Applications open for the BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2014 on Thursday 12th June.
Just like last year, we will be asking you to submit five minutes of your own material using SoundCloud. You will need to upload your audio and paste the SoundCloud link into your application form.
Sound scary? NO! It’s really easy! Here's a step-by-step guide to uploading and sharing your audio with us:
Step one: Record your audio
Before you get going on SoundCloud you should record five minutes of your own, unaired on TV or Radio material. This doesn’t need to be recorded with an audience; it just needs to be five minutes in length, audible and either an .mp3 or a .wav.
Step two: Sign in to SoundCloud
Now you’ve recorded your comedy gold, go to the SoundCloud home page. You will be asked to sign up using your ‘Facebook account’, ‘Google+ account’ or you can use your email address. You will then be asked to fill in your date of birth and create a username.
If you already have a SoundCloud account, you should sign in as usual.
Step two: Set-up an account
Step three: Upload your audio
Once you have successfully signed into SoundCloud select ‘Choose file to upload’. You will then be able to select the audio you recorded in step one.
Step three: Upload your audio
Step four: Basic details
Now you have selected your audio successfully, you need to fill in some basic details to complete the upload process. You will be prompted to add a title, some tags and a short description.
You should select your track to be 'public’ within the 'Basic details' tab. You then need to enable 'downloads' within the permissions tab. This is very important as it will allow us to download your track. If you do not want to post your submission publically, you can also list it as 'private'. Please drop us a line directly at newcomedyaward@bbc.co.uk to make us aware of a 'private' listing.
Step four: Basic details
Step five: Upload complete
After filling in all your details and selecting ‘public’, your audio is ready to be shared. Select ‘Go to track’
Go to track
Step six: Viewing your track
You should now be on the page for your track. Copy and paste the URL of the page. You can also hit the 'share' button, this will give you the same URL.
Track URL
Paste your link into your BBC Radio New Comedy Award form to complete your application.
Remember, applications open on Thursday 12th June 2014. Good luck!
