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Spinnin’ Records, Parookaville and Penny present DJ/producer contest

German dance festival Parookaville and supermarket chain Penny are doing a DJ Contest this year together with Spinnin' Records. Prizes are a DJ set at the festival, a major Pioneer package and an official release on Spinnin's Talent Pool label. Besides this, people who vote for tracks also get the chance to win travel arrangements + tickets for big club/festival events. 

Parookaville (15-17 July at Airport Weeze) is one of Germany's most renowned dance festivals, working together with sponsor Penny and music partner Spinnin' Records to look for the best new DJ/producer talent out there.
 
What they are looking for is an original track, which can be uploaded at a special page at Spinnin's Talent Pool website. The best tracks will be listened to by a professional jury, including world famous DJ/producer Sam Feldt, a Spinnin' A&R, Parookaville initiator Bernd Dicks and Marcus Haus, the Head of Marketing at Penny.
 
After this, five finalists will be flown to Parookaville to play a special DJ set the day before the festival officially kicks off. Again, the jury will judge the performance and choose the winner, who'll play the festival's Deep Blue Stage on Friday 15 July for about 50.000 people! Besides this, he/she also wins the full prize package:
 
2 x CDJ-2000NXS2 (Player)

1 x DJM-900NXS2 (Mixer)

1 x RMX-500 (Remix-Station)

1 x HDJ-C70 (Head phones)
+ a possible release of the track on Spinnin's Talent Pool label*
 
Numbers two and three win the following:
1 x Pioneer cheque for 2.500 euro
 
Win prizes by voting!
What makes this contest even more unique is the fact also people who vote for tracks get the chance to win some amazing prizes. All they have to do is sign in at Spinnin's website, listen to the contending tracks and vote for their favorite. There's loads of festival tickets spread among the voters, including VIP trips to several events, including travel + hotel + party for 4. Here's the festivals voters can get into:
 
F*ck Me I'm Famous Opening with David Guetta (Pacha, Ibiza), 2 June
Summerburst Festival (Stockholm), 10 & 11 June
Hideout Festival (Croatia) 26-30 June
Balaton Sound (Hungary), 6-10 July
Amsterdam Dance Event (Holland), 21-23 October
 
Full dates
Start contest : 28 April
End contest : 1 July (voting still possible after this date)
Finale: 14 July
Festival: 15, 16 & 17 July
 
Contest page:
https://www.spinninrecords.com/contest/dj-contest-2016-penny-x-parookaville-x-spinnin-records/
 
All contenders need to sign in at Spinnin's website and agree to the contest's terms & conditions to join. Travel to and residence at Parookaville for the finalists will be arranged.
 
*Tracks need to reach a certain level of quality in order to qualify for an official release on Spinnin's Talent Pool label.

 

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