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Kitput Remix Contest

Kenni

Long time Reason and ReasonTalk user tibah is ready with his first EP release on Crosslink Music under his Kitput moniker titled “Von Hier An / Sonnentag”. To celebrate ReasonTalk will be hosting a remix contest in cooperation with Crosslink Music!

There’s two songs in the EP. You choose whether you’ll remix one or both, however; It’s quality over quantity!

Listen to the original songs here

Prizes

Winners will be picked for two Kitput Remix EP’s – one remix EP for each song, containing 3 remixes each. In total there’ll be 6 winners, which means that for each song, there’ll be 3 winners. If you’ve chosen to remix both songs, it is possible to win with both entries.

Winner

  • The remix will be released on a Kitput “Von Hier An Remixes” and/or “Sonnentag Remixes” EP
  • The winner will be offered a contract for an EP release containing 2-4 tracks of the winner’s original music to be released on Crosslink Music
  • Crosslink Music will be an active part in sparing & co-working with the winner, to ensure the best possible outcome of the winner’s EP release

1st runner-up

  • The remix will be released on a Kitput “Von Hier An Remixes” and/or “Sonnentag Remixes” EP
  • The Runner-up will be offered a contract for a Single release containing 1 track of the runner-up’s original music to be released on Crosslink Music
  • Crosslink Music will be an active part in sparing & co-working with the winner, to ensure the best possible outcome of the winner’s Single release

2nd runner-up

  • The remix will be released on a Kitput “Von Hier An Remixes” and/or “Sonnentag Remixes” EP

The release of the winning remixes be including a 50% royalty share, and worldwide promotion.

Rules

  • All participants must be of the age of 15 or older.
  • There’s two songs in the EP. You choose whether you’ll remix one or both, however; It’s quality over quantity!
  • There is no restrictions on genre but please note that winning submissions not in the electronic music genre cannot be released on DJ Stores like Beatport, Juno Download and TraxSource – they will however still be available for release on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and the likes.
  • All participants agree by submitting their entry to the challenge that their contribution (or an excerpt from it) may be presented on Crosslink Music’s SoundCloud or aired in Crosslink Music Worldwide radio shows or played live at gigs and events
  • No cash alternatives
  • Only one entry per participant per song
  • Remix contest ends June 14th 2019 9:00 AM CEST (UTC +2)
  • Not all elements are required to be used from either of the remix packages, but please note that it’s a remix competition, and the entries should be recognised as such
  • No copyrighted material or samples allowed, only cleared material
  • All entrants, if requested, must be prepared to provide evidence that the rules have been adhered to. This includes providing a copy of the song file to verify that no copyrighted material have been used
  • When it comes to instruments, ANYTHING goes, including your own vocals

Submitting

  • Send your remix as mp3 (320 kBit/s) or equivalent quality format
  • We’re perfectly fine with m4a and aac too, via Dropbox, WeTransfer or similar service to: contest@crosslinkmusic.com
  • As this is a ReasonTalk competition, you must include your ReasonTalk username in the email as well
  • Winner’s will be asked for an unmastered mixdown of their entry – details will follow after winner’s have been announced

We encourage participants to uploading excerpts of their entries to SoundCloud, Youtube or other hosts, but please do not share full songs in public, only excerpts! If you should feel inclined to share your entries on social media, tag them @Reasontalk or #Reasontalk and @CrosslinkMusic or #CrosslinkMusic on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

Judges are Kitput and Crosslink Music.

Remix packages

You can find the remix packages here:

https://bit.ly/2VoJsCJ

Disclaimer

Crosslink Music is a sub-label of Proton Music LLC.
Winners will receive a contract via Proton SoundSystem that is easily signed online. Proton Music handles all royalty related affairs; including payouts through Proton SoundSystem.
Proton Music will contain exclusive release rights of the master recordings for 3 years; after that the winners can request termination of the agreement at any time.
Winners will at all times receive a royalty percentage of 50% of net revenue. The original artist receives 20% and the distributor the rest. Royalty rates are based on net profits after the stores/services (i.e. Beatport) and the Label’s distributor (i.e. Proton SoundSystem) have earned their commission.
1st and 2nd place entries will be offered a release on Crosslink Music, but are entitled to decline the offer for any reason, without the need for any explanation to Crosslink Music.