Archive for the ‘Contests’ Category

Vote for your favorite remix: Xzibit “Hurt Locker” remix contest

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

Attention Music fans and those who submitted your remixes: Don’t forget to have your fans vote for their favorite submissions to Xzibit’s “Hurt Locker” contest on Indaba!

The popular vote is open until August 10th – Be sure to get your votes up! The top ten winners of the public vote will win Monster Jamz headphones signed by Xzibit and DJ Skee.

If you know good remixes, go here to vote NOW!

Vote for the band: Who will be the new FreeCreditScore.com band? You Choose!

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

FreeCreditScore.com went in search of a new band for the new brand. They have narrowed it down to four finalist and you can vote on which group you’d rather have stuck in your head after countless commercials.  You can check out all of the bands tonight during the Major League Baseball® All-Star Game®. America will be able to vote for their favorite band (thru Aug 9), with the winner being announced in early August.

Just go to www.freecreditscoreband.com to vote.

Check out one of the finalists below – Notice anything about the mics? (hint: enCORE 100s!)

CONTEST: Win a Woodpecker mic and guitar from Everest

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Everest, the up-and-coming rock outfit from LA, is giving away  an Epiphone Arch Top Casino Electric Guitar and a Blue “Woodpecker” Ribbon mic!

Simply sign up here and find out if you are the winner!

Three runners up will win a signed copy of Everest’s latest release “On Approach.”

XZIBIT AND DJ SKEE PARTNER WITH BLUE MICROPHONES, MONSTER CABLE & INDABA MUSIC’S COMMUNITY TO SOURCE REMIXES OF XZIBIT’S NEW SINGLE “HURT LOCKER”

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Grand Prize Winner to Receive VIP Trip to L.A., Meet Xzibit & DJ Skee, Recording Session, Custom Blue Microphone & Monster Prize Pack Worth More Than $3000

NEW YORK, NY & LOS ANGELES, CA – June 29, 2010 – Indaba Music, the top online destination for music creation, along with Blue Microphones, DJ Skee and Monster Cable, are proud to announce today the Xzibit “Hurt Locker” Remix Contest.  The hip-hop star is providing the track’s stems to his new single “Hurt Locker,” to Indaba community members with the challenge to remix the song. Fans, fellow artists and producers can now visit http://www.indabamusic.com/featured_programs/show/xzibit-remix-contest to remix the track from his upcoming project, MMX, due out later this year.  The Grand Prize winner will attend SKEETOX, which marks the kick off of Los Angeles’ Sunset Strip Music Festival on August 25, record on Blue’s legendary Bottle mic, featured on SkeeTV and receive a major Monster prize package and much more.

“I’m excited to see what fresh musicians, rappers and producers are out there,” says Xzibit.  “I want to see what Indaba Music’s community can bring to the sound.”

Submission for the “Hurt Locker” Remix Contest will be accepted from June 29, 2010 through the deadline of July 27, 2010 at 5:00 PM EDT. Voting will then be opened to the public until August 10, 2010. The grand prize winner will be chosen on August 13, 2010 by judges Xzibit, DJ Skee and Indaba Music’s co-founder Mantis Evar.

The Grand Prize winner will receive:

  • Airfare and two nights’ accommodations at the W Hotel Los Angeles for the winner and guest for two nights to attend DJ Skee’s live music show, SKEETOX at the World Famous Roxy Theatre
  • VIP meet & greet with DJ Skee and Xzibit.
  • A Blue microphone customized to their sound and a tour of Blue Microphones studio headquarters, which will be filmed for Skee.TV
  • A recording session at Skee Music Studios to record winning verse on Blue’s legendary Bottle microphone, along with an interview for Skee’s Radio Show, Live from L.A.
  • A premium Monster Cable prize pack, with over $3,200 in gear, including instrument, mic and speaker cables, the Pro 700 Power Center, two 1000 Power Centers and the Turbine Pro Gold In-Ear headphones.

Two Runner Up winners will receive Monster Jamz Headphones (autographed by Xzibit and DJ Skee), $800 worth of Monster gear including cables and two power centers, along with the Blue Microphones Yeti, USB mic and enCORE 200 live microphone. The two runners up will also receive honorable mention on DJ Skee’s Sirius/XM radio show, Live from LA.

The top ten winners from the public vote will receive Monster Jamz headphones signed by Xzibit and DJ Skee.

Blue Microphones sponsors the iStandard NYC Producer Showcase

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Want to play your tracks for music industry leaders?

The iStandard Producer Showcase is the premiere live Music Producer-Specific event that puts the aspring hitmaker in front of a panel of prominent music industry decision makers.

Over 2,000 producers from all over the world have brought their tracks out of the studio to play them in front of the iStandard Industry Panels, received valuable constructive criticism, and most importantly built relationships with contacts that can assist them in getting ahead in their careers.

Confirmed  judges include Dre McKenzie, Director of A&R at G-Unit Records, Christina Prince of Capitol Music Group, Milwaukee Buck of The Inc, and a special Behind The Rhymes live interview with newly appointed Senior VP of A&R at Island/Def Jam, Sha Money XL.

Want to attend? Submit your entry here

The nationally renowned iStandard Producer Showcase makes its debut at The Studio @ Webster Hall on June 1st and 2nd.

For more info, click here

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