Xzibit & DJ Skee Partner with Indaba Music’s Community to Source Remixes of Xzibit’s New Single “Hurt Locker”
Grand Prize Winner to Receive Prizes Worth More Than $5000:
VIP Trip to L.A., Meet Xzibit & DJ Skee, Recording Session,
Custom Blue Microphone & Monster Gear Pack
Indaba Music, the top online destination for music creation, along with Blue Microphones, DJ Skee and Monster Cable, are proud to announce today the Xzibit “Hurt Locker” Remix Contest. The hip-hop star is providing the track’s stems to his new single “Hurt Locker,” to Indaba community members with the challenge to remix the song. Fans, fellow artists and producers can now visit http://www.indabamusic.com/featured_programs/show/xzibit-remix-contest to remix the track from his upcoming project, MMX, due out later this year. The Grand Prize winner will attend SKEETOX, which marks the kick off of Los Angeles’ Sunset Strip Music Festival on August 25, record on Blue’s legendary Bottle mic, featured on SkeeTV and receive a major Monster prize packageand much more.
“I’m excited to see what fresh musicians, rappers and producers are out there,” says Xzibit. “I want to see what Indaba Music’s community can bring to the sound.”
Submission for the “Hurt Locker” Remix Contest will be accepted from June 29, 2010 through July 27, 2010 at 5:00 PM EDT. Voting will then be opened to the public until August 10, 2010. The grand prize winner will be chosen on August 13, 2010 by judges Xzibit, DJ Skee and Indaba Music’s co-founder Mantis Evar.
The Grand Prize winner will receive:
· Airfare and two nights’ accommodations at the W Hotel Los Angeles for the winner and guest for two nights to attend DJ Skee’s live music show, SKEETOX at the World Famous Roxy Theatre
· VIP meet & greet with DJ Skee and Xzibit.
· A Blue microphone customized to their sound and a tour of Blue Microphones studio headquarters, which will be filmed for Skee.TV
· A recording session at Skee Music Studios to record winning verse on Blue’s legendary Bottle microphone, along with an interview for Skee’s Radio Show, Live from L.A.
· A premium Monster Cable prize pack, with over $3,200 in gear, including instrument, mic and speaker cables, the Pro 700 Power Center, two 1000 Power Centers and the Turbine Pro Gold In-Ear headphones.
Two Runner Up winners will receive Monster Jamz Headphones (autographed by Xzibit and DJ Skee), $800 worth of Monster gear including cables and two power centers, along with the Blue Microphones Yeti, USB mic and enCORE 200 live microphone. The two runners up will also receive honorable mention on DJ Skee’s Sirius/XM radio show, Live from LA.
The top ten winners from the public vote will receive Monster Jamz headphones signed by Xzibit and DJ Skee.
Xzibit Gets Grimey With “Hurt Locker” – DOWNLOAD FOR FREE!
Xzibit is back with a new single “Hurt Locker” (prod. by Scoop DeVille) off his upcoming album set to drop in 2010! Make sure you download “Hurt Locker” now!