Success stories

Cities in Motion (CIM) is a simulator game about mass transportation in a city. Game is developed by Colossal Order, a game studio based in Tampere, Finland. They needed original music for the CIM Tokyo expansion pack trailer and got 27 Japan influenced songs during 2 weeks sprint contest. The needed music that is energetic, uplifting and synchronized with the trailer video. They also involved their fans in the voting process and picked the entry with most Facebook Likes from the community.

Jenkatehdas is a Finnish music company that is all about bringing live music experiences to the Internet users. They recently finished their new promotional video and the only thing they were missing was a dynamite soundtrack for it. Now they got 23 rocking entries to choose from in less than two weeks with a sprint contest. They got an uplifting tune that feels like it's played by real band, and they're promoting live music after all!

Kuuasema, a Finnish game studio, needed theme music for their game Supersonic. Supersonic, being classified as a music game, didn't just qualify any song in the final game - the song had to be very high in quality and perfected to match the game visually and thematically. During the two weeks the contest received 139 exclusive and custom made entries. The best match for the game was created by Nebidaan (Bence Tasnadi) who delivered sonically fantastic and mellow electronic music song called Beyond Quasar.

Rocket Gang Productions, a Finnish production company, needed a kick ass music piece for the company’s show reel. The company produces dozens of videos for the Finnish music scene and companies. They have style that is cool, bold and daring and needed a rocking theme to support that. The winning track, We Got Beat by JT, really delivered the sonic punch that Rocket Gang was after.

Microtask is a company specialized in crowdsourcing and managing distributed work tasks. They had created an introduction video with a voice over for their company but they didn't have the soundtrack created yet. What would be better way for them to get the music than to crowdsource it? Microtask had a really challenging task for the designers: they wanted a soundtrack that is classy, retro-influenced, and timed to the video they provided for the designers. During the three weeks the contest received 21 exclusive and custom made entries.

Hartwall, a leading Finnish brewery brand, needed a soundtrack for their upcoming video about the perfect pint. They needed a soundtrack that is engaging and sets the right mood for pouring and serving a pint of Premium Draught Beer. The work was commissioned by Finnish digital agency Activeark. This contest was held as a sprint contest, meaning that the contest holder can pick a winner at any given moment. The contest was only open for few days until the contest holder found the the perfect soundtrack match for the video.

YleX, a Finnish mainstream radio station, needed a theme music for their new and experimental travel show called Trippimittari. The episodes of Trippimittari focused on exotic destinations in Asia and the videos needed a theme music that brought up the feeling of Asia, excitement, traveling and freedom. During the three week contest, that was one of the first ones on AudioDraft, the contest received 36 exclusive and custom made tracks. The contest was featured and advertised both on YleX radio and web site. The theme music was used in the main introduction sequences of the videos.

A San Francisco based production company Zen Films needed a theme song for Lowlifes, a series about crime mysteries in the notorious Tenderloin city district. The contest was one of the first ones on AudioDraft and received 13 exclusive entries in three weeks. The winning theme music is a perfect match for the vibe of the series combining rock and ambient elements with a film noir feeling on top of it. Robert Pratten, director and owner of Zen Films, said: "It was exciting to be one the first to try out the service. This is really something we have been waiting for!"