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Music Producer Challenge IV

This competition is the ideal platform to showcase your talent in front of industry reps, producers, artists & managers.

We are happy to have put 48 challengers under the spotlights since 2017.

Some of them ended up signing deals and getting placement opportunities.

For our last edition beatmakers coming from 18 countries signed up for the battle.


Take this unique occasion to get noticed, extend your network, 
to receive advice and critiques or to win prizes from our partners!

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A SELECTION 
OF 16 PRODUCERS BATTLE ON STAGE

4

4 REWARDED FINALISTS

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25

FOUR ROUNDS
TO DETERMINE
1 GRAND WINNER
SHOWCASE YOUR TALENT IN FRONT OF 25 
MUSIC INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS
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Music Producer Challenge IV

1. Submissions:

Submissions are open from Saturday, Sept. 30th 2023 to Sunday, Oct. 15th 2023.

Register to propose your participation.

2. Selection:

16 selected challengers will be announced from Oct. 16th 2023.

1 automatically selected - title-holder: Luvanga (Switzerland) 🏅

15 Challengers

4 Reserve

3. Competition: Sunday, November 5th 2023.

The Beat Battle MPC IV will take place during our networking day.
Selected producers have access to 8 conferences, 5 debates and networking.

CONDITIONS

 

Music Producer Challenge is open to all individuals regardless of age or country of residence.


Participating producers residing in a foreign country must be authorized to travel within the European Union.

Participating producers under the age of 18 must have signed authorization from their legal representative.
For underage participants, a parent or legal representative must be physically present during the competition.

Any underage participant will lose his qualification if he cannot present a signed authorization on the day of the battle.

This Challenge is intended for electronic and urban music producers.

PROCEEDINGS

SELECTION

Once the submission period is closed, a selection will be made on these criteria:
Quality, Complexity, Impact, Originality.
 

All tracks will be thoroughly listened to by a panel of professionals.

All tracks are anonymously submitted to the panel.

Only 16 producers will be selected to participate in the battle.
A reserve of 4 producers in case of a withdrawal or absence.​

The rules and technical details will be addressed directly to the selected producers.

COMPETITION

 

Sunday, November 5th 2023 | Paris, France

 

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PUBLIC

 


The Music Producer Challenge is open to the public.

 

Europe's biggest Beat Battle, where 16 pre-selected producers battle it out for the title of champion.

This interactive show is a springboard for music creators.

Challengers will be judged by well-respected international production greats, artists, record executives, and publishers.

 

Join us for a beatmaking celebration, to support your favorite beatmaker, to listen to the jury's advice and critiques, and to discover the next wave of music producers!


The Music Producer Challenge includes live beatmaking and DJ shows.

 

CHALLENGERS

 

 

Champion MPC III
Luvanga (Geneva, Switzerland) 🏅


Challengers MPC IV

Wan'R (Paris, France)
Cleemen Skillberg (Alfortville, France)

Bobards (Versailles, France)

Aboueb (Paris, France)

Kappy Bangz (Troyes, France)

ProdbySage (Paris, France)

FLDuster (Lyon, France)

Corbakh (Bordeaux, France)

UUprod (Champagne-sur-Seine)

Meijin (Corbeil, France)

Pablito (Champigny-sur-Marne, France)

Merci Melvax (Cergy, France)
Mastroz (Genève, Suisse)
Suggy Bang (Compiègne, France)

Bloody (Paris, France)

 

Reserve MPC IV

Somath (Paris, France)
Har2Nok (Chanteloup-les-vignes, France)

Asapju (Pontault-Combault, France)

NCM (Geneva, Switzerland)

PANEL

 

A panel composed of international producers and industry representatives will
attend to the event and judges the rounds:

Young Guru (New-York City, USA)
Tony Dofat | Bad Boy Records (New-York City, USA)
Ty Fyffe (New-York City, USA)
Ari Morris (Memphis, USA)
Tarik Azzouz | Run The Streets (Aulnay-Sous-Bois, France)
L'Adjoint (Marseille, France)
Major Seven (Atlanta, USA)
Swede 808 Mafia | Beat Republic (Miami, USA)
Ikaz Boi (Nantes, France)
Opseek (Paris, France)
Ray Da Prince (Castelnaudary, France)
Thug Dance (Marseille, France)
Shroom (Amsterdam, Pays-Bas)
C-Wash (Düsseldorf, Allemagne)
Giobbe (Paris, France)
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Alassane Konate | DIN Records | ADA France - Warner Music (Le Havre, France)
Pierre-Gilles Dorison | Polydor - Universal (Paris, France)
Nick Green | Next Play Music (London, United Kingdom)
Cedric Pistol | Next Play Music (Paris, France)

More to be announced

REGISTRATIONS

To register for the Music Producer Challenge

Prepare:

- 3 of your best productions in .mp3 format (max. 5MB each).
- 1 high resolution color picture (max. 10MB).
- A payment method (PayPal or payment card).

Duration / Size
Productions must be no longer than 1 minute.
Each file must be no more than 5 MB in size.

(productions exceeding 1 minute will not be considered).


Type of production
Original instrumental composition produced by the competitor.
The use of vocal samples is permitted.
The use of out-of-sample voices is not permitted.
Any commercially exploited production is not authorized.

Style
All styles of urban and electronic music permitted.


A minimum of 15 productions is required to complete the competition.

 

The registration fee is 15 Euros, payable at the time of registration.

I SUBMIT

To complete the submission process
Registration must be done from a desktop computer.

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PRIZES

1st Place
 

- One Anthology XII Bundle (32 plugins) offered by Eventide (worth 1999$).      SEE

- One Total Bundle (18 plugins) offered by D16 group (worth 999€).   SEE

(included: Drumazon 2Lush 2Phoscyon 2PunchboxNephetonNithonat, and all D16 group effects)

- One Total Studio 4 Max (66 plugins) offered by IK Multimedia (worth 799,99€).    SEE

- One All Access Pass for MPC V (2024) offered by Music Producer Convention (worth 650€)

- One 500€ voucher for a product(s) of your choice offered by UVI (worth 500€)    SEE

 

- One microphone LCT 440 Pure offered by Lewitt (worth 289€)     SEE


- One 1-year Ultimate Bundle offered by Roland (worth 199€).      SEE

- Un Guitar Rig 7 Pro offered by Izotope (worth 199€).   SEE

- One Playbox offered by Native Instrument (worth de 199€).   SEE

- One Sample pack collection offered by ShroomSamples (worth 169,95€)   SEE

(included: Diamonds, All Killer Breaks, All laid back breaks, Spooky SZN, All monster breaks)

- One Swede Trap Bass plugin offered by G-Sonique (worth 99€).   SEE

2nd Place

- One H9 serie Bundle (11 plugins) offered by Eventide (worth 499$).      SEE
 

- One 400€ voucher for a product(s) of your choice offered by UVI (worth 400€)    SEE

- One Classic Boxes Collection offered by D16 group (worth 349€).   SEE

(Included: Drumazon 2Phoscyon 2Nepheton, and Nithonat)
 

- One 1-year Ultimate Bundle offered by Roland (worth 199€).      SEE

 

- One Playbox offered by Native Instrument (worth de 199€).   SEE


- One Workshop or Class for MPC V (2024) offered by Music Producer Convention (worth 149€)

- One Swede Trap Bass plugin offered by G-Sonique (worth 99€).   SEE

- One Spooky SZN sample pack offered by ShroomSamples (worth 39,99€)   SEE

3rd Place


 

- One 300€ voucher for a product(s) of your choice offered by UVI (worth 300€)    SEE

- One Silverline Collection offered by D16 group (worth 479€).   SEE

- One 1-year Ultimate bundle offered by Roland (worth 199€).      SEE


- One Playbox offered by Native Instrument (worth de 199€).   SEE
 

- One SplitEQ offered by Eventide (worth 179$).      SEE

- One Workshop or Class for MPC V (2024) offered by Music Producer Convention (worth de 149€)

 

- One Swede Trap Bass plugin offered by G-Sonique (worth 99€).   SEE

- One Diamonds sample pack offered by ShroomSamples (worth 29,99€)   SEE

Booster Prize


- One SP2016 Reverb offered by Eventide (worth 249$).     SEE

- One 200€ voucher for a product(s) of your choice offered by UVI (worth 200€)    SEE

- One Ultimate bundle offered by Roland (worth 199€).      SEE

- One Playbox offered by Native Instrument (worth de 199€).   SEE

- One Swede Trap Bass plugin offered by G-Sonique (worth 99€).   SEE

- One Punchbox plugin offered by D16 group (worth 79€).   SEE

- One Networking day access for MPC V (2024) offered by Music Producer Convention (worth 49€)

- One Diamonds sample pack offered by ShroomSamples (worth 29,99€)   SEE

VENUE

LA FABRIQUE RÉPUBLIQUE
November, Sunday 5th 2023
Networking | Debates | Conferences | Beat Battle

This year, all our debates, conferences, networking events and the MPC IV Beat Battle will take place at la Fabrique République in Paris. An exceptional venue for a unique event.


Music Producer Convention is taking over the 7534 sq ft building located just a stone's throw from the dynamic République district, so you can get to our Sunday event quickly and easily.
 

Ideally located in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, the premises comprise 3 floors entirely dedicated to music production dedicated to developing your professional relationships and to sharing key information on the workings of today's music industry.

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Food & Drinks on the spot

La Fabrique République

52 ter Rue des Vinaigriers
75010 Paris, France

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Jacques Bonsergent

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Paris Gare de l'Est

6-m
inute walk (400m)

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République

9-minute walk (700m)

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MUSIC PRODUCER CONVENTION

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