Welcome to the best Beatmaking Contest of the year: get ready to showcase your creativity, production skills and musical finesse as you craft a beat using the sounds of Treppendorf 🫡
For this year’s edition, several artists, musicians and creators joined forces to create an extraordinary collection of exclusive samples especially for the Thomann Beatmaking Contest. From unique instrument recordings and live performances to unexpected textures, field recordings and pure sample magic: this pack is packed with sounds designed to spark ideas and push your creativity further.
The creators found their spark right where music comes to life: inside our fully renovated, brand-new Studio & Recording and String Instruments departments. Surrounded by world-class gear, fresh spaces, and instruments waiting to be played, the samples practically wrote themselves.
All you have to do is create an original beat using the official Thomann Sample Pack and turn these sounds into something entirely your own. Whether you make boom bap, trap, house, lo-fi, drill or experimental music – we want to hear your unique style and vision.
📅 Contest Period
June 25th – July 12th, 2026
🎹 The Challenge
Create a beat using the official Thomann Sample Pack!
The pack features exclusive sounds and recordings created by:
- Paul Marx
- Thomas Opstal
- Olha Violinist
- Gustavo Strauss
- David Lap
- Gnarly
From live instruments to unexpected textures and pure sonic weirdness, the goal is to transform these sounds into a unique musical composition that reflects your style.
🗂️ Download the Sample Pack
🎛️ Rules & Requirements
Beat Requirements
- Your beat must be 30–60 seconds long
- You must use at least 3 samples from the Thomann Sample Pack
- Any genre is allowed
- You may freely manipulate the samples:
chop, stretch, reverse, pitch, layer, warp, resample, add FX: go wild.
Tools
Use any software or hardware you like.
Upload & Submission
- Publish your beat on your preferred platform using the #ThomannBeatmakingContest hashtag*
- YouTube
- TikTok
- Fill out the official submission form. Please include:
- A link to your post/video
- Description: Include a brief description of your creative process, highlighting the unique techniques used to transform the given samples.
- Deadline: Submissions must be made by July 12th, 23:59:59 CET. Submissions published before or after this period will not be eligible for the contest.
*Please make sure that your post is set to public and/or your profile is visible to everyone. If we can’t see/hear the beat, the entry will not be deemed valid.
On video-centric platforms like YouTube and Instagram, you can post the beat with a static picture, black screen, DAW screen recording, or anything else you see fit – you can be creative 🙂
Apply now 👇
📄 Terms & Conditions
Read the full Terms & Conditions here 📄
🏆 Prizes
🥇 1st Place
🎟️ plus a €300 Thomann Voucher
🥈 2nd Place
🥉 3rd Place
After the contest ends, the Thomann jury will review all submissions and select the winners based on:
- Creativity
- Originality
- Musicality
- Production Quality
- Overall Impact
Good luck – and make something unforgettable. 🍀
#ThomannBeatmakingContest
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