Remix Contests
Remix Contests
Cocoon Remix Contest featuring Guy Gerber
[Open : deadline for entries : 2 August, 2010]
The choice was clear when Beatport asked its community to decide which Cocoon track they would like for their next remix contest. After a week of voting between Dinky’s ‘Acid In My Fridge’, Extrawelt’s ‘Titelheld’ and Guy Gerber’s ‘Timing’, the scales were tipped well in favor of Guy Gerber’s tune, which received more than half the total votes.
The full contest rules can be found here.
Robyn featuring Röyksopp remix contest
[Contest Over : 20 July, 2010]
In 2007, Robyn’s anthemic dance ballad ‘With Every Heartbeat’ reached number one in the UK, and the following year her Grammy-nominated album ‘Robyn’ went on to reach platinum status. How do you top that? Now the diminutive Swede is set to release a triple album in three installments. ‘Body Talk Pt 1’ picks up where ‘Robyn’ left off, with the emphasis on those sweeping, emotional dance tracks and the biting, quirky electro pop with which she made her name.
For Beatport’s next remix contest, Robyn is offering producers parts to ‘None Of Dem’, her collaboration with Röyksopp from her ‘Body Talk Pt 1’ album.
The full contest rules can be found here.
Kaskade ‘Dynasty’ remix contest
[Contest Over : 15 June, 2010]
Kaskade’s new album ‘Dynasty’ on Ultra Records has made an impressive debut at #5 on the iTunes overall album chart. “It is amazing and very exciting to see the fans accept the record like this. They have carried me a long way, but I never thought that it would go this far,” says Kaskade. “It still blows my mind to see a dance record in the Top 10.”
This contest was completed July 5th, 2010.
Click through to see the grand prize winner.
Booka Shade ‘Regenerate’ remix contest
[Contest Over : 18 May, 2010]
Booka Shade have enjoyed a meteoric rise since establishing themselves with their breakthrough album ‘Memento’ in 2005. Worldwide club hits such as ‘Body Language’, ‘In White Rooms’ and ‘Charlotte’ followed, as well as their classic electronic album ‘Movements’. Five years on and with the release of their fourth LP, ‘More!’, Booka Shade delve deeper than ever before, delivering what has to be their most dynamic and accomplished album to date.
For Beatport’s next remix contest installment, Booka Shade is offering producers their newest track ‘Regenerate’.
This Contest was completed 18 May, 2010.
Fatboy Slim ‘Weapon Of Choice’ remix contest
[Contest Over : 4 May, 2010]
English DJ and record producer Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim, is offering his ‘Weapon Of Choice’ track to be remixed by Beatport’s aspiring producers. ‘Weapon Of Choice’ saw success on both UK and US charts and its accompanying music video, directed by Spike Jonze and featured Christopher Walken, received cult-like praise.
Now is your chance to put your spin on the infamous track, which incorporates samples from Sly & the Family Stone and lead vocals from P-Funk legend Bootsy Collins. The winning remix will be released on Fatboy Slim’s Skint Records as well as receive free music downloads from Beatport and Open Lab’s professional studio tool ‘DBeat’, a grand prize package worth over $4000.
This Contest was completed 4 May, 2010.
Click through to see the Grand Prize Winner.
Wolfgang Gartner ‘Latin Fever’ remix contest
[Contest Over : 23 March, 2010]
Electro house superstar Wolfgang Gartner, the man behind eight Beatport No.1s including Beatport’s most downloaded single of 2009 ‘Wolfgang’s 5th Symphony’, is offering aspiring producers the chance to put their own spin on his 2009 hit ‘Latin Fever’.
This Contest was completed 23 March, 2010.
Laurent Garnier remix contest
[Contest Over : 23 February, 2010]
Beatport has teamed up with France’s undisputed king of eclecticism Laurent Garnier for a special remix contest.
The Frenchman is offering up remix parts to his 2009 hit ‘Gnanmankoudji’, an Afro-inspired deep house cut, to his fans, who are then able to remix it for themselves.
This Contest was completed 23 February, 2010.
Strictly Rhythm remix contest
[Contest Over : 19 January, 2010]
Throughout 2009 Beatport has brought you a string of epic remix contests, including tracks from the best of the underground and mainstream producers around the globe. To end 2009, we are proud to partner with Strictly Rhythm to celebrate the labels 20th anniversary and offer aspiring producers the chance to remix Armand Van Helden’s House classic ‘Witch Doktor’.
This Contest was completed 19 January, 2010.
Yello ‘Bostich’ remix contest
[Contest Over : 22 December, 2009]
Following the hugely successful Depeche Mode Remix contest, Beatport is proud to present Yello as the second band in our Legends of Electronic Music remix contest series.
For the first time ever, Beatport is offering producers the chance to remix Yello’s hit ‘Bostich.’
This Contest was completed 22 December, 2009.
Yello ‘Oh Yeah’ remix contest
[Contest Over : 22 December, 2009]
Following the hugely successful Depeche Mode Remix contest, Beatport is proud to present Yello as the second band in our Legends of Electronic Music remix contest series.
For the first time ever, Beatport is offering producers the chance to remix Yello’s hit ‘Oh Yeah.’
This Contest was completed 22 December, 2009.
Beatport presents the Tiësto remix contest
[Contest Over : 24 November, 2009]
Dutch superstar DJ Tiësto - who was crowned the World’s No.1 DJ in the world by readers of DJ Magazine between 2002 and 2004 - is offering Beatport users the chance to remix the single ‘Knock You Out’ feat. Emily Haines, taken from his new album ‘Kaleidoscope’.
This is the first time that Tiësto has made parts to one of his original productions available to the public, and he has also pledged to release three of the best remixes on Ultra and PIAS Records, helping to kick start the careers of three aspiring producers.
This Contest was completed 24 November, 2009.
The Black Eyed Peas Remix Contest
[Contest Over : 28 September, 2009]
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’.
‘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 Top 40 chart since its release. It has sold over 1.95 million downloads. The Black Eyed Peas’ first single ‘Boom Boom Pow’ spent six weeks at No.1 and sold over 3.8 million downloads.
This Contest was completed 28 September, 2009.
Depeche Mode Remix Contest
[Contest Over : 9 July, 2009]
If it wasn’t for Depeche Mode, electronic music might be very different. The English group’s innovation in the studio, particularly with their use of samplers, has influenced electronic music in uncountable ways.
The three pioneers of techno - Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson and Juan Atkins, regularly cited Depeche Mode as an influence when they were experimenting with Detroit techno in the mid 1980s, and Depeche Mode are often named by today’s leading DJs and electronic music artists as key influencers.
No other band of their stature has commissioned so many dance music producers to remix their work. The list so far includes Danny Tenaglia, Sasha, UNKLE, Paul van Dyk, Ricardo Villalobos, Booka Shade, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Michael Mayer, Rex The Dog, Ewan Pearson, Plastikman, Speedy J, Orbital, Blackstrobe, Underworld and Boys Noize.
The band’s connection to electronic music is more than just influence, it helped to give it a beating heart. That makes a Depeche Mode remix contest something special, and for the first time ever, the band have agreed to let the public remix one of their songs officially.
Beatport is honoured to bring this unique opportunity to the electronic music community.
This Contest was completed 9 July, 2009.
Cr2 and Fedde Le Grand ‘Get This Feeling’ Remix Contest
[Contest Over : 19 March, 2009]
Beatportal has teamed up with Cr2 Records to offer aspiring producers the chance to remix Fedde Le Grand’s ‘Get This Feeling’ and have their remixes released on the high profile imprint.
This Contest was completed 19 March, 2009.
Franz Ferdinand ‘Ulysses’ remix contest
[Contest Over : 29 December, 2008]
This Contest was completed 29 December, 2008.
After sorting through hundreds of remix submissions, the Beatport and Domino teams have found the Grand Prize winner, along with the other finalists.
Click through to see the Grand Prize Winner and the other finalists.
Audion Billy Says Go remix contest
[Contest Over : 30 October, 2008]
This Contest was completed 30 October, 2008.
After a two-week period of uploading, 537 user-submitted remixes of ‘Billy Says Go’ were added to the system and now the public have the chance to vote for their favorite remixes.
Celeda and Danny Tenaglia’s ‘Music is the Answer’ remix
[Contest Over : 14 August, 2008]
House legends Danny Tenaglia and Celeda along with TWISTED Records team up to give music fans a chance to remix one of the biggest house music anthems of all time: Danny Tenaglia and Celeda’s ‘Music Is The Answer’.
This Contest was completed 14 August, 2008.
Paul van Dyk remix
[Contest Over : 16 July, 2008]
One of the world’s biggest DJs and producers, Germany’s Paul van Dyk, is looking for a talented producer to remix his track with Giuseppe Ottaviani, ‘Far Away’, on Beatport.
This Contest was completed 16 July, 2008.
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