DJs BATTLE
About the competition
This “DJ BATTLE” is our maiden and will be a four-weekends Competition event for local DJs to showcase their unique talents. Competitions will be aired on RBA to encourage their fans to participate in this event. The event will be featuring judges with skill sets from the industry. Judges will be drawn from local and regional spheres, as well as international Dj judges like Dj.Neptune from Nigeria, Dj.Khathu from South Africa, Dj. Kadir from Uganda among others. The objective of the competition is to identify the best mixed DJs in different styles and genres with the intention of promoting these talents, nationally and internationally, as well as recognize their talents through different Competition awards with the first winner going home with a 25 million Rwandan Francs worth Mercedes-Benz from Ndoli Safaris Company.
Judging Criteria
ORIGINALITY
SKILLS
MUSIC SELECTION
CROWD RESPONSE
Public Voting
Competition phases
1st Round
8 minutes
2nd Round
10 minutes
3rd Round
8 minutes
Final Round
15 minutes
- At the final event DJs are given 15 minutes to impress both the crowd and the judges with their originality, creativity and ability.
We want you to show your skills, we want you to take us on a musical journey, and most of all we want you to do YOU!
The only creative constraint you are given is that you must play at least 3 genres of music in your 15 minutes. Realistically there are countless genres of music but as Duke Ellington said so long ago “There are only 2 kinds of music: Good music, and the other kind.” So dig deep into all kinds of crates and find those 15 minutes of mixed greatness that truly represents you.
On the technical front, we allow the following: 2 players (2 turntables or cds), 1 mixer, a maximum of 2 midi devices. A one piece controller instead of players and a mixer is also technically allowed but to progress through the event you had better freak that thing. There really is no standard set up for this art form but this is the maximum allowable amount of gear for our events. You are free to do whatever you want with the aforementioned gear on the DJ desk.
Prizes
1st Prize
The winner of the competition will be awarded a 25 Million worth Mercedes Benz from Ndoli Safaris Company
Best Female DJ
The best female Dj will be awarded Music Instruments worth more than 5 Million Rwf
Best Upcoming Dj
The best upcoming Dj will be awarded 2 Million Rwf
Event Goals
- To promote Rwandan DJs and expose them to international markets
- To promote local music, culture and atmosphere in the country
- To create a platform of exchange between new and locally artists and international
- To create space for developing music industry
- To stimulate the local artists in the community
- To equip professional artists with skills and networking opportunities
- To promote the culture through the music industry
How To Join
- Record a video of yourself to show a sample of your mixing skills.
- Videos must include a brief introduction of yourself.
- All videos must be no more than 5 minutes in length.
- Video routines MUST include a minimum of 5-tracks.
