Don't be me.

I've tried a wide variety of genres and the only ones that registered were EDM-uptempo-subtle-gems. It should be called the Buzzjack EDM Contest, really, BEDMC has a ring to it... :lol:

 

Though, of course, EDM's what is currently music scene buzzy, so prob not surprising to see that reflected...

I've tried a wide variety of genres and the only ones that registered were EDM-uptempo-subtle-gems. It should be called the Buzzjack EDM Contest, really, BEDMC has a ring to it... :lol:

That's a main reason, because I'm not a participant.

 

well my taste is just very bjsc orientated. 70% of my 12 points have gone top 15 or something ridiculous like that, and 75% of my own entries have done the same.

 

i think the really important thing is make sure your entry stands out as much as possible - it's fine to send any genre but if you think everyone else is going to send the exact same thing rehashed, why bother? that's a tactic that i've taken this year (and FSR rontvia / persephonia / N DNTN have ALSO taken this year) and the results are showing there. also if you love a song and you don't think it's right to send, don't just dismiss it, revisit it later and see if it fits. thats why i held onto 'wonky' and 'windowlicker'.

absolutely, resolutely, unbendingly refuse to accommodate any notion that the contest has changed since 2011

 

this contest will appreciate my schlager gems again someday

I don't really have any strategy when entering songs into this. I just send one of my favourite songs at that moment and see how it goes. Won 5 times so must be doing something right.

I HAVE this natural instinct to want to stand out which is why I try to actively avoid chasing trends. I was sending dance before it became fashionable and now it's more fashionable than ever during 2014, I'm not sending it. (RAMelia being the exception but it's hardly the usual ten-a-penny house track that plagues every contest now).

 

So I guess my recipe for success is don't try too hard. If you're sending something just because it's part of a genre that tends to do well, chances are that you'll be the one person that gets it completely wrong and ends up DNQ'ing. Just send what you love, regardless of the genre and cross your fingers and hope for the best!

I don't have any kind of recipe at all, it's just like throwing stuff at a wall and seeing what sticks :lol: For a while, nothing really clicked and in my first 8 contests, I had one qualification and that came 2nd last in the final. :P Only had one DNQ this year (still not over poor Caroline Brooks not qualifying) so I guess your instinct kinda improves as you go along. My advice is to just go with your gut - don't just send a song for success, send what you love (I remember changing a song that probably could've qualified, Angie Miller's You Set Me Free, to Ulrik Munther's Heroes In Defeat, a surefire DNQ and my worst result of last year, but I preferred it so still changed it).

I HAVE this natural instinct to want to stand out which is why I try to actively avoid chasing trends. I was sending dance before it became fashionable and now it's more fashionable than ever during 2014, I'm not sending it. (RAMelia being the exception but it's hardly the usual ten-a-penny house track that plagues every contest now).

 

So I guess my recipe for success is don't try too hard. If you're sending something just because it's part of a genre that tends to do well, chances are that you'll be the one person that gets it completely wrong and ends up DNQ'ing. Just send what you love, regardless of the genre and cross your fingers and hope for the best!

 

the latter is definitely me for next month. i'm lucky cos it's an AQ but don't wanna be doing that whole 01-32 nonsense that everyone's scared of. (sry yu)

So if everyone could steer away from the so called "dancetrend" this month, that'd be amazing

There's nothing wrong with sending dance music, it's just an unfortunate trend recently where so many people decide to send the same type of dance songs - the absolute nadir was in the 64 semi finals where so much of the entries just blended into each other.

I have so many potentials this month and no idea what to send although I do have a Katy B-esque track that I absolutely adore.

My usual 'formula' is finding something that will appeal to the few people who usually like my songs and then hope others will like it too. This may explain why I keep finishing 23rd/24th.

 

I don't rly like sending generic / trend-chasing songs (I do love 'Lately' but I really only sent it because I was unable to find something more 'interesting' that I could still get behind, I will probably come to regret sending it like I regret 'Beat Dun Drop') so I suppose 'try to stand out' like Leww said as well. Doesn't often work spectacularly well for me though :lol:

There's nothing wrong with sending dance music, it's just an unfortunate trend recently where so many people decide to send the same type of dance songs - the absolute nadir was in the 64 semi finals where so much of the entries just blended into each other.

 

I'd LOVE to see more trance in the contest personally, it's always been my favourite dance genre and nobody ever bothers with it!