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On May 7th, we will be hosting an additional battle in the parking lot of the Wherehouse. This battle will be open to all who entered the battle and did not make it in, and anyone who was too late to get on board. The will be a FREESTYLE battle, where producers will be allowed to play any beats they want in a head to head style competition. The producer with the highest overall score, will get to have the 16th spot.
Registration opened yesterday for the 2010 Miltown Beat Down Beat Battle. As we expected, the new style of competition has brought up a number of questions. The ARRANGEMENT battle is a new approach to the Hip Hop beat battle. We’ve seen so many battles over the past years, where “celebrity” producers get on stage and someone plays “their” beats from a CDj or even worse, the Dj booth. While the energy of the beat is the determining factor in who wins any beat battle, we have always strived to offer a more in depth approach to the beat battle format.
This year’s ARRANGEMENT battle was inspired by Madhatter and Kid Cut Up’s days of DMC Dj battles. In the late 90’s there was nothing more exciting than a good DJ battle. The DMC formula challenged DJs to keep the crowd entertained for more than just one little routine. We’ve taken that idea and applied it to the beat battle.
In the ARRANGEMENT BATTLE producers have to weave their beats together into a high energy presentation. The goal is to show diversity, sonic prowess and to be clever in how the beats are presented to the audience.
Madhatter has been putting together a few examples of how it WOULD MAYBE sound if some of his favorite producers entered the battle…
Here is his mix of J Dilla beats mixed in the ARRANGEMENT BATTLE format.
– At least 3 minutes long, but no longer than 4 minutes.
– Must Contain at least 3 original compositions or beats ( more are encouraged )
– Must be mixed down to one MP3 or WAV file
That’s right! It’s officially 2010, so it’s time for the 5th annual Miltown Beat Down Battle to begin.
This year’s battle will offer 16 producers the chance to be crowned the next MILTOWN BEAT DOWN champ! For complete registration rules click HERE.
For more detailed registration info, click HERE!
Sign Up NOW for the 2010 Miltown Beat Down
Registration closes at midnight on Monday February 15th. That’s 6 whole weeks! So get yo’ act together, look over the rules, take your time to produce your best submission, and look for a call the week of February 15th!
Miltown Beat Down Battle 