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Cardano lacks fun, shareable cultural content that can attract youth and creative communities, especially in Africa. Music can be a bridge to awareness and adoption.
Create a community-driven ADA song and remix contest, engaging musicians and fans to spread Cardano awareness through music videos and social media campaigns.
This is the total amount allocated to The ADA Song — Community Anthem & Remix Contest for Cardano.
Please provide your proposal title
The ADA Song — Community Anthem & Remix Contest for Cardano
Enter the amount of funding you are requesting in ADA
18000
Please specify how many months you expect your project to last
3
Please indicate if your proposal has been auto-translated
No
Original Language
en
What is the problem you want to solve?
Cardano lacks fun, shareable cultural content that can attract youth and creative communities, especially in Africa. Music can be a bridge to awareness and adoption.
Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?
No
Describe any dependencies or write 'No dependencies'
NO Dependencies
Will your project's outputs be fully open source?
Yes
License and Additional Information
Contest microsite code (wallet-gated voting, submission handling) will be released under the MIT license. The lyric sheet, campaign templates, and how-to remix guide will be CC-BY. Final instrumental and key stems (drums, bass, hook vocals) will be CC-BY-SA so creators can legally remix and repost while keeping derivatives share-alike. Clear contributor terms ensure entrants consent to public showcase while retaining their artist credit.
Please choose the most relevant theme and tag related to the outcomes of your proposal
Community Outreach
Who you’re targeting, how you’ll reach them, and why this matters for Cardano.
We’re targeting youth, crypto enthusiasts, and creatives in Ethiopia and globally. We’ll collaborate with local musicians, promote via Ethiopian crypto groups, YouTube, TikTok, and Cardano community channels. This matters for Cardano because cultural engagement helps humanize blockchain and attracts non-technical newcomers into the ecosystem.
Provide a list of key activities of your project?
Write and record the official ADA Song.
Launch remix/battle contest inviting community participation.
Produce and publish music video.
Promote via social media, events, and Cardano meetups in Ethiopia.
Distribute free-to-use content for global community.
What are your success metrics?
50,000+ combined song/video views in first 3 months.
At least 30 remix submissions from community.
Engagement from 5+ Cardano community groups.
Increased membership in Ethiopian Cardano/crypto communities.
Please describe your proposed solution and how it addresses the problem
Deliver a professional ADA anthem with a catchy hook, clean mix, and multiple versions (full, radio edit, instrumental, 15/30-sec snippets). Publish stems and a remix starter kit. Run a time-boxed, wallet-verified contest with simple rules, transparent judging (community vote + panel), and on-chain prize payouts. Provide ready-made social assets so fans, hubs, and influencers can amplify quickly across platforms and events.
Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community
Music lowers the barrier for newcomers, creates emotional connection, and thrives in short-video culture. The anthem plus contest can reach beyond crypto Twitter into campuses, tech meetups, and creator circles. Remixes multiply touchpoints, while wallet-gated voting nudges people to create or use a Cardano wallet. The result is more organic mentions, fresh community content, and a reusable audio brand asset for future events, spaces, and promo videos.
What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?
I’ll coordinate songwriting, recording, and mixing with vetted freelancers. The deliverables are straightforward and time-boxed: track production, stem prep, microsite, contest ops, and reporting. We’ll validate feasibility by shipping a 60-second demo in Week 2, then locking the final mix before contest launch. The voting page uses simple read-only wallet validation to avoid custody risks. A clear run-of-show and buffer time keep the schedule realistic.
Milestone Title
Song Production & Assets (Month 1)
Milestone Outputs
Final master of “The ADA Song” (WAV/MP3), radio edit, instrumental, clean a cappella hook, plus 15/30-second social snippets and looping visualizers. Lyric sheet, captions, and a remix starter kit (stems labeled, BPM/key noted) prepared. Branding pack with cover art and safe-to-use graphics ready for community use. All files organized for easy download and mirrored to multiple hosts.
Acceptance Criteria
Final mix meets loudness standards (e.g., −14 LUFS streaming), vocals clearly intelligible, stems export cleanly with no clipping or timing drift, and social clips pass platform checks (duration/format). At least five community listeners sign off via a quick checklist on clarity, hook memorability, and lyric accuracy. Files hash-checked and backed up to two independent locations.
Evidence of Completion
Public folder links to masters, stems, cover art, and social snippets; checksum list; short behind-the-scenes video; and a dated announcement post. Include a one-page tech note documenting BPM/key, plugin list, and export settings. Screenshots of the file structure and backup confirmation also attached in the Catalyst update.
Delivery Month
1
Cost
6000
Progress
40 %
Milestone Title
Contest Launch & Voting (Month 2)
Milestone Outputs
Live microsite with rules, timeline, and submission form; wallet-verified community voting (one wallet = one vote); published prizes and judging rubric (clarity, creativity, mix, Cardano relevance). Social toolkit for entrants, weekly highlight reels, and a mid-contest community space to showcase works-in-progress. Submission moderation workflow defined and tested.
Acceptance Criteria
Site loads quickly on mobile, submissions store safely, and voting prevents duplicate wallet votes in a test run. Minimum 50 unique submissions or, if fewer, at least 25 high-quality entries that meet rules. Clear moderation log exists; terms accepted by entrants. Contest runs for 21 days with at least three public updates posted on time.
Evidence of Completion
Time-stamped site screenshots, Git repo link for the microsite, anonymized submission log (wallet hash, timestamp), and a short loom video of the voting flow. Publish weekly recap posts with embedded clips. Retain exported site analytics and a copy of the published rules/rubric as part of the Catalyst milestone report.
Delivery Month
2
Cost
6500
Progress
70 %
Milestone Title
Winners, Distribution & Report (Month 3)
Milestone Outputs
Announce winners (on-chain payouts), release a compilation playlist (top remixes) and a highlights video, plus a press kit for hubs to reuse. Upload all approved remixes to a public playlist; deliver a post-mortem report with metrics, lessons, and a “How to run your own Cardano music challenge” template so local groups can replicate.
Acceptance Criteria
Prize ADA sent on-chain to published wallet addresses; at least 10 finalist tracks featured with creator credits; highlights video reaches 1,000 combined views in the first month; public report includes metrics (submissions, votes, reach), budget vs. actuals, and next-steps. Final assets clearly licensed per plan (stems CC-BY-SA, docs CC-BY).
Evidence of Completion
Transaction IDs for prize payouts, playlist and video links with basic analytics screenshots, archived finalist files, and the formatted final report PDF. Include a zipped media kit (logos, cover art, captions) and a folder of social templates used by hubs. Post the replication template and confirm it’s accessible to community leads.
Delivery Month
3
Cost
5500
Progress
100 %
Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources
Songwriting, Production, Mixing/Mastering — ₳6,000
Visualizers, Cover Art, Snippet Editing — ₳1,500
Contest Microsite (build + wallet-vote) — ₳3,000
Prize Pool for Winners (on-chain) — ₳3,500
Marketing & Community Boost (ads, promo) — ₳2,500
Project Ops & Reporting / Contingency — ₳1,500
Total ₳18,000
How does the cost of the project represent value for the Cardano ecosystem?
A single high-quality track, with stems and templates, becomes a reusable outreach asset for events, videos, and future campaigns. The contest structure multiplies reach by turning listeners into creators and voters, while on-chain prizes showcase Cardano utility. The code and guides remain open for hubs to clone, so the ecosystem can re-run music challenges at near-zero cost later, compounding the initial investment.
Terms and Conditions:
Yes
Tigist Hagos — Project Lead, coordination, creative direction, contest ops
Anwar Siraj - Producer & amp; Mix/Master Engineer (contract)
Abel Kaleab - Microsite Developer (contract, part-time)
Abel wubet - Community Manager / Social (part-time)