Nashville Beat Battle

Join the Beat Battle! Get Paid! Free for audience!We’re on the road to the 20th installment of the Nashville Beat Battle! Brought to you by Metro Arts Nashville!
Check the new era of battles!Producers:
Thebeatlist.com/beatbattle

Founded by J Pierson, ETHER Nashville (Joe Bazelias) and continued through the community, The Nashville Beat Battle has become a staple for producers and music enthusiasts in the area and abroad.

This event brings together the top producers in Nashville and abroad for networking, beat sparring, community, and of course the Cash Prize!GET YOUR TICKET AND JOIN US! Audience votes during the final round and determines the winner.There are 12 slots available for this producer battle.

EACH PRODUCER WILL RECEIVE A $25 STIPEND FOR PARTICIPATING (PAID AFTER ATTENDANCE OF ONE OF THE FIRST 3 EVENTS AND THE FINAL 2 EVENTS (3 IN TOTAL)).THERE ARE 3 BATTLES WHERE 12 PRODUCERS COMPETE. THE SEMI FINAL HAS 9 and the FINALS WITH THE FINAL 2FINALS ARE IN APRIL AND JUNE

Register to have your music uploaded ahead of time (5-10 beats if possible) and have more opportunities for promotion.They will only be played for 30′ – 1 minute each so make sure the intros aren’t 30 seconds long!

You can also send tracks to thebeatlistofficial@gmail.com.Arrive at event when doors open.

Instrumental Submissions are cut within the first 30 minutes of the event.

FINAL CASH PRIZE IS $500 Given after the last battle on June 7th

RULES of ENGAGEMENT and PARTICIPATION

This is a community event, this isn’t about winning as much as it’s about collaborating and networking with producers that are right next door to you. You could meet the next members of the Justice League!

Every Producer should bring 6-10 beats (if possible) They will only be played for 30′ – 1 minute each so make sure the intros aren’t 30 seconds long!

When producers arrive, they will submit instrumentals to our concierge and register properly on the Challonge.com website in order to keep record of the sport.

All producers will choose the beats they will compete with at the beginning of the event and will not be choosing beats during each round unless stated for the last round or ties etc.

There will be face-offs that will be judged by special guests and crowd participation. The hardest-hitting, most dynamically pleasing, and creative tracks will be victorious.

Every round will have a winner and each producer plays (1-2) beats each back and forth.

There is no wild card round this battle.

There will be 5 battles all together. The first 3 events will feature up to 12 producers. Semi-

Finals will feature 9. Finals will feature 2 who will create new material for the final beat battle in June 2026.

We anticipate to have 3 judges at every battle or count the crowd as a judge
Crowd participation, judges, and administration will choose the winner from the FINAL two (2) producers.

The winner will be the newest of the Beat List Champions and receive a cash prize.
Rules are subject to change.

(609) 321-0923 to contact J with any questions.

Event Sponsored by Metro Arts Nashville, Helping Music Foundation, Jefferson Street Sound Museum and Headquarters615.