Your Challenge

Competition Description

Dimensions Festival have teamed up with SoundCloud and Point Blank Music School to offer aspiring producers the opportunity to get their tune pressed, digitally released and win an all-expenses paid trip to this year’s inaugural Dimensions Festival in Croatia. After two rounds of public opinion based judging a selection of entrants will be shortlisted to become finalists – special guest judges from the industry will listen to the finalist’s productions and, along with their feedback on SoundCloud, three winners will be chosen.

The Prizes:

The first prize winner will bag an all-expenses paid trip to this year’s Dimensions Festival in Croatia AND will get two exclusive dubplates of their winning tune made, plus, courtesy of Point Blank, a Pro Producer Course of their choice and the option to have their track signed to the Point Blank label and enjoy 100% digital distribution coverage including Beatport, Juno Download, Amazon, iTunes and Spotify, along with extensive promotion through social media, marketing and database networks. Point Blank also send tracks to DJs via their promo system Labelworxs; DJs that have supported the label’s releases include; Terry Francis (Fabric Resident), Paco Osuna (Minus), Slam and Magda.

The runner-up will also win two tickets to this year’s Dimensions Festival and, courtesy of Point Blank, a Pro Producer Course of their choice.

Instructions:

• Make a tune (must be an original production)

• Upload the tune to SoundCloud with correct cover art, labelling + tagging (as described above) and submit here

• Name the tune ‘YOUR NAME – TRACK NAME - Dimensions Festival 2012 Competition Entry’

• Use the Dimensions Festival Producers competition artwork as your cover art – download it here

PLEASE DO NOT POST YOUR TUNE LINK ON THE DIMENSIONS FESTIVAL FACEBOOK FAN PAGE

Judging:

• Entrants will be judged on factors including (but not limited to) number of plays, favourites, positive feedback, originality and technical ability.
• Producers must gain over 500 plays to be considered for the long list. Producers must then gain over 100 favourites to be considered for the short list.
• Dimensions are looking for producers who show commitment and are able to use the tools available on SoundCloud and across the web to promote themselves effectively.
• The final decision will be made by Dimensions Festival and the special guest judges.

Voting:

The first round of the competition will run from now until 5pm Friday 29th June 2012. A tune must have over 500 plays to progress past this round.

The 2nd round will then run until 5pm 18th July 2012. A tune must be made favourite by at least 100 people to qualify for the shortlist – more favourite’s means a higher chance of being shortlisted.

The shortlist will then be chosen, from those complying with the above requirements, with the winners announced 23rd July 2012. Please note: The chosen winner and runner up will both win two VIP tickets, including two camping passes, to Dimensions Festival 2012 and a Pro Producer Course of their choice from Point Blank.

The first prize also includes: A return flight to the festival*, return airport transfers, two dub-plates of their winning tune and the option to have it digitally released by Point Blank.

*or up to £250 contribution towards travel, whichever is lesser.

Applicants MUST BE OF 18 YEARS OR OLDER

Checklist:

• Make a tune (must be an original production)
• Upload the tune to SoundCloud with correct cover art, naming and via the submit button
• Hype the tune over the next 6 weeks
• If you have received over 500 plays you will be long listed – so don’t upload your mix the day before the deadline!
• Plus make sure you get people to favourite your mix to be considered for the short list.

Key Dates:

First Round closes: 5pm 29th June – all submissions must be made before this date.

Competition closes: 5pm 18th July

Winners announced: 23rd July

Links:

www.pointblankonline.net/

www.dimensionsfestival.com

Terms and Conditions:

No purchase is necessary to enter this competition. Prize is non-transferrable and there is no cash alternative. The final decision lies with Dimensions Festival. Dimensions Festival reserve the right to withdraw from this competition at any time. Only unsigned artists can enter this competition; If you have had a vinyl release on a record label then you cannot enter.