Simon Rushworth
Wannabe hitmakers can mix it up with one of the biggest bands on the planet after dance rock heroes Pendulum announced a unique contest to revamp their new single The Island – released this week.
The overall winner of The Island remix will win cash and vouchers as well as see their unique take on the Pendulum track given a major label release by Warner Bros.
Launched at www.junodownload.com on Monday, the winning remix – which will be selected by Pendulum’s Rob Swire and Warner Bros. Records’ A&R team – will be released with full promotional and marketing support by the label.
In addition to earning a royalty, the winner will also collect £500 cash, £150 worth of Juno download vouchers and a £150 Soundcloud Pro account. The direct link to the competition page is: http://www.junodownload.com/remix_pendulum/
Four runners-up will each receive a Soundcloud Lite account and £50 worth of Juno download vouchers.
Once the competition opens, entrants can download the 13 separate parts of Pendulum’s original track from Juno from which they can create their remix with their preferred music software package. Upon completion, the finished remix will need to be uploaded as a 320kbps MP3 to Juno or Soundcloud by October 18th. The winning track will be announced that same day with the single’s release to follow by the close of the year.
Pendulum released The Island on Monday and will complete a hugely successful 2010, that has included the release of their number one album Immersion, with their second major UK tour of the year. The eight-date arena tour includes a London date at Wembley Arena.