DETAILS:
-Contest begins on Wed, August 26, 2009 via Beatport.com
-All genre based remixes will be excepted
-To Enter: Purchase the bundled track and parts for $3.99 - Click Here To Download
-All Remixes Submitted for this contest become the legal property of Witty Tunes
PRIZE:
-Winner will receive an Akai MPK49 MIDI Controller valued at $599
-The winning remix will also get an Exclusive Release via Witty Tunes & Beatport.com
FORMAT:
-Submit the remix in an mp3 or wav format via a personal FTP and/or Sendspace.com or similar link
DEADLINE:
-All remixes must be submitted by October 28th, 2009. No Exceptions!
-Send all remixes to [email protected]
There is a lot of anticipation for the new Way Out West album. What can
we expect from it? Will it sound anything like your new Witty Tunes
single, "Don't Crash Please"?
-Yeah, it's a much more club-based album than "Don't Look Now". Eight
out of the twelve tracks are 120bpm+, so it's definitely more reflective
of our current DJ styles. A few of the tracks are very much in line with
the flavor of "Don't Crash Please" - that's the kind of groove I'm
feeling at the moment.
How has your production style evolved over the years? What kind of
advice do you have for an aspiring artist?
-I'd say I've definitely become more capable of doing decent mixdowns
over the years, really beginning to understand the subtleties of
compression/limiting and EQ in an "in-the-box" domain. It's a constant
learning curve, and there's always new stuff to learn, so my advice
would be to take it all in, and visit YouTube and forums such as
Gearslutz. A lot of professional advice can be garnered online.
You have a plethora of analog synthesizers in your studio. Out of which
ones do you get the most mileage?
-The Jupiter 8 is def one of my favorites, it's just amazing for those
warm techno style stab sounds. Very fast envelopes and a rich creamy
sound. The Prophet 5 is incredible for the more soft focus, kind of
drunk sound textures which I love. I'm really digging the Macbeth M5N
because you just feel like a mad scientist whilst using it, with patch
cables all over the place.
Are there any artists or labels that we should look out for in 2009?
-Yeah loads!! Martin Virgin is doing some really beautiful disco stuff
right now, a guy called FM Attack has recently caught my attention on a
similar tip, and I was sent some wicked tracks by a guy called Howard
Sessions - very funky and melodic. As for labels, watch this space
because in the near future I will be launching my label "Cold Drink
Recordings", primarily as a vehicle for my solo endeavors.
If you could change one thing about this industry what would it be?
-Obviously I would abolish illegal downloads, or find a way to control
this terrible situation. For kids to make a living from music, it's
virtually impossible without the DJ income these days, so in effect this
means less time is being spent making music, resulting in a lowering of
quality. Catch 22...
Last edited by vinnie97 on Aug-26-2009 at 23:10
Aug-26-2009 22:55
ponsshin
Trance free since 2007
Registered: May 2007
Location: London, UK
That's quite a shit track IMO. Jody can do so much better.
It's unfortunate but it's not a new development...even the recent Depeche Mode remix (and who thinks they're financially suffering? ) competition required payment.
Aug-27-2009 06:46
kadomony
FRENCH EXPRESS
Registered: Jul 2004
Location: Philly
It also pays for royalties just in case somebody decides to use one of the parts in an unrelated tune.
yea 'technically' if you use the sample in another track you are still liable for copyright infringement. you don't own any rights to the parts by purchasing.
just like you can't buy a track off beatport then license it to a mix/compilation/tv for commercial purposes without consent of the parties with ownership of master copy rights/pub rights/ etc.
) competition required payment.
