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WILDLIFE CONTROL to host OFFICIAL “ANALOG OR DIGITAL” REMIX COMPETITION
sponsored by SOUNDCLOUD and NATIVE INSTRUMENTS
The OFFICIAL ANALOG OR DIGITAL REMIX COMPETITION, hosted by indie band WILDLIFE CONTROL and sponsored by SOUNDCLOUD and NATIVE INSTRUMENTS will begin on November 1, 2012. During the month long competition, producers, musicians, and DJs around the globe will be invited remix the band's break out single Analog or Digital, with the overall winner receiving a grand prize package worth over $1,250 USD.
Remixers will be invited to wildlifectrl.com/remix to download stems and upload their remix. The competition is open to all styles of remixes, and will be judged by Wildlife Control and representatives from two of the largest music blogs, Indie Shuffle (indieshuffle.com) and The Music Ninja (themusicninja.com).
The competition will close on November 30, 2012 with winners to be announced during the second week of December. The winning remixer will recieve a grand prize consisting of a free full year of SoundCloud Pro, Native Instruments Maschine Mikro, and Native Instruments Komplete 8. Additional remixes may be chosen by to be featured on Indie Shuffle and The Music Ninja. Participanting mixers, producer, and DJs will be able to share their remixes on Facebook and Twitter to have popular remixes featured on the remix site (wildlifectrl.com/remix) throughout November.
About WILDLIFE CONTROL: Wildlife Control is a bi-coastal band of brothers, Neil and Sumul Shah, who live in Brooklyn and San Francisco. They record and tour on both coasts and recently released their critically acclaimed self-titled debut album. It was the highest charting self-released album on the CMJ College Radio 200 chart in August, 2012. The band followed the release with packed headlining shows at Mercury Lounge in New York City, Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco, and a headliner slot at the 2012 CMJ Music Marathon.
About ANALOG OR DIGITAL: Analog or Digital is the lead single from Wildlife Control's debut album. It originally premiered in December 2011 along with an 8-bit inspired HTML 5 interactive music video (analogordigital.wildlifectrl.com) powered by the SoundCloud API. In February 2012 they released the official music video (http://youtu.be/boGyFAYomBo), a stop motion/time-lapse combination set on Ocean Beach in San Francisco. The weekend after its release the video went viral on YouTube, and has recieved over 340,000 views to date.
About SOUNDCLOUD: SoundCloud is an audio platform that enables sound creators to upload, record, promote and share their originally-created sounds on the internet. On January 23, 2012, SoundCloud announced that they had 10 million registered users.
About NATIVE INSTRUMENTS: Native Instruments is a leading manufacturer of software and hardware for computer-based audio production and DJing. The MASCHINE product range has revolutionized digital groove production with its integrated hardware-software concept and uniquely intuitive real-time workflow. The KOMPLETE family comprises an extraordinarily wide range of software instruments and effects, all designed to facilitate professional music production across various styles and genres.
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Analog or Digital (EMBED/SHARE)
Official Video (left) & Interactive Video (right) (EMBED/SHARE)
“Wildlife Control is youthful yet insightful. It feels like lying by a pool you broke into, young and drunk, next to someone you loved while looking at the stars knowing in your heart the world has a fuck ton more in store for you ... an essential summer album.”
– Vice“Wildlife Control are writing classics. 'Analog or Digital' is vaguely Ramones, vaguely Phoenix, wholly a triumph in rock that might be considered indie, and entirely awesome. It’s a must listen.”
– Indie Shuffle“Wildlife Control has captured the spirit of the continuous and constantly evolving future of music video ... A great debut album from an indie band who really seems to be creating their own musical pulse.”
– Wired