DAY 1 – JANUARY 25th, 2020 [PRE-SCREENING – PRIVATE]:
- 128 of the Top 256 Producers will be pre-screened by a panel of 5 Guest Judges
- Producers are not present during these sessions
- The panel of Guest Judges will listen to 1 beat from each producer (at our discretion we will select one of the 2 beats submitted during registration)
- Producers will be scored on: Creativity, Quality, Initial Response, Mixing and Originality (out of 10 points / per judge)
- 16 producers with the highest scores will move on to Battle
- THIS SESSION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE.
DAY 2 – JANUARY 26th, 2020 [PRE-SCREENING – PRIVATE]:
- Remaining 128 of the Top 256 Producers will be pre-screened by a panel of 5 Guest Judges
- Producers are not present during these sessions
- The panel of Guest Judges will listen to 1 beat from each producer (at our discretion we will select one of the 2 beats submitted during registration)
- Producers will be scored on: Creativity, Quality, Initial Response, Mixing and Originality (out of 10 points / per judge)
- 16 producers with the highest scores will move on to Battle
- THIS SESSION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE.
DAY 3 – MARCH 21st, 2020 [“MOVE THE CROWD” EDITION – PUBLIC]:
- All 32 Qualifying Producers check in
- Producers are required to bring 15 beats (maximum 45 seconds in length, MP3 format)
- First Round “Best of 3 Beats” – 32 Producers
- Second Round (1 beat each) – 16 Producers
- Third Round (1 beat each) – 8 Producers (Quarter Finalists)
- Fourth Round (1 beat each) – 4 Producers (Semi Finalists)
- FINAL Round “Best of 3 Beats” – 2 Producers (Finalists)