12 Days of Wintersday Competition and Festivities

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MalibuBarbie
MalibuBarbie
Frost Gate Guardian
#1



The Staff at Gw-en.com decided to be somewhat festive this year and write a little song that we like to call "12 Days of Wintersday..According To Grenth"



However, we want to have a variety of cheerful Guild Wars Songs during
this season so we have decided to have a competition!


Singing Competition


Here are the rules/details of the Guild Wars Festive Song Competition

1. Background Music is Optional (Meaning you don't have to include
it in the background..but it can be nice)

2. Send Via MP3 and/or WAV to [email protected] with "Song Competition" in the Subject

3. Must be Guild Wars related Lyrics sung to a Christmas/Holiday Season Song

4. Have to be Sung, Rapped or Beat Boxed.

5. Send in Lyrics as well. ( These can be typed in the e-mail)

6. Songs must be at least 1 minute Long and may not go over 6 minutes.

* If you make a video as well....send us the link!*

DISCLAIMER: Submitters will split prize if more than 1 person.

For example if a guild writes a song..the prizes will be given to a
representative to be split among the group.

* All Songs will be played throughout the 12 days of Wintersday to make it fair for the voting*
*Songs will also be posted after the deadline on the forums so people can have a chance to listen to them over and over if they so choose*

PRIZES:

1st -100k + 20 Ectos + 1 Ambrace + 1 Stack of Wintersday Goodies
2nd -50k + 12 Ectos + 1 Ambrace + 1 Stack of Wintersday Goodies
3rd -50k + 8 Ectos + 1 Oppressor Weapon +1 Stack of Wintersday Goodies
(Knowing the staff of GWEN is......this prize might be sweetened by the time it is given out.

*Due to the enthusiasm of the community...we will be giving participation prizes as well. They will be a surprise for when we announce the winners!*

Top 3 winners ONLY will be played on Air during the Finale (See Schedule Below)

DEADLINE :

December 18th at 12pm GMT

VOTING / JUDGING :

We will have 4 Judges from the gw-en.com staff...as well as the community vote as well. This will be done via our Forums under the Guild Wars Section on the thread called SONG CONTEST.(Will be posted around December 19th or 20th) You can click on links on there as well to listen to all of the song entries to decide your vote.

Instructions on how to vote will be posted on the thread as well.
Voting will Close on December 30th at 12pm GMT.

As well...we will be partying it up throughout the holidays! lll Santa lll will be roaming around all of Tyria during this event, make sure that you are tuned in to find out where his exact locations are! You don't wanna miss out when he starts to hand out goodies This can be any time of the day and he will show up at least 10 times....or MORE each day!






For Finale of 12 Days of Wintersday and Announcing the Singing Competition Winners!

More Details to Come as the dates get closer...so check back often!

and...

UPDATE - December 13th - Santa has recently contacted the GWEN team and told us that he has stashed a few extra gifts away that he will be surprising the DJs with to give out during the Holidays. But, alas, you know how he is...he won't tell us what they are! So...you are just gonna have to take your chances by tuning in. He does want you to pay special attention to the fact that the Dj Schedule will be significantly changing on the night of December 19th!

Happy Holidays from the Gaming World Entertainment Network!


~ Rhonda aka M A L I B U Barbie
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Blixamarkham
Pre-Searing Cadet
#2
I would love to enter in this competition however.......I CAN'T SING!!!!
I do play the cello, however, so I was wondering if I could do something with that?
MalibuBarbie
MalibuBarbie
Frost Gate Guardian
#3
Quote:
Originally Posted by Blixamarkham View Post
I would love to enter in this competition however.......I CAN'T SING!!!!
I do play the cello, however, so I was wondering if I could do something with that?
Well..we are looking specifically how you can tie a Christmas/Holiday song to Guild Wars So.....I think an instrumental would be kinda tough. Why don't you team up with someone I think that could be unique
cosyfiep
cosyfiep
are we there yet?
#4
sounds like fun....hope it goes over well (I can sing, but have no way to record stuff--eg I live in the dark ages).

but good luck!!!
Malchior Devenholm
Malchior Devenholm
Krytan Explorer
#5
Quote:
Originally Posted by cosyfiep View Post
sounds like fun....hope it goes over well (I can sing, but have no way to record stuff--eg I live in the dark ages).

but good luck!!!
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

That's all I use. Free, easy resources for CPU and you can pick up the accompanying LAME encoder to format WAV and MP3 files.
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Pyrthas
Lion's Arch Merchant
#6
Two questions: One submission per person, or are more allowed? Should the new lyrics be Wintersday-themed, or just GW-themed?
Malchior Devenholm
Malchior Devenholm
Krytan Explorer
#7
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pyrthas View Post
Two questions: One submission per person, or are more allowed? Should the new lyrics be Wintersday-themed, or just GW-themed?
As far as I know, any GW-themed lyrics are fine. I know our personal ad doesn't stick to just Wintersday themes.

I'll get Barbie or another GWEN associate in here to get an official answer for you
MalibuBarbie
MalibuBarbie
Frost Gate Guardian
#8
Hey Pyrthas!

That is a very good question! Only 1 entry per person. Also, if you want to include Wintersday stuff..by all means..its Guild Wars related

Have fun
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Pyrthas
Lion's Arch Merchant
#9
Thanks for the answers! (Edit: I just wanted to make sure it didn't have to be Wintersday-themed, since that sounded harder.)
Malchior Devenholm
Malchior Devenholm
Krytan Explorer
#10
Yay! Our song is complete! You don't have to have video; we just did it for the lawls.



Now go out and make your own.
AngelikaStar
AngelikaStar
Ascalonian Squire
#11
I can't wait to hear some of your guy's songs !
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Pyrthas
Lion's Arch Merchant
#12
Psh, screw that, nobody else should participate. Then I'm guaranteed to win! The holidays aren't about community and creativity and joy. They're about getting as much as you can for yourself!
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Pyrthas
Lion's Arch Merchant
#13
Double posting, wooo.

I have two versions of my song. Are you guys trying to keep the submissions under wraps until you have a chance to broadcast them, or would it be okay to post them here and see which folks prefer? All I can hear are the mistakes; I can't judge them accurately.

Never mind. But leaving the text to partially excuse my double posting. Sorry!
AngelikaStar
AngelikaStar
Ascalonian Squire
#14
Are you asking to enter 2 songs? Sorry didn't understand your question?
I will try ask barbie to pop in on this subject <3
Angel~
Angel~
Ascalonian Squire
#15
Defintely gonna go for it! ** I have written down my lyrics, and I think I have found a suitable music for the song! I am going to record it in the next days!

Let's just hope my english pronunciation won't ruin the whole thing :P
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Pyrthas
Lion's Arch Merchant
#16
Quote:
Originally Posted by AngelikaStar View Post
Are you asking to enter 2 songs? Sorry didn't understand your question?
I will try ask barbie to pop in on this subject <3
Nah, I already asked that, and it was answered. (No.) I was asking if it would be all right to post working versions to see which folks preferred. But I redid it all anyway, so it doesn't matter any more!
AngelikaStar
AngelikaStar
Ascalonian Squire
#17
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pyrthas View Post
Nah, I already asked that, and it was answered. (No.) I was asking if it would be all right to post working versions to see which folks preferred. But I redid it all anyway, so it doesn't matter any more!
Oh Teehee Sorry ! Just wanted make sure !
Cyanna
Cyanna
Pre-Searing Cadet
#18
Can you join forces with someone who doesn't play guild wars as long as the lyrics are yours?

I'm working on a nagging idea now but to get the sound I want requires some male vocals...and the willing volunteer does not play.
I am Judge
I am Judge
Academy Page
#19
I am going to say yes @Cyanna. Just let him know the prizes are in game prizes and if he has no problem you have at it. It's mainly the lyrics will need to be guildwars theme'd. We have already gotten a few submission and they are all sounding great! Keep up the great work everyone!
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Illusions of Fate
Ascalonian Squire
#20
I just got to record and find download the intsrumental version of the song i want.