Tiesto wants your Remix

This is your chance to remix Tiesto, but you have to buy the material.

Previously dubbed as the world’s number one DJ Tiesto is now having a remix competition with Beatport.

Known and criticised of asking for money to download the remix parts Beatport does it again. To get all the remix parts bundled you have to invest 4,35 euros to the remix kit (available until October 5th).

That is actually a small price for the privilegde to legally remix one of the biggest names in the game, and a chance to win Tiësto merchandise, Ultra records music package and $250 gift certificate to Beatport.

I’m too busy, broke and uninterested to these vocals to take part to the competition, but are you taking part in it?

Read the whole story in Beatportal.

2 Responses to “Tiesto wants your Remix”

1. Timo Juuti says:

   2009/10/02 at 23:13

   It’s a clever way of making money with little effort. I’ve seen dry 909 OH sample on top downloads of a very big name, meaning it’s selling hundreds if not more. The prizes are maybe ~10 % of the income, not counting the market value, if not for Tiesto, but at least for Beatport and Ultra in this case. With all this mentioned, how much do you think they actually care about any remixes? Even the winner is picked by other members of the community…

   If I were to participate in any remix contests, I’d try to find one with… well, less obvious motives.

   Current score: 6
2. Ville Lope says:

   2009/10/03 at 20:10

   I admit it’s a way to make new revenue. But I also think free as a business model – also known as strategy of giving.

   The business person in me thinks it’s clever to as money for the remix kit that really doesn’t harm the artist in any way.

   Yet again, the scene activist in me thinks that the remix parts should be free, that everyone interested could take part – that way he’d give more positive, non-greedy image of himself.

   Actually, I almost titled the post: “Tiesto wants your remix – and money”.

   Current score: 1