▶︎HOFA SONG CONTEST
The international online competition for musicians & producers.
▶︎HOFA SONG CONTEST
The international online competition for musicians & producers.
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The winners have been chosen!
See winners11th HOFA Song Contest
The HOFA Song Contest is an international online competition for musicians and music producers. Convince the HOFA jury of your skills and collect votes in the public voting. There is no fee to participate!
NEW: You now have the option to enter with a music video.
Present your song worldwide
The contest is open to artists from every genre. We will make your talent heard and provide you with a stage for your music. The prize money of €6,000 will go to the winners of the five main categories and the music video award. You also get the chance to win attractive non-cash prizes from our sponsors.
Listen, vote, and leave a comment
This is a public contest, so your song will be heard by fans and music lovers from all over the world. Each and everyone is invited to cast their votes and leave comments.
About HOFA
Founded more than 35 years ago as a recording studio, HOFA divided into the following areas of music production and audio engineering:
HOFA-College
Online academy for audio engineering & music production – learn more ›
HOFA-Akustik
The patent remedy for optimum room acoustics – learn more ›
HOFA-Plugins
Intelligent audio plugins for PC & Mac – learn more ›
HOFA-Media
The best choice for your CD & vinyl duplication – learn more ›
HOFA-Studios
Recording, mixing & mastering studios – learn more ›
Win over €32,000 in cash and prizes!
There will be a main prize of €1,000 donated by HOFA in each of the five categories. We are also awarding €1,000 in prize money for the best music video. In addition to the main prizes, a lot of attractive special prizes will be awarded – we are very happy about the support from our sponsors!
Contest timeline
The contest starts
JUN 1, 2026
Closing date
AUG 8, 2026
Start of jury voting
AUG 10, 2026
End of public voting
AUG 20, 2026
The winners are announced
AUG 24, 2026
Terms and conditions
Any solo artist, band, project etc. can participate with one of their original songs. Remixes and cover versions are excluded. Every participant can upload their song until August 8.
The musical genre of your song is not relevant, because there are several main categories in each of which winners will be determined. These are the available categories:
- Pop
- Rock & Heavy
- Electronic Music
- Hip-Hop / Soul / R’n’B
- Traditional & Miscellaneous
Songs
New comments
Die Giftmischer at 06.10.2026 18:03 about Alle Meine Monster by Die Giftmischer:
Danke ChatGPT.
Trickster at 06.10.2026 17:26 about Unearth the Hatchet by Trickster:
Ich danke Dir :) die Verwandlung ist noch nicht final xD
peteg at 06.10.2026 14:14 about Alle Meine Monster by Die Giftmischer:
Die Anfangsakkorde haben etwas ungemein Vertrautes an sich – wie das Wiedersehen mit einem alten Freund. Der Song entfaltet sich weiter mit einer Mischung aus den bereits...
peteg at 06.10.2026 14:09 about Keep Your Hands by Uand1:
Während die Musik anschwillt, legt eine Sängerin mit pfiffigen Texten und gekonntem Gesang richtig los. Dieser Track hat definitiv Disco-Qualitäten. Mir gefallen die...
peteg at 06.10.2026 14:04 about Everything to me by Martin Music :
The piano plus saxaphone plus vocal make this a true son of Pachelbel. That aside, the lyrics are a hit parade of loving thoughts.
peteg at 05.10.2026 13:08 about Echo Of Time by wittsax2:
Ein Pferd trabt, eine Sirene singt, Wasser fließt, Odysseus ist wie gebannt, das Schiff läuft auf Grund, die Zeit steht still, seltsame Klänge. Währenddessen trabt ein Pferd...
peteg at 05.10.2026 13:04 about The Son of Major Tom by Peter Paul Marin:
A title like creates expectations. Yes, there is a definite likeness to David Bowie's Major Tom songs. I realise you're not the only one to make this daring leap but this song...
peteg at 05.10.2026 12:49 about Someone Is Raving by Boarderliner:
Klavierartige Töne bilden eine einfache Abfolge, untermalt von einem Klangstrom, der das elektronische Äquivalent eines Saxophons sein könnte. Irgendwann zieht das Tempo an, um...
Bear Loga at 03.10.2026 14:29 about The Rails by Bear Loga:
Cool thank you, I always liked the Beatles but I never heard of them. Really like what they do, feel at home there😄
peteg at 03.10.2026 14:01 about The Rails by Bear Loga:
Julian Lennon - The Claypool Lennon Dilirium - I've listened to your track several times and suddenly I'm hearing something that Julian might have produced. Particularly those...