On The Prowl

DJ competitions are a dime a dozen, but every now and then one comes along that stands out from the crowd - enter Discovered, GPO's remedy to the status quo.

GPO has put a spin on the traditional comp, adding bigger and better prizes that’ll have all you bedroom warriors out there clamoring for your spot in the heats! â€œPioneer has just released the CDJ-2000 and we wanted to do something to coincide with their release because of the hype that has surrounded them,” says Trav White, GPO's marketing and promotions manager.
“So we sat down and brainstormed how we could incorporate it into what we were doing within the hotel because we knew it was going to be a fairly big talking point.”

The overall winner will walk away with two brand new CDJ-2000s, plus a Pioneer mixer, Ableton software, headphones, a studio session with the crew from Vicious Records, a set at the 2010 V Fest, a scholarship to SAE, plus guest residencies at the GPO and Ruby Tramp. Now that got your attention didn't it? â€œThe biggest element of this prize is the publicity, I've been doing this for a few years and I've never seen a DJ comp with a prize of this size. The publicity element also acts as a kickstart for their career ... I think having all these elements included in the prize provides a huge stepping stone to getting their name out there.”

Entries close on November 6, which will be followed by a selection day at GPO on November 8 featuring industry personnel. â€œInthemix has sponsored the selection day so we'll be having a BBQ down here with some industry people ... and all of us will be going through the mixes that have been submitted, which will hopefully result in a good cross section of all dance styles being chosen.”

The competition will then kick off on November 20, with four DJs battling it out each Friday night until the quarter finals on January 21. â€œWe will be judging DJs on their mixing and song selection as well as their stage presence and possibly the most important element of all, their self promotion, which we value highly at GPO.”

Go to http://www.gpohotel.com.au/discovered for more information and to sign up, entries close November 6.