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Hello all! The winner(s) of the 2020 Nao Fair Bard-off was Kieran playing Sunset Path (FFXIII Lightning Returns) by Naoshi Mizuta! Other participants include: + 2nd Place: Blackiris576 playing Sakeuk Medley by Sangroksu, Jo Seung Woo and other artists + 3rd Place: Arianette playing Luminous Sword (Sword Art Online) by Yuki Kajiura Runner(s) up include: + susieqt playing Snakey Chantey (Donkey Kong Country 2) by David Wise + Reo playing Live and Learn (Sonic Adventure 2) by Crush 40 + Ridliy playing Up is Down (Pirates of the Caribbean) by Hans Zimmer The next music contest will be held August 16th, 2020 and the theme will be Nostalgic! Contest location will be Emain Stage on ch3! The contest will start around 3pmPST and run until 4:30pmPST at the latest. Contest Recap Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm6xqqvsoMQ

Hello all! The winner(s) of the 36th Ornac Music Contest were Maggs playing Gatchaman no Uta by Asei Kobayashi in the jam category and Duskshine playing Wild Winds by Iron Maiden in the solo category! Other participants include runners up: + susieqt playing Your Love is a Drug (VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action) by Michael “Garoad” Kelly + Crystalidia playing Avatar the last Airbender Medley The next music contest will be a Bard-off taking place July 12th, 2020 and will be themeless! Contest location will be Festia Stage on ch10! The contest will start around 4:30pmPST and run until 6pmPST at the latest. Contest Recap Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_AZ6xRQ6Oc

Hello all! The winner(s) of the 35th Ornac Music Contest was Blackiris576 playing Across the Violet Sky (Violet Evergarden) by Evan Call! Other participants include: + 2nd place: Arianette playing Spartacus by Brian Balmages The next music contest will be June 28th, 2020 with the bonus theme Oriental/Fantasy! Contest location will be Emain Stage on ch3! The contest will start around 3pmPST and run until 4:30pmPST at the latest. Contest Recap Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ5y9nuJ2tg

Hello all! The winner(s) of the 34th Ornac Music Contest was Maggs playing Don’t Stop Me Now by Queen! The next music contest will be May 24th, 2020 with the bonus theme Classical/Orchestral! Contest location will be Emain Stage on ch3! The contest will start around 3pmPST and run until 4:30pmPST at the latest. Contest Recap Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKNu9oBCZAg Event rules and info: http://forums.mabinogi.nexon.net/discussion/20740/music-contest-info-and-updates

The winner(s) of the 32nd Ornac Music Contest was Arianette playing A Whole New World (Aladdin) by Alan Menken. The next music contest will be March 22nd, 2020 with the bonus theme Rock/Metal! Contest location will be Emain Stage on ch3! The contest will start around 3pmPST and run until 4:30pmPST at the latest. Contest Recap Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqtQ_F1PpB0 Event rules and info: http://forums.mabinogi.nexon.net/discussion/20740/music-contest-info-and-updates

Hello all! The winner(s) of the 30th Ornac Music Contest was Calm playing Diango’s Little Helpers (Runescape) by Ian Taylor. The next music contest will be January 19th, 2020 with the bonus theme Battle music! Contest location will be Emain Stage on ch3! The contest will start around 3pmPST and run until 4:30pmPST at the latest. Judge pool will be: Retsamehtmai, Laeryhn, Aliami, Katara, Maggs and Calm. Contest Recap Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR9pDVWPYWY Event rules and info: http://forums.mabinogi.nexon.net/discussion/20740/music-contest-info-and-updates

Hello all! The winner(s) of the 30th Ornac Music Contest was Maggs playing Killing Me Softly by Roberta Flack. The next music contest will be December 22nd, 2019 with the bonus theme Winter/Holiday! Contest location will be Emain Stage on ch3! The contest will start around 3pmPST and run until 4:30pmPST at the latest. Judge pool will be: Retsamehtmai, Laeryhn, Aliami, Katara, Lordjupiter and Maggs. Contest Recap Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-lKtJ7xS5Y Event rules and info: http://forums.mabinogi.nexon.net/discussion/20740/music-contest-info-and-updates

Hello all! I am happy to announce that the winner(s) of the 29th Ornac Music Contest was Arianette playing Old Doll (Mad Father/Ib) by Amachamusic. The next music contest will be November 17th, 2019 with the bonus theme Jazz! Contest location will be Emain Stage on ch3! The contest will start around 3pmPST and run until 4:30pmPST at the latest. Judge pool will be: Retsamehtmai, Laeryhn, Aliami, Katara, Lordjupiter and Arianette. Contest Recap Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NofJcWurYP4 Event rules and info: http://forums.mabinogi.nexon.net/discussion/20740/music-contest-info-and-updates

Yes! I host contests every month through my guild for the entire community on nao server! :3 I hadn't been posting updates about it here because there wasn't much interaction going on, but maybe I'll pick that up again ^_^; If you'd like more information we've got a forum thread that's updated more regularly here: http://forums.mabinogi.nexon.net/discussion/20740/music-contest-info-and-updates (sorry for the late reply by the way)

Hey there! Sorry it took me so long but I just saw this post! If you mean the video recaps yeah I use a video editor on my computer to make them :3

Hello all! I am happy to announce that the “winner(s)” of the April 2019 Ornac Music “Contest” was Levont playing Chasing Shirley-WIP by Go Shiina in the jam category. She was given 1m gold for participating. Runner(s) up: + None Thank you to our freeplayer(s): + Laeryhn + Mirakurumi + Levont The next music contest will be held May 19th, 2019, with the bonus theme of “Beach Music/Surf Rock”! Contest location will be Emain Macha Stage on ch3! The contest will still start around 3pmPST and run until 4:30pmPST at the latest. Judge pool will be: Retsamehtmai, Laeryhn, Aliami, katara580 and Paxseko. Contest Notes: + None Anyway, please join us every Sunday until the contest for a freeplay concert at the Lake Calida Mana Tunnel around 3pmPST on ch7. *Don’t forget about the raffle for those that attend!* -S- Sahmei -S- Contest Recap Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-8VuxJnX1U Event rules and info: http://forums.mabinogi.nexon.net/discussion/19451/music-contest-info-and-updates

Hello all! I am happy to announce that the winner(s) of the 24th Ornac Music Contest was Mirakurumi playing Thriller by Michael Jackson in the jam category. For first prize she was awarded 2m gold and will be judging in next month’s contest! Second prize went to Levont playing Fury Sparks WIP by Motoi Sakuraba in the jam category, and he was awarded 1m gold. Runner(s) up: + None Thank you to our freeplayer(s): + Laeryhn + Eifin + Mirakurumi + Anrithy The next music contest will be held April 28th, 2019, with the bonus theme of “Experimental/Medley”! Contest location will be Emain Macha Stage on ch3! The contest will still start around 3pmPST and run until 4:30pmPST at the latest. Judge pool will be: Retsamehtmai, Laeryhn, Aliami, katara580, Paxseko, and Mirakurumi. Contest Notes: + The “experimental” contest theme is there to encourage you to make or do something you don’t hear very often :3 + Scrolls are now going to be checked AFTER the contest. Prizes will be sent out once scrolls are found to be acceptable. Anyway, please join us every Sunday until the contest for a freeplay concert at the Lake Calida Mana Tunnel around 3pmPST on ch7. *Don’t forget about the raffle for those that attend! You could win a musical item!* -S- Sahmei -S- Contest Recap Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K5s-Bjoj5c Event rules and info: http://forums.mabinogi.nexon.net/discussion/19451/music-contest-info-and-updates

Hello all! I am happy to announce that the “winner” of the February 2019 Ornac Music Contest was Maggs who played Love Theme (St. Elmo’s Fire) by Dave Foster in the jam category. As the only participant she was awarded 2m gold, the Composition at Rest book and will be judging in next month’s contest! Runner(s) up: + None Thank you to our freeplayer(s): + Laeryhn + Eifin + Rainesrebel The next music contest will be held March 24th, 2019, with the bonus theme of “Rock/Metal”! Contest location will be Emain Macha Stage on ch3! The contest will still start around 3pmPST and run until 4:30pmPST at the latest. Judge pool will be: Retsamehtmai, Laeryhn, Aliami, katara580, Paxseko, and Maggs. Contest Notes: + None Anyway, please join us every Sunday until the contest for a freeplay concert at the Lake Calida Mana Tunnel around 3pmPST on ch7. *Don’t forget about the raffle for those that attend! You could win a musical item!* -S- Sahmei -S- Contest Recap Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IYCqXzypWc Event rules and info: http://forums.mabinogi.nexon.net/discussion/19451/music-contest-info-and-updates

Hello all! I am happy to announce that the winners of the 23rd Monthly Ornac Music Contest were Arianette who played Wave of Darkness by Yoko Shimomura in the jam category, and Essention who played Breathe by CircusP in the solo cateogory! As the jam category grand prize winner, Ari won 10k NX, 2m gold and will be judging in next month’s contest. As the solo category grand prize winner, Essent won 10k NX, 1m gold and will also be judging in the next contest! Runner(s) up: + Maggs playing Gonna Fly Now by Bill Conti [jam] + Maramagdala playing A Gust of Love by Chenj Xiao Yun [solo] Thank you to our freeplayer(s): + Essention + Paxseko + Spooz The next music contest will be held February 17th, 2019, with the bonus theme of “Romantic/Heartfelt”! Contest location will be Emain Macha Stage on ch3! The contest will still start around 3pmPST and run until 4:30pmPST at the latest. Judge pool will be: Retsamehtmai, Laeryhn, Aliami, katara580, Paxseko, Arianette and Essention. Contest Notes: + NX prizes are now only going to be available during tarlach fair bard offs rather than the normal monthly contests Anyway, please join us every Sunday until the contest for a freeplay concert at the Lake Calida Mana Tunnel around 3pmPST on ch7. *Don’t forget about the raffle for those that attend! You could win a musical item!* -S- Sahmei -S- Contest Recap Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNbi5HATxWs Event rules: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14cGesTS9e8djqCSskBPMKTdY4OL6xpm6WgK-3w32IU8/edit?usp=sharing

Hello all! I am happy to announce that the “winner” of the December 2018’s Monthly Ornac Music “Contest” was Phyllisazure who played Holy Holy Holy Lord God Almighty as a solo. As the only participant in this contest she took home 1m gold, and took the “Composition at Rest” composition book. Runner(s) up: + None Thank you to our freeplayer(s): + alicamoon + Phyllisazure The next music contest will be held January 20th, 2019, with the bonus theme of “Battle Music”! Contest location will be back at Emain Macha Stage on ch3! The contest will still start around 3pmPST. Judge pool will be: Retsamehtmai, Laeryhn, Aliami, katara580, and Paxseko. Contest Notes: + None Anyway, please join us every Sunday until the contest for a freeplay concert at the Lake Calida Mana Tunnel around 3pmPST on ch7. *Don’t forget about the raffle for those that attend! You could win a musical item!* -S- Sahmei -S- Contest Recap Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pleWAFiLeN4 Event rules: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14cGesTS9e8djqCSskBPMKTdY4OL6xpm6WgK-3w32IU8/edit?usp=sharing

Hello all! I am happy to announce that the winner November 2018’s Monthly Ornac Music “Contest” was Maggs who played 007 Goldfinger (Goldfinger) by John Barry in a jam. As the only participant in this contest she won 2m gold, decided to take the “instrumental timbre” composition book, and will be serving as a judge in the next contest. Runner(s) up: None The next music contest will be held December 16th, 2018, with the bonus theme of “Winter/Holiday” :3. Contest location will be the FESTIA STAGE on CHANNEL 3! The contest will still start around 3pmPST. Judge pool will be: Retsamehtmai, Laeryhn, Aliami, katara580, Paxseko and Maggs. Contest Notes + “Contests” with only one participant will no longer be “numbered” like the others, but instead listed with the month and year. + We plan to hold the next contest at festia’s stage first and foremost, but if issues arise we will move to emain macha’s stage. Anyway, please join us every Sunday until the contest for a freeplay concert at the Lake Calida Mana Tunnel around 3pmPST. *Don’t forget about the raffle for those that attend! You could win a musical item!* -S- Sahmei -S- Contest Recap Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AvVWtl330A Event rules: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14cGesTS9e8djqCSskBPMKTdY4OL6xpm6WgK-3w32IU8/edit?usp=sharing

Hello all! I am happy to announce that the winners of the 22nd Monthly Ornac Music Contest were Arianette in the jam category who played Friendly Nightmares (Aria’s Story) by Adam, Presence of Music, H/MIX GALLERY and Senses Circuit; and Sadet in the solo category who played Sword of Mana - Town by Kenji Ito. Ari won the jam grand prize of 10kNX code, 2m gold. She did not take a composition item, but has accepted a judge’s spot in the next contest. Sadet won the solo grand prize of 10kNX code, 1m gold and a composition item. She chose to give her composition item to another participant, and declined to judge in the next contest. :3 Runner(s) up in jam category (placement based on scoring) + Levont playing Gekka Reijin (Shiki) by BUCK-TICK + Maggs playing The Forbidden Zone by Danny Elfman and the Mystic Knights of Oingo Boingo + Essention playing Eternity (Vocaloid) by Elow Runners(s) up in solo category (placement based on scoring) + Anrithy playing About Ten Hours from Irisu Syndrome by Takeaki Watanabe The next music contest will be held November 25th, 2018, with the bonus theme of “Jazz” :3. Contest location will be Emain Macha Stage on CHANNEL 3! The contest will still start around 3pmPST. Judge pool will be: Retsamehtmai, Laeryhn, Aliami, katara580 and Arianette. Contest Notes + Remember contest themes are a bonus, not a requirement + Freeplay participants will now be playing intermission between contest performances. + On the note of freeplayers, we’re looking for someone who can to keep track of people that ask to play, and have them take turns playing so that everyone gets a chance. Contact Retsamehtmai if interested Anyway, please join us every Sunday until the contest for a freeplay concert at the Lake Calida Mana Tunnel around 3pmPST. :3 *Don’t forget about the raffle for those that attend! You could win a musical item!* -S- Sahmei -S- Contest Recap Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQbPZIvmOe0 Event rules: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14cGesTS9e8djqCSskBPMKTdY4OL6xpm6WgK-3w32IU8/edit?usp=sharing Ornac events and offerings: http://forums.mabinogi.nexon.net/discussion/1177/ornac-events-and-offerings

Hello all! This is just a quick reminder that this month’s music contest is happening this Sunday, October 21st! Join us at Emain Macha Stage on CHANNEL 3 around 3pmPST! To those that want to participate, please try to contact Retsamehtmai in-game to get your scrolls approved before the contest, or arrive at the contest early to get them checked so things run smoothly.

Hello all! I am happy to announce that the winner of the 21st Monthly Ornac Music “Contest” was Aliami who played Lost Boy by Ruth B in a jam! He won by default since no one else participated! XD The Jam category grand prize was 2m gold, and 10k NX. He did not take a composition item. As this contest’s winner, Aliami will be judging in the next one. Thank you to our freeplayers: + mupridalurp played Last to Know (Three Days Grace) composed by them + Senpaix3 played Broken Moon (Touhou) composed by Rusticuffs + Arianette played Spider Dance “dueling pianos version” (Undertale) composed by them + Spiritshade played Dragonborn “guitar version” (Skyrim) composed by them All freeplayers got 20k gold as a thank you for playing. The next music contest will be held October 21st, 2018, with the bonus theme of “Spoooookyyyyyy” :O. Contest location will be Emain Macha Stage on CHANNEL 3! The contest will still start around 3pmPST. Judge pool will be: Retsamehtmai, Laeryhn, Aliami and 2 others. Please try to contact a judge to get your scrolls approved before the contest if possible. A quick note about the contest themes and how they apply to scoring. Think of the themes only as a bonus, not a requirement. If you have a really nice song, you can still win against somebody who fits the theme, but DOESN’T have a nice song. Anyway, please join us every Sunday until the contest for a freeplay concert at the Lake Calida Mana Tunnel around 3pmPST. :3 *Don’t forget about the raffle for those that attend! You could win a musical item!* -S- Sahmei -S- Contest Recap Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccWJhyNTD-M Event rules: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14cGesTS9e8djqCSskBPMKTdY4OL6xpm6WgK-3w32IU8/edit?usp=sharing Ornac events and offerings: http://forums.mabinogi.nexon.net/discussion/1177/ornac-events-and-offerings

Hello all! This is just a quick reminder that this month’s music contest is happening this Sunday, September 23rd! Join us at Emain Macha Stage on CHANNEL 3 around 3pmPST! To those that want to participate, please try to get your scrolls approved before the contest, or arrive early to get them checked so things run smoothly.

Hello all! I am happy to announce that the winner of the 20th Monthly Ornac Music Contest/Tarlach Fair Bard-off was Maggs who played Empty Chairs at Empty Tables from Les Miserables by Claude-Michael Shoenberg in a jam! She won first prize of 2m gold, unknown song vol.1 and a 20kNX+ code. Second Prize of 1m gold went to Ariannette who played Our Parting from Sword Art Online in a jam! Third prize of 500k gold went to Xeirox who played Deemo – Goodbye by Chamber Chu as a solo! The next music contest will be held September 23rd, 2018, with the bonus theme of “Shanty/Pirate-esque”. The location is back at Emain Macha Stage, but we will now meet on CHANNEL 3! The contest will still start around 3pmPST. Judge pool will be: Retsamehtmai, Maggs, Laeryhn, Buns and Hawkleaf. **Judge Availability: Message or note us in game to get your scrolls checked** + Retsamehtmai: Availability varies due to work, usually on from 12a to 3a EST but may be on other times as well :3 + Maggs/Rifka: Usually on Rifka(main) from 10p to 12a EST + Laeryhn: 2-4 hours before a contest + Buns/Zerodeath: Varies + Hawkleaf: Varies We finally got some community feedback, and we’ve come up with some things to try to make these contests a bit more fun! First off, participants will now be separated into two categories: jam and solo. We figure it’s better if the often more robust jams compete against other jams and vice versa if possible. We’re also adding a “freeplay” category where you can play any song you want even if you did not compose it! The only thing we ask is that you are able to tell us who the mabi composer is. Unfortunately, freeplayers are not eligible for grand prizes, but still get 20k gold for performing. The judge pool will now be changing somewhat as well. The winner of a contest will now be a judge in the next one so we have a bit more variety! Also, if there is ever a time where a participant wants a critique of their song, or is curious about why their song is placed where it is, don’t hesitate to ask a judge. We’d be happy to discuss it with you. :3 Anyway, please join us every Sunday until the contest for freeplay concert at lake calida around the same time as usual. :3 *Don’t forget about the raffle for those that attend! You could win a musical item!* Please let us know if you have any questions. -S- Sahmei -S- Contest Recap Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgvzpLBC8v0 Event rules: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14cGesTS9e8djqCSskBPMKTdY4OL6xpm6WgK-3w32IU8/edit?usp=sharing Ornac events and offerings: http://forums.mabinogi.nexon.net/discussion/1177/ornac-events-and-offerings

Hello all! This is just a quick remind of the Tarlach Fair happening Sunday, August 19th! The bard-off/music contest will be held at the Lake Calida Mana Tunnel around 3pm PST on ch7. To those that want to participate, please arrive early if you still need your scrolls checked or still need to find people to help you play.