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Hello everyone, and welcome to the TA DJ Challenge Series!

Challenges
Original threads
March 2009 - Genre Challenge Round 1
May 2009 - Genre Challenge Round 2
July 2009 - Genre Challenge Round 3
July 2010 - Genre Challenge Round 4
February 2011 - Genre Challenge Round 5
April 2012 - Genre Challenge Round 6

New Challenge series
January 2014 - Theme challenge
September 2014 - Genre challenge
September 2016 - Theme challenge 2

The Rules

The Theme Challenge will consist of a 45 minute to 120 minute mix, left to your own interpretation of the suggested theme, which will be posted after sign-ups are over. There are no prizes. All entries should be uploaded to your favorite file hosting site and posted after the sign-up date and before the due date. All participants should make an effort to listen to and review each mix that has been posted.

IF YOU SIGN UP AND DO NOT DO YOUR MIX, YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN FUTURE COMPETITIONS!!!

Sign-ups will last a little over a month, starting today and lasting through JULY 23rd, @ 12 AM GMT. Simply enter your name and the theme you suggest. I will choose a theme at the end of the sign-up period and the mixing will begin. This challenge ends September 30thMonday, October 30th @ 12 AM GMT. Late signups are generally fine, and I also add extensions for people who are delayed on submitting their mix.

You may choose to drop out before the sign-up dates end, but once the challenge begins you cannot drop out.

Theme Mix schedule
Sign-ups begin: June 20th
Competition begins: July 23rd
Competition ends: September 30thMonday, October 30th

Challenger	Theme	Mix
ziptnf	Summertime vibes	Electric Summer
Mr. Mystery	Horror	The Demon Inside
the-sixth	Urbanity	Urbanity
AlphaStarred	Underwater	Underwater Conspiracy
Sand Leaper	Peak Hours	Pride Vibes
Mr Game+Watch	Deep South	Dixie Flatline
djdk	Driving	Escape To The West
planetaryplayer	Rooftop Party
Lews	Autumn

Good luck and happy mixing!

Definitely in. Can't think of a theme suggestion right now since I just woke up...

Awesome, glad to hear you are in. I've got an idea, but I'm not sure how popular it will be:

Peak Hours

You are the headliner at a festival or event, play a set for the biggest crowd you can imagine.

Looking forward to seeing some other ideas!

Count Me In please

Theme..... I have no idea.

All my music is basiclly pre 2005

I'm down.

Another theme to suggest: Summer Vibes
Peak Hours sounds pretty good too.

My gear is actually set up properly now, so I need some motivation to make more mixes. I'll have a go.

As for a theme, how about under water / scuba diving?

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Originally posted by AlphaStarred I'm down. Another theme to suggest: Summer Vibes Peak Hours sounds pretty good too.

Yeah I was also thinking something like "Rooftop Party" as a theme.

Might be interesting to have a legit debate this time around, on both previous challenges the theme was decided on the first suggestion

Maybe a driving theme?

I'm game, if I can get a pre-emptive extension to the end of October

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Originally posted by Lews I'm game, if I can get a pre-emptive extension to the end of October

How certain are you that you can still make it by then? Even though I like you, rules are rules and if you aren't able to deliver by then you're out. I wouldn't sign up unless I was 100% certain I could do it before the deadline.

I could be in. Maybe. It depends on the theme that gets settled on. As fun as it would be to smash out a peak time set, is that really a "theme"?

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J I could be in. Maybe. It depends on the theme that gets settled on. As fun as it would be to smash out a peak time set, is that really a "theme"?

Well why don't you start by driving the conversation on which one you prefer of the current ones suggested? I select the theme at the end of the signup period, but I will only select the one that has had the most amount of general support.

And yeah, I struggled with the same point you made while I was thinking of a theme. At the end of the day though, peak time sets will be different for different people, and it would be interesting to see how people would approach that "challenge" so to speak. Maybe a peak time set for someone is heavy psybreaks, and for someone else maybe a bunch of really introspective deep house. It just depends on who it is. Just a suggestion!

Well, I definitely like the idea of a Peak Time theme the most out of the ones suggested. Driving would be cool as well, but again it's pretty loose. I could easily play the exact same set for both themes, as my peak time style is pretty driving.

Yeah, to me it seems like Peak Hours is the theme that allows for the most variety so far. Underwater may end up with a flood (pun intended ) of ethereal downtempo mixes, and the summery/rooftop party may have us listening to a bunch of different iterations of house/techno mixes. Maybe a Driving theme would have variety there as well.

Hopefully other people have some suggestions, or can give their thoughts/input on the current list.

Honestly, I haven't dished out a peak time mix in years so that intrigues me a lot.

The themes I come up with are quite a bit more abstract, like "where do I go from here?"

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Originally posted by ziptnf How certain are you that you can still make it by then? Even though I like you, rules are rules and if you aren't able to deliver by then you're out. I wouldn't sign up unless I was 100% certain I could do it before the deadline.

I thought we were friends, Nick

Yeah, the problem is, I'm gonna be gone for most of August and some of September, so end of September deadline will 100% not work for me, I'm afraid, if the theme will only be announced at end of July. Honestly mid November deadline would be best

I like underwater, personally, more than Peak Time; but I suppose my suggestion would be 'Deep South.'

Edit: I like driving, as well.

I'm definitely in!

As for a theme, mine is 'urbanity'. A bit open to interpretation - can be anything from the grittiness of a rust belt ghetto to a hyper-paced trip through a sprawling megalopolis, the hustle-and-bustle of city life, etc.

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Originally posted by Lews Yeah, the problem is, I'm gonna be gone for most of August and some of September, so end of September deadline will 100% not work for me, I'm afraid, if the theme will only be announced at end of July. Honestly mid November deadline would be best

So last year's challenge ended on October 23rd. Do you think you could have a mix done by then this year?

I prefer that these mix series get back to the old MD trends for threads so like, for example, next time there could be a theme of like "music to pick grapes to" or "music for a halal meat market".

Also, there should be more rules, and in a bigger font.

Oh yes Id be up for doing this again.

Ill put forward Autumn as a theme suggestion

Any other participants? (Jack?) Thoughts on the current list of themes?

All of the suggestions seem like doable themes, the question is what is everyone's favorite? I'd be interested in picking the one that has the most general support but if everything is pretty even I will just pick one at random.

ill have a go in this challenge. haven't been playing music enough lately so this will give me some incentive. as for a theme idea ill just throw in 'horror'

Does "deep south" simply entail our own personal associations with the US' southern states? If so, that sounds quite interesting.

Maybe we can do something akin to the genre challenge for this one, and assign a theme to each person. Would ensure that we don't waste anyone's good ideas.

I don't think I'm in this one. I've got a big project in the pipe that will use up everything I've got. It could be a theme challenge (loosely), but it would be a hell of a commitment for everyone who took part.

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