GUEST JUDGE

Rooney

PRIZES

Dean Markley DM-J360 E Acoustic Guitar

Ultrasound AG30 Acoustic Guitar Amplifier

iPod touch 8GB with FourTrack App by Sonoma Wire Works

Dean Markley VintageBronze Guitar Strings

RiffWorks InstantDrummer Sessions by Discrete Drums

RECORDING Magazine

Congratulations to Wiese for winning the grand prize, a Dean Markley Guitar! His entry was a collaboration called "Winter is Coming" and he collaborated with blue4u, cwight and ThrobbyRobby.

geocare wins second prize (contestants choice category), so he will receive an iPod touch with FourTrack and more. His entry was "Silent Night."

danieldiez wins third prize, the public popularity category, for "I Like It"!

Click here to read the winner interviews.

Listen to all the songs on the Holiday RiffRumble contest page. Interviews and trophies are coming soon.Listen to the 66 holiday songs entered in the latest RiffRumble.

Musicians worldwide used RiffWorks™ guitar recording software, including RiffWorks T4 (free edition), and recorded songs with a holiday or winter theme. Some created songs completely on their own, while others used the free online collaboration features built into RiffWorks to record a song with musicians worldwide. Over $4000 in prizes! Special Guest Judge was the fantastic power pop band Rooney!

RiffRumble 14 was hosted by Sonoma Wire Works, developers of RiffWorks recording software and RiffWorld.com online collaboration and song posting community. The sponsors for this round are Dean Markley Strings Inc., Discrete Drums, and RECORDING Magazine.

Submission Rules

• Log into RiffWorld.com using the same username you use for RiffWorks. Create your membership page if you haven't already. How?
• Record an original song with RiffWorks:
  • Create a song on your own. How?
  • Or create an "Invite-Only" Collaboration in RiffWorks, then invite 1 – 4 musicians worldwide to collaborate with you. How?
  • Participate in as many RiffRumble 14 online collaborations as you would like to (invite-only).
• No covers.
• Songs should have a holiday or winter theme for RiffRumble 14.
• Vocals welcome but not required.
• No rule against using third party applications with RiffWorks, but you must use RiffWorks to record. If you collaborate, you must use RiffWorks free online collaboration features to record the song.
• Solo songs that have been posted previously to RiffWorld are eligible. Collaborations/RiffLinks that were started before November are not eligible unless you get permission from each collaborator and from marketing@sonomawireworks.com.
• Songs submitted to previous RiffRumbles are not eligible.
• When your song is ready to be entered, click the RiffCast button in RiffWorks, click the Station pull-down menu, and select "RiffRumble 14" any time starting November 24 through December 7 (23:59). Voting also begins November 24.
• Each individual may only RiffCast one entry, but can collaborate in as many other people's collaborations as they'd like.
• Any collaborator may submit his/her mix of a collaboration to the Rumble. If you would like only one person to RiffCast the song to RiffRumble 14, then communicate that to your "band mates", but there is no rule against it. Only the person who enters/RiffCasts the song is eligible to win the prize.
• Entries may be deleted and re-entered as many times as you'd like until December 7 (23:59), but Shouts/Votes may be reset to zero.
• Check this page to be sure your entry appears. If you don't see your song right away, wait 1 hour, and if it doesn't show up please try again. If it still doesn't show up, please contact support because it is not entered correctly. Please don't wait until the last minute.
• If your song is assigned to Admin instead of your username, it means you have never logged into RiffWorld. Log into RiffWorld with your RiffWorks username, and edit your Musician Profile, then RiffCast your entry again. If you have a problem, please contact support.
• Entries are placed under Sonoma Wire Works Website Terms of Use.
• Please be prepared to present the.rws file.
• Contestants worldwide are eligible.
• Vote in the Contestants Choice category to be eligible to win (see below).

Voting Rules - Contestants' Choice Category

• Each contestant (every contributor) votes for 3 of their favorite songs that they did not contribute to. Vote by emailing the name of the song to marketing@sonomawireworks.com between December 8 and 14th (23:59). Vote even if you do not receive an email from marketing. All Contestants (including all collaborators) must vote in this category in order to win any category.

Voting Rules - Popularity Category

• Public voting is open for 3 weeks! Votes will be accepted as positive 'Shouts' on each song November 24th (00:01 PST) - December 14th (23:59 PST).
• Invite people to add a "Shout" to your song as soon as it is entered.
• Negative shouts may be removed. If you notice insulting shouts, please contact support.
• Individuals, including all contestants/participants and the public, may leave one shout per song entry.
• Voters may be logged in when they leave a comment or leave a comment as a guest. We have ways to see if people vote more than once. Tell people not to vote more than once. If someone votes for a song more than once, that song may become disqualified. Let us know if you notice duplicate votes.
• Contestants who receive more than one vote per person, or cheer more than once for a song may be disqualified.
• Voters must vote from their own individual computers.

Winners

Winners will be announced in the RiffRumble Forum and on this page by December 19th.

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Previous RiffRumble Contests
RiffRumble I, RiffRumble II, RiffRumble III, RiffRumble IV, RiffRumble V, RiffRumble VI, RiffRumble VII, RiffRumble VIII, RiffRumble IX, RiffRumble X, RiffRumble 11, RiffRumble 12, and RiffRumble 13