of creativity and dialog.

    The Executive Team of Beyond Music consists of Regula Curti, Founder, and Konstanze Wiedemann, CEO.

  • How do I register for Beyond Music?

    In order to register, you must have received a personalized invitation from Beyond Music. All invited users are recommendations from our Ambassadors, selected music producers and music managers.

    If you would like to apply for an invitation to Beyond Music and you are a professional musician, composer, singer and/or songwriter, please click here and tell us more about you as an artist.

    Young artists between the ages of 13 and 18 must provide written permission from a parent or guardian. A template can be downloaded when creating a profile. Once the signed document has been uploaded, the profile will become visible to other users. Instructions on how to upload the document are provided.

  • Does it cost anything to register?

    No, it is completely free to register.

  • Who can see my profile and music?

    Your profile can be viewed by other registered users, our Beyond Music Ambassadors and Beyond Music Mentors as well as by selected music producers and music executives. Once you have submitted a composition for the Beyond Music Project, a condensed version of your profile can be viewed by the public after the end of the submission phase. 

  • How is my data protected?

    Protecting your data is very important to us. Please have a look at our

  • How do I find artists and their music?

    The filter feature under the menu item Artists allows you to search for artists according to their instruments, vocals, cultural background and genre. All of these filters are tags, which are set by the users themselves. You can choose to have the search results shown in a list view or on a world map, which includes short profiles and links to audio samples.

  • How can I connect with other artists?

    Connecting is easy. Simply send them a message using the Chat function on the artist’s profile or go directly to the Chat and search for the artist's name. For larger collaborations, you can also create Group Chats.

  • What types of files can I send through the chat?

    You can send the following file types: audio (wav, aac, mp3, aiff, m4a), video (avi, mpeg, m4a, ogv, webm, mp4, mov), images (gif, jpg, png, tif), documents (pdf, txt, doc, docx, xls, xlsx).

    If a file type is missing which you use frequently, please send us a message to info@beyondmusic.org.

    The maximum file size is 100 MB. Please note that larger files may take a few seconds to load.

  • How can I unsubscibe to email notifications for missed chat messages?

    Under Account Settings you can choose to disable or enable the email notification.

  • Who can I contact in case of technical problems?

    Please contact the Beyond Music team by using the contact form or write to info@beyondmusic.org.

  • How can I report potentially prohibited content or other violations?

    If you find any prohibited music content, other violations or suspicious activity, please contact the Beyond Music team by using the contact form or write to info@beyondmusic.org.

About
the Project

  • Who can take part in the Beyond Music Project?

    The Beyond Music Project is open to all artists invited and registered to the Beyond Music platform.

    If you would like to apply for an invitation to Beyond Music and you are a professional musician, composer, singer and/or songwriter, please click here and tell us more about you as an artist.

  • What kind of music is the Beyond Music Project looking for?

    We are looking for creative collaborations! All contributions must reflect the musical theme of the Project (see corresponding FAQ below). 

    At least three artists from at least two different cultural backgrounds must work together to develop and submit an original piece of music. Any genre and any combination of genres is welcome. The participants are free to choose the style of music and whether they create and record a purely vocal or instrumental piece. However, it is important that the piece of music is characterised by cross-cultural musical interaction. Music submitted to the Project should be semi-professionally recorded.

    The compositions and recordings must not have been released for commercial exploitation through other platforms (e.g., Spotify, Apple Music) or made available on recording media prior to upload. After being submitted to the Beyond Music Project, pieces of music may not be exploited commercially on other platforms (e.g., Spotify, Apple Music) or sold on other recording media.

    Each artist can be involved in a total of four collaborations. The same combination of artists in a collaboration can upload a maximum of three music pieces for the Project. By limiting the maximum number of submissions (four submissions per artist), we want to sharpen the quality. We look forward to seeing you participate in various collaborations and hearing your musical versatility and creativity!

  • What is the musical theme of the Beyond Music Project Vol.3?

    The video presenting the musical theme for the Beyond Music Project Vol.3 can be found here, along with an introduction of the producer team.

  • I don’t have access to a studio. How can I produce and record a composition for the Beyond Music Project?

    Music submitted to the Beyond Music Project is not required to be professionally recorded and produced in a studio. Feel free to use online digital audio workstations (DAW) for your recording, producing, mixing and mastering. Many of these workstations are free to use. You can find lots of articles about good DAWs on the net, this is just an example and without checking the accuracy of the information.

  • How do I enter the Beyond Music Project?

    After you have created an original composition and recorded performance in a cross-cultural collaboration, you must nominate one ensemble member as “administrator”, who will upload the piece as an entry for the Project.

    The administrator must specify all contributing members of the ensemble and their respective roles so that the contribution will later appear in the profile of the respective member under "Music". A description text about the piece of music and the lyrics of the song in original language and English translation must also be provided. Plus the details of genres, instruments, singing style and cultural background of the artists involved. These tags will later allow other users to find the entry more easily among the contributions. Each contributor must approve the submission before it is officially registered. Once approved by all contributors, submissions cannot be deleted or withdrawn.

    We can't wait to listen to your musical versatility and creativity! 

  • What is the procedure of the Beyond Music Project Vol.3?

    The Beyond Music Project Vol.3 is composed of three stages:

    1.    Collaboration and Submission Phase
    In the first phase, Beyond Music Platform users will connect, collaborate and upload their collaborative works as ensembles/artist teams to the platform. The submission phase runs from 3rd May until midnight CET on 12th September 2021. Music submitted after the deadline will not be eligible for consideration.

    2.    Winner Selection Phase:
    In this phase, 16 pieces of music will be selected from all the submissions by the producers. The artist teams of the 16 selected music pieces will be informed by Beyond Music via email and presented on the website. They will receive an Award with prize money (see corresponding FAQ below).

    3.    Album Production Phase:
    In this phase, the 16 selected music pieces will be reproduced by the producers. For this, the artist teams must send the complete session of the track from Pro Tools, Logic Pro X or Ableton Live Session to Beyond Music. If artist teams work with alternative digital audio workstations (DAW) such as Cubase, the audio files must be sent separately. In all cases, MP3 files of the submissions must also be sent for reference. The producer team will set up video conferences with each of the 16 winning artist teams to explain what they will do with their tracks. The artist teams will be involved in the development process during production and experience it with the producers so they can understand and support any changes to their submitted tracks.

  • What are the prizes for the Beyond Music Project Vol.3?

    The 16 music pieces selected by the producer team will each receive an award. The prize money per award is a maximum of 5,000 US dollars. Each member of a winning team will receive 1,000 US dollars for the participation, up to a group size of five members. Collaborations of more than five artists must share the prize money of 5,000 US dollars equally.

    The 16 selected pieces of music will be re-produced and mixed by the producers. Through individual video conferences, the artist teams will have the opportunity to interact with the producers and support and contribute to the development process of re-production.

    Furthermore, the artist teams will benefit from the exploitation of the music. For details, please find out more in the Conditions of Participation.

  • What criteria does Beyond Music base it's decision on regarding the winning pieces of music?

    The producers will select the winning music pieces according to objective and subjective musical and content-related criteria. The musical performance will be judged on musicality, vocal and/or instrumental performance and originality. In addition, the tracks should reflect the musical theme of the Project defined by the producers.

  • Where can I find out more?

    All additional information can be found here: 

  • How can I contact the administrative team?

    For all other inquiry, please contact the Beyond Music team by using the contact form or write to info@beyondmusic.org.