Clever!, love your vocal on this and you’ve got some nice production techniques going on. The vocals sounds lush, crisp and soulful…that’s a great combination! Strong submission indeed!
Hey Imi - this is fantastic!
Love the vocal production here. Such a strong entry. Love your vocal layering and harmony. So sick!
Thanks! x
Ah thank you! 
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Thanks a lot! 
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If you ever need to collaborate be sure to check out the #collaborate channel! There’s loads of producers on there who could be a great fit for your style 
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beautiful vocal on that, love it!
Here is my entry:
Shoutout WIZE, this concept came to me as soon as I heard the beat. Dark Arts goes hard.
Saint Jerome
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been having anxiety about whether to put what I’ve done in for this as only got full takes done at home but figured that i might aswell do a bit of an edit on one of the takes and added a gate some comp and some reverb tinkered with a de esser to try and dim any back ground noise thats on there. audio ended up sounding super processed but it is what it is while pirates only open till 11 its hard for me to get down.
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We took a right when we should have looked left
And now we find ourselves repressed
But we can’t fight at all
We knew in life lthat we were never blessed
But we push along and all impressed
That we don’t care at all.
It’s representative not preventative
it’s a life lived
in strife with
no meaning in site and your finding
That your words aren’t so binding
but the guilt keeps reminding
you gave in to temptation
built up through frustration.
Take a minute cos your living in it
And you didnt wanna to inhibit
The corners of you mind
where the monsters reside
Or you will find yourself behind
You’ll never find yourself dreaming
to exhibit new infinites
To live through and break the limits
Cos what’s existence without resistance
Your only gonna find your strength through persistance.
Dark arts
We’ll Play smart
They’ll fall apart
The big spark
that we start
With Your heart
We’re all made of the same parts
It’s haunting and it’s daunting
If you can revent them from flaunting
That your life is always shortening.
Try to keep yourself from falling
In to old routines and calling
Out for help but always stalling
When making choices now could prevent your future self from balling
Crying out
A dying shout
It’s not about
Where your from
Or where you’ve gone
It’s all about
What you become
Cos when you think in an instant
You cannot keep yourself distant
Desire will make you persistent
Don’t break show your resistant to the
Dark arts
We’ll Play smart
They’ll fall apart
The big spark
that we start
With Your heart
We’re all made of the same parts
These are the lyrics
Great entry @atalenoire! You’ve got a natural flow that really shines here - and some great lyricism too. Don’t worry too much about production values - we’re just interested in the creativity and talent on display.
How long have you been writing for?
im in a band called a tale noire but we are like a concept metal band with every song being based around a story that i have kind of written and presenting through the tracks so very different to this but I’ve done odd bits of solo stuff over the years nothing quite as in depth as this though i was worldbeater in the discord server
Some great entries above! I tried to go for a Kelly Rowland/Usher/Ciara R&B vibe with the melody. Still needs some more towards the end of the song. This is a rough recording on my phone but I love this beat.
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Have winners been announced?
I dont think so
Yea I don’t think they have yet!
It’s a good job the community is used to late announcements at this point lol. 
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Winners announced tomorrow morning! Will make sure everyone gets a bit of credit for the wait.
We’re cooking up another challenge for you too - should be a fun one.
Hey everyone. We’re finally ready to announce our winners! Apologies for the delay on this one - it was a super tough decision but we’re all in agreement now…
Massive congratulations to @ImiSmith - you are our winner! We absolutely loved the direction you went with your take, and your vocals are just sublime. The melody grew on us more and more with each listen. Congrats - you take home £250 studio credit and a Pioneer DDJ-200.
And a big shout out to our two runner ups, @Nics - your entry was amazing and really showed off your skills as an MC - we’re looking forward to seeing what you do in the future. And finally, @Antonia_Carrena - despite recording your take on a phone, your vocals really shone through and we absolutely loved the melody you developed for it. You both win £100 studio credit to use at any of our locations.
And thanks to everyone else who entered. This was a really tough one to call and we went back and forth on the final list quite a lot. There was a great variety in the entries and because of that (and for making you wait on the final call), we’ll be giving you all a bit of credit to enjoy at any of our studios.
We’re launching another competition very shortly for our MCs and vocalists so keep an eye out for an announcement in the coming days! It should be a fun one for everyone.
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congrats @ImiSmith!!! Been listening to your entry on repeat all weekend! Your harmonies are stun - can’t wait to see what you do next! 
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