DENON DJ DENON DJ LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE, FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND ONLINE DJ COMPETITION: THE "MIX & MASH CHALLENGE
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ITASCA, Illinois -- May 14, 2007: Denon DJ, a leading manufacturer of professional DJ equipment, today announced the Denon DJ "Mix & Mash Challenge," a first-of-its-kind online DJ contest that will give aspiring DJs the chance to win valuable prizes and have their mix featured on Beatport, the leading online music source for working DJs. The online competition, co-sponsored by fashion leader Armani Exchange, the Guitar Center nationwide retail chain, Tommy Boy Entertainment, Beatport and PCDJ will allow DJs to show off their "skillz" and win prizes by downloading tracks from a specially created website, mash.denondj.com, then remixing and uploading them back onto the site for judging by friends, visitors and industry experts. The contest will run from May 14th through July 2007 and is open to all DJs who are over 21 years of age and residents of the U.S. A variety of the music downloads for the contest will be provided by Tommy Boy Entertainment and the Armani Exchange.
Grand Prize Winner to Be Selected By Top Industry Experts.
In addition to having his or her work featured on Beatport, the Mix & Mash Challenge Grand Prize Winner will receive $2,500 shopping sprees at both the Armani Exchange and Guitar Center, one year of free music downloads from Beatport, plus a Denon DN-HD2500 Media Player & Controller (SRP:$1199.99), a pair of Denon DN-HP1000 Headphones (SRP: $199) and the Denon AVR-987 AV Surround Receiver. The winner will be chosen by a Blue Ribbon Panel made up of executives from Denon DJ, Tommy Boy Entertainment and the Armani Exchange, as well as a prominent Denon DJ Artist.
In a unique twist that utilizes advanced Web 2.0 social networking technologies, the Grand Prize winner will be chosen from among six Finalists, three of whom will be selected by visitors to the contest site, and three directly by the Blue Ribbon panel. Site visitors will not only be able to vote for their favorite DJs, but exchange their favorite mixes and embed them in e-mails, personal websites and blogs. The six Finalists will be rewarded with a variety of prizes, including $250 shopping sprees at both Armani Exchange and Guitar Center, as well as advanced Denon DJ products such as the Denon DN-S3500 Table-top CD/MP3 Player, PCDJ Reflex TC Software and A Denon DVD-757 Progressive Scan Universal DVD Player. In addition, every DJ that enters the contest will receive 10 free music downloads from Beatport.
Noted Denon DJ Brand Manager Silvio Zeppieri: "With the Denon 'Mix & Mash Challenge,' we're giving aspiring DJs across the country the opportunity to be heard, and share their talents among their peers. Most importantly, because the contest is totally online, everything about it is simple, fast and easy - there are no tapes or CDs to mail in. Anyone with a computer and an Internet connection can enter with just a few mouse clicks, and people interested in listening, sharing tracks and voting for their favorites can also participate just as easily. We're looking forward to using the contest to encourage up-and-coming DJs to get their work out there, while promoting overall DJ creativity and calling attention to Denon DJ's broad lineup of premium professional DJ products."
About D&M Professional:
D&M Professional, parent company of Denon Professional, Marantz Professional and Denon DJ, manufactures and distributes a reliable line of professional audio and video equipment for the broadcast, commercial, corporate, DJ, education, government, audio/visual, education, houses of worship, security, and related industries.
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Or Denon DJ at: www.denondj.com D&M Holdings Inc.:
D&M Holdings Inc. (TSE II: 6735) is based in Tokyo and owns the Denon, Marantz, McIntosh Laboratory, Boston Acoustics®, Snell Acoustics, D&M Professional, Denon DJ, ReplayTV® and Escient® brands. Denon, Marantz, McIntosh and D&M Professional are global industry leaders in the specialist home theater, audio/video consumer electronics or professional audio markets, with a strong and long-standing heritage of manufacturing and marketing high-performance audio and video components. Boston Acoustics, with its signature The Boston Sound, T is a leader in premium loudspeakers for home and audio markets. Snell is a super premium speaker brand. The ReplayTV and Escient brands represent award-winning technologies in digital home entertainment. Additional information is available at www.dm-holdings.com.
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