▶︎HOFA SONG CONTEST
The international online competition for musicians & producers.
▶︎HOFA SONG CONTEST
The international online competition for musicians & producers.
Sponsored by
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
Enki Lala at 29.09.2026 12:22 about Urban Tale - how Ghillie Callum fixed my I Ching and I got to go to the mountains by Enki Lala:
Hi Pete, thanks for your comment, better late than never (I must say it interests me why you started commenting on contest uploads at this point in time. Or maybe only the most...
angelusbassfairytales at 29.09.2026 08:47 about Electro Leprechaun by angelusbassfairytales:
Hello peteg, thank you very, very much for your nice and funny comment!!! I see this guys clearly in front of my mind's eye :D Best regards and have a nice day!
peteg at 28.09.2026 13:33 about Das Luchs Treffen by XLAB:
Das Intro besticht durch eine hoch klingende Melodie, die durch eine als Instrument eingesetzte Gesangsstimme ergänzt wird. Eine Sängerin setzt in einer tieferen Stimmlage ein,...
peteg at 28.09.2026 13:29 about Let Me Fall - Obsolete by LET ME FALL:
Die Musik spielt, im Hintergrund schreit jemand auf, und dann erscheint der Sänger in der Bühnenmitte. Der Stil erinnert zunächst an Heavy-Metal-Kehlkopfgesang. Dann geht er...
peteg at 28.09.2026 13:22 about Urban Tale - how Ghillie Callum fixed my I Ching and I got to go to the mountains by Enki Lala:
It's not often that the Scottish Highlands host such a story. Stories are good. So, a mixture of Garageband loops, Getty clips, which lead me to wonder if you found just the...
Miss Meta - Ohrdinär at 27.09.2026 15:21 about ExCuseMe - Live Klavierversion by Miss Meta - Ohrdinär:
Danke Peter, für diesen wundervollen Kommentar :)
peteg at 27.09.2026 14:18 about Apple Pie by straightouttacronton:
Good old Carl Sagan, one of my favourite scientists along with Richard Feynman. The bones of this imaginative ship comprises a rolling beat plus higher frequency squealing...
peteg at 27.09.2026 14:13 about ExCuseMe - Live Klavierversion by Miss Meta - Ohrdinär:
Das Klavier wird langsam und bedächtig gespielt. Die Produktion verleiht der Sängerin eine dramatische Note. Der Titel baut sich durch wiederholte Phrasen auf, die Männer wohl...
peteg at 27.09.2026 14:07 about On the other side by Luisproducer:
The piano plays, the vocalist sings, the mood is serious. The vocalist moves her voice around fluently, seemingly effortlessly (when in fact none of this is effortless). A fine...
Jeshdez73 at 26.09.2026 19:56 about Eclipse by Jeshdez73:
Thank