Conditions of Participation
Organizer
The Thomann Beatmaking Contest 2026 competition (hereafter “Promotion”) is organised/implemented by:
Thomann GmbH
Management: Hans Thomann
Hans-Thomann-Strasse 1
96138 Burgebrach
Germany
Participation & Prize
(1) The right to participate is only granted to adults who have reached the age of 16. Each participant may only submit one winning entry in this competition. Participation is limited to one person per household.
(2) In order to participate in this competition, participants must create an original beat or composition between 30 and 60 seconds long containing at least 3 samples from the official Thomann Sample Pack. Participants must then publish their beat on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok or YouTube and complete the official entry form with a valid email address and a link to their published post or video. Submissions containing inaccessible, invalid or private links will be automatically disqualified.
(3) The competition will take place from June 25th until July 12th, 2026. The submission deadline is July 12th, 2026 at 23:59:59 CEST. Only beats/posts published within the contest period will be eligible for participation.
(4) Three prizes will be awarded for the top 3 compositions. The prizes are divided as follows:
First place: 1x Shure KSM40C, 1x EastWest Hollywood Bundle, 1x 300€ Thomann Voucher
Second place: 1x IK Multimedia iLoud Sub, 1x Eventide Anthology XII
Third place: 1x Sennheiser HD 480 PRO, 1x Universal Audio UAD Signature Edition V3
(5) Winners will be announced the week following the submission deadline. A pre-selection will be made and then a Jury will judge the top contestants during a video livestream where the winners will be selected in real-time.
(6) Only one competition entry counts per person.
Exclusion from the Contest
- Employees of Thomann GmbH and their family members are excluded from participation.
- The organizer reserves the right to exclude participants in the event of manipulation, rule violations, or fraudulent behavior.
- In such cases, prizes may be revoked or reclaimed retrospectively.
Terms and Conditions
We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to terminate the Promotion at any time without notice. We have this option in particular if, for technical or legal reasons, the correct implementation of the campaign cannot be guaranteed. In this case, we reserve the right to award the prizes among the identified eligible participants up to the point of cancellation by decision of the jury.
We also reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to exclude any person from participating:
a) in the event of manipulations in connection with accessing or carrying out the action,
(b) in the event of a breach of these Terms and Conditions,
(c) for improper conduct or
(d) false or misleading information in connection with participation in this Promotion.
An attempt by a person to prevent lawful action, e.g. B. the interference with technical aids, for example, can constitute a violation of criminal or civil law regulations. If such an attempt is made by any person, we reserve the right to take legal action to seek damages and withhold and reclaim any winnings. Failure to enforce any provision of these Official Terms and Conditions will not constitute a waiver by us of compliance with such provision.
Privacy Policy
If the participant takes part in the campaign or his publication is taken into account for the decision of the jury, his profile name on the respective profile of the social network and, if he wins, his e-mail address, name and address can be processed by us to process the campaign and, if necessary, to be published. The legal basis for processing is the fulfillment of the contract or the initiation of a contractual relationship with the participant that will come about in the event of victory, Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR.
We have partially transferred the services required for the implementation and processing of the campaign to third parties (“cooperation partners”). Participant data will be stored by the cooperation partner(s) exclusively for the purpose of carrying out and processing the campaign for the duration of the campaign. All data will be deleted after the campaign has been completed and processed.
We undertake to protect the privacy of the participants and ensure that data processing is carried out in accordance with the Federal Data Protection Act, the Telemedia Act and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In this context, we refer in particular to our data protection information. Further information on the exercise of data subject rights to which the participant is entitled can also be found here.
Responsibility
With the fulfillment or delivery of the prize to the participant, we are released from all obligations if, depending on the type of action, we have a legally binding obligation towards the participant.
We are liable in cases of malice, intent or gross negligence according to the statutory provisions. Damage caused by us through simple negligence will only be compensated if it is a matter of breach of an essential obligation, the non-fulfilment of which jeopardizes the achievement of the purpose of the contract and/or the fulfillment of which the proper execution of the action and compliance with which the participant can regularly trust (cardinal obligation) .
We assume no liability for the insolvency of a cooperation partner or its consequences for the implementation and processing of the campaign. Our decisions in all matters relating to the relevant Promotion are final and binding. We reserve the right to correct typographical or mechanical errors.
We also accept no responsibility for lost, damaged, illegible, incomplete or late submissions, whether due to shipping delays or incomplete data transmission due to system errors. Furthermore, we assume no responsibility for registrations that are not received or are incomplete due to circumstances of force majeure, such as e.g. B. Traffic jams, unauthorized third-party interference, malfunctions of computer or telecommunications systems or incorrect registration or failed incoming data transmissions. Proof of transmission does not constitute proof of receipt by us. The winner is responsible for all applicable taxes, duties and fees not set out in these terms and conditions.
Miscellaneous
The law of the Federal Republic of Germany. In the event that the participant is a consumer, this only applies insofar as the protection provided by mandatory provisions of the law of the state in which the consumer has his habitual residence is not withdrawn. If individual provisions of these conditions of participation are or become invalid, this does not affect the validity of the remaining conditions of participation.