Massive Electronic DJ Competition

[Elite_One]

ELITE ONE PRODUCTIONS

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: ELECTRO SHOCK DJ COMPETITION 2009 – 2010



What's it all about?

DJ competition designed to give exposure to up and coming DJs.

Electro Shock will consist of series/rounds of mini events leading to a Grand Finale in which a winner will be declared. The overall winner will also get to select his time slot at International Affair: After Party. The winner and runner-ups of each event are selected and booked to spin at our upcoming feature events.

With such a competitive market these days and everyone wanting exposure with the hopes of reaching the top, we offer the lesser known DJ a chance to boost their confidence and raise their profile to the industry.



Who does it appeal to?

Any clubber, promotion company, music lover, DJ fan or friends will get the opportunity to watch home grown talent doing what they love best in a safe, friendly and unforgettable environment.
As DJ’s they are given a chance to mix live and in front of a crowd surrounded by people from around the industry and media. They will benefit from the networking experience and media attention this event will offer. With the hopes of growing nationally, this can become a very well known event across Canada and hopefully beyond. With the proper mix of talent and marketing, the right people will become aware of this event as a result of the exposure we offer.

What’s the music policy?

Electronic music (must incorporate at least 3 genres)


Who can enter?

The competition is open to single DJs and DJ groups


If you are interested IM me for FULL details

or

EMAIL: [email protected]

[Senior]

how much is the prize money? $1000?

[-evil-duerr-]

pretty vague description. looks dodgey as fuck.

[kir mokum]

totally. and totally the type of vibe club life so desperately needs right now.

[Phrenetic]

flash site = legit imo

[dabbler]

sounds like someone we all know...

[inside]

so what's the problem with submitting a mix? Not like it's hard work, what's the worst that could happen?

[kir mokum]

a good mix is hard work.

[-evil-duerr-]

Originally Posted by inside

so what's the problem with submitting a mix? Not like it's hard work, what's the worst that could happen?

as far as I can tell the grand prize is just getting to play a set(for free)... so the worst that could happen is you win the "prize" and have to work for free while the promoter sells tickets to your friends and any other sucker who fell for this... if the event even happens- i doubt it will. dodgey dodgey

[inside]

Originally Posted by kir mokum

a good mix is hard work.

maybe getting to the point where you have enough skill to lock down a good mix is hard work, once you have the skill it's nothing. Promoting yourself as a dj/producer is harder work for me, i hate it!

[inside]

BTW it's also hard work digging to find good tracks as well IMO.

[ebbomega]

Yeah, there's a lot more to putting together a good mix than just having skill.

DJing is probably 90% preparation, and the other half is execution.

(Apologies to Yogi)

Furthermore, some of the most talented DJs I know of still need to do some touching up in the studio. Doing a one-take demo is notably tough since all it takes is one tiny fuckup, a little misalignment of beats, and you've gotta start all over.

[-evil-duerr-]

Originally Posted by inside

maybe getting to the point where you have enough skill to lock down a good mix is hard work, once you have the skill it's nothing. Promoting yourself as a dj/producer is harder work for me, i hate it!

it depends how much work you put into it and what kind of quality your aiming for. many pros take weeks even months to put together quality mixtapes for their fans.

Take a dj like Scratch Bastid vs. any run of the mill house dj, compare the kind of sets they put out and you'll see what i mean (maybe). His mix releases are events in themselves, while other guys mixes are soon forgotten if not ignored entirely.

[inside]

Originally Posted by ebbomega

Yeah, there's a lot more to putting together a good mix than just having skill.

DJing is probably 90% preparation, and the other half is execution.

(Apologies to Yogi)

Furthermore, some of the most talented DJs I know of still need to do some touching up in the studio. Doing a one-take demo is notably tough since all it takes is one tiny fuckup, a little misalignment of beats, and you've gotta start all over.

There's no need to do touching up in the studio anymore becasue of all the different software/harware packages that allow you to not even need to beat match cause it is all done automatically.

[ebbomega]

And you think rigging up that software to do that doesn't take effort?

I'd almost argue that doing _that_ would likely end up taking you even more time in preparation. So again your argument that this should be quick and easy is null and void.

Not to mention, doing it that way _hardly_ gives you an example of what a live set would sound like, unless you're ableton DJing. But again, that involves copious amounts of prepwork.

[-evil-duerr-]

Originally Posted by ebbomega

Not to mention, doing it that way _hardly_ gives you an example of what a live set would sound like, unless you're ableton DJing. .

if anything ableton is the software dj option that requires the least live work and the most pre-gig prep.... or did you mean live pa ableton sets?


To comment on inside's post... beatgridding or warping tracks only solves the issue of beatmatching errors. There are many other issues that present themselves that can require attention in an audio editor for instance; levels, deck gains, eqing, last minute playlist alterations, last minute cue point alterations etc etc.

I'm working on my first dj mix with tracks that I beatgridded beforehand and it's still taking me just as long to make this mix as it's taken me to create mixes using manual beatmatching.

[Phrenetic]

should not confuse constructing a set in Live and actually Performing with it. 2 different things really.

[inside]

Total Computer DJ in a Box Computer DJ System

*is not going to turn this into a pissing contest*

[-evil-duerr-]

Originally Posted by inside

Total Computer DJ in a Box Computer DJ System

*is not going to turn this into a pissing contest*

^^not to be confused with the "Instant DJ ToolBox"
/jokes

Originally Posted by inside

Total Computer DJ in a Box Computer DJ System

*is not going to turn this into a pissing contest*

says the guy who isn't getting gigs to the guy who is getting weekly paid gigs out.....


hrrmmmmm....

[Wood]

Originally Posted by inside

maybe getting to the point where you have enough skill to lock down a good mix is hard work, once you have the skill it's nothing. Promoting yourself as a dj/producer is harder work for me, i hate it!

All that says to me is, you've reached the minimum skill level to make a passable mix set and decided you don't need to push yourself any further. I know lots of veteran DJs who still put blood, sweat & tears into making a mixtape. Put more work into your mixes & the promo will come easier.

don't get me started on the auto-mix sofware either, that isn't DJing

[Phrenetic]

Originally Posted by Wood

don't get me started on the auto-mix sofware either, that isn't DJing

I agree it isnt DJing. With software like ableton its performing.

[Wood]

^true, there are a lot of performers who do cool & interesting things with Ableton & other wares. But if you're just using it as a substitute for learning the skills to do the same thing an average DJ does, that's weak imo.

Played a show last year with a guy who'd been flown in from somewhere in the states and his set consisted of him pressing 'play' on a completely pre-recorded set in ableton live. No joke, we took a look at the screen while he was playing and it was just one long file on one channel. Best part was, almost every 'mix' was still a horrible train wreck.

[-evil-duerr-]

Originally Posted by Phrenetic

I agree it isnt DJing. With software like ableton its performing.

not necessarily... Microwave DJs at djtechtools.com


ableton is dope as hell but it leaves alot to be desired for djing.... I've only heard a small handful of djs use it to it's full potential , like Moldover for instance..but it seems like most the time it's straight up microwave styles similar to the guy wood is talkin about....

[ebbomega]

Sex Attack threw down a wicked ableton set at LLW last year.

Ableton is like Live PA (which makes sense since a lot of people use it to control their Live PA rigs). You can decide your level of performance involvement in it. But to be perfectly honest, if you're not doing something real-time about it then you stand a really good chance of losing your audience. Part of the performance of DJing is being able to read your crowd.