VOCALOID Contest (ボーカロイドコンテスト)

The VOCALOID Contest (ボーカロイドコンテスト) was a song contest organized by Crypton Future Media to promote the use of VOCALOID held from April 14 to May 7, 2006. The contest was sponsored by Internet Co., Ltd. and was featured in the DTM Magazine under the Super★Spicy Dojo (超★極辛道場) section.https://web.archive.org/web/20060621104425/https://www.crypton.co.jp/jp/vocaloid/v_contest.html This contest was the first ever VOCALOID contest and received a total of 360 entries of which only 6 won.https://sonicwire.com/news/blog/2006/05/post-26https://web.archive.org/web/20081024040412/http://www.dtmm.co.jp/archives/2006/06/index.html Winning songs were included in the DTM Magazine's August 2006 issue DVD.https://web.archive.org/web/20060710103238/http://www.dtmm.co.jp:80/backnumber/ 
==Contest Details==
The contest was held from April 14, 2006 to May 7, 2006 and works were to be submitted on YAMAHA’s now defunct website Player’s Kingdom.http://www.crypton.co.jp/jp/vocaloid/day.html While the DTM Magazine called for the contest entries to use MEIKO, Crypton Future Media did not specify which to use.https://web.archive.org/web/20081014081853/http://www.dtmm.co.jp/vocaloid_contest/ The voting period for the works submitted on Player’s Kingdom was from April 14, 2006 to May 14, 2006 and results were announced on June 8, 2006. It should be noted that even though the contest ended on May 7, there were still submissions after the fact.
===Rules===
* Must use VOCALOID.
* Songs can be of any genre, be covers or even be just talking.
* Must be submitted to the Player's Kingdom website.
===Awards===
Haigou Meiko Award (拝郷メイコ賞): 
* Haigou Meiko will cover the song
Special Award Provided by and sponsored by INTERNET Co. (特別賞　提供、協賛：株式会社インターネット): 
* Will win Singer SongWriter 8.0’s LinPlug RM IV VST.
Judges' Award (Mr. Hirasawa) Provided by: Terajima Joho Kikaku, DTM Magazine Editorial Department (審査員賞（平沢氏）　提供：寺島情報企画　DTMマガジン編集部): 
* Subscription to the DTM Magazine for up to a year.
Judges's Award (Mr. Fujimaki) Courtesy of: Terajima Joho Kikaku, DTM Magazine Editorial Department (審査員賞（藤巻氏）　提供：寺島情報企画　DTMマガジン編集部): 
* Subscription to the DTM Magazine for up to a year.
Idea Award provided by Crypton Future Media Inc. (アイデア賞　提供：クリプトン・フューチャー・メディア株式会社): 
* Will win Toontrack’s dfh EZ drummer.
Player's Kingdom Award (1st place by web vote) Courtesy of: Yamaha Corporation (プレイヤーズ王国賞（Web投票1位）　提供：ヤマハ株式会社): 
* Will win a copy of Yamaha’s MP3 SoundSketcher.
* All participants will receive a special interface signed by Haigou Meiko.
==Winning Entries==
Title 	Producer 	VOCALOID(s)	Award(s)
Bye, Favorite Things 	Yosuke Kuroki (Monkey & 36 Maniacs)	MEIKO 	Haigou Meiko Award
バラスポンネ地方の民謡 	右記緒 	Unknown 	Special Award
メイコの不夜城 	KutaMusicBox (元祖） 	MEIKO 	Judges' Award (Mr. Hirasawa)
ちいさな歌 	とろいか晩秋 	MEIKO 	Judges’ Award (Mr. Fujimaki)
Call your name 	missyo 	Unknown 	Idea Award
赤い風船 	菊りん 	MEIKO 	Player's Kingdom Award (1st place by web vote)
== References ==
==External links==
* Crypton Future Media Contest Webpage
* Player’s Kingdom Contest Page
* Player’s Kingdom Contest Winners Page
* DTM Magazine Contest Announcement
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