Round Zero
Title: For Your Consideration
Challenge: Must include the acoustic and electric version of the same instrument

https://nure.in/titles/02F254E7AA3D15262389A50DA9D489A0

The Nur Ein continues with Round One

Round One begins now.

Title: Is This A Joke To You?

Challenge: Lyrics must contain a joke with a punchline

Create a new original song from the prompt by May 19 at 11:59 PM Eastern.

Email your song to nurein.sidefight@gmail.com

Please note: You don't need to couple every instrument you use, just one acoustic/ electric pairing. If you don't have the acoustic/electric version of your instrument of choice, get creative. Samples would work. Virtual instruments probably. Make a convincing argument. This is musical Taskmaster so...

The game is on. Nur Ein!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Round Zero begins now. Title: For Your Consideration Challenge: Song must include the acoustic and electric version of the same instrument. Create a new original song from the prompt by May 12 at 11:59 PM Eastern. Email your song to nurein.sidefight@gmail.com

It's time for Nur Ein #19! The Nur Ein is an eight-round song competition. In each round, the participants are given a song title and a mandatory challenge. The participants then have one week in which to creste a song from those prompts. Then this year's judging panel will listen to the songs and r...

What being a judge entails: You are part of a 5 person team who will have a group chat. The team picks out the song title and song challenge for Round Zero The contestants make songs (around 25 of them) fulfilling the challenge and using the title. The judges pick out the title and challenge for Rou...

As we approach May and the oncoming Nur Ein, I find myself in a pickle- we need judges. Anyone interested in taking on the task?

ST22r2 Marco! Polo! SHADOW- LW/RG- Dead by December Cool drums, cool riffs! I’m rockin' to this song. I’m dying to strap a bass on and play along. Why no bass? I think the guitar could be dirtier. The punchiness of the guitar in the verses is really cool and effective. I hope this makes the set in ...

We are 1/10th of the way to 1K. Let's keep Grand Parade open until we reach our goals!*

(*this statement is pure insanity.)

Lunkhead wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 20, 2023 9:42 am

Apparently the finalists also get to vote in the finals? Is that true? I did not think so, so we didn't even think about it. Are we the ones who abstained, without even realizing it?

I just started you both off with 1 vote for yourselves.

Oh, I still plan on doing reviews. I'm doing one giant review-o-rama. I think I'm gonna do it as a podcast...

The voting window has closed. It was a very tight race. The final score: 12 votes to 9 votes (we had 1 abstain and 3 absences) The winner of Nur Ein XVIII is: GRUMPY MIKE Moss Palace , you had one hell of a run but we much bid you farewell. Tschüss. Congratulations to Grumpy Mike!!!!! This has been ...

Hey everyone,

I am currently waiting to see if any more votes come in because the final tally is very close.

Final Round
Title: Local Superstar
Challenge: Bring Your A Game

https://nure.in/titles/9C511D790C59C121F897D9EEEF3028A0

The results of the Round Six judging is in. The winner of the round and the first finalist is Moss Palace !!!!!! Then there was a tie for second. It came down to the tiebreaker and the other finalist is Grumpy Mike ! And at the other end of the table, we bid Tschüss to Glennny, Ellipsis, and the Cav...

Who will be the Nur Ein? This round will decide! Submit an original song by July 16th at 11:59 PM (EDT) that fits the following criteria Title: Local Superstar Challenge: Bring Your A Game Send your MP3 to nurein.sidefight@gmail.com Good luck! And remember, the final vote comes from judges AND all t...

Round Six
Title: Question Mark
Challenge: Answer Song

https://nure.in/titles/160CD1AAD2DC68F052A749C856CE9CD2

The results of the Round Five judging is in. The winner of the round is... Cavedwellers ! It was another barnburner as the CDs won by 1 point over Ellipsis. I guess that also means ska beat glitch. And at the other end of the table, we bid Tschüss to chewmeupspitmeout, Eric Novak, and Max Bombast . ...

Only songs from this current Nur Ein. Shadows are fine.

How will you handle Round Six?

Submit an original song by July 9th at 11:59 PM (EDT) that fits the following criteria

Title: Question Mark

Challenge: Answer Song based on one of your competitor's songs from a previous round

Send your MP3 to nurein.sidefight@gmail.com

Good luck!

Round Five
Title: Choose Your Own Adventure
Challenge: Ska or Glitch (not both)

https://nure.in/titles/0DEFA73648DD507C7882390CA58BDB15

Looks like Fall Out Boy decided to play along with the list song challenge.