Defected launch their Producer Competition 2010 in partnership with Traxsource, Ableton and Loopmasters.

Following the enormous success of Defected’s Producer Competition last year, we can announce details of a second competition for 2010.

Last year’s competition generated a huge amount of interest from the dance community, clocking up 1,500 entries with close to 20,000 people registering on the site to rate and comment on the tracks. The standard of tracks was of the highest order, but eventually 19 year old Dutch producer Robacco Bossa’s track ‘Black Bird’ was selected as the winner and released on Defected Records. This time around Defected have teamed up with download hub Traxsource, top sample resource Loopmasters and leading production software company Ableton to bring you another chance to hit the big time.

The rules of the competition remain the same; upload your tracks to the site where they’ll be rated and commented on. Phase II of the competition sees the Defected A&R team pick their favourite 10 tracks, which are then voted on by the public.

The competition launches on Wednesday 27th January and the first phase of the competition will run for four weeks. Then will then be a short break while the final 10 are selected. Once these 10 have been chosen, the final phase of voting will last for 10 days, during which time those in the running will have to promote their track as much as possible and get their friends and fans voting like their careers depended on it!

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The winning track will be released on Defected or one of their partner labels – an incredible opportunity for any aspiring producers out there. But that’s not all; Traxsource, Loopmasters and Ableton are all putting up some serious prizes:

1st Place:
• Track released on Defected or partner label
• Copy of Ableton Suite 8
• Loopmasters sample packs worth over £1k
• $200 of credit on Traxsource

2nd Place:
• Copy of Ableton Live 8
• 5 Loopmasters sample packs of your choice
• $100 of credit on Traxsource

3rd Place
• Copy of Ableton Intro
• 5 Loopmasters sample packs of your choice
• $50 of credit on Traxsource

The producers aren’t the only ones with a chance of winning though. Everyone who registers on the site to rate, vote for and comment on the tracks is entered into a competition to win a 160G ipod. Plus all those who register will automatically receive a 30% off voucher to spend on anything they like in Defected’s D-Store.

Last year’s competition proved that there is a wealth of undiscovered talent out there. This is your chance to hit the big time and see your tracks released on one of the most respected labels in the history of house music.

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