Welcome to our 5th Annual "Stand Out" Contest with over +$25,000 in prizes.

All you have to do to enter is compose an original piece (highlighting at least one of our 8Dio instruments) of music of no longer than 5 minutes. This contest is all about YOU.  What do you sound like?  What is in your heart and soul that translates to your brain into your fingertips and into sonic glory?  What makes you "STAND OUT"?

https://8dio.com/2016/09/26/8dio-stand-contest-2016/

8Dio Stand Out Contest 2016 - Participants

Horror

Composed, recorded and produced by Lawrence Whitehead.

Violin by Lydia Marshall
Guitar by William Browne
Dulcimer by Max Pownall

Fortune Favors The Brave

An incredible journey into the jungle of feelings that intimately bind us to nature.

8DIO Pluguins: 
Agitato Legato

8dio Stand Out Contest Submission: "The Jungle" by Juriy Nikitin

This was composed as part of a selection of tracks to accompany the signing of the register at my daughter's wedding.

8Dio Adagietto string chords were improvised and then layered to give space then I improvised the Virharmonic Bohemian Violin over the top for the melody.

8Dio 2016 Stand Out Contest Submission: Heaven Sent by Mike Sugars

Light piano and strings - for those nights when you're wondering if you're starting to lose sanity...

j. cuno

Old Nick, my dear friend

DOWNLOAD: https://turbotunes.bandcamp.com/track/road-to-arborlon
Just type "0" in bandcamp to get it free :)
(That is unless you want to leave a tip for my mountain dew fund!)

This is a track I themed in The Shannara Chronicles, really great music in that series, definitely has influenced some of my recent writing style, so has the show dark matter, great show as well.

8Dio 2016 Stand Out Contest Submission: "Road To Arborlon" by Matthew Richardson

Track was composed using Cage Brass Hybrid tools 3 and violins from 8dio adagio strings

8dio Stand Out Contest Submission 2016 LAND OF 8000 SOULS BY ROB DIGGY

8dio instruments used:
1928 Steinway
Adagietto Violins
Adagietto Cellos
Epic Frame Drum Ensemble

"Anathema” by Jeff Cuno

jeff cuno