FUSE — a global songwriter and producer tournament presented by REALM
Realm presents
FuseFUSE — songwriters x producers
songwriters × producers
64 teams.
6 rounds.
1 winner.
A global tournament built to discover what happens when exceptional songwriters and producers find the right counterpart.
Hosted by Cool & Dre
A new tournament for music creators
Find your counterpart.
Make something undeniable.
FUSE brings together exceptional songwriters and producers from around the world for a six-round collaborative tournament.
Creators apply individually.
Selected songwriters and producers then form 64 teams of two before entering the competition.
Across six rounds, teams will respond to new creative challenges, collaborate through REALM and Muse, and compete for the FUSE championship.
You don't need a team to apply.
Apply as an individual songwriter or producer.
If selected, you'll form your FUSE team before Round 1.
There are three ways to find your counterpart.
- 01
Bring your person
Already know the songwriter or producer you want beside you? Invite them.
- 02
Find them
Explore creators on REALM and Muse and invite someone whose work makes you want to create.
- 03
Let us connect you
Need help finding the right counterpart? Tell the FUSE team and we'll help facilitate potential introductions.
Selection gets you into FUSE. Your first move is finding the person you'll compete with.
What happens if you're selected
- 01
Get selected
Selected songwriters and producers receive their FUSE invitation.
- 02
Join the onboarding
Before competition begins, participants join a live FUSE onboarding session.
- invite a collaborator
- create your team
- name your team
- enter the tournament
- use REALM
- use Muse for collaboration
- submit your work
- 03
Form your team
Choose one of the three collaborator paths.
- 04
Enter FUSE
Create and name your team and officially enter the tournament.
- 05
Make something
Receive the Round 1 brief, collaborate, and submit through REALM.
Tournament format
Six rounds. Every challenge reveals something different about how a great creative partnership works.
Proposed tournament schedule
Six rounds, twelve weeks.
Round 1
64 → 32
- Challenge opens
- September 18
- Creation + submission
- September 18–27
- Judging + community voting
- September 28–30
- Results
- October 1
Round 1 also includes team formation and official tournament entry.
Round 2
32 → 16
- Challenge opens
- October 2
- Creation + submission
- October 2–11
- Judging + community voting
- October 12–14
- Results
- October 15
Round 3
16 → 8
- Challenge opens
- October 16
- Creation + submission
- October 16–25
- Judging + community voting
- October 26–28
- Results
- October 29
Quarterfinals
8 → 4
- Challenge opens
- October 30
- Creation + submission
- October 30–November 8
- Judging + community voting
- November 9–11
- Results
- November 12
Semifinals
4 → 2
- Challenge opens
- November 13
- Creation + submission
- November 13–22
- Judging + community voting
- November 23–25
- Results
- November 26
Final
2 → 1
- Challenge opens
- November 27
- Creation + submission
- November 27–December 6
- Judging + community voting
- December 7–9
- Results
- FUSE Champion — December 10
Dates are proposed and subject to change before launch.
Seven votes decide who advances.
Every round combines industry perspective, platform representation, creator leadership, and the REALM community.
Danja
1 vote
Muse Representative
1 vote
Cool & Dre — Host
1 vote
Muse
1 vote
IK Multimedia
1 vote
REALM Ambassador Board
1 vote
REALM Community
1 vote
Seven voices. Four votes to advance.
The open community vote takes place on REALM.
Hosted by
Cool & Dre
The iconic songwriter-producer duo behind records that helped define generations of music will host the inaugural FUSE tournament and help lead its search for the next great creative partnerships.
Win FUSE.
$5,000
Cash prize
Gear from IK Multimedia
One year of REALM Pro
One year of Muse Pro
Partner merchandise
FUSE champion recognition and tournament exposure
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