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New Year’s Anthem Producer Challenge

2 December, 2010 | 11.34AM

Written by: Beatportal
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It’s contest time again, and with the year drawing to a close, we’re getting celebratory: Beatport and Sounds/To/Sample, in association with Great Stuff and SoundCloud, present the New Year’s Anthem Producer Challenge!

This is your shot at creating a track to be played at the stroke of midnight by DJs around the world, possibly not just this year, but for years to come.

Sounds/To/Sample co-founder Sharooz, one of our judges, explains, “We are looking for innovative use of the elements, be it chopping, effecting, resampling or general mangling of the samples provided. The most daring entries will gather the most attention!”

Great Stuff’s A&R and label manager Rainer Weichhold, another of our judges, says, “I’ve never heard of a countdown track before, so this is definitely a great idea. Millions of DJs could use it for the next 30 years. So please give your best to produce a timeless track, and keep in mind that the winning track will be released on Great Stuff Records.” Just in time to ring in the new year.

The rest of our panel is comprised of Noura Labbani, VP of Artist & Label Relations at Beatport, and SoundCloud’s Nils Westerlund, who is also a techno producer in his own right.

Labbani told Beatportal, “My advice: Be creative and innovative; at the same time, don’t forget about the quality of production. I want to feel those goosebumps!”

Read on for the full contest rules.

The rules are simple: just purchase Sounds/To/Sample’s Ultimate NYE Countdown sample pack and use those sounds to create your version of the ultimate NYE anthem.

You need not restrict yourself to only the sounds from the S/T/S sample pack; producers should feel to avail themselves of whatever other sounds and instruments they wish (although unlicensed/uncleared samples are not allowed). However, entries will be judged in part on how well each track has integrated the designated sounds.

When you are ready to submit your production join Beatport’s Soundcloud page and submit your entry from the dropbox tab, or simply use the embedded dropbox below by December 16, 2010.

Send us your sounds

For your entry to qualify please ensure your settings (located at the bottom of the upload page) are as follows:
* DOWNLOADS DISABLED (see the image to the right for an example of how the setting should look)
* COMMENTS ENABLED

In addition to having your track released on Great Stuff, the winning producer will also receive a one-year SoundCloud Pro account, a $200 Beatport voucher, and the Sounds/To/Sample Sample Magic Electro Collection. Two runners-up will each receive a one-year SoundCloud Lite account and a $50 Beatport voucher.

Contest Rules “New Year’s Anthem Producer Challenge”

1. Download the production parts to the New Year’s Anthem Producer Challenge (it is the responsibility of each entrant to name the track they have worked on) from 2nd December 2010 - 16th December 2010. You may purchase the sample pack at $4.99. The stem(s) must be downloaded from Sounds2Sample.com in order to qualify for the producer contest. Productions created using illegally obtained stems will be disqualified from the contest.

2. Produce a track in your chosen style. All genres are welcome.

3. Submit your production to Beatport’s Soundcloud Dropbox. MP3 files sizes are limited and may be no larger than 10 MB. Do not allow sharing of file when posting.

4. The download phase begins 2nd December 2010 and ends 16th December 2010.

5. The submission phase begins on 2nd December 2010 at 12.01AM MST and ends 16th December 2010 at 11.59PM MST.

6. Winner will be announced and/or notified by email on 21th December 2010.

7. Judges from Beatport, Sounds/To/Sample, Great Stuff and SoundCloud will choose the winner, which is to be released on Great Stuff Recordings.

8. Productions using “uncleared” samples will be disqualified. An “uncleared sample” is a musical work, loop or sample that is copyrighted (ie: you didn’t create it). Entrant(s) are free to use royalty-free loops, stems and samples and/or sounds the entrant(s) has originally created. Sounds from commercially available sample packs and loop libraries (such as those by Sounds/To/Sample or Loopmasters) are also acceptable.

9. All productions submitted for this Contest become the legal property of Great Stuff Recordings. Your remix contest submission becomes the legal property of the record label hosting the contest as protection against the release of unauthorized remixes. Any use other than personal, will require written agreement from Great Stuff Recordings. Upon request entrant will supply Great Stuff Recordings a 16 bit, 44.100 khz, WAV quality master file.

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, mix or mix parts is strictly prohibited.

11. Your submission of a production in this contest constitutes your agreement to these Rules.

12. Neither SoundsToSample, Soundcloud, Native Instruments, Great Stuff Recordings nor Beatport accept any responsibility for any damage, loss, liability, injury or upset caused to or suffered by you as a result of entering the competition or winning the prize. SoundsToSample, Soundcloud, Native Instruments, Great Stuff Recordings and Beatport further accept no liability for any damage caused to any person’s computer or other electronic device relating to or resulting from downloading any materials, including so called computer viruses, in connection with this competition. Nothing shall exclude us from our liability for death or personal injury as a result of our negligence.

13. We may revise these Terms (and/or cancel, modify or supersede the competition (including altering prizes) if in our discretion the competition is not capable of being conducted as specified) at any time by posting changes online and you agree to be legally bound by these terms as updated and/or amended.

14. This Promotion is sponsored by Beatport L.L.C. 2399 Blake Street Suite 170
Denver, CO 80205. Colorado law governs this contest and prize
winner(s) agree that any claims against Sponsors must be filed in the Central District of Colorado.

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It's contest time again, and with the year drawing to a close, we're getting celebratory: Beatport and Sounds/To/Sample, in association with Great Stuff and SoundCloud, present the New Year's Anthem Producer Challenge!

This is your shot at creating a track to be played at the stroke of midnight by DJs around the world, possibly not just this year, but for years to come.

Sounds/To/Sample co-founder Sharooz, one of our judges, explains, "We are looking for innovative use of the elements, be it chopping, effecting, resampling or general mangling of the samples provided. The most daring entries will gather the most attention!"

Great Stuff's A&R and label manager Rainer Weichhold, another of our judges, says, "I've never heard of a countdown track before, so this is definitely a great idea. Millions of DJs could use it for the next 30 years. So please give your best to produce a timeless track, and keep in mind that the winning track will be released on Great Stuff Records."  Just in time to ring in the new year.

The rest of our panel is comprised of Noura Labbani, VP of Artist & Label Relations at Beatport, and SoundCloud's Nils Westerlund, who is also a techno producer in his own right.

Labbani told Beatportal, "My advice: Be creative and innovative; at the same time, don't forget about the quality of production. I want to feel those goosebumps!"

Read on for the full contest rules.


It's contest time again, and with the year drawing to a close, we're getting celebratory: Beatport and Sounds/To/Sample, in association with Great Stuff and SoundCloud, present the New Year's Anthem Producer Challenge!

This is your shot at creating a track to be played at the stroke of midnight by DJs around the world, possibly not just this year, but for years to come.

Sounds/To/Sample co-founder Sharooz, one of our judges, explains, "We are looking for innovative use of the elements, be it chopping, effecting, resampling or general mangling of the samples provided. The most daring entries will gather the most attention!"

Great Stuff's A&R and label manager Rainer Weichhold, another of our judges, says, "I've never heard of a countdown track before, so this is definitely a great idea. Millions of DJs could use it for the next 30 years. So please give your best to produce a timeless track, and keep in mind that the winning track will be released on Great Stuff Records."  Just in time to ring in the new year.

The rest of our panel is comprised of Noura Labbani, VP of Artist & Label Relations at Beatport, and SoundCloud's Nils Westerlund, who is also a techno producer in his own right.

Labbani told Beatportal, "My advice: Be creative and innovative; at the same time, don't forget about the quality of production. I want to feel those goosebumps!"

Read on for the full contest rules.



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