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Results

Congratulations to all participants and winners!

2025 Radical Remix Competition

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First Place Winner

Hope M.

Grade 11

Teacher: A. Wozniak

Lane Tech College Prep HS

Chicago, IL

"I learned about the importance of putting max effort into everything, whether it's small or big things. I wasn't expecting to win but I liked trying and putting effort into a song that could've just been a small school project I'd forget about. Through the process of writing my reflection and conveying a message through my song, I reminded myself of the importance of life and taking every opportunity it offers. I saw this competition as an opportunity to try something and I'm glad I took it."

Runner Up Winners

Aaden D.

Grade 09

Teacher: N. Corkhill

St. John Bosco HS

Bellflower, CA

""My remix is based upon a feeling of confidence and empowerment to make the listener feel like nothing can stop them. I used horns that had an epic sound and a guitar that really get the blood pumping. The lyrics I used are from Aysanabee, and they make a point of having a place in history, or more specifically, the Indigenous people. I used them to radiate a message of making a stake in history with a radical act. I want the listener to feel motivated to make a positive change that will mark their place in history. This song can also impact the community and empower them to band together and make a profound change."

Dylan J.

Grade 08

Teacher: S. Muller

Fort Greene Preparatory Academy

Brooklyn, NY

"My remix is based upon a feeling of confidence and empowerment to make the listener feel like nothing can stop them. I used horns that had an epic sound and a guitar that really get the blood pumping. The lyrics I used are from Aysanabee, and they make a point of having a place in history, or more specifically, the Indigenous people. I used them to radiate a message of making a stake in history with a radical act. I want the listener to feel motivated to make a positive change that will mark their place in history. This song can also impact the community and empower them to band together and make a profound change."

Nathan J.

Grade 12

Teacher: A. Wozniak

Lane Tech College Prep HS

Chicago, IL

"I made this song based on a radical act I made and one that changed my life and perspective. I grew up really conflicted about my identity since I was in a neighborhood that was one culture but my family was another. I didn't know who I was and felt in touch with both cultures, but not truly a part of either. This changes at the end of my freshman year at high school. On a whim I decided to join one of the I-Days clubs at my school. These clubs are cultural clubs that represent different countries around the world through dancing. I was someone who never enjoyed dancing before and didn't think I'd last, but after the first year I fell in love with it. It helped me form strong bonds with multiple people and I broke out of my shell. I felt like I was now a part of a community and connected with everyone in it. This led to me wanting to get more in touch with the hispanic community. I started to get more in touch with the Hispanic community and the one I live in and wanted to help and get to know more people in those communities. I credit this to the dance team I joined for helping me discover who I was and what I was a part of."

Maks P.

Grade 10

Teacher: B. Remess

Lane Tech College Prep HS

Chicago, IL

"It's about how we only have one world, and how most people don't try to change things until its too late."

2025 Manufacture Your Music Competition

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Top Winners

1st Place

Gavin O.

Grade 10

Teacher: R. Williams

Collins Hill HS

Suwanee, GA

"I wanted to express how stress builds over time with this song. At first, the song has a floaty and mysterious feel, but towards the middle of the song, the bass is used to build suspense. After that, the song's suspense dies down similarly to how it builds up. Whilst creating this project, I learned how to write a program in the context of manufacturing music. I learnt some things about what makes songs popular. Around the time this project began, I had many other projects and exams in school. It quickly came to overwhelm me, and I lost sleep because of all the stress. This song is a reflection of my experiences and outlook of my life. Expressing such has helped me understand how to make the most out of my life."

2nd Place

Sophia M.

Grade 10

Teacher: T. McRary

Rabun County HS

Tiger, GA

"This song was a project for my computer science class. As I was playing around with the sounds, I found all of these very cool tech like sounds that ended up inspiring me for the tune. The vision then became a song that makes you feel like you are traveling to the 80's to a place that is supposed to represent the future, and the way futuristic things were displayed at that time. I found that there are a lot of cool and unique sounds on EarSketch that ended up being really fun to use when mixing this. I made the mistake of just doing a billion fitMedias on random tracks rather than organizing from the start, which ended up messing me up some. It was very cool figuring out how I wanted to transition between parts in a way that felt natural, and I ended up really liking what I came up with. Overall, I am very happy with how this song came out."

3rd Place

Verity S.

Grade 11

Teacher: L. Flemister

Hiram HS

Hiram, GA

"I was inspired by one of my favorite music artists, Steve Lacy. I am still adding details to this song but I am fairly happy with the beat I have created as it is my first time using EarSketch. My intentions with the song was for it to be a short groovy song just to peak peoples interest. I hope you enjoy listening."

Runner Up

Arnaldo L.

Grade 10

Teacher: R. Williams

Collins Hill HS

Suwanee, GA

Joshua B.

Grade 11

Teacher: L. Flemister

Hiram HS

Hiram, GA

Duane M.

Grade 09

Teacher: T. Patterson

Woodward Academy

College Park, GA

Sponsors and Partners for 2025 Manufacture Your Music

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