Next Generation DJ contest launch

Next Generation DJ contest launch

15 December, 2009 | 5.21AM

• Written by: Beatportal
• Filed under: Videos: ngdj, technology

Pioneer, Beatport, DJ Magazine and Let’s Mix have joined forces to launch the world’s biggest DJ talent contest. ‘Next Generation DJ’ (NGDJ) aims to unearth the next superstar DJ and give them a life changing prize.

The eventual winner of NGDJ will win a set of Pioneer CDJ-2000s, inclusion into Pioneer’s exclusive test DJ group, a Pacemaker, media coverage across DJ Mag, Beatportal, and Let’s Mix, and their own compilation release on Beatport, flights to Miami in March for the annual Winter Music Conference, a flash hotel, and massive gigs at the Beatport Pool Party and the DJ Mag opening and closing parties. Phew!

To join the contest, DJs must demonstrate their skills by uploading and promoting a mix on the new mixing and social networking platform letsmix.com as well as prove that they have the entrepreneurial aptitude required to make it big in the world of dance music.

NGDJ has some heavyweight backing. Pioneer revolutionized DJ technology with the introduction of the CD turntables and are about to do so again with the launch of their CDJ-2000 and 900 digital DJ platforms.

Tonium introduced the revolutionary Pacemaker to the world, the first hand held, truly portable DJ system. Beatport is the world’s No.1 destination to purchase electronic music and home to this here Beatportal blog. DJ Magazine is the world’s leading authority on dance music and is the brand behind the globally renowned ‘DJ Mag Top 100’ poll.

These brands know DJing and dance music like no other, making NGDJ a competition with a genuine prospect of discovering the world’s next superstar DJ.

However, to be a superstar DJ these days takes more than just skills behind the decks. You need to be able to create your brand, manage your profile and promote yourself relentlessly.

Entrants to NGDJ will be required to create their letsmix.com profile and upload their DJ mix. From there they will need to show they can navigate the world of promo, pushing their DJ mix across all social networking / blogging platforms to generate a specific amount of votes to reach the next round. Amongst all those who have been able to promote themselves sufficiently, 100 finalists will compete in a second round, creating a mix around a special theme with their DJ skills judged by a panel of industry heavyweights. All 100 finalists will also feel the heat of the media spotlight throughout the final round.

This is a competition designed by the biggest, most influential brands in dance music to find genuine, unrivalled DJ talent, and so the final and ultimate reward for winning the competition is a future career as a DJ. The winner will be offered an exclusive contract with a major DJ management agency, giving them the chance to show dancefloors around the world exactly what they can do. 2010 will the year when the NGDJ winner will become the next big DJ brand.

Join the contest now at letsmix.com.

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