HB COMPILATION RECORD

The Panel will be made up of current music industry representatives; this lineup changes every year to ensure diverse backgrounds and perspectives. The panel will be considering works that a) are produced to a high level, b) contribute to a cohesive collection that is representative of the Hawke’s Bay music scene and c) holistically meets their (the panel’s) standards for the global music industry.

We expect 10 songs to be on the record – this is subject to change based on the length of the successful entries.

All works accepted for this compilation project must primarily feature an artist who is either from, or has spent a proportionate amount of time based in Hawke’s Bay. We (The Backline Charitable Trust) reserve the right to decline submissions based on the artist’s ongoing connection with the Hawke’s Bay region.

The rights of all music and masters will be owned by the artists. It is required that all entries will be registered with APRA prior to submission. Please include the ISRC number as part of your submission.

It is required that each artist will release their track digitally or prior to or alongside the compilation release. This will allow us to create a shareable playlist which we can then share through our online channels. We would also like to release some singles off the record via DRM (Digital Rights Managers NZ). The compilation record itself will not be released in any format other than vinyl.

Submissions that don’t adhere to the following guidelines will not be considered:

• Stereo mix file in .wav or .aiff format  (no mp3’s etc.)
• Bit depth:  As high as possible (24 or 32 preferred)
• Sample rate:  Keep at original mix session sample rate
• Peak level:  -1 to -10
• RMS / Average levels: -16 to -30 (or lower if in 24 bit)
• Use of limiting:  Please remove all final mix buss peak limiters and clippers

If you have already mastered the track for digital then please provide both original mix file and digital master and we will use the digital master as a guide when mastering for Vinyl.

You may also submit your work via a 3rd party sharing platform e.g. dropbox, google drive or media fire etc. If you do this, please double check that you have added [email protected] in the privacy/sharing permission area. If this is not done, your submission may be automatically overlooked.

If your submission is successful, you may be asked to resubmit if your mix isn’t the required quality. If you don’t have access to the session files but would like to submit, then please submit the pre and post mastered files and our mastering engineer can work with what they have.

Songs can be submitted that where produced from 21st August 2023 – 31st October 2024.

Email a hosted link to your downloadable track to [email protected]

Successful applicants must sign the code of conduct and email it to [email protected].

– Submission process: 21 Aug 2023 – 31 Oct 2024

– Panel decisions: 3 – 13 November 2024

– Mastering: 14 November – 14 December 2024

– Record production at Holiday: December 2024 – January 2025

– Launch: February 2025