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Calling All DJs: the Into the Groove DJ Contest
Calling All DJs: the Into the Groove DJ Contest
In association with Giant, BPM, and Indie 103.1 FM, Groovetickets.com is holding the first ever Into The Groove DJ competition. The Grand Prize is nothing less than an opening spot for a superstar DJ at a Giant event. You keep telling yourself that your good enough to take the stage and rock the floor at a superclub like Giant right? Let's see what you've got.
For clarification, we are looking for the most impressive mix regardless of genre. Send us breaks, hip-hop, trance, Drum and Bass, whatever. Just make sure you keep the mix under 30 minutes. And be sure to include complete track listings. Read this carefully: ALL MIX CDS EXCEEDING 30 MINUTES IN LENGTH WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. That being said, send us as many mixes as you want for as many different genres. Each submission must be accompanied with a $20 entry fee in the form of a check made payable to Groovetickets. All entries must be received no later than Nov 25th. Mail all submissions to:
Into The Groove DJ Competition
3362 Bellota Way
LA CA 90027
Be sure to include all pertinent information. Names, phone numbers, emails, etc. All contestants will be contacted via email upon receipt of submission. The winner will be notified no later than Dec 1st. And what will they get?
As mentioned, the winning contestant will be given an opening spot at a future Giant event. Obviously, which event will be determined by the type of music the winner spins. We're not going to have a Hip Hop DJ open for Tiesto. The winner will also receive an interview and bio write-up promotion on Groovetickets.com as well as a smorgasboard of free CDs and a 1 year subscription to BPM.
There are numerous DJ competitions out there that boast free gear and merchandise as their grand prizes. This is all well and good, but if you want to advance your career the only way to do so is to get in front of the people and make them dance. For many of you, the Into the Groove Competition will be your first chance to do that. Make it happen.
Contact Info:
[email protected]
interesting... but why must the mixes be so short?
yeah - except for the fact that you have to pay $20 to enter a "contest".
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| Originally posted by dj1212 yeah - expect for the fact that you have to pay $20 to enter a "contest". |
yep, shouldn't have to pay to enter man...sounds like those college scholarship companies that charge you to apply for it, and then conveniently reject your application.
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| Originally posted by KiNeTiC ENeRgY yep, shouldn't have to pay to enter man...sounds like those college scholarship companies that charge you to apply for it, and then conveniently reject your application. |
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| Originally posted by auujay This was my initial reaction as well. But it does have the positive effect of limiting the number of entries they recieve. |
is this open to Canadian DJs?
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| Originally posted by trancinchink +1 |
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| Originally posted by dj1212 yeah - except for the fact that you have to pay $20 to enter a "contest". |
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| Originally posted by ilovetrance2k3 +chank |
I like the complete lack of official rules, or even basic details, such as age limits (if it's 21+, I'm screwed), substitutions, runners up, etc...
The entering fee makes it a little easier for them so they wont recieve too many mixes... but it also makes it look a bit shady to ppl who would like to enter. Also... is this competition international? In what time will the winner get his slot? (wouldn't be cool to wait for that gig for a year or two.. or more)
SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM!!!
To be honest this comp sounds like a heap of shit.
Yeah so maybe you will get to open for someone vaguely known.
I think the fact that they are charging you to enter rings dodgy as hell.
Knowing the DJ business they way I do, the problem I have is this...
If you enter a competition and don't pay for it, it may be a fix, they might let their buddies win and play the warm up for whoever. You may have entered but you haven't lost anything other than time.
If you pay...
You have no idea of the criteria that they are after, you don't know who is judging, how qualified they are? Where is the money going? What styles the judges like, and being the US I bet that there are more Hip Hop DJs up for it.
If you are limiting the amount of entries then it makes no sense to open it to all styles. What is 'Giant' mainly known for?
If only 100 people enter they still make $2000. Do you think they will send your check back and say sorry, but we already have reached our limit? Maybe, but maybe not...
If 1000 people enter you are talking 20 big ones. Keep in mind that this is not the only forum they have posted on and there are fucking thousands of wannabe DJs out there, especially if you don't limit yourself to any particular music style.
For that sort of money you can bring in those big name people, but the fact is that they have offered no set date. The details are so vauge and I have to say that this feels as if it's deliberate to let your imagination run wild.
I may be putting a bonafide competition in a bad light, but to me this reeks of scam. Any fuck wit can set up a bank account and call it groove tickets.
If you are going to run a comp like this do it properly.
If I see this run as a credible comp then I will naturally retract this post and apologise for any bad press I have caused but as it stands this sucks ass.
If you are credible then you should know better! 
A lot of DJs are young people who are really struggling to get a break not to mention pay for an education. This is designed to use them in a bad way and it's not cool.
There are no links to any of the mentioned parties websites either and what DJ wants a years supply worth of CDs from some record pool?
I don't get personal very often but this is not cool.
Nem 
^^ agreed
Re: SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM!!!
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| Originally posted by Nemesis44 To be honest this comp sounds like a heap of shit. Yeah so maybe you will get to open for someone vaguely known. I think the fact that they are charging you to enter rings dodgy as hell. Knowing the DJ business they way I do, the problem I have is this... If you enter a competition and don't pay for it, it may be a fix, they might let their buddies win and play the warm up for whoever. You may have entered but you haven't lost anything other than time. If you pay... You have no idea of the criteria that they are after, you don't know who is judging, how qualified they are? Where is the money going? What styles the judges like, and being the US I bet that there are more Hip Hop DJs up for it. If you are limiting the amount of entries then it makes no sense to open it to all styles. What is 'Giant' mainly known for? If only 100 people enter they still make $2000. Do you think they will send your check back and say sorry, but we already have reached our limit? Maybe, but maybe not... If 1000 people enter you are talking 20 big ones. Keep in mind that this is not the only forum they have posted on and there are fucking thousands of wannabe DJs out there, especially if you don't limit yourself to any particular music style. For that sort of money you can bring in those big name people, but the fact is that they have offered no set date. The details are so vauge and I have to say that this feels as if it's deliberate to let your imagination run wild. I may be putting a bonafide competition in a bad light, but to me this reeks of scam. Any fuck wit can set up a bank account and call it groove tickets. If you are going to run a comp like this do it properly. If I see this run as a credible comp then I will naturally retract this post and apologise for any bad press I have caused but as it stands this sucks ass. If you are credible then you should know better! A lot of DJs are young people who are really struggling to get a break not to mention pay for an education. This is designed to use them in a bad way and it's not cool. There are no links to any of the mentioned parties websites either and what DJ wants a years supply worth of CDs from some record pool? I don't get personal very often but this is not cool. Nem |
I ask how can you judge someone on a 30 minute mix, fair enough if people are silly enough to enter you may have alot of mixes to judge fairly but with trance thats about 4 or 5 tunes. Poor, I'd be just getting started and then I'd have to finsh it.
Waste of time and the fact you have to pay 20 dollars to enter hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Calls for thread to be deleted.
edit. make it 1 dollar and have Marco V and Push as the dj's I'd be opening for and I might make a mix. 
why isn't tjpatel replying to the posts in this thread to assure us djs that it is truly authentic? hmm.. must be a scam..
if you ask me, i'd rather take my $20 and buy two records with it..
pEy
I don't think it's a scam - Groovetickets is a legit ticket-selling company.
Having said that, I think the problem is that it's probably either poorly organized, poorly run or both. My guess is it's some marketing whiz's idea... you know the kind of "whiz" I'm talkin' about.
Entry fee. OK I understand.
30 min. Boink. Bad call... unfair to judge any DJ or any kind of DJing in that short a timespan. It's like a photography contest but contestants can only send in 64x64 pixel pictures. 
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| Originally posted by starlabs I don't think it's a scam - Groovetickets is a legit ticket-selling company. |
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| Originally posted by starlabs 30 min. Boink. Bad call... unfair to judge any DJ or any kind of DJing in that short a timespan. |
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| Originally posted by Luke Cartwright I ask how can you judge someone on a 30 minute mix, fair enough if people are silly enough to enter you may have alot of mixes to judge fairly but with trance thats about 4 or 5 tunes. Poor, I'd be just getting started and then I'd have to finsh it. |
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| Originally posted by DJ_Ikronix Actually, if you can't rock a crowd within 30 minutes (which is all they're asking), you may have some problems getting started with gigs. |
i agree with Nem 100% and if i remember correctly... this Groovetickets is breaking US law okay because i do believe that we have a law that states something about fraud and what not about this kind of thing you know paying for a contest that you might not even win... its just like that whole "get a DJM600 for $80 bucks where about 10 people have to sign up blah blah blah.."
i meen i could be wrong but like i said, i do believe that this contest of yours Groovetickets is agaist US law... so im going to say this as nice as i can your sick for playing off of these peoples dreams of being a DJ... and i have these dreams too... though like i said i do bleieve there is a law agaist this so watch your ass.
end rant...
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| Originally posted by Cosmic Realm this Groovetickets is breaking US law okay because i do believe that we have a law that states something about fraud and what not about this kind of thing you know paying for a contest that you might not even win... |
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