Underground Sound DJ Comp (Every Thursday from 23/6 - 8/9)

Do you play dubstep, drum & bass, garage, breaks or any other bass genre? Do you think you're ready to step up to the next level? This could be your chance to get the exposure you've been looking for.

With heaps of prizes up for grabs and the opportunity to play alongside some of Adelaide's top bass music DJs, you just need to register and submit a 30-minute mixtape to enter. Entries close June 10.

More information will be available very soon, following a few meetings with sponsors this week. The comp will kick off on June 23 and continue weekly on Thursday nights for approximately 10 weeks including finals. The comp will be held in the stunning Dynasty Bar at The Oriental Hotel (120 Magill Road, Norwood), which will hopefully prove to be a fine new destination for other upcoming shows.

cool. ill try and get something done.

Nice mate! 

I put this up here early to give people a heads up to prepare a mix. I know it can be difficult for some people to record, so just giving the AM crowd a head start! I'm absolutely stoked about the prizes so far too... there will be some great packages for the winners. There's still months before the packages are finalised, so they can only get better!

Nice work mate, looking forward to hearing some of the entries. 

Entrant Terms & Conditions and Registration Form can be found here: REGISTRATION PACK

This is gonna be awesome!! cant wait to hear the entries! 

I'm absolutely stoked about the prizes so far too... there will be some great packages for the winners.

I guess it's safe to say who the Underground Sound sponsors are! How about the likes of Vestax, Allans Music + Billy Hyde, SoundPond, Onion Magazine and The Oriental Hotel! Recent additions to this list include Adelaide's finest record store, Inbound Records, and local dubstep pioneers Redline Dubstars!

New artwork will be ready this week. Keep an eye out in Onion and don't forget to check the Facebook event.

Alright so who's thinking of reppin the DnB Crew in this??  I cant remember the last time a DnB Dj didnt win a DJ comp in ADL. 

if anyone wants any hints or tips etc, dont hesitate to post on here. Im certain all DnB Djs would have something to add that could be of help!! 

 

Remember alot of DJing has to do with self promotion and getting known.. on here is a good start!!

Registered today! Ready to bring that fire! Straight from the underground...

I will be chin stroking during the dubstep sessions. but in a good way.
bring it zack

Registered today! Ready to bring that fire! Straight from the underground...

Nice one Dubsy!!!! 

I'll be announcing the prizes tomorrow night!!!

I'm also very proud to announce that Inbound Records has hopped on board with the prize packages. It's safe to say that the Adelaide drum & bass scene owes a lot to the Inbound crew. We wouldn't be where we are in this town without pioneers like Fiction and Filter, so I'm absolutely stoked to have the Inbound name on board.

Another recent addition is the Redline Dubstars, who are offering the winner a support set at a future event, as well as guest sets for the top 3 finalists on The Bassbin (Fresh FM).

I just noticed the oriental do $4.95 T-Bone steak and $4 base spirits on Thursday nights!
Hopefully that's still happening durin the comp

I just noticed the oriental do $4.95 T-Bone steak and $4 base spirits on Thursday nights!
Hopefully that's still happening durin the comp

Rya said they will more than likely still be doing it. We've had this discussion about T-Bones already bahaha

Haha very important topic of discussion!
Aside from my love of cheap steak and vodka, this comp sounds awesome!
Looking forward to getting down to the oriental and checking it out!

I'll be announcing the prizes tomorrow night!!!

I'm also very proud to announce that Inbound Records has hopped on board with the prize packages. It's safe to say that the Adelaide drum & bass scene owes a lot to the Inbound crew. We wouldn't be where we are in this town without pioneers like Fiction and Filter, so I'm absolutely stoked to have the Inbound name on board.

Will chat to ya soon man about what Redline can put in for the comp too

Following a meeting last week, let me assure you that THERE WILL BE $4.95 T-BONES AVAILABLE FOR THE DURATION OF THE COMPETITION!!! We'll also have regular drink specials throughout, so not to worry there!

To clarify the dates of the Underground Sound DJ Competition, 7 rounds of heats will be held each Thursday from June 23 - August 4. There will then be 2 rounds of semi-finals held on August 11 & 18. The grand final will be held on August 25 and will proudly be hosted by The Oriental Hotel (120 Magill Road, Norwood) in the stunning underground Dynasty Bar.

4 entrants will be featured per round of heats and finals, each playing a 30-minute set. All heat winners will advance to the semi-finals. The top 2 entrants of each semi-final will then advance to the Underground Sound DJ Competition grand final. If your basic arithmetic is up to scratch, you may have noticed that there will only be 7 heat winners but 8 semi-finalists! This means that even if entrants do not win their round of heats, they are still in the running as a dark horse finalist! (The dark horse finalist will be the highest scoring entrant who did not win their heat.)

Judges have been hand picked from a select group of Adelaide's most respected bass music DJs and will be rotated throughout the competition. This exclusive group will also play supporting sets at each round of Underground Sound DJ Competition heats and finals, which guarantees 10 quality nights of bass heavy goodness!


And now to the prizes…

Firstly, all heat winners will receive a guest set on a SoundPond.net Pond Jam dedicated to the Underground Sound DJ Competition. All heat winners will also receive a $50 bar & food voucher thanks to The Oriental Hotel.


The 2nd & 3rd place runners-up will each receive:

- $100 cash thanks to The Oriental Hotel
- Onion Magazine Hoodie
- $25 Inbound Records voucher
- A set on Neat Freqs (SoundPond.net)
- A set on The Bassbin (Fresh 92.7)


The Underground Sound DJ Competition Champion will receive:

- $300 cash thanks to The Oriental Hotel
- A personal bio in Onion Magazine
- $50 Inbound Records voucher
- A set at a future Random Evolution event
- A set at a future Redline Dubstars event
- A set at a future Bass Element event
- A set on Neat Freqs (SoundPond.net)
- A set on The Bassbin (Fresh 92.7)
- A set on Beyond the Breaks (Fresh 92.7)

and… wait for it...

- A brand spanking new Vestax VMC004XLU mixer thanks to Vestax and Allans Music + Billy Hyde!!!!!


There are still 3 weeks to enter, so hurry up and record your 30-minute mixtape and complete the Registration Pack. Are you ready to step up to the next level?

I cant remember the last time a DnB Dj didnt win a DJ comp in ADL. 

twas a small window of opportunity, or maybe the judges were just a lil too pissed on the jugs goin around, but the year before you won Lockdown a cheeky breaks DJ got some satisfaction :P

This is gonna be dope, can't wait to see the new crew come through and show us how it's done. Hopefully there are some who take a chance and genre switch personally, 30 mins is ample time to lay down a platter of bass across the board....can't wait!!!!

twas a small window of opportunity, or maybe the judges were just a lil too pissed on the jugs goin around, but the year before you won Lockdown a cheeky breaks DJ got some satisfaction :P

sorry bro

You're practically a DnB DJ to me anyhow! hehe   

Im sure Anzac, Weez, Skippy and anyone else who has won a dj comp can back me up on this.. ITS ONE OF YOUR GREATEST MOMENTS AS A DJ EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It completely removes any thoughts of self doubt for at least a month!! hehe

I would absolutely enter this comp if I could... 

It completely removes any thoughts of self doubt for at least a month!! hehe

 

Can't wait for this! Nice looking prizes, wish I could enter the comp. Need a new mixer

There are several slots still open for entrants and about 2 1/2 weeks to get the Registration Pack submitted.

It's been mainly DnB entrants so far.. dubsteppers represent!  

might be worth posting on dubstep.com.au ?

wouldve entered for sure if i wasnt gonna be overseas

might be worth posting on dubstep.com.au ?

cheers khem! 

 

Im sure Weez and anyone else who has won a dj comp can back me up on this.. ITS ONE OF YOUR GREATEST MOMENTS AS A DJ EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

rigged!

Im sure Anzac, Weez, Skippy and anyone else who has won a dj comp can back me up on this.. ITS ONE OF YOUR GREATEST MOMENTS AS A DJ EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It completely removes any thoughts of self doubt for at least a month!! hehe

Haha yeah! I'm actually a bit excited for the entrants lol.

Oh, and Rya, Red Square gave me the boot from their Thursday nights so I'm free to judge and play at this now! Woooo!

A handful more entries came in over the weekend... keep 'em coming!!

Thursday marks the final heat of Underground Sound before we kick off with one hell of a finals series! This week we're serving up another bass music smorgasboard with large serves of drum & bass, dubstep, grime and who knows what else! Heat 9 competitors include DJs ROMANFREE, J.DUB, CHRISTO & SK. Judging and support duties will be covered by SoundPond hosts GHETTO BLONDIE (Post Everythang) & GUNDA G (Late Night Lurking), alongside one of Adelaide's favourite MCs - who definitely knows how to hold his own behind a set of 12s - G-SWIFT!

Doors open at 9pm, entry is just $5, there will be drink specials all night, plus you can grab a cheap feed at The Oriental beforehand with their $8 gourmet pizza menu.

Wickid! I am there! Bigup Mr. Christo...................

lurk lurk

i shall be there....

lurking in the corner lurking hard.....

lurk on...

Heat 9 certainly kept up the high standard that we've seen throughout Underground Sound. Hats off to DJs ROMANFREE, J.DUB, CHRISTO & SK for finishing off our final round on a high note! With finals kicking off next week, it's easy to see that the judges have a tough job ahead!

The honours this week go to DJ ROMANFREE, who now advances to the 2nd Semi-Final and has won himself a $50 voucher thanks to The Oriental Hotel!

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Some of the judges' feedback includes:

RomanFree
"All wax - tight selection"
"DJ gets into it which is always important"
"Had heads of the early crowd nodding!"

J.dub
"Nice dancefloor, got the girls dancing!"
"Good progression of sounds - liked the change-up to garage"
"Played an adventurous selection of tunes"

Christo
"Good DJ!"
"Long blends with records. Kept momentum flowing through the mixes"
"Kept it dancey and didn't drop breakdown after breakdown"

SK
"Nice cutting - first to do it tonight!"
"A good blend, good selection, would like to see him in front of more people"
"Very tight beatmixing throughout"

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We can also announce the Underground Sound Dark Horse Finalist! The Dark Horse is the DJ with the highest score who did not win their round. Several DJs were pipped at the post by others as the competition rolled on, but we are very proud to announce that DJ SKINNY has earned himself a spot in the finals thanks to his smashing set in Heat 8. Congratulations, Skinny, and best of luck in the 2nd Semi-Final!

We've got one final announcement to make this week ... set times for the Semi-Finals! To keep things fair, all finalists' names have been drawn from a hat (with separate draws for each Semi-Final) and will play in the order drawn. The order is as follows:

SEMI-FINAL 1
09:30-10 Traktion
10-10:30 SeEK
10:30-11 Syme
11-11:30 Numerik
11:30-12 Lotek

SEMI-FINAL 2
09:30-10 Skinny
10-10:30 RomanFree
10:30-11 Harry Lawless
11-11:30 Lake
11:30-12 Stylus

*** PLEASE NOTE: THE COMPETITION WILL START AT THE EARLIER TIME OF 9:30 THIS WEEK TO ENSURE THE SAME FINISH TIME. ***

Wicked! I supose I better get on the 1s and 2s then..........
Cya's on thursday!

SeEK><.,.,.,.,.


.........By the way who is judging? and how does the semi finals work? 1st and 2nd of both semi's go into finals?

cool, skinny you'll be home by 10.15

Oh shit obviously i forgot this was a Dj comp, next time i'll just roll 2 cd's of wobble and cheese at + 6

Bigups My boys Seek & Syme one of you better take it out and represent the quality DnB!

Best of luck to Traktion,Stylus and Lake too it's tough competing against so many people you know and respect.

The rest of you can get bent

Rumble Motion Jaw Bone...... My Man......

Shit's about to get serious...

FINALS START TOMORROW NIGHT!!!

Wicked! I supose I better get on the 1s and 2s then..........
Cya's on thursday!

SeEK><.,.,.,.,.


.........By the way who is judging? and how does the semi finals work? 1st and 2nd of both semi's go into finals?

same - stoked to get the darkhorse dealy!

so who's judging the two finals Rya?

same - stoked to get the darkhorse dealy!

I suppose I can make it public now... there was actually a 3-way tie for the dark horse spot between LP, Rumble & Tacky for a while (LP played Heat 2, Rumble & Tacky played Heat 4). A few others came very close along the way, but their scores stood strong until Heat 8. Well done to those 3 and well done to yourself for just sneaking it past them!

By the way who is judging? and how does the semi finals work? 1st and 2nd of both semi's go into finals?

Sorry mate, I didn't see that part of the post. Judges for Semi 1 will be announced very soon, but I won't be announcing future judges ahead of time. I don't want any 'back alley blowjobs for bonus points' going on... 

The Top 3 of Semi 1 and Semi 2 will move on to the Grand Final. All Grand Finalists will feature on a special Underground Sound PondJam on SoundPond.net! The Top 3 of the Grand Final will also share in the major prizes, which include a 4-channel Vestax mixer, a bio feature in Onion Magazine, Onion hoodies, cash from The Oriental, Inbound vouchers, sets at future Random Evolution, Bass Element and Redline Dubstars shows, a private photo shoot with Laurence Ffrench, guest spots on Beyond the Breaks (Fresh FM) and Neat Freqs (SoundPond), plus more!

bring it home lotek. no competition at all. 

Tonight should be awesome! 

Can we push this back another week. I have nothing prepared.....arrggghhhhh......

and through to the next round is...........

Many thanks to all who joined us for the first ever Underground Sound final! There were some solid efforts from all of the finalists and the crowd was well up for it. Hats off to the competitors - DJs TRAKTION, SeEK, SYME, NUMERIK & LOTEK - and well done for making it this far. Special thanks to our judges last night as well - ADAM DAZE (representing SoundPond, one of our major sponsors), COUNTERPART (representing digital-dj.com.au) and BATCH (representing Underground Sound).

Listed in the order that they played, congratulations to SYME, NUMERIK & LOTEK for taking out the top 3 and advancing to the Grand Final on September 8th.

kudos lads

congrats guys. slug it out

Well done guys.. I am spewing I was so tired and didnt stay around for the other sets. I had fun over all though.  Bigupz Mr. RyA

take it out Symester.........

Bigupz Mr. RyA

Always a pleasure to see you behind the decks, mate. 

This week we round off our Underground Sound Grand Final line-up! The 2nd Semi-Final consists of 5 more top notch competitors, who will battle it out for the 3 remaining GF spots. DJs SKINNY, ROMANFREE, HARRY LAWLESS, LAKE & STYLUS have each shown us what they can do behind the decks, so get down this Thursday and check out all the action.

As usual - cheap pizzas, drink specials and just $5 competition entry. Doors open at 9pm and the first competitor steps up at 9:30.


Competition set times:

09:30-10 Skinny
10-10:30 RomanFree
10:30-11 Harry Lawless
11-11:30 Lake
11:30-12 Stylus

Who's judging?

Khem, Patch and myself i believe

nah I can't do it tomorrow, got daddy duties.  good luck everyone lets hear all about the rabble on friday hahaha

This week's judges are Anzac, Khem and Dirty Harry... 3 well seasoned selectors with broad musical backgrounds. 

This week's judges are Anzac, Khem and Dirty Harry... 3 well seasoned selectors with broad musical backgrounds. 

thats about 30 deck years innit!? 

thats about 30 deck years innit!? 

Harry's at 16 years on his own, so I'd say we're pushing closer to 40 in total! I have a feeling we'll need that experience tonight, these finals cannot be easy to judge. :clipboardjudgelurksmiley: