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Level Up Challenge Terms & Conditions

Entries to the Level Up Challenge have now closed

By entering this competition, entrants agree to be bound by these terms and conditions (“Terms”).

A.   Entering and Eligibility 

  1. This “Level Up Beatmaking Competition” (“Competition”) is run by Serato Limited (“Serato”) whose head office is located at 8 Brown Street,  Ponsonby Auckland 1142, New Zealand, and will be judged by our guest artist Hollywood Cole (Artist).
  1. The Competition will be run from 23 October 2024 – 31 October 2024 (NZT)(“Competition Period”).
  1. To enter you must go to Serato Discord, Serato Soundcloud or https://the-drop.serato.com/ during the Competition Period where you will be able to access the sample that Hollywood Cole has selected from samples provided by Joshua Andres (the Sample) for you to demonstrate how you can take that beat to the next level.  All you need to do is flip the sample using Serato Sample or Studio, then share your new beat with the world by posting in your reel or IG post using the #SeratoLevelUp and #LevelUpChallenge, or you can share directly by submitting to Serato via Discord .  You will also need to provide a screenshot or screen recording of your GUI showing Serato Sample or Studio at the same time as you submit your entry beat (“Entry”).  
  1. Your access to the Sample is strictly for the duration of the Competition Period, and only for the purpose of making a new beat for this competition.  All other rights are strictly reserved, and any other use of the sample outside of the permitted use during the Competition Period for the purpose of making an Entry, whether in part or in whole, is strictly prohibited.
  1. Your Entry must comply with these Terms and Conditions, as well as the terms contained in the Serato Studio EULA that governs your use of the Serato Studio Software, as well as the Serato Community Guidelines which can be seen here https://serato.com/legal.
  1. You must be 16 years of age or older at the time of submitting your Entry.

B.   Selection

  1. The Artist will select a first, second and third place winner at the end of the Competition Period.  The Artist’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Artist will announce the winners on November 4, 2024.

C.   Prize

  1. Prizes are :
    • First prize is a Launchkey 49MK4
    • Second prize is Launchkey 25
    • Third prize is Launchkey 25 Mini
  2. Serato and Artist reserve the right to limit entry, cancel or amend the prizes in their sole discretion, including providing winners with a substitute prize.
  3. Prizes cannot be transferred or exchanged or redeemed for cash. Serato takes no responsibility for entries or prizes that are lost or destroyed.

D. General 

  1. You grant Serato and Artist a worldwide, non-exclusive and royalty-free license to publish, display, reproduce, modify, edit and otherwise use your Entry and name in connection with the competition.
  2. Artist and Serato reserve the right to exclude any Entry from the Competition in its sole discretion on reasonable grounds including the Entry’s failure to comply with these Terms and Conditions, or its failure to comply with the EULA that governs your use of the Serato Software, or the Serato community guidelines which can be seen here https://serato.com/legal.
  3. Serato reserves the right to amend or change these Terms at any time in its sole discretion, including extending, postponing, cancelling or amending the Competition at any stage, for any reason.
  4. Aside from the rights granted above, all rights to the Sample belong to the relevant owner(s).  No other rights to use the Sample are provided to you, and these Competition Terms and Conditions are in no way to be regarded as a license.  
  5. To the fullest extent permitted by law Serato and its associated companies will not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever (including but not limited to direct or consequential loss) or for personal injury suffered in connection with the Competition.  
  6. By entering the Competition you warrant that you have all the rights necessary to submit your Entry and that it does not include any unauthorized third party content.  You agree to indemnify Serato and Artist against all claims, losses, costs (including legal costs as between solicitor and client), expenses, demands or liability that they might reasonably incur arising out of, or in connection with, your Entry.  Furthermore you indemnify Serato and Artist against all claims, losses, costs (including legal costs as between solicitor and client), expenses, demands or liability that they incur arising out of, or in connection with your breach of any of these Terms and Conditions.
  7. These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New Zealand and shall be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the New Zealand courts.