ModernBeats Customers with the hottest produced instrumental beats WIN Cash, Publishing Deal, plus get their music submitted directly to MTV Networks & Active to be featured on worldwide TV shows, films, and more!   Contest Beats must be instrumental productions only. Contest Beats must be 100% original, 100% cleared. Contest Beats must use 1 or more of the following ModernBeats soundsets/loopsets to qualify: RnB Keyz Chopz 1, Live Rhythmz 1, Vinyl Scratchez 2 Contest is open to ModernBeats Customers worldwide! Winners will be required to furnish a legal affidavit of eligibility and release. Contest is void where prohibited. ENTER TO WIN BELOW! Entry dates run 5/1/2008 through 7/1/2008, Winners posted 8/1/2008-8/8/2008: Get Your Questions Answered - View Contest FAQ

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES:

• HOW TO ENTER
  The "ModernBeats $2,000 Beat Contest" begins at 12:01 a.m. (C.S.T.) on 5/1/08 and ends 7/1/08 at 11:59 p.m. (C.S.T.). Eligible ModernBeats Customers (Not a ModernBeats Customer = Not Eligible, Read "ELIGIBILITY" section below) may enter contest by clicking the "ENTER CONTEST / SUBMIT BEAT HERE" form button directly above. All fields in the contest form are required. Contestants must select 1 or more of the listed soundsets/loopsets to use in contest beat.

  • You must be an existing ModernBeats Customer owning at least 1 of the 3 sets:
    RnB Keyz Chopz 1 Soundset, Live Rhythmz 1 Loopset, Vinyl Scratchez 2 Soundset
  • The most professional, creatively produced instrumental beat using any of the sets above wins.
  • Your contest beat must be submitted in MP3 format, not exceeding 5MB in size
  • Your contest MP3 must be named YourFullName-SongTitle.mp3 like "JohnDoe-LaidBack.mp3"
  • Only 1 contest beat per contest is allowed. Only submit your contest beat once.
  • Duplicate submissions will result in disqualification. Exchanges are allowed once upon request.
  • If you have problems with entry and need help, send an email via the FAQ link below.
  • View Contest FAQ Page
  • View Past ModernBeats Contest Winners
  • Enter Contest and Submit Your Contest Beat Here

  
  NOTE: Read the Contest FAQ page above completely before emailing questions. If you still have a question after reading the FAQ page, you must send your question to

  contest-questiona\@\b.c@

  modernbea\@\b.cats.com

  otherwise your email will be not be replied to.
  (Note: The email address above must be typed, copy/paste will not work.)
   
• ELIGIBILITY
  The contest is open worldwide to any ModernBeats Customers owning 1 of the 3 featured contest sets listed in the "HOW TO ENTER" section above. No employees of ModernBeats Inc or its affiliates are eligible. Contest is void where prohibited. Any terms, conditions, or stipulations within the rules of this contest which are prohibited by law are void in those geographic domains where they are so prohibited. For contestants under the age of 18, the "Contest Entry" form must be submitted with parental consent. By submitting your "Contest Entry" form to ModernBeats Inc, you are bound to the terms of the contest and are declaring the following:

  • I am eligible to enter this contest because I'm an existing ModernBeats Customer
    who has purchased at least 1 of the 3 featured contest Soundsets/Loopsets.
  • Proof of your ownership will be verified by ModernBeats Inc upon entry. If you
    are not a customer upon entry, your entry and beat submission will be void.
  • Winners will be required to sign a Joint Publishing & Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability Agreement

  
  
• SONG RIGHTS AND LICENSES GRANTED
  Contestants retain all ownership rights of music submitted for the contest if contestant is the sole creator of said contest music. However, by submitting contest music to Sponsor, contestants hereby grant to Sponsor a worldwide, non-exclusive, non-restrictive, royalty-free, sublicenseable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, transmit, make available, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the contest music (including any title of the contest music and your name and likeness), and any audio and/or visual excerpts thereof, in connection with the Contest, on ModernBeats Inc websites (and all places where some or all of the content from ModernBeats Inc websites is available), and otherwise in connection with any of ModernBeats Inc's current and/or future businesses, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of contest music (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels. You also hereby grant each user of ModernBeats Inc's websites a non-exclusive license to access and view the contest music. Additionally, contestants grant ModernBeats Inc all rights to use contest music submitted, and contestants image, likeness, voice, name, and photograph in correlation with the contest music in any publicity or advertising relating to the contest music, ModernBeats Inc, and/or the Contest, without compensation or further approval. ModernBeats Inc is not responsible for unauthorized copying and/or use of contestants' content posted on ModernBeats websites.
  
  
• PRIZES & WINNER SELECTION
  One 1st Place Grand Prize Winner, One 2nd Place Winner, One 3rd Place Winner, and One 4th Place Winner will be selected:

  • 1st Place Grand Prize: $1,000 USD, Music submitted directly to MTV Networks, Music submitted
    directly to Active Music, ModernBeats Inc Publishing Deal, Exposure on ModernBeats.com
  
  
  • 2nd Place Prize: $500 USD, Music submitted directly to MTV Networks, Music submitted directly
    to Active Music, ModernBeats Inc Publishing Deal, Exposure on ModernBeats.com
  
  
  • 3rd Place Prize: $300 USD, Music submitted directly to MTV Networks, Music submitted directly
    to Active Music, ModernBeats Inc Publishing Deal, Exposure on ModernBeats.com
  
  
  • 4th Place Prize: $200 USD, Music submitted directly to MTV Networks, Music submitted directly
    to Active Music, ModernBeats Inc Publishing Deal, Exposure on ModernBeats.com
  • Prizes are paid towards PayPal accounts, otherwise applied as store credit.

  
  The 10 top chosen contestants (includes grand prize winner, second prize winner, third prize winner, fourth prize winner, & six runner-up contestants) and their contest beats will be posted with added audio watermarks on the ModernBeats.com website August 1, 2008 - August 8, 2008. The winners will be selected based on the judging of ModernBeats Inc and its agents whose decisions regarding the contest and selection of winners are non-disputable and final. Odds of winning will be determined by the level of skill, production, originality, creativeness, quality, songwriting, and arrangement inherent in the submitted musical compositions. Additionally, odds of winning will vary based the number of eligible and correct entries received. ModernBeats Inc will attempt to notify winners by e-mail or phone within 3-4 weeks of the contest's final entry date. Winners will have 10 days from notification to accept the prize by e-mail or phone. ModernBeats Inc is not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify winners. Winners are required to furnish a signed Affidavit of Eligibility, Release of Liability and Publicity Release form, plus any necessary tax forms all within 10 days of acknowledged notification. A parent or legal guardian of winners under the age of 18 will be required to execute proper documents on behalf of the minor child. If a selected winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim a prize, or fails to timely return the completed and executed affidavit, releases and tax forms as required, prize may be forfeited at ModernBeats Inc's sole discretion and an alternate winner will be selected. No substitution or transfer of any of the prizes by the winners is permitted, although ModernBeats Inc reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater monetary value. Each prize will be mailed to the winner pursuant to winner's prior written consent and submission of all required forms. Winner assumes the risk of the prize's safe arrival. Winners must provide proof of age, photo identification and a valid taxpayer identification number or social security number before any prize will be awarded. Grand prize winner will receive an IRS form 1099 at the end of the calendar year, and a copy of such form will be filed with the IRS. Any additional costs relating to the prizes, and incurred as a result of accepting the prizes, is the sole responsibility of the winner.
  
  
• CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
  By participating in the contest, contestants agree: (a) to be bound by these Official Rules; (b) as between the contestant and the Sponsor, that the decisions of the Sponsor are final on all matters relating to the Contest; (c) contestant is not participating on behalf of any employer or third party; (d) if contestant is a party to any third party agreement with a record label, production company, publishing company, or any other third party, such agreement does not interfere with contestant's participation in this Contest and/or receipt of the prizes awarded. (e) responsibility and liability for entering this contest when prohibited by law is that of the contestants'. All registrations and votes become the property of Sponsor. They will not be returned or acknowledged. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, incomplete, illegible entries, contest music, or votes, or for any computer-related, online, telephonic, or technical malfunctions that may occur. Registration, votes, and contest music will be considered void if they are in whole or in part illegible, incomplete, damaged, irregular, altered, counterfeit, produced in error, forged, mechanically reproduced, or obtained through fraud or theft.
  
  Warranty: By submitting contest music, contestant warrants and represents contest music is an original work, created solely by contestant, and does not infringe on any third party's intellectual property rights, including copyrights, trademarks, or other proprietary or personal rights. The contest music contestant performs shall either be designated by Sponsor, or be owned or controlled solely by contestant, or for which contestant has obtained a license for all of the uses to be made of the contest music by Sponsor and/or its licensees pursuant to the grant of rights herein for either commercial or promotional purposes. Contestant warrants and represents contest music is free and clear of any claims and liens by any person whose performances or depictions are embodied in the work, or any person rendering services in connection with the work. Contestant warrants and represents contest music does not contain any materials owned or controlled by a third party for which contestant has not obtained a license, including without limitation, samples, clips, "mashups," "remixes," or the like. Sponsor reserves the right to remove any contest music that it deems to be in violation of these Official Rules, including but not limited to this Warranty.
  
  
• PERSONAL INFORMATION
  Sponsor will be collecting personal information about participants when they register and participate in the Contest. Sponsor will share this personal information in order to fulfill the requirements of the Contest, including sharing such information with MTV Networks, Acive Production Music, record label partners, promotional partners, agents and other third parties in connection with the Contest. Submission of a completed contest registration constitutes acceptance of these Official Rules/Participation Agreement.

  
  
• DISCLAIMERS
  Sponsor and its affiliated entities are not responsible or liable for Contest entries that are entered by other than human means (such as by an automated computer program or any non-human mechanism, entity, or device), in excess of the stated limit, or for entries that are illegible, late, destroyed, lost, misplaced, stolen, misdirected, tampered with, incomplete, deleted, damaged, incomplete, or otherwise not in compliance with these official rules, and all such entries will be disqualified. By participating in the Contest, each contestant agrees and acknowledges to be bound by these official rules, all Sponsor-related terms and conditions, as well as the decisions of Sponsor which are final and binding in all respects; to waive any rights to claim ambiguity with the official rules, and that Sponsor and its affiliated entities shall have no responsibility or liability (including, but not limited to, liability for any property loss, damage, personal injury or death) in connection with: participation in Contest; acceptance/possession (including, but not limited to, delays by shipping companies), defects, and/or use/misuse of a prize (including, but not limited to, cancellation/postponement of screening date); discontinued prizes; human error; incorrect or inaccurate transcription of registration and/or account information; any technical malfunctions of the telephone network, computer online system, computer dating mechanism, computer equipment, software, or internet service provider utilized by Sponsor; interruption or inability to access Sponsor, its affiliated entities and their respective websites, or any online service via the internet due to hardware or software compatibility problems; any damage to participant's (or any third person's) computer and/or its contents related to or resulting from any part of the Contest; any lost/delayed data transmissions, omissions, interruptions, defects; and/or any other errors or malfunctions, even if caused by the negligence of Sponsor or any one of its affiliated entities. Each participant further agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor and its affiliated entities from and against any and all liability resulting or arising from the Contest and to release all rights to bring any claim, action or proceeding against Sponsor or its affiliated entities, and hereby acknowledge that Sponsor and its affiliated entities have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to a prize, including express warranties provided exclusively by a prize supplier that may be sent along with a prize. Sponsor and/or its affiliated entities shall in no event be liable for any injury, damage, loss, expense, accident, delay, inconvenience or irregularity that may be caused or contributed to (1) by any wrongful, negligent or unauthorized act or omission on the part of any of the prize suppliers or any of their agents, servants, employees or independent contractors, (2) by any wrongful, negligent or unauthorized act or omission on the part of any other person or entity not an employee of Sponsor, or (3) by any other cause, condition or event whatsoever beyond the control of Sponsor or its parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies. Title of this Contest may change during the Contest. ANY ATTEMPT BY A PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSORS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK ALL LEGAL AND EQUITABLE REMEDIES FROM AND AGAINST ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Additionally, any attempt to cheat the contest, as determined at the sole discretion of the Sponsor, may result in immediate disqualification of the entrant, as well as other possible consequences, including disqualification from any and all existing and future contests. Irrelevant entries, as deemed irrelevant at the sole discretion of Sponsor, and those using copyrighted OR PLAGERIZED content may be removed and disqualified from the contest. In the event of a dispute, entries made by Internet will be declared made by the natural person who is assigned to a customer name in ModernBeats Contest system. Winners' names will be posted on ModernBeats Inc. and/or any other online and offline media delivery channels now known or hereafter devised.
  
  Disclaimer of Liability: ModernBeats Inc and its affiliates, subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, licensees/licensors, representatives and agents, disclaims any and all liability whatsoever for any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the competition or with the acceptance, possession or use of any prize (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries and losses related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light).
  
  Release of Liability: Except where prohibited by law, by entering, contestants release ModernBeats Inc and its affiliates, subsidiaries, licensees/licensors, directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents, from any and all claims, actions, injury, loss or damage of any kind resulting from or arising directly or indirectly out of each contestant's participation in this competition and/or from the acceptance or use of the prize awarded.
  
  Governing Law: Void where prohibited. The laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America apply to and govern this competition, including but not limited to any applicable taxes for prizes. Except where prohibited, participants agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with the competition shall be resolved exclusively by arbitration pursuant to the Rules of the American Arbitration Association then effective, and any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred by participant with regard to the competition, but no attorneys' fees, punitive, incidental, consequential or other damages. Any claims or actions in connection herewith must be brought in Texas. Rules and regulations are subject to change at ModernBeats Inc's discretion.
  
  Severability: If any portion of these competition rules is deemed void or unenforceable, then that portion shall be deemed severable from these competition rules and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.