Beatport presents the Black Eyed Peas Remix Contest in association with Dipdive

Beatport has teamed up with the quartet of The Black Eyed Peas, consisting of will.i.am, Fergie, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, to offer aspiring producers the chance to remix their current number one hit single ‘I Gotta Feeling’.

‘I Gotta Feeling’ is the second single from the band’s new album ‘The E.N.D.’, and continues to sit at No.1 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart since its release. It has sold over 2 million downloads. The Black Eyed Peas just made Billboard history as the only artist with the longest successive stay at the top of the Hot 100 chart with 20 consecutive weeks at #1.

This special remix contest will give dance producers the chance to remix one of the biggest groups in pop music, and join remixing greats David Guetta, Jazzy Jeff, Boys Noize, Pete Rock, and Lil Jon who have also remade tracks by The Black Eyed Peas in the past.

The opportunity

The three-time Grammy Award winning band, The Black Eyed Peas is inviting all budding DJs and aspiring producers the chance to remix their hit single ‘I Gotta Feeling’. Beatport is proud to bring this opportunity to music producers around the world. The top 10 remixes will be exclusively featured on Dipdive.com, the online community for The Black Eyed Peas.

THE PARTS

Click here to download the remix parts for ‘I Gotta Feeling’ ($4.99)

THE STAGES

1. August 21st - August 31st: Download phase - Download the bundled remix parts of ‘I Gotta Feeling’ for ($4.99), and get remixing.

2. September 1st - September 14th: Upload/Submission phase - Upload your remix to Beatportal to www.beatportal.com/remix. During this phase the entries can be listened to, but not voted for. The remix parts will still be available to download during this phase.

3. September 15th - September 28th 2009: Voting phase - The public votes for their favorite remixes by ‘spinning’ them.

After a period of deliberation, the winner will be announced on or around October 15th, 2009.


THE PRIZES

The top 10 remixes will be exclusively featured on Dipdive.com, the online community for The Black Eyed Peas. The top 3 remixes will also receive the following prizes:



1st prize

A Native Instruments Maschine

Traktor Scratch Duo

A Pacemaker portable DJ system

Korg Kaossilator

Korg miniKP

Moogerfooger - MF-105M MIDI MuRF 110V

MP-201 Multi-Pedal 110V

V-Moda headphones

$500 Beatport gift card



2nd prize

$100 Beatport gift card


3rd prize

$50 Beatport gift card



Check out more details on prizes and the rules at: http://www.beatportal.com/feed/item/bea ... h-dipdive/