I think we are trying to hard and we forget that we are here to have fun and mix some tunes.
So let's decide what categories we will make,the judges will pick 10 songs in each genre, we can use whatever remix or re-edit we want and see what hapends.After that if we will make another contest we should know what were the problems and how we can fix them.

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Originally posted by Michael May I vote for Trance and get tracks from everyone else.

ditto

I lost track of who our judges are? name yourselves! name us some tracks to get ahold of! and yeh i agree with not worry what mix we have of the song, because we are going for having some fun here as it is the first one we are doing!

So, we've reached a decision?

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Originally posted by lawrenceq I lost track of who our judges are? name yourselves! name us some tracks to get ahold of! and yeh i agree with not worry what mix we have of the song, because we are going for having some fun here as it is the first one we are doing!

i too agree with that... and that too could open up the doors for something that may have been mentioned that i've missed.

instead of working to a particular genre, we could just have 10 track names given therefore if someobody has the vinyl of a track in a diff genre, ie a house version of say, energy 52 - cafe del mar and someone has the trance version, they can still both be used (so people dont drop out cos it's just for trance this month then techno next, etc) - would also be A LOT more interesting for the listening judges

just more shilling

good call, you smart cookie you I never thought of it quite like that but that does make sense, now almost no one except dnb peeps can complain hehehe

I'm judging trance. I don't feel qualified to judge anything else.

I think Import wanted to judge, but we haven't heard from him for a couple of days.

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Originally posted by Beatflux I'm judging trance. I don't feel qualified to judge anything else. I think Import wanted to judge, but we haven't heard from him for a couple of days.

Try something new.. Less melodies and slower tracks, it's eazy..

I wanna vote in both

Still alive


The tracks seem alright if were doing trance, theyre focused around a more classic selection, thats ok with me its almost better if were doing remixes, cause that would open alot of variety. Some people might find older tracks boring tho, whereas if we pick new releases theyre not going to have any remixes.

Im still down with judging although its true i only got tables recently (last night, hells yea) so i dont have a technical background to bring to the table. So if someone more qualified steps up id be ok to sit this one out, if not i still wouldent mind judging.

Im not really stuck on any genre, id go in order from most to least time i listen to Trance-House-Techno. I like the idea of people using remixs to mix up the genre, but bear in mind im probably gonna be prone to enjoying a trance set more then a techno set cause of preference in the genre, even though i dont want to be bias, which raises a problem, as im sure all the judges will have a genre in the three they lean towards even if not intentionally.

“Mix It Your Damn Self 1” DJ Mixing Contest Rules(1st Draft)



Rules:

No extraneous sound files or samples may be used.
Mixes can be no longer than 30 minutes long.
Djs may use as many songs as they would like.
Mixes must be produced live.
DJs can rerecord as many times as they want.

Djs may use any of the tracks below in any medium:

Delerium -

Silence(Above & Beyond’s 21st Century Edit)
Silence(Above & Beyond’s 21st Century Remix)
Silence(Fade’s Sanctuary Mix Edit)
Silence(Tiesto’s In Search of Sunrise Remix)
Silence(Michael Woods Mix)
Silence(Filterheadz Remix)

The Thrill seekers -

Synaesthesia(Original En-Motion Mix)
Synaesthesia Feat. Sheryl Dean(Darude Remix)
Synaesthesia Feat. Sheryl Dean(Paul van Dyk Remix)
Synaesthesia Feat. Sheryl Dean(The Thrillseekers 2002 Club Mix)
Synaesthesia 2004(En-Motion Re-Edit)
Synaesthesia 2004(Ferry Corsten Remix)
Synaesthesia(Bobina Megadrive 2005 Remix)
Synaesthesia(Pulser Remix)
Synaesthesia(Mesh Remix)


Energy 52 -

Café Del Mar(Original Mix)
Café Del Mar(Café Del Marco V Radio Edit)
Café Del Mar(Three ‘N One Radio edit)
Café Del Mar(Café Del Marco V Remix)
Café Del Mar(Three ‘N One Remix)
Café Del Mar(John 00 Fleming Remix)
Café Del Mar(Comic Baby’s Impression)
Café Del Mar(Michael Woods Mix)
Café Del Mar(Humate Remix)
Café Del Mar(Kid Paul Remix)
Café Del Mar(Hybrid's Time Traveller Remix)

Mauro Picotto

Back to Cali(Push Remix)
Back to Cali(Megavoices Tea Mix)
Back to Cali(Picotto Mix)
Back to Cali(Funky Mix)
Back to Cali(Original Claxixx Mix)
Back to Cali(Organ Donors Remix)
Back to Cali(G-Spott Mix)
Back to Cali(Megamind Mix)
Back to Cali(G-Spott Radio Edit)

Art of Trance -

Madagascar(Push Remix)
Madagascar(Push Remix Edit)
Madagascar(Domi Nation Remix)
Madagascar(Kumara Mix)
Madagascar(Ferry Corsten Mix)
Madagascar(Ferry Corsten Remix)
Madagascar(Cygnus X Mix)
Madagascar(Michael Woods Chill-Out Remix)
Madagascar(Transa Remix)

Perpetual Dreamer, Armin Van Buuren -

The Sound of Goodbye(Robbie Rivera Extended Mix)
The Sound of Goodbye(Robbie’s Fierce Dub)
The Sound of Goodbye(Armin’s Tribal Feel Radio Edit)
The Sound of Goodbye(Above And Beyond Radio Edit)
The Sound of Goodbye(Above And Beyond Radio Edit)
The Sound of Goodbye(Blank & Jones Short Cut)
The Sound of Goodbye(Armin’s Tribal Feel)
The Sound of Goodbye(Armin’s Tribal Feel Dub)
The Sound of Goodbye(Above And Beyond Remix)
The Sound of Goodbye(Blank and Jones Remix)
The Sound of Goodbye(Dajiro’s Deep Dub)
The Sound of Goodbye(Robbie Rivera Radio Edit)

Lost Tribe

Gamemaster(Mandrak Chill Out)
Gamemaster(Kristoff’s Remix)
Gamemaster(Mark Sherry’s 2006 Outburst Short Mix)
Gamemaster(Mary Sherry’s 2006 Outburst Mix)
Gamemaster(Affective Calm Remix)
Gamemaster(Sensorica Remix)
Gamemaster(Shane 54 Remix)
Gamemaster(Mandrake chilled Remix Edit)
Gamemaster(Mandrake Planet Earth Remix)
Gamemaster(Michael Woods 2003 Dub Remix)
Gamemaster(Matt Darey 2003 Dub Remix)
Gamemaster(Original Lost Tribe 1997 Remix)
Gamemaster(Signum Remix)
Gamemaster(Matt Darey 1999 Remix)
Gamemaster(Orig 1997 Breaks Mix)
Gamemaster(Michael Woods 2003 Dub Remix)
Gamemaster(Matt Darey 2003 Dub Remix)
Gamemaster(Michael Woods 2003 Radio Remix)
Gamemaster(Micheal Woods 2003 Radio Dub Remix)
Gamemaster(Matt Darey 2003 Radio Remix)
Gamemaster(Matt Darey 2003 Radio Dub Remix)
Gamemaster(Signum Radio Edit)
Gamemaster(Matt Darey 1999 Radio Edit)
Gamemaster(Digital Blonde Remix)
Gamemaster(Lee Ault Remix)
Gamemaster(Lee Haslam Tidy Two Remix)
Gamemaster(Mandrake Chillout Breaks Full Length)

Solar Stone -

Seven Cities(Armin Van Buuren Remix)
Seven Cities(Michael Woods Remix)
Seven Cities(Solar Stone’s Liquid Summer Mix)
Seven Cities(V-One’s Living Cities Mix)
Seven Cities(Radio Edit)
Seven Cities(Ambient Dub)
Seven Cities(Paris & Sharp Remix)
Seven Cities(Michael Woods 7inch Edit)
Seven Cities(Solar Stone’s Atlantis Edit)
Seven Cities(Solar Stone’s Atlantis Mix)
Seven Cities(V-One’s ‘Living Cities’ Remix)
Seven Cities(Solar Stone’s Coastal Mix)
Seven Cities(Solaris Heights Mix)

Solarcoaster(Greg Murray Mix)
Solarcoaster(Midway Mix)
Solarcoaster(Original Mix)
Solarcoaster(Steve Murrano Remix)

Three Drives -

Greece 2000(Original Mix(Miro Vocal Version))
Greece 2000(York Remix)
Greece 2000(Original Edit(Miro Vocal Version))
Greece 2000(Lost Tribe vs. Miro Vocal Remix)
Greece 2000(A20 Rotterdam On a Saturday Night…)
Greece 2000(Radio Edit)
Greece 2000(Man With No Name Remix)
Greece 2000(Farmatronic Genetic Mix)
Greece 2000(Original Mix)
Greece 2000(Peace Division Remix)
Greece 2000(Original Mix Edit)

All tracks available for download at Beatport.com.

Submission rules:

Mixes must be submitted in this thread by ______ .

The submission must include:

- Name
- Name of Mix
- Genre(if applicable)
- Mixing medium(Cds, MP3s, Vinyl)
- Mixing equipment
- A tracklist of all tracks used in the mix in order
- A link to download the mix which has to be 128 kbps or higher quality

Judging Criteria:

Considerations:

Tables, Laptop, or Cds?
Mixer?

40% Technical Ability -

Are the beats matched?
Phrasing?
Gain levels?
EQ?
Able to keep a prolonged beat matched up properly?
Are the rhythmic effects on beat?

40% Set Structure, Energy, and Overall Impression -

Did the DJ cut out too early of a song?
Too late?
Did the DJ peak too early?
Overall Impression?

20% Creativity & Tricks -

FX?
Cutting?
Scratching?
Tricks?
Mash ups?
Did the DJ make this set his own? Did it sound cookiecutterish?


Overall Score out of 100



Scoring:

The judges will compile their own individual scores out of 100, then the final score will be the averaged out for the final score.

Last edited by Beatflux on Mar-28-2007 at 08:12

Im so glad you came up with this, very doable(is that a real word?) for loads of people cos those songs can be found in a lot of places. Let the games begin I guess?