Terms of Participation
1. Eligibility and description of the competition
All music producers who identify as female or non-binary and reside in Germany are eligible to participate in the competition, provided they submit at least two original music productions and a maximum of one co-produced track, along with the required information. During the course of the competition, an artist biography, contact details, and a photo must also be submitted. Upon application, the terms and conditions of participation and legal notices must be read and accepted.
The assessment criteria will be the quality of the submitted productions and the producer’s own musical footprint. The applications will be reviewed and evaluated by a specialist jury.
The Female* Producer Prize is typically awarded to 5 to 10 music producers. Participants agree to the publication of their name and submitted photo in the event that they win.
The Female* Producer Prize is all about you as a producer. It’s about how you bring a song or track to life and how you realize your creative vision. This can shine through even in lo-fi productions and standard MP3 formats. Please trust our jury on that.
About the productions
-Every genre is welcome
-Two completely self-produced tracks are required. A co-production is possible
- Tracks / songs that you have produced for other artists (i.e. not for your own project) are very welcome
The current prize can be found on the APPLY page .
2. Promotors
The Promoters and presenters are Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH, Bülowstr. 80, 10783 Berlin / Music Women* Germany e.V. Sternstrasse 4, 20357 Hamburg.
3. Participation / exclusion
Participation and the chance to win are free of charge and independent of the purchase of a product of the Promoter or affiliated companies. Persons excluded from participation shall not be entitled to a prize, even in the event of a prize being awarded.
a. Minimum age
The minimum age for participation is 18 years.
b.Territorial restriction
Only individuals with permanent residence in Germany are eligible to participate.
c. Exclusion of employees and relatives
Legal representatives and employees of the Promoter, affiliated companies and companies involved in the promotion, as well as their relatives, are excluded from participation.
d. Exclusion in the event of multiple entries, mass submissions or other manipulation
The Promoter reserves the right to exclude from the promotion multiple entries (e.g. under several names, accounts or e-mail addresses) or conspicuous entries or mass entries in this respect, for example from competition sites or competition clubs. Persons who (attempt to) gain an advantage by using unauthorized aids or technical manipulation shall also be excluded.
e. Exclusion in tbe event of violation / on good grounds
Any violation of these terms and conditions entitles the organizer to exclude participants from the competition without prior notice.
f. Exclusion due to non-consent to the conditions
Persons shall also be excluded from participation if, or as soon as, consent to the Special and/or General Terms and Conditions of Participation and the data protection provisions is not given or if such is revoked.
h. Participation in own name / non-transfer
Participation is only possible in one's own name. Claims to a prize are not transferable.
4. Data
To participate in the campaign, personal data such as name, email address, and links to websites and/or social media profiles must be provided. Participants are solely responsible for the accuracy of the contact information they submit. The organizer is under no obligation to verify or obtain correct contact details. The data will be stored by the organizer until the campaign has been fully concluded.
a. Data protection
The data provided by the participant shall be treated in accordance with this data protection statement, which the participant has viewed on the website www.sonymusic.de/Datenschutz. and expressly and separately consented to.
b. Use of Winners’ Names, etc.
In the event of winning, participants hereby grant permission for their (artist) name, photo, informational texts, and quotes to be published in connection with the prize on the organizer’s platforms (website, social media, etc.) as well as in press releases.
c. Withdrawal of data
Die Teilnehmer*innen können jederzeit durch Widerruf die Einwilligung zur Erfassung und Speicherung der Daten aufheben. Ein Widerruf kann an [email protected] gerichtet werden. Der Veranstalter wird dann die Daten der Teilnehmer*innen löschen. Damit ist auch die Teilnahme an der Aktion beendet. Stehen der Löschung der Daten gesetzliche Vorschriften entgegen, so werden die Daten jedenfalls in Bezug auf eine weitere Verwendung gesperrt.
d. Non-liability for obtaining of data
The Promoter shall be liable for neither technical problems concerning the transmission of content, nor for the availability or error-free nature of the competition websites.
5. Submission of Content
In some cases, participation in promotions requires the sending/submission of contributions and/or material. In this respect, the following applies:
a. No unauthorized content
It is prohibited within the framework of promotions to transmit or make available any content that is punishable, pornographic, harmful to minors, racist or otherwise extremist or discriminatory.
b. Copyright, rights of use (incl. trademark rights, etc.)
The participant ensures and takes full responsibility for being the sole holder of all usage and exploitation rights to the content they submit. In particular, the content must not include any trademarks, protected designations, industrial property rights, copyrighted or neighboring rights-protected works, or other third-party intellectual property, unless full and unrestricted consent has been obtained from the rights holder. The participant shall indemnify the organizer against any claims by third parties in this regard. Entries that violate or are deemed by the organizer to potentially violate third-party rights may be excluded from participation at the organizer’s discretion. The participant agrees, upon request by the organizer, to sign additional written agreements regarding the transfer of rights to submitted content or to provide evidence of such rights being granted by third parties.
c. Non-exclusive granting of rights of use
The participant grants the organizer a non-exclusive, irrevocable, transferable, royalty-free right of use to the submitted content, unlimited in time and territory, for non-commercial purposes related to the communication of the competition. Statutory rights remain unaffected.
d. Property rights
Materials transmitted or sent to the Promoter shall become the property of the Promoter without limitation. The Promoter shall not be obliged to return any material sent.
e. Exclusion of individual contributions
Materials transmitted or sent to the Promoter shall become the property of the Promoter without limitation. The Promoter shall not be obliged to return any material sent.
f. Non-liability for acquisition
The Promoter shall be liable for neither technical problems concerning the transmission of content, nor for the availability or error-free nature of the competition websites.
Participants guarantee that they will not submit any content to the organizer that violates the aforementioned principles.
5. Notification, acceptance period/expiration
The winner will be notified via email or through another communication channel provided in the application. Notification will take place approximately eight weeks after the submission deadline. If the winner cannot be reached and/or does not confirm acceptance of the prize within two days, the prize will be forfeited and a new winner will be selected.
6. Exclusions regarding the prize
a. No cash payment or reimbursement
Payment of the cash value shall not be possible.
Winners are not entitled to reimbursement of any additional costs or expenses beyond the scope of the prize, such as travel, meals, or similar expenses, unless these are explicitly part of the prize or the organizer has agreed to cover them in individual cases.
b. Exclusion of Legal Action
Legal action is excluded.
7. Exclusion of liability
In providing and arranging the prizes, the Promoter excludes liability for slightly negligent breaches of duty, provided that these do not affect any contractual obligations, damages arising from injury to life, body or health or guarantees or claims under the Product Liability Act. The same shall apply to breaches of duty by the vicarious agents of the Promoter.
8. Miscellaneous
German law shall apply. The place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising in connection with the promotion shall be Munich, insofar as such is permissible.