Can You Produce Music for Dance?

Music Tech conference

Brighton Dome

5-7 June

StreetDanceMixes.com (SDM) are on stand B7 at the Music Tech conference in Brighton, looking for the best mixes and tracks for street dance crews and choreographers in 2015.

Visitors to the stand can win AKG 271 Mk II professional headphones by registering at the new site.

www.streetdancemixes.comis a fresh new site which has just gone live with a simple objective: to enable DJs to upload their tracks and market them to street dance groups, teachers and choreographers. In turn, choreographers and dance teachers will be able to purchase and download professional quality music in just a few seconds.

All music producers and DJs have to do is go to the websitewww.streetdancemixes.comto register and start uploading. .

StreetDanceMixes (SDM) will enable producers and DJs to upload their music, set the amount they want to sell it for, and take payments. SDM will also take care of all relevant license, ensuring legal compliance for the music sold.

Co-founders, Rich Constance and Matt Britton, will be looking for creative and original tracks for streetdance crews. Rich explains: "We make the whole process easy, and everyone gets paid for their work. DJs don't have to worry about all the legalities - so everything is legit."

Rich Constance, himself a streetdance DJ with an impressive track record of mixes for award-winning crews both in the UK and United States, says: "So many producers work through the night at their DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) producing some brilliant tracks and great mixes. But too often they only get heard by a handful of people. We want to help get their music out there to a wider audience. And we are making it possible for them to sell their work not just locally, but all over the UK and worldwide."

Dance choreographers and teachers will be able to search the site for music by artist, track and genre. They can listen (at reduced bit rate) to try before they buy, so they always know what they are getting. Downloading a mix will take seconds.

Rich says: "Dance teachers and choreographers won't need to worry about where to get a decent mix or track edit from, or spend hours making their own. They can search our site and select quality music and be ready to rehearse straight away.

"A good dance routine won't be awesome unless the music is awesome too. Mediocre won't do, it lets the crews down. Much better for choreographers to download quality tracks from streetdancemixes.com and free up their time to concentrate on the routine. They can buy exclusive rights too, so no-one else can use the same mix for comps."

Rich and Matt plan thatwww.streetdancemixes.comwill become one-stop-shop for music event organisers, choreographers, promoters, DJs and producers with information, downloadable guides and tutorials.

Best Street Dance Mix 2015 competition

To celebrate the launch streetdancemixes.com,is looking for the most creative and original tracks for streetdance crews 2015.

To enter, all music producers and DJs have to do is go to the websitewww.streetdancemixes.comto register and upload at least one dance mix of more than 1.5 minutes and less than 3 minutes long, with at least three changes of music in the mix.

The best Street Dance Mixes of 2015 will not only win kudos - there are prizes of cool studio gear up for grabs every three months. The more tracks you upload, the better the chances of winning. The competition is being organised to celebrate the launch of a brand new street dance mix music websitewww.streetdancemixes.com.

• To enter the Street Dance Mix of 2015 competition and win cool studio tech, DJs first need to register on the site www.streetdancemixes.com.

• Then upload at least one dance mix of between 1.5 and 3 minutes in mp3 format at 320 KBps (kilobytes/second).

• Each mix must include at least three changes of music.

• You can upload and enter as many mixes as you want. All genres and themes are welcome.

• Set a price for choreographers to download your work.

• The competition will be held in four heats, with a winner announced every three months with the overall winner of the Best Street Dance mix 2015 to be announced on 31 December 2015.

• To find out more, register and get started go towww.streetdancemixes.com

ENDS

Notes:

StreetDanceMixes will also lead workshops in schools, college and university departments of music technology and production to tutor students in mixing for streetdance. Please contactRich@streetdancemixes.comfor details.

Rich and Matt will be available for interview at the Music Tech conference and afterwards. For further information, interviews or photographs please contact Sarah Airey,sarah.airey@thebuzzworks.co.uktel 07855 086447

About Street Dance Mixes

www.streetdancemixes.comis open to DJs to register and upload their music and compete to win Street Dance Mix 2015. The overall winner will be announced on 31 December 2015.

Streetdancemixes.com will enable DJs to upload and legally earn from mixed music. SDM will manage compliance with the relevant collection agencies in the UK and internationally.

Each mix or track edit will be watermarked to prevent unlicensed use of the work and guarantee rights holders receive fair payment.

Matt Britton, Rich Constance, and Ian Lewis are cofounders and directors of Street Dance Mixes

Dance teachers and choreographers can enrol now for ‘early bird' registration to be first to know when the site is open for music downloads.

The K271 MKII headphones

Will be awarded to the best mix loaded onto the site by 1 June 2015. The K271 MKII are professional over-ear headphones for studio and live use. They combine the comfort of an over-the-ear design and the benefits of closed-back technology for best possible sound reproduction. The sealed design ensures low signal bleeding into microphones in the studio and maximum isolation for live mixing applications.

The K271 MKIIs feature a switch in the headband that mutes the audio just as soon as the headphones are taken off. They provide a professional mini XLR connector for quick replacement of the cable. The package includes a 3m (10ft) straight and 5m (16ft) coiled cable.