ABOUT LEVI’S^® MUSIC PROJECT

Levi’s^® has always been a part of music culture: worn by the most original artists, and loved by music fans worldwide. Working alongside artists and community partners, Levi’s^® supports youth music education projects where access is needed most. The Levi’s^® Music Project focuses on supporting local musicians by cultivating their talent to create an impact while strengthening their presence.

THE REMIX CHALLENGE

To launch the second year of Levi’s^® Music Project, Levi’s^® has come together with Yuna and a panel of subject matter experts to collaborate on this remix challenge, giving musicians the chance to put their own spin on Yuna’s track, “Dance Like Nobody’s Watching” and be invited to an intimate, live feedback session on Discord with Yuna and our panel.

Kicking off on 17 December, the Yuna Remix Challenge encourages producers and musicians from all genres to add their musical flair to the track. Download the stems via bit.ly/LMPMYstems and submit your remix via Google Forms.

Participants must submit their remix to the Levi’s^® Music Project by Monday, 3 January at 11:59PM Malaysian time. Yuna and our panel will select the winners to be invited to a live feedback session on Saturday, 15 January via Discord. Participants will be announced by Tuesday, 11 January.

Entry Period: 18 December 2021 to 3 January 2022
Prize: Live and intimate feedback session with Yuna + Panel of Experts

**Bonus: The Winning track may be digitally released by Yuna, subject to artist’s discretion.

HOW WE SELECT OUR WINNERS

The Remix Challenge finalists will be shortlisted by Yuna and our panel based on originality, artistic style, marketability and technical quality of the eligible revision(s).

The judging panel’s decision will be final. Winners will be selected based on a combination of the criteria detailed above, so get creative and be sure to promote your entry on Discord to get others to listen!

Other prizes may be determined at the discretion of the Artist and the Organiser and their designated appointees.

HOW DO I TAKE PART?

The ‘Dance Like Nobody's Watching’ remix challenge 3-step procedure:
1. Download the stems and create your version
2. Submit your track to this Google form for a chance to get feedback from Yuna
3. Share your remix with the community on the Levi’s^® Music Project Discord channel #MYyuna

*Please share a private link to download the track (e.g. Dropbox, Google Drive), as music sharing sites like Soundcloud may flag your entry for copyright concerns.

IMPORTANT: Users found to be in violation of the song Usage & Guidelines or contest rules during the contest period will be automatically disqualified from the winner’s selection process.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

The Levi’s^® Music Project Remix Challenge (the “Competition”) is organised by Levi Strauss (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd.

1. ACCEPTANCE
   1. This Agreement shall apply to all remixes of the Recording (each a Remix) which have been delivered by individuals (each a Producer) to Levi’s^® Music Project (Organiser) and Yuna (Artist) as part of the “Remix Challenge” (Competition).
   2. The Competition grants the Producer access to the Recording. The Producer may download the Recording solely for the purposes of producing the Remix and participating in the Competition. The Organiser and the Producer (together the Parties) may each share the Remix on their respective social media sites, however the Producer shall not make the Remix publicly available by any other means unless it has obtained the Organiser and Artist’s prior written consent.
   3. The Competition grants the Producer access to the Recording. The Producer may download the Recording solely for the purposes of producing the Remix and participating in the Competition. The Organiser and the Producer (together the Parties) may each share the Remix on their respective social media sites, however the Producer shall not make the Remix publically available by any other means unless it has obtained the Organiser and Artist’s prior written consent.
   4. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the Remix and the Competition, and supersedes all prior agreements, undertakings and negotiations (whether verbal or in writing) between the Parties.
   5. The Competition is open to individuals. By submitting an entry, each participant a) warrants that all his/her personal information provided in the submission is true, correct and complete, and that he/she is not assuming a false identity and b) accepts and agrees to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.
2. INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
   1. Words capitalised in this Agreement refer to the following definitions:
      1. a. Agreement means these Remix Challenge Terms and Conditions.
      2. b. Organiser has the meaning ascribed to it in clause 1.1.
      3. c. Competition has the meaning ascribed to it in clause 1.1.
      4. d. Parties has the meaning ascribed to it in clause 1.2.
      5. e. Producer has the meaning ascribed to it in clause 1.1
      6. f. Artist has the meaning ascribed to it in clause 1.1
      7. g. Recording means the audio stem files containing the recording of the musical composition entitled “Dance Like Nobody's Watching” made available by the Organiser and Artist to the Producer pursuant to the Competition.
      8. h. Remix has the meaning ascribed to it in clause 1.1.
3. REMIX
   1. The Recording shall be provided by the Artist and Organiser to the Producer on a non-exclusive basis solely for the purposes of the Competition. The Producer may not use the Recording, including any associated files, data or material made available to the Producer by the Artist for any other purpose other than as outlined in clause 1.2.
   2. Upon the Organiser and Artist’s request, the Producer must delete or return the Recording including any associated files, data and material obtained by the Producer from the Organiser and Artist pursuant to the Competition. The Organiser is not liable for unlawful use of this content outside of the Competition.
   3. Remixes must not contain material which is (or promoting activities which are) harmful, threatening, abusive, disparaging, harassing, vulgar, obscene, hateful, pornographic, or libelous or which has other inappropriate content, or is otherwise objectionable as determined by the Organiser and Artist in its sole discretion; Remixes shall not defame, misrepresent or contain disparaging remarks about any persons, products or companies; Remixes shall not contain materials which are not created entirely by Producer or which are owned by others (including music "samples" other than the Recording provided).
   4. Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement or agreed to by the Parties in writing, the Producer is not entitled to any payments, rights, compensation or royalties in connection with the Recording or the Remix.
   5. Should the Artist use the Remix for any commercial purpose (including on the Artist’s DSP), the Artist shall use reasonable endeavours to arrange for a credit to the Producer to be incorporated into the Remix in such form as reasonably requested by the Producer. Any failure by the Artist to incorporate any agreed credit shall not amount to a breach of this Agreement provided the Artist uses reasonable endeavours to rectify such failure prospectively if provided with written notice by the Producer.
   6. The Organiser and Artist will choose the winning Recording at its sole discretion and without giving any motivation or reasons. The Organiser and Artist is not under the obligation to (and shall not) correspond with participants, in any way, about the selection of the winning Recording.
4. ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS
   1. The Artist and Organiser grants the perpetual right, license and privilege to Producer to own their compositions, sound recordings and publishing royalties in any and all media without limitation as to time or territory, and without additional approval from the Programme Owner, Producer or any other party.
   2. The Artist may assign or licence the Remix to any third party including, without limitation, any company, trust, record label or licensee, subject to mutually agreed upon royalty split.
   3. For the avoidance of doubt, the Artist and its assignees, licensees and agents shall have the unlimited and exclusive right to use the Remix for any purpose whatsoever, including, without limitation, to undertake the following:
      1. Produce and manufacture audio and audio-visual products from the Remix by any method now or hereafter known;
      2. Reproduce and exploit the Remix in all media and all markets whether now known or invented in the future; and
      3. Use, adapt, edit, mix, re-mix, add to, delete from, arrange, re-arrange, revise and change the Remix or any part of the Remix.
5. MORAL RIGHTS
   1. The Producer waives any so-called moral rights or similar rights that the Producer may have (whether now or later existing) in respect of the Remix under any law anywhere in the Territory. Without limiting the foregoing, the Producer consents to any and all acts or omissions of the Artist which would, but for this consent, infringe any of the Producer’s moral rights or similar rights in respect of the Remix.
6. NAME AND LIKENESS
   1. The Producer authorises the Organiser, Artist and its assignees, licensees and agents to use the Producer’s name, pre-approved likeness and pre-approved biography on a non-exclusive basis solely for the purposes of advertising and publicity of the Remix.
7. WARRANTIES
   1. The Producer warrants to the Organiser and Artist as follows:
      1. That the Producer is free to enter into this Agreement and in doing so, is not infringing the rights of any third party;
      2. That the Producer has not used any unauthorised sample recordings in the Remix;
      3. That the Remix shall not infringe the rights of any third party;
      4. That no consents of any kind are required from any third party in relation to the Remix;
      5. That the Producer will perform all obligations under this Agreement; and
      6. That the Producer will, at the Organiser’s request, execute all further documentation reasonably required by the Organiser to give effect to the terms and intent of this Agreement.
8. INDEMNITY
   1. Producer indemnifies the Organiser and Artist, its assignees, licensees and agents and holds each of them harmless from any loss, damages, liability or expense (including legal expenses) arising out of or relating to any failure of the Producer to comply with the terms of this Agreement including, without limitation, any breach of the warranties provided by the Producer under clause 8.1.
9. CONFIDENTIALITY
   1. The Parties shall each keep the terms and content of this Agreement confidential and shall not disclose the terms and content of this Agreement to any person or entity, with the exception of disclosure:
      1. To any professional representative of the disclosing party;
      2. To any record label or licensee of the disclosing party; or
      3. As required by law to any Court of competent jurisdiction or any governmental agency.
   2. For the avoidance of doubt, no party shall be required to keep any information confidential where it is already in the public domain.
10. DISPUTES
    1. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be resolved as follows:
       1. The Parties shall negotiate with each other in good faith for a period of no less than seven (7) calendar days to seek to resolve such dispute;
       2. If agreement cannot be reached by the Parties within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of commencement of such negotiation, the Parties agree to have the matter mediated as soon as reasonably practicable by a qualified mediator;
       3. If the matter cannot be resolved by the Parties before a qualified mediator within five (5) calendar days, either of the Parties may refer the dispute to arbitration.
    2. The Parties agree to comply with their obligations under this Agreement while attempting to resolve the matter in dispute.
11. GENERAL
    1. The Organiser and Artist may assign its rights under this Agreement in whole or in part to any third party. Producer must not assign or purport to assign their rights or obligations under this Agreement without the Artist’s prior written consent.
    2. Any variation of this Agreement must be in writing and signed by the Parties.
    3. The Parties are not, pursuant to this Agreement, employer or employee, principal and agent, partners, joint venturers or anything similar.
    4. If any provision of this Agreement is, or becomes, unenforceable, illegal or invalid for any reason, this Agreement will remain in full force apart from such provision which will be deemed deleted.