by Mat Dirjish
Audiotool, a free, browser-based multiplayer music production platform with over 300,000 monthly active users across 200+ countries, is embarking on a global initiative dubbed “Let’s Build! Hackathon Series.” The initiative reportedly offers anyone and everyone an onramp to create music tech tools together.
Also, Audiotool’s Hackathon Series expands its roster of collaborators to include BBC R&D, Fraunhofer IDMT, Music Hackspace, and The Audio Programmer. Collaborating organizations will participate as challenge definers, mentors, and judges throughout the series, which runs now through July 6, 2026. It is open to developers, musicians, and creative technologists at all stages.
Let’s Build! hackathon participants will receive up to $500 worth of AI credits to ensure that anyone interested in building music apps can participate and learn. The total prize pool is greater than $70,000 in value, with participants competing across six categories.
Hanna Lukashevich, R&D Management Leader at Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media, explains, “What makes initiatives like this particularly interesting is the open architecture of NEXUS. Unlike traditional closed DAW environments, NEXUS enables developers to build and connect new tools directly within collaborative music production workflows, creating the foundation for experimentation and community-driven innovation that a hackathon format depends on. For our research at Fraunhofer IDMT, this opens up exciting opportunities to better understand how AI can support collaborative music creation, which tools creators actually need, and at which stages of the production workflow intelligent assistance can provide the greatest value.”
For greater gleanings, visit the Let’s Build! website. And for even brighter enlightenment, pay a visit to the Audiotool website.
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