# \[Proposal\] Future is Near Music competition (Reloaded) 2.0

**URL:** <https://gov.near.org/t/proposal-future-is-near-music-competition-reloaded-2-0/23993>\
**Category:** Creatives DAO\
**Tags:** proposals, blaqk-stereo\
**Created:** [July 1, 2022, 10:23am UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/proposal-future-is-near-music-competition-reloaded-2-0/23993 "2022-07-01T10:23:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Hawwal](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/gov.near.org/hawwal/32/49704_2.png) [@Hawwal](https://gov.near.org/u/Hawwal)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 10:23am UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/proposal-future-is-near-music-competition-reloaded-2-0/23993/1 "2022-07-01T10:23:59Z")

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Hello, community.  
The Future is near music competition is a challenge designed to celebrate music and the art in the Nearverse.  
In its first edition, artists from around West Africa participated in a 5-week duration until one winner emerged: _cryptomuse01.near_ [Future is Near Music Challenge 1.0](http://gov.near.org/t/report-future-is-near-music-competition-conclusion/15275)  
In the 2.0 edition, we intend to bring it to the entire community worldwide and, we look forward to having artists from Nxm, Daorecords, C1 guild, and other music-inclined Dao’s to participate.

**Concept:**

- An Instrumental or beat will be provided to the artists and they are required to write and sing a song about Near being the future without using the exact phrase _“The Future is Near”_
- They are to create a minute video of them singing their songs and tagging us via Twitter.
- In the third week, winners will be announced.

**Strategy:**

- Creation of new banners
- Design of motion graphics
- Hosting of Twitter space
- Twitter ads.

**Judges:**  
_Council Blaqk Stereo_

**Time duration:**  
_3 weeks_

**NFTs:**  
Music records will be minted to our mintbase store

**Prizes:**

- First Runner up - $280
- Second Runner up - $120
- Third Runner up - $70  
_Total prize cash = $470_

\*Requesting: $1,000

| Budget Break down | price |
| --- | --- |
| Banner design | $100 |
| Beat production | $100 |
| Motion graphics | $250 |
| Twitter space hosting | $100 |
| Twitter Ads. | $150 |
| Prize money | $470 |
| Total | $1170 |

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**Author:** ![williamx](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/gov.near.org/williamx/32/52552_2.png) [@williamx](https://gov.near.org/u/williamx)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 2:01am UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/proposal-future-is-near-music-competition-reloaded-2-0/23993/2 "2022-07-07T02:01:53Z")

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Hi @Hawwal, also the same question with other competition, do you have any target group of audience to onboard through this competition? Since this month Blaqk Stereo DAO host 3 different competitions/contests, is there any value added besides an activity for existing community members to participate?

> [@Hawwal](#):
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> - First Runner up - $400
> - Second Runner up - $200
> - Third Runner up - $100

Propose to reduce the prize here, $400 is enough to hire a CM contributor in Open Web Sandbox for a month. I don’t think it must be this high to be attractive.

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**Author:** ![Hawwal](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/gov.near.org/hawwal/32/49704_2.png) [@Hawwal](https://gov.near.org/u/Hawwal)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 11:19am UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/proposal-future-is-near-music-competition-reloaded-2-0/23993/3 "2022-07-07T11:19:48Z")

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Hello @williamx  
Thanks for the input, this is targeted toward artists in west Africa here, from data I collected in the first edition [1.0](http://gov.near.org/t/closed-talent-hunt-competition-titled-the-future-is-near/5855) I realized a bigger price range would attract more artists to participate that way I could introduce them to the Near protocol, onboard them, get them engaged with our various platforms and make more NFTs in the process. However, I will take your advice into consideration and rearrange the prize budget in order to conserve funds.