▶︎HOFA SONG CONTEST
Join the international online competition for musicians & producers now and win over €32,000 in cash and prizes.
▶︎HOFA SONG CONTEST
Join the international online competition for musicians & producers now and win over €32,000 in cash and prizes.
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Taking part is easy:
Join the 11th HOFA Song Contest now!
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
New songs
New comments
AlexHonnef at 05.07.2026 18:46 about Dawn At Ben Macdui by Gekomax:
You can always get me with ProgRock. Awesome track, ProgRock meets bagpipes. Yeahh. Did you guys also use plugins for the song? I'll definitely press the button for you!!!...
Hansi Diehm at 05.07.2026 18:40 about Frankenstein by Hansi Diehm:
Is ein Donner zum Schluss, Franky braucht das😉 Dank Dir!
DieautonomagierendenAgenten at 05.07.2026 18:39 about DIALOGUE by DieautonomagierendenAgenten:
Huhu Till, ein vote und ein Lob aus Deinem Mund: Wow, das zählt mindestens doppelt! Wir bleiben an dir dran und sind gespannt, was als nächstes kommt auf SC (die Abkürzung...
Heike235 at 05.07.2026 18:34 about LOSLASSEN by Heike235:
Ein Song, den ich schrieb, als ich meinen Sohn so vermisste ...
AlexHonnef at 05.07.2026 18:28 about Frankenstein by Hansi Diehm:
Der Anfang erinnert sehr an King Crimson. ;) Sehr schön Proggy. Der Song ist schön solide und klingt schon sehr live. ;) Der Knall am Schluss klingt leicht übersteuert ;)...
mike fox at 05.07.2026 18:27 about Supersonic Dreamer by mike fox:
Thank you so much my friend !
mike fox at 05.07.2026 18:23 about Somewhere In The Brainforest by The Unknown:
Oh brilliant , you have my vote my friend !
WS-Projekt at 05.07.2026 18:21 about Soar Point by bruceleemani:
I love Pat Metheny. That's why I like this piece too. It's right up my alley. Vote!
AlexHonnef at 05.07.2026 18:15 about A cold beer in the Rain by The Floydian Project:
Liebes Project, das Bier schmeckt auf jeden Fall. Eine schöne Soundkulisse hast Du da geschaffen. Ist so ein bisschen zwischen Pink Floyd Soundteppich und Jarre. Für meinen...
WS-Projekt at 05.07.2026 18:13 about Mosaico by Guilherme:
A very nice jazz number. Well arranged. I really like the flute (which is why it's also featured in my piece!). My vote goes without saying!