Rules and Regulations of the Vocalist/Producer Challenge

1. Team Definition and Roles
   • A team is comprised of one vocalist and one producer
   • The team must remain the same members through the entirety of the competition
   • The team must remain in the same roles through the entire competition
     • This means that you can’t swap roles mid-competition
   • The tracks must only feature members of that team unless otherwise stated.
   • The producer is responsible for track production and final mixing
   • The vocalist is responsible for lyrical content and delivery*
     • *the producer may “hype” (i.e. dubs, intros, shout outs) through the track
     • *the producer may join the vocalist on the chorus
2. Specific Production Guidelines
   • Production can be samples, live instrumentation, synths, digital constructions, or a cappella (i.e. beatboxing) or any combination there-of; unless otherwise stated in a round challenge
   • No plagiarism*
     • *Samples can be used
   •  All production, mixing, and mastering must be performed by producer
   • All production must meet requirements of round challenge to be eligible for voting/scoring on that round
   • All production or the track must be initiated after the announcement of that round begins
     • No already released content will be accepted
     • No already completed productions prior to round start will be accepted
3. Specific Vocalist Guidelines
   • All lyrics must be written and performed by team vocalist unless otherwise stated in a round challenge
     • The producer may contribute as per section 1.f
   • All subject matter and round challenge requirements must be met to be eligible for voting/scoring on that round
   • No plagiarism of lyrics will be tolerated
   • Though this is intended to be a full song-submission challenge, each submission must have at least 16 bars (one standard verse) long to be eligible for submission
   • All lyrical content on the track must be created after the announcement of that round begins*
     • No already released content will be accepted
     • No already completed productions prior to round start will be accepted
4. General Track Submission Guidelines
   • All tracks must be submitted by 11:59 PM PST the day the challenge round ends to nerdcorevpc@gmail.com
   • Tracks should be submitted in Mp3 format via email
   • Submission for each round should include
     • Team Member Names
     • Title of Track
     • Track attached
   • Tracks must meet a minimum verse length and can be no shorter than 60 seconds as a total production
   • No track shall be released to the public outside of the VPC approved outlets during the entirety of the competition or prior to the release of the first compilation album*
     • *Sharing content linking back to the VPC postings of it on your own local social media is more than encouraged.