To submit music for consideration for Pony Remix Spotlight, follow these instructions.

PM me* in a new personal conversation using the following guidelines.

*While I am currently the only evaluator for Pony Remix Spotlight, this will change in the future.

1. Message Subject: The Message Subject should have a PRS tag ([PRS]) at the beginning, followed by the track name. If your track has an original name, it should follow the [PRS] tag, and have the source(s) in parenthesis. Example:

[PRS] Fashun (Winter Wrap Up)

[PRS] This Barn is Going to Be Perfect (Raise This Barn, This Day Aria)

Otherwise, use the name(s) of the song(s), followed by your name, any contributing artists' names, and the word "Remix", all in parenthesis. Examples:

[PRS] Babs Seed (Anorax Remix)

[PRS] Becoming Popular (DusK, Corralfur Remix)

[PRS] Smile Song, Welcome Song (Feld0 Remix)

If you are unsure what the name of the source song is, refer to this list.

If you hit the Message Body character limit, just put in as much as you can. Don't truncate or reformat your track's title.

2. Message Body: The message body must contain the following information.

Artist Name(s):

Track Name (if your remix has an original name):

Source Song(s):

Link to your track:

The message body may also contain the following.

Artist Website (just one):

Twitter handle (I tweet all PRS blog posts, so put your Twitter handle in the message if you want to be @mentioned):

Your comments on the track:

For the Artist Name(s) field, the names of all contributing artists must be present. If you worked with vocalists, guitarists, other producers, they must be credited as well.

3. Format: Your track must be hosted on Pony.fm.

4. Time delay: Please wait one week between your own submissions. Any submission that is less than one week from his/her prior submission will be immediately deleted. This time delay only applies per MLP Forums user.

* This time delay may increase as submission load demands.

5. Music Production Guidelines: Guidelines for music are as follows:

1. Music from any genre is acceptable, as long as the genre itself does not conflict with any other submission criteria. All submissions will be judged objectively.
   
2. The music must be cleanly and clearly produced. Recordings should be reasonably free of distortion, hum, clicks, pops, or other unintentional audio artifacts. Volume levels should be normal compared to the average recording.
   
3. Production must show significant attention to sound quality, production values, mixing, mastering, and utilization of effects. Synthesized and sampled elements must be reasonably sophisticated. General MIDI sounds from low-budget soundcards are not sufficient when superior samples are available online for free. Chiptunes are an exception, but will still be judged according to all other criteria. Monophonic, unprocessed chiptune tracks are discouraged and may be subject to direct rejection. Submissions should be mixed with regard to volume, panning, and effects so that individual elements are clear and an appropriate sense of space is maintained.
   
4. Overusing common presets, relying heavily on prerecorded loops, or employing nothing but basic tones is discouraged. Tracks should consist primarily of music created by you. Extensive use of prerecorded loops or musical pieces either provided with your DAW, by others, or from any outside sources will result in track rejection.
   
5. Your track must differentiate itself to a substantial degree from the original song. Usage of show audio in your track is restricted to vocal rips and dialogue audio; no other musical recordings from the show may be used. Composition differences in instrumentation are encouraged, but direct covers are allowed if they're substantially different in performance (i,e., performed with live instruments, or created in a different genre entirely). Taking an existing MIDI file and assigning new instruments does not count as substantial or original arrangement. Mashups or vocal performances over a "karaoke" version consisting primarily of show audio will be rejected.
   
6. Instrumental and vocal performances should be recorded clearly. Performances should be well-executed with regard to tone, pitch and rhythm. Vocal and dialogue rips should be reasonably free of the show's instrumentation.
   
7. Remixes should have the source clearly identifiable and recognizable.
   
8. In summary, all tracks will be judged to a fairly high standard. If you don't feel your music is at that level, please consider posting it in the Fan Music section of Octavia's Hall instead.
   

6. Evaluation: All tracks will be evaluated in the order they are received. Upon evaluation, one of two things will happen:

1. Acceptance: Your track will be posted in a blog entry along with all of the information included in your message body, followed by PRS's critique of the track.
   
2. Rejection: A PM will be sent to you in response to your original submission with PRS's critique of the track, highlighting reasons why the track is below the bar and suggestions for how it could be improved.
   

If you have any questions or comments regarding these standards and/or instructions, feel free to comment on this blog post.