New month. New rules. Actually… no rules (according to our September Creators Club Challenge partner, Josiah Bell).

Here's the challenge:

• Open the Hookpad link below
• Write 16 to 20 bars that show what it would sound like if music was invented today (no rules, no expectations, just whatever you feel)
• Make anything: a beat, melody, chord progression, rhythm, soundscape, or something we've never heard before

Forget everything you know about music. No genres, no rules, no expectations.. just your imagination. Start from zero and invent the sounds, rhythms, harmonies, and ideas that could define music for the very first time. Go simple, go strange, go completely unexpected. There's no wrong answer, just make something that sounds like you.

JOSIAH BELL is an artist, producer, songwriter, DJ, and curator known for blending gospel, soul, house, and culture into a sound all his own. Alongside his own acclaimed music and albums, his credits span CeCe Winans, Smokie Norful, Jaden Smith, Justin Bieber, Will Smith, Estelle, and more. Rooted in faith and fearless in experimentation, Josiah creates music that honors where it came from while imagining where it can go next.

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