Location

Francis Bancroft Building

Queen Mary, University of London

Mile End Road

E1 4NS London

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Schedule

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM — Check-in & Registration
Arrive, get your badge, and settle in.

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM — Tea & Coffee
Fuel up and meet other participants.

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM — Introduction (JB Thiebaut)
Welcome to the event: hack themes, house rules, how to join a group, and intro to the experts.

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM — Find Your Partners
Form teams and start brainstorming. Mentors will be on hand—come chat if you need help getting started!

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM — Lunch
Queen Mary’s finest catering: triangle sandwiches 🙂
Meat, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options available.

1:30 PM — Kickoff!
We’re on. Find a table with your team and start building.
Sketch out a plan using pencils, whiteboards, or post-its. Be creative and bold—but make sure your app can be built in 24 hours!

7:00 PM — Day 1 Curfew
We break for the day. Teams can keep working from home and return tomorrow.

9:00 AM — Day 2 Start
Tea and biscuits to kick things off.
Get organised and plan ahead: your product should be ~90% ready. Start practicing the demo and writing documentation while finalising code.

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM — Lunch
Pizza delivered (or salad, depending on popular demand).

1:30 PM – 3:30 PM — Final Push
Stop coding and focus on your presentation.
You’ll have 3 minutes to demo, so practice! You can record in advance or present live. Keep it simple:

1. what it is, 2) who it’s for, 3) how it works.

4:00 PM – Final presentations

It's show time. 

5:00 PM - Winners are announced

Discord Channel

Join the Discord channel to chat with other participants and sponsors https://discord.gg/dNvBejKYjv

About the challenges

MuseHub Challenge:

Create an app or plugin for music creators—extend MuseScore, Audacity, or build something tailored for guitar or piano players. Best entries get featured on MuseHub, with 10k+ guaranteed traffic

Audiotool Challenge:

Build a website or app extending the Audiotool online DAW: use the SDK to ready & modify projects, interact with presets, users, projects, samples; connect 3rd party services, wrap it all in a beautiful website. Winner gets featured in the Audiotool newsletter, homepage, and launch campaign, plus up to $5,000 in Google Cloud credits .

Get started

MuseHub: 

Documentation: https://developer.musehub.com/muse-partners-help 

SDK: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EH9vCji5Q4Hfij5XGt3DU_JVraT8NpA3

Muse DRM tool:  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1U4EnrPF9RBqVM9A03PvC4_RWDDJnFARj

AudioTool:

SDK Docs: https://rpc.audiotool.com/dev/nexus/ 

Beta Launch Page: https://new.audiotool.com/ 

Beta login page: https://beta.audiotool.com/ 

Dev Platform: https://rpc.audiotool.com/dev/ 

• Creativity & Innovation (25%)
  Is the idea original and memorable? Judges should look for concepts that are fresh, inventive, or present a unique twist on a problem. A strong entry shows imaginative problem-solving and stands out from the crowd.
• Technical Execution (25%)
  How well does the project work? This includes the reliability, polish, and technical craftsmanship—well-structured, functional solutions that demonstrate solid engineering. Think of functionality, dependability, and intuitive build quality.
• Impact & Usefulness (25%)
  Does the solution solve a real problem effectively? Judges should assess the project’s potential for tangible benefits—whether it’s practical, scalable, and valuable to its intended users or audience.
• Presentation (25%)
  Is the idea communicated effectively and compellingly? This involves clarity, storytelling, and visual engagement—how well the team explains their concept, demonstrates it, and makes it easy for others (judges, users) to understand and remember.