Yes we are running our own DJ contest right here, and you can enter...after witnessing a contest being run I am stating right now that this will be judged on the following criteria (being that I was just in a contest that was so vague in terms of this):
Mixing/Technical Ability behind your tables (did you notice that record going off beat and fix it before we could even tell? or did ya let it wreck!?)
if you can scratch, cool, but keep in mind you will be rated negatively if your scratching doesn't flow
Track Selection/Progression in your mix....does it flow? are your tracks going somewhere or did you just mix your 13 newest rekkids together...
Originality...does your mix sound like "just another boring GU", or is it fresh, and thought-provoking. were you daring and mixed some trip hop with your drum and bass? Did you play prog house for an hour and every track sounded alike? make your mix STAND OUT TO US!
it doesn't matter if you don't have "the newest shit"...just so long as its quality shit... I plan to make the judges, consist of the forum moderaters and YOU, the reader, will also receive the 5th vote in the final round....
You can use cd decks, final scratch, shit use your old belt driven gemini's for all i care, just produce a quality mix that was NOT made in acid or protools (yes, i will be able to tell)...
so...we can't POSSIBLY host this many mixes here on bluelight, for the first round, you need to get your mix HOSTED, which would be the easiest thing to do, OR get a copy (mp3, cd, whatever) to each of the music mods...Include also a Bio of yourself, a pic if possible, and whatever else you want the rest of bluelight to see in THIS thread if you want to be in the contest...you can post your info now if you want, just have it in this format so we can separate you from randomers posting in the thread:
DJ NAME:
STYLES YOU PLAY:
HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN MIXING:
LOCATION:
BIO: (hey, go as long as you want with this....make yourself look good, EVERYONE needs to have a quality bio)
pic if ya got one!
add whatever else you deem necessary to us knowing more about you and your music!
If nothing else, I want the point of this contest to be that you get very good constructive criticism from all the music fans on the board, get some more fans of your style/mix, and get a little exposure maybe (ill see what I can do if you win in terms of a gig or something cool)
Ah this brings me to prizes...
While we have no specific prize as of yet, I promise ya something interesting...and your mix will be hosted either here on bluelight or somewhere else for you, and if you could the winner could do a victory set online or something cool like that
basically you will stand out as the most talented bluelight dj for the half year, i think a contest like this can be done once every 6 months and you can reign king for a while...and you can re-enter if we do this again, this is the trial contest right here folks...
Alright, so we're officially taking applicants...be sure to let us know in this thread where we can get a copy of your mix too, and if you cant host remember its your job to get us all copies! you CAN mail me a copy if you want!
open to ALL genres of electronica music...im not setting a closing date for mixes yet, we will decide that in the next week, but you aren't getting forever, probably something like 15 days...that should give you enough time to get a mix together if you haven't already...
the mods will be voting on narrowing down to the best 5 mixes, and then for the final vote, you, the reader, can choose your favorite mix/dj in a poll that will represent a 5th vote...
for the minute the judges are the mods of the forum, but I may need another judge so let me know here if you want to be one and what qualifies you to judge a mix cd...
get to work DJ's!
note: I am personally going to oversee/run this contest, and i PROMISE you unbiased judging...I am a lover of ALL forms of electronica music, and I can tell a quality, well thought out, original mix when I see it. I am not playing favorites...do not AIM me asking for my vote...all judges will not be flattered in any way...You prove yourself with your talent...no buttering us up!
if you are chosen as top 5, you will have to make another mix...and provide it within a short amount of time...because this will weed out someone who perhaps took a long time programming, mixing, and remixing their cd...
I'm looking forward to all the dj's in this forum entering and hearing your music!
~hydra (aim hydra927)
...now stop bothering me about when we're starting this contest...right now!
Mixing/Technical Ability behind your tables (did you notice that record going off beat and fix it before we could even tell? or did ya let it wreck!?)
if you can scratch, cool, but keep in mind you will be rated negatively if your scratching doesn't flow
Track Selection/Progression in your mix....does it flow? are your tracks going somewhere or did you just mix your 13 newest rekkids together...
Originality...does your mix sound like "just another boring GU", or is it fresh, and thought-provoking. were you daring and mixed some trip hop with your drum and bass? Did you play prog house for an hour and every track sounded alike? make your mix STAND OUT TO US!
it doesn't matter if you don't have "the newest shit"...just so long as its quality shit... I plan to make the judges, consist of the forum moderaters and YOU, the reader, will also receive the 5th vote in the final round....
You can use cd decks, final scratch, shit use your old belt driven gemini's for all i care, just produce a quality mix that was NOT made in acid or protools (yes, i will be able to tell)...
so...we can't POSSIBLY host this many mixes here on bluelight, for the first round, you need to get your mix HOSTED, which would be the easiest thing to do, OR get a copy (mp3, cd, whatever) to each of the music mods...Include also a Bio of yourself, a pic if possible, and whatever else you want the rest of bluelight to see in THIS thread if you want to be in the contest...you can post your info now if you want, just have it in this format so we can separate you from randomers posting in the thread:
DJ NAME:
STYLES YOU PLAY:
HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN MIXING:
LOCATION:
BIO: (hey, go as long as you want with this....make yourself look good, EVERYONE needs to have a quality bio)
pic if ya got one!
add whatever else you deem necessary to us knowing more about you and your music!
If nothing else, I want the point of this contest to be that you get very good constructive criticism from all the music fans on the board, get some more fans of your style/mix, and get a little exposure maybe (ill see what I can do if you win in terms of a gig or something cool)
Ah this brings me to prizes...
While we have no specific prize as of yet, I promise ya something interesting...and your mix will be hosted either here on bluelight or somewhere else for you, and if you could the winner could do a victory set online or something cool like that
basically you will stand out as the most talented bluelight dj for the half year, i think a contest like this can be done once every 6 months and you can reign king for a while...and you can re-enter if we do this again, this is the trial contest right here folks...
Alright, so we're officially taking applicants...be sure to let us know in this thread where we can get a copy of your mix too, and if you cant host remember its your job to get us all copies! you CAN mail me a copy if you want!
open to ALL genres of electronica music...im not setting a closing date for mixes yet, we will decide that in the next week, but you aren't getting forever, probably something like 15 days...that should give you enough time to get a mix together if you haven't already...
the mods will be voting on narrowing down to the best 5 mixes, and then for the final vote, you, the reader, can choose your favorite mix/dj in a poll that will represent a 5th vote...
for the minute the judges are the mods of the forum, but I may need another judge so let me know here if you want to be one and what qualifies you to judge a mix cd...
get to work DJ's!
note: I am personally going to oversee/run this contest, and i PROMISE you unbiased judging...I am a lover of ALL forms of electronica music, and I can tell a quality, well thought out, original mix when I see it. I am not playing favorites...do not AIM me asking for my vote...all judges will not be flattered in any way...You prove yourself with your talent...no buttering us up!
if you are chosen as top 5, you will have to make another mix...and provide it within a short amount of time...because this will weed out someone who perhaps took a long time programming, mixing, and remixing their cd...
I'm looking forward to all the dj's in this forum entering and hearing your music!
~hydra (aim hydra927)
...now stop bothering me about when we're starting this contest...right now!
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