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Beatport presents the Black Eyed Peas Remix Contest in association with Dipdive

21 August, 2009 | 7.56AM

Written by: Beatportal
Filed under: Music News: black eyed peas, remix contests

Beatport has teamed up with the quartet of The Black Eyed Peas, consisting of will.i.am, Fergie, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, to offer aspiring producers the chance to remix their current number one hit single ‘I Gotta Feeling’ co-produced by David Guetta.

‘I Gotta Feeling’ is the second single from the band’s new album ‘The E.N.D.’, and continues to sit at No.1 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart since its release. It has sold over 2 million downloads. The Black Eyed Peas just made Billboard history as the only artist/group with the longest successive stay at the top of the Hot 100 chart with 20 consecutive weeks at #1.

This special remix contest will give dance producers the chance to remix one of the biggest groups in pop music, and join remixing greats David Guetta, Jazzy Jeff, Boys Noize, Pete Rock, and Lil Jon who have also remade tracks by The Black Eyed Peas in the past.

The opportunity

The three-time Grammy Award winning band, The Black Eyed Peas is inviting all budding DJs and aspiring producers the chance to remix their hit single ‘I Gotta Feeling’. Beatport is proud to bring this opportunity to music producers around the world. The top remixes will be exclusively featured on Dipdive.com, the online community for The Black Eyed Peas.

The stages

1. August 21st - September 8th: Download phase - The bundled remix parts of ‘I Gotta Feeling’ is no longer available.

2. September 1st - September 14th: 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.

3. September 15th - September 28th 2009: Voting phase - The public votes for their favorite remixes by ‘spinning’ them.

After a period of deliberation, the winner will be announced on or around October 15th, 2009.

The prizes

Up to 10 remixes will be exclusively featured on Dipdive.com, the online community for The Black Eyed Peas. The top 3 remixes will also receive the following prizes:

1st prize
A Native Instruments Maschine
Traktor Scratch Duo
A Pacemaker portable DJ system
Korg Kaossilator
Korg miniKP
Moog MIDI MuRF Effects Processor
Moog Multi-Pedal USB/MIDI/CV Controller
V-Moda headphones
$500 Beatport gift card

2nd prize
$100 Beatport gift card

3rd prize
$50 Beatport gift card

The rules

1. Download the bundled remix parts to ‘I Gotta Feeling’ for $4.99 USD from August 21st - September 8th. NOTE: You do not need to download the WAV files to enter the remix contest. Stem parts are only available as a bundled download.

2. Remix the track into your chosen style. All genres are welcome.

3. Submit your remix to Beatportal’s remix page. MP3 files sizes are limited and may be no larger than 10 MB.

4. The download phase begins August 21st 2009 and ends September 8th 2009.

5. The submission phase begins on September 1st, 2009 at 12.01AM MST and ends September 14th, 2009 at 11.59PM MST.

6. The voting phase starts on September 15th, 2009 at 12.01AM MST and ends on September 28th, 2009 at 11.59pm MST.

7. Ten remixes will be submitted as voted for by the Beatportal community and ten remixes will be submitted by Beatport staff. The final winner will be chosen by The Black Eyed Peas.

8. Remixes using ‘uncleared’ samples will be disqualified. An ‘uncleared sample’ is a musical work, loop or sample that you do not own the copyright for (ie: you didn’t create it). You are free to use sounds that were created by you.

9. All remixes submitted for this contest become the legal property of Interscope Records. Your remix contest submission becomes the legal property of the record label hosting the competition as protection against the release of unauthorized remixes.

10. All trademarks and logos are protected. All rights of the producer and the owner of the recorded work are reserved. Unauthorized copying, hiring, renting, public performance and broadcasting of this record, remix or remix parts is prohibited.

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Beatport has teamed up with the quartet of The Black Eyed Peas, consisting of will.i.am, Fergie, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, to offer aspiring producers the chance to remix their current number one hit single 'I Gotta Feeling' co-produced by David Guetta.

'I Gotta Feeling' is the second single from the band's new album 'The E.N.D.', and continues to sit at No.1 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart since its release. It has sold over 2 million downloads. The Black Eyed Peas just made Billboard history as the only artist/group with the longest successive stay at the top of the Hot 100 chart with 20 consecutive weeks at #1. 

This special remix contest will give dance producers the chance to remix one of the biggest groups in pop music, and join remixing greats David Guetta, Jazzy Jeff, Boys Noize, Pete Rock, and Lil Jon who have also remade tracks by The Black Eyed Peas in the past.
Beatport has teamed up with the quartet of The Black Eyed Peas, consisting of will.i.am, Fergie, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, to offer aspiring producers the chance to remix their current number one hit single 'I Gotta Feeling' co-produced by David Guetta.

'I Gotta Feeling' is the second single from the band's new album 'The E.N.D.', and continues to sit at No.1 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart since its release. It has sold over 2 million downloads. The Black Eyed Peas just made Billboard history as the only artist/group with the longest successive stay at the top of the Hot 100 chart with 20 consecutive weeks at #1. 

This special remix contest will give dance producers the chance to remix one of the biggest groups in pop music, and join remixing greats David Guetta, Jazzy Jeff, Boys Noize, Pete Rock, and Lil Jon who have also remade tracks by The Black Eyed Peas in the past.

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