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ASTRALWERKS & SPINNUP ARE IN SEARCH FOR ELECTRONIC PRODUCERS
OCT. 13 2021
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Astralwerks, a global dance music label, and Universal Music Group's Spinnup platform have teamed up to launch the SPINNUP BANGERS CHALLENGE.
The collaborative campaign aims to discover independent electronic dance music (EDM) producers from Southeast Asia, who will have the opportunity to network with Astralwerks A&R representatives and receive exclusive Astralwerks and Spinnup merch as a result. Aside from that, the winning submissions will be added to the official playlists of Universal Music and Astralwerks.
Spinnup is a Swedish music aggregator company that was founded in 2013 to provide musicians and artists who are not signed to major labels with a presence and plays on streaming platforms such as Deezer, Spotify, and Apple Music. Since 2019, Spinnup has collaborated with UMG to identify and support independent artists, with the goal of developing them across the major’s network of sub-labels. To date, the two companies have identified and supported 58 artists as part of the joint campaign.
The competition is looking for new and innovative dance music material, whether it has yet to be released or has already been released.
To enter the SPINNUP BANGERS CHALLENGE, go to this page and submit your track.
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