Remix Contests Are an Important Marketing Strategy for Modern Record Labels

I’m looking forward to the day where we’re tired of seeing so many remix contest GIFs in the sidebars of blogs. We can all complain about there being so many remixes of songs that were already close to perfect in their original form. (Some people might already feel this way.)

Remix Contests force the bloggers to blog about the band atleast 2.5 times. It’s a good situation because remixes are helpful for all parties involved, even the blog.

Here are two Notable Remix “Contests

Chromeo Remix Contest
http://www.u-myx.com/Music/Chromeo/Tenderoni
This remix contest is run by U-MYX, which provides software for the users to remix the songs with. Imagine messing with all of the tracks from “Tenderoni” in an interface that’s so easy, even myspace kids can use it. U-MYX is like remixing + a social network. It may or may not be ‘the future.’

Drugs in my Body

http://kitsune.fr/~tlu-remix/
The Kitsune Remix Contest for Thieves Like Us has also mildly taken over the blogosphere. Having this GIF on your website means that you are a blog worth taking seriously.

[MP3]
Chromeo 100% (Mercurius FM Tenderoni Vinyl Only Mix)