These are sites which still have active remix competitions in 2020 (updated 2021). I compiled this list after discovering that some of the sites I used to go to are no longer being updated; the remix competition scene has gone through some changes.
Some people argue that remix competitions are a waste of time because you're unlikely to win, but others suggest that they are a good way for producers to practise skills and experiment with new techniques. While I would advise against (1) betting too much on winning the big ticket, or (2) spending too much time on remixes and neglecting original work, the remix packs, if used effectively, can be a useful way to work out ideas and break creative blocks.
- Metapop https://metapop.com/competitions?p=1&status=live&type=all
- Spinning Records https://spinninrecords.com/contest/
- Skio Music https://skiomusic.com/contests/remix?orderBy=published_date%20desc
- Krea Sound https://www.kreasound.com/remix-contest/latest
- Armada University https://www.armadamusic.com/university/contests
Nine Inch Nails made a large collection of stems available for remixing in the early 2000s. The original post is gone, but the stems are still available from other sources
- Full collection of stems for 'Only' https://archive.org/details/NineInchNails-OnlyMultitracks
- Direct link to download Ableton Live project file of 'Only' in Session View
- Direct link to download Ableton Live project file of 'Only' in Arrangement View
- Nine Inch Nails: The Hand That Feeds multitracks
- Nine Inch Nails: Year Zero multitracks
- Nine Inch Nails - The Slip multi-track stems
Synthwave leaders The Midnight also made the multitracks for Deep Blue available for free download for a remix contest https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/deep-blue-the-stems
This post is compiled by Ben Ang, Ableton Certified Trainer. If you want to learn how to make remixes of your own, or how to improve your existing remix skills, contact me at ben.ang.music@gmail.com - If you're in Singapore, we have lessons in person; if you're elsewhere, we have lessons on Zoom.
https://metapop.com/abysssimian/tracks/little-boots-lesson-feat-kiddy-smile-abyss-simian-club-mix/95524
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Updated remix examples 2021
This is Andromeda Sky's big room remix of Armin van Buuren's track 'Need You Now' for the Armada University Remix Contest.
This is The Cosmic Bubble's synthwave remix of Asher Postman - Walk Away (feat. Annelisa Franklin) for the Armada University remix contest.
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