About the Challenge

Build one complete, standout track with BeatMind, then take it beyond the app. This challenge pairs music-making with music-marketing: create with https://www.beatmind.tech/, then run a real campaign to get your track heard on Instagram and YouTube.

Get Started

  1. Register for the hackathon.
  2. Create your free account at https://www.beatmind.tech/.
  3. Explore the platform
  4. Prompt and put lyrics in detail to generate an output

What to Build

One finished, publish-ready track, start to finish, made with BeatMind. Any genre, mood, or style. It should be something you're proud to put your name on and push out into the world.

Requirements

What to Submit

  • Final track (WAV or MP3)
  • Your email address to verify the usage on BeatMind and make sure of generating the output within two tries as the platfrom right now has a limit 
  • Your Instagram post/Reel featuring the track
  • Your YouTube video or Short featuring the track
  • A short write-up (200–300 words) on your creative process and how you promoted it

Dates

  • Registration opens: 27/08/2026
  • Registration closes: 10/09/2026
  • Submission deadline: 12/09/2026
  • Winners announced: 13/09/2026

Eligibility

Open to all currently enrolled students, individually or in teams of up to 4. Every participant needs a BeatMind account. Submissions must be original work that your team owns the rights to.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

1 non-cash prize
Winner
1 winner

The winning team joins the BeatMind product team, with the opportunity to discuss a share in the company's upside as we grow, exact terms confirmed directly with winners. Runner-ups will be featured on BeatMind's official channels and receive BeatMind swag and credits.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Yusuf Usmani

Judging Criteria

  • Craft
    Production quality, originality, and how well BeatMind's tools were used
  • Reach
    Views, shares, and engagement generated on Instagram and YouTube
  • Storytelling
    How compellingly the track and its promotion were presented
  • Bonus
    Creativity of the promotional approach

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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