Burn studios residency

burn studios residency is an annual competition held on Ibiza for newcomer producers and DJs to receive advice and masterclasses with internationally renowned figures of the Electronic dance music industry, founded and endorsed by as part of their music initiative burn studios. The program's end prize is a summer-long residency in a prestigious club on the island, including Café Mambo, Sankeys Ibiza and Privilege Ibiza, the world's biggest club. The first stage of the burn studios residency competition is hosted by the mix-sharing platform Mixcloud, and receives promotion, support and documentation by international electronic dance music publications such as Resident Advisor, Mixmag, and DJ Magazine.
In its inaugural year in 2012 burn studios residency received thousands of applications from all over Europe in the form of short DJ mixes, from which the best DJs are selected to enter 'Mix-Off' contests in their local area. At the Mix-Off event the applicants were whittled down to 11 DJs before being flown to Ibiza for the burn studios residency bootcamp. In Ibiza the contestants took part in masterclasses presided over by David, Carl Craig, Richie Hawtin, , Luciano, Jamie Jones and 2ManyDJs (aka Soulwax) as well as attending the International Music Summit. At the end of the bootcamp three of the finalists, Adam Zasada, Manu Vulcano and Urban Jeram, were awarded residencies at either Café Mambo, Sankeys Ibiza or Privilege Ibiza. Adam Zasada, resident at Café Mambo released his first single “Destiny” in 2012, which became Mixmag’s Track of the week.
The bootcamp phase of the program was documented in a 7-part video series, which collectively received over a million views their the first six moths online and featured mentor masterclass videos on burn's YouTube channel.
burn studios residency was established to showcase and support emerging DJ/producer talent. In the words of burn's Marketing Manager Erik Hofstaedter: "burn is all about passion and creativity as a brand and supporting new talent on their way. burn studios Residency offers a unique opportunity for up-and-coming EDM talent to kick start their career and get supported on their way."
burn studios residency continues in 2013 with applications open to further global burn markets including Japan and Brazil, with a ‘Wildcard’ option for countries outside of the specified regions. The mentors will include DJs and artists Solomun, Maceo Plex, Steve Lawler, Fatboy Slim, Avicii and Hot Chip’s , with Café Mambo and Sankeys Ibiza as participating clubs awarding summer residencies to winning contestants.

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