JesC
September 21, 2010, 10:05pm
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Deadmau5 & Beatport Present The Ultimate Remix Challenge
From: Beatportal
http://www.beatportal.com/feed/item/deadmau5-beatport-presents-the-ultimate-remix-challenge/
Calling all DJs and producers! Beatport is raising the stakes with our next remix contest. Deadmau5 is looking for the ultimate jack of all trades to remix his unreleased hit ”SOFI Needs A Ladder.” His favorite remix will not only be included on mau5trap’s official “SOFI Needs A Ladder” release, but the winning remixer will also be booked for an opening slot for the mau5 himself at one of his sought-out live appearances.
The opportunity
Hear Beatport’s exclusive sneak peak of the original, which is still unreleased:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz7oQrfpaTw
The first round of finalists will be divided into two categories; 10 user voted (based on the highest number of spins) and 10 editors’ favorites (picked by Beatport’s music staff). From these 20 nominees, Deadmau5 and his management team will ask the producers of their top 10 favorite remixes to flex their DJing skills by submitting a 30-minute mix for the final round of judging.
Prizes
The winning remix included on mau5trap’s official release of ”SOFI Needs A Ladder”
The selected winning artist will also be booked for an opening performance slot during one of mau5’s critically acclaimed live appearances.
$250 Beatport pre-paid card
Beatport swag pack including t-shirts and Beatport bag
1 Vmoda Crossfade LP headphones
The entry with the highest number of spins (highest user voted remix) will also be awarded:
The stages
September 21st - October 12th: Download phase - Download the remix parts of ”SOFI Needs A Ladder” for $3.99 USD.
September 28th - October 11th: Upload/Submission phase - Upload your remix to Beatportal to www.beatportal.com/remix . During this phase the entries can be listened to, but not voted for.
October 12th - October 26th: Voting phase - The public votes for their favorite remixes by “spinning” them.
November 9th - November 18th: DJ mix phase - Top 10 finalists are announced and contacted to submit their 30 minute DJ mix.
After a period of deliberation, the winner will be announced by November 23rd, 2010.
If you have any questions or need help please contact our Customer Care Team at: support@beatport.com
Goodluck Guys & Gals! This should be fun
I refuse to participate in Beatport remix contests, because they want me to pay money to get the stems.
“but the winning remixer will also be booked for an opening slot for the mau5 himself at one of his sought-out live appearances”
so you need to be a dj too, and if youre not, youre fucked…
theory28:
“but the winning remixer will also be booked for an opening slot for the mau5 himself at one of his sought-out live appearances”
so you need to be a dj too, and if youre not, youre fucked…
Nah man, you could always go up there and do interpretive dance for 1 hour.
EDIT:
theory28:
“but the winning remixer will also be booked for an opening slot for the mau5 himself at one of his sought-out live appearances”
so you need to be a dj too, and if youre not, youre fucked…
I guess you could get away with playing your own stuff if your a producer. after all, Deadmau5 is an ableton DJ and he recreates his songs live most of the time.
or you could pop in your ipod and fist pump the whole time lol
JesC
September 21, 2010, 11:25pm
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with all the stuff we buy from NI, im sure you have a $10 gift card laying around.
SirReal
September 21, 2010, 11:34pm
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"jack of all trades to remix his unreleased hit ”SOFI Needs A Ladder.”
I like how they know it’s a “hit” even though it’s unreleased.
You misinterpret what they’re saying. They’re saying when it does get released, you’re gonna want to hit someone.
Glen
September 22, 2010, 12:10am
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theory28:
“but the winning remixer will also be booked for an opening slot for the mau5 himself at one of his sought-out live appearances”
so you need to be a dj too, and if youre not, youre fucked…
“From these 20 nominees, Deadmau5 and his management team will ask the producers of their top 10 favorite remixes to flex their DJing skills by submitting a 30-minute mix for the final round of judging.”
yes, but if you cant ‘flex’ your skills in that recorded mix because you cant dj, then A: how will you win? and B: how are you going to play a set with him?
this could have been split into 2 competitions
maybe im mis-reading…
Jester
September 22, 2010, 1:49am
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So basically you have to buy the track to enter this. clever marketing.
Its becoming more and more popular which i personally think is bull**** you will never see me pay for stems, unless its a totally awesome killer track i absolutely must have the stems too - even then i wont be happy forking over the cash, especially considering this works as a great marketing campaign for the artist.
mau5? hit?
