There must be quite a few of you waiting for this posting, so here goes the good news. Alec Empire from Atari Teenage Riot dropped us a line today with a couple of words about the Atari Teenage Riot ‘Collapse of History’ Remix Contest, letting us know how the judging went and who are the final winners. Few of you have spotted the recently released Remixes EP, but don’t worry, the top prize of the competition is even much sweeter!
Here it goes:
“We fought, debated, hated each other, threw molotov cocktails and stones… but finally we have agreed on the winners! You should have seen the DHR office versus DIM MAK office… it was London against Los Angeles and back. Tears, mp3 files thrown around, yes, it was heated…
Finally Steve Aoki and me, Alec Empire, had a long Skype call about it. You may wonder WHY THE WAIT, WHY THE DRAMA? BECAUSE YOU, yes, YOU! SENT IN TOO MANY GOOD REMIXES!
Usually these things generate 50 remixes, all pretty much bad and stuff, and 5 are maybe okay or so… but in this case we had over 130 (!!!) – so again THANK YOU ALL for that!!!!!!
That’s an amazing result but made it very hard to judge on. Anyone else who is reading this, please check out ALL remixes, they go from Dubstep, Breakcore, Techno, 80s Synth, 8bit, Reggae (!!!?) to Noise and more… this is what one can do with a song!
So this is what we’re going to do. We have put the official remixes out as an EP first without the single track. You can get those now on all DSPs.
The remix competition winner is going onto the SINGLE release (to really stand out!)”
So here are the chosen remixes followed by the very grand winner:
4th place goes to 8 Bit Resurrection
Congrats, you are entitled to a 1-year Lite upgrade for your SoundCloud account.
3rd goes to No One Knows Remix
Congratulations there, you will also be rewarded with a Lite upgrade for your SoundCloud account.
2nd goes to Toshihiro Ogihara HRE Remix
Congrats as well, the Lite upgrade is yours.
And… The winner is !!!!
Tits & Clits Remix
We bow before you, well done. As Alec mentioned, the remix will be released on the Atari Teenage Riot – Collapse of History, the single. Also, our mates from SoundCloud offer you a 1 year upgrade to Pro for your SoundCloud account, while Headliner.fm will make you a Pro on their network for one month to blast about your success.
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All the lucky winners of this contest, please send us an e-mail to winners[at]foem.info with the subject ‘ATR’.
Here’s what the e-mail should include:
- full contact details (your contact number, physical address, SoundCloud account)
- a single zip file containing: your biography/short story about your musical background + a hi-res photo where we can clearly see your face. If you’ve won a label release, please include your winning unmastered remix (specifications: 24 bit 48 khz with minimum 3 db headroom for mastering). All in one zip please!
Congrats for your winning, thank you for your time and looking forward to getting your e-mails in. Have no worries, as all personal data will be handled confidentially.
Hypnohouse trax pride themselves on releasing high quality dance floor friendly material, In a scene that’s teeming with over produced, under inspired music, its easy to loose faith in a modern techno music. We aim to bring you regular releases showcasing the new genre-busting sound of hypnohouse: Neo-acidic beats, chunky technoid rhythms, from electrotech groovers to future rave stompers!
Although Hypnohouse trax is still in its infancy but already gaining support from some of the techno/acid scene’s top DJ’s such as Patrick DSP, Sterling Moss, Acid Ted, Luke creed, Agent orange, Maxx and 3phazegenerator,Darkmode,Vegim and Jamie Taylor to mention just a few!
Please feel free to visit our blog and see what we’re about here:
The ’20 years of Soma Records Remix Contest’ with Silicone Soul has found its winners.
Below, you can read Soma’s thoughts on the comp, as well as the individual feedback on each of the top 5 winning remixes. Enjoy and in case you are one of the winners, please follow the instructions mentioned towards the end of the post!
Soma Records: “First of all, what a competition this has been. It took us months to go through the remixes. We wanted to be sure we lived with the tracks for long enough to make sure we had made the right decision. Silicone Soul were delighted with the standard of remixes, and at one point our shortlist was about 50 tracks long. Finally we have decided on our final list. It has been a pleasure listening to everyone’s interpretation of the song, and from all the staff at Soma Records, and Silicone Soul themselves, thank you for taking part.
Now here are the winners:
Coming in at 5th place) Zadiques Chill Remix
Silicone Soul say: Enjoyed this version a lot, as although using a lot of the original parts, the imaginative change of direction to a more laid back deeper vibe really works and compliments the original well. Cool vibe and a very enjoyable listen.
Coming in at 4th place: Ricky’s Take a Cocktail Mix
Silicone Soul say: This remix is very well produced and deserves an honourable mention as the original parts are used with skill. It stays very true to the spirit of the original and the added “cocktail jazz” direction with the guitar adds to the fun. We could imagine listening to this, sipping a cocktail, under a palm tree in some far away island (if we ever were so lucky).
3rd place) Tommy CT Remix
Silicone Soul say: A fine remix. Strong drums but with a good contrast in his approach to and use of parts. With a good use of reverbs, it’s a version that’s really submersive that has it’s own feel and identity, due to the use of space and careful selection from the original elements. Well done Tommy.
Coming in at 2nd place) Manhattan Remix
Silicone Soul say: It was a very close call but this is a very worthy runner – up and a favourite in the Soma office. It’s easy to hear why, the strong bass rhythm and groove matched with a deeper yet heavier atmosphere really merge well and compliment the original vocal. Great arrangement too with some well chosen additional musical augmentations. This is one that’ll sound really fat on a big club system. Great remix.
And finally, in first place, winning a release on Soma and other goodies: Kultrun Remix
Silicone Soul say: This version stood out for us immediately, as it’s the kind of track we love to play in our Dj sets and one that you enjoy more with each listen. Although there’s minimal use of the original parts, the sound and groove is deep and moody. It’s probably the best way to approach an old track (nearly 8 years), as it’s important to develop your own sound when remixing. The use of our favourite line from the vocal also added to our enjoyment. Congratulations to Melbourne’s Tony Stevens!
Simple, effective and plenty of the right vibe that fits Soma and Silicone Soul: This is our worthy winner to round off a great competition. Thank you all for taking part!
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If you are one of the lucky winners of this contest, please send us an e-mail to winners[at]foem.info with the subject ‘Soma Records’.
Here’s what the e-mail should include:
- full contact details (your contact number, physical address, SoundCloud account)
- a single zip file containing: your biography/short story about your musical background + a hi-res photo where we can clearly see your face. If you’ve won a label release, please include your winning unmastered remix (specifications: 24 bit 48 khz with minimum 3 db headroom for mastering). All in one zip please!
Congrats for your winning, thank you for your time and looking forward to getting your e-mails in. Have no worries, as all personal data will be handled confidentially.
March 2nd is a big day for the winners of the Harthouse ‘Boris Brejcha’ Remix & Design Contest organised by FOEM, as it sees the release of Boris Brejcha – Schaltzentrale (The Remixes). The release includes the winning remixes of Reblok, Tim Engelhardt, Mazel Source and Kasey and features the winning cover art done by Pertsel.
Available in all digital stores across the world starting with March 2nd.
To participate, all you need to do is download the stems, remix the track and post it to our dropbox.
All of the final tracks chosen by Protoxic Records will be included in the next “Feel Alive EP” and will be released in recognized electronic music outlets such as Beatport, Juno Download and more with the winning producers receiving royalities on the sales of their tracks.
Any genre is acceptable, so switch up the stems and transform the tune into your own!
The season for remix contests has opened up again on FOEM and the first piece we’ll be adding in the new year is a really exciting contest organised in partnership with Ultra Music Festival Miami 2012!
Ultra delivers massive prize packs for the competition including audio production classes, production gear, premium Soundcloud and Headliner membership, a feature on UMF Radio on Sirius/XM and inclusion in the “New Noise 3 EP” release on Steve Aoki’s imprint Dim Mak. If you fancy that, send us your remix of Beltek’s massive new tune – ‘Party Voice’.
Now in its 14th year, and completely sold-out for the third consecutive year, Ultra Music Festival continues to be one of the biggest brands in dance music, during Miami Music Week. This March 23rd, 24th and 25th more than 150,000 people will descend on downtown Miami for the event, featuring more than 400 of the hottest names in dance music spread out over 3 days and 24 stages.
Headliners include Tiesto, Kraftwerk, Justice (Live), Avicii, David Guetta and Armin van Buuren, along with Carl Cox, Skrillex, Afrojack, Miike Snow, New Order, Fatboy Slim, Duck Sauce, M83, Kaskade and more. What is more, Ultra now extends the opportunity for Producers worldwide to share the spotlight via the official 2012 Ultra Music Festival Remix Contest!
One of the largest radio stations in Spain “Mariskalrock” honors the best album. Vote for sure, “The Val” and her current album “BACK” – HERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE directly (encuesta):
Alchemy Music Festival was launched in 2011 and was shaped after Mauro Picotto’s own vision. The first edition was a success, with more than 2,000 young and old music lovers coming to see the world class music DJs in the beautiful countryside scenery of Cavour, in Piemont.
The ladies of Cavour were especially excited about the event, as the organisers were on a mission to find the Face of Cavour for the Alchemy Festival. The search party can now rest as we have our winners.
As you probably know, we’ve been announcing the winners of the Harthouse ‘Boris Brejcha’ Remix & Design Contest via FOEM’s Facebook fan page over the last few days. Many of you have followed our every post with your fingers crossed, but some may have missed it so we’ll do a round up right here and now.
First of all, congrats to Pertsel for delivering this awesome artwork and winning the design contest! This will serve as the official cover design for Boris Brejcha “Schaltzentrale” The Remixes, including credits to the author ofc.
Here’s what the jury said: “Unique Style , Incorporate Identity and choosing the Colours and are pretty well made that we choosed this Artwork as the winner one. Congratulations !!”
Moving on to the remix contest, give up a big round of applause to Mazel Source, our grand winner of the Harthouse ‘Boris Brejcha’ Remix Contest, currently writing the history of FOEM as the first person to win 5 of our competitions. Congrats, mate!
Grand winner: Mazel Source, yet again
“PLACE 1!! “MAZEL SOURCE” with the greatest Arrangement and Sounds! A really nice one!!
You’ve won a release on Harthouse Mannheim + yearly Lite account on SoundCloud.
2nd runner up: Kasey Tech
“We really like the building and the combinations of sounds he used, the arrangement, as well as the groove which is very exciting and is giving you the feeling that you want to listen more often to this track !! Well done mate !!”
You’re entitled to a release on Harthouse Mannheim + yearly Lite account on SoundCloud.
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If you are one of the winners, please send us an e-mail to winners[at]foem.info with the following: – full contact details (your contact number, physical address, SoundCloud account) – a single zip file containing: your biography/short story about your musical background + a hi-res photo where we can clearly see your face. If you’ve won a label release, please also include your winning unmastered remix (specifications: 24 bit 48 khz with minimum 3 db headroom for mastering). All in one zip please!
Congrats for your winning, thank you for listening and looking forward to getting your e-mails in. Have no worries, as all personal data will be handled confidentially.
Thanks,
Harthouse Mannheim, Boris Brejcha and the FOEM Crew
