After much deliberation and several emotional, sleepless nights of judging, we’re thrilled to announce the winning piece of our New Music New Video composition competition: "Fuga allucinata" by Edgar Ordóñez! 🏆
Our judging criteria was always simple: find the piece that most excites us. We asked for very little personal information from our applicants because we hoped to connect with the winning composer based solely on the music. Meanwhile, our competition administrator made note of the stats she picked up from email signatures and social media.
We found our 46 entrants hailed from around the world, many with impressive resumes and compelling personal stories. The winner, however, is something of a mystery! We're unable to find performances of his music online and only know the minimum details requested in the application.
Edgar’s win is truly all about his thrilling music. “Fuga allucinata” is bold and compelling (and a bit daunting to play 😅). We can’t wait to meet our mysterious music video muse and collaborate together.
We received so many phenomenal compositions that it was extremely difficult to pick a single winner. Kudos to our runner-up, J Diaz (@diazsounds), who overwhelmed us with his intense and haunting "an incomplete autobiography".
Once again, our deepest gratitude and heartiest congratulations to all who participated. We are absolutely floored by your talent, passion, and generosity. Between now and the debut of the music video featuring the winning composition, “Fuga allucinta,” we’ll showcase excerpts from a few of your amazing pieces on social media. It’s been our great pleasure and honor to connect with you all in this way, and we’re only getting started. 😘
-Greg & Liz