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Collaborate With Trent Reznor

Former Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor now leads the collective How To Destroy Angels. It features Reznor’s wife Mariqueen Maandig, musician Atticus Ross, designer Rob Sheridan, and himself. The music is not a huge departure from Reznor’s signature sound, but it is a more delicate and slower blend of the usual growling synths and low-frequency pulses. Intrigued?

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Want Ableton Live 9?

We wanted to tell you about an exciting new opportunity that we know you’ll want to enter. Ableton has teamed up with us to host a remix contest for Sweatson Klank’s track “I Shouldn’t Be Here”. The song effortlessly blends elements of Hip-Hop and R&B, and features experimental sounds created exclusively on Ableton Live. There is a lot you could do with this song and we can’t wait to see what you guys will come up with.

Sweatson Klank will be judging the entries, and the grand prize winner will win:

  • Ableton Live 9 Standard
  • Ableton merch package
  • $100 gift card to Ableton.com webstore
  • Sweatson Klank merch package

The runner-up will win:

  • Ableton Live 9 Intro
  • Ableton merch package
  • Sweatson Klank merch package

And the popular vote winner will be given a 1 year Pro Membership upgrade to Indaba Music.

Take a look at what’s new in Ableton Live 9!

And here’s Gotye using Ableton Live:

Want it?

Here’s your chance.

Good luck.

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Hannah Georgas Stops By the Indaba Loft

Remember Hannah Georgas? The Canadian pop/rock singer-songwriter hosted a remix contest with us earlier this year for her song, “Enemies.” Well, she was in New York City recently and stopped by our Indaba loft to record with us. We loved having her over, and wanted to share with you this beautiful acoustic version of “Enemies”.

Want to hear what the Indaba community did with the song?
Here is the winning remix:

 

And the popular vote winners:

 

 

If you like what you heard, go check out Hannah’s page for her upcoming tour dates!

 

Have a great weekend, Indaba
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Hertz: Get Movin’ With Music!

 

No car ride is complete without some great music. Hertz, one of the world’s largest rental car companies, understands this marriage between music and cars and has teamed up with Indaba to present to you this exciting new opportunity series to get your music heard by millions of drivers.

The series consists of 3 unique opportunities for original music in these genres: EDM, indie-rock, and country.

The grand prize winner of each opportunity will win:

  • A killer mobile recording package worth over $2,000, including: A Focusrite Forte, an AKG 414 condensor mic and a Monster XLR Cable

  • $500 rental cash with Hertz

  • A critique of your track written by the judge

  • 10,000 spins on Jango

  • Promotion via Hertz’s online properties and promotional compilations

  • A feature on the judge’s Facebook page.

That’s a $10,000 value in prizes, not to mention priceless exposure. Enter the opportunity here, get your music heard. You have until May 7th. Good luck!!

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2nd Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition

Introducing the 2nd annual Sarah Vaughan contest, hosted here, on Indaba Music.  We’ve teamed up, again, with the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) and JAZZ ROOTS to bring you this unique competition, which honors one of Jazz’s greatest legends.

If you are a female jazz vocalist and you are not already signed to a major record label, you might be eligible to enter to win cash prizes of up to $5,000 as well as the opportunity to perform live at NJPAC (click herefor details).  All you have to do is submit a Ballad (slow to medium-slow song), a Medium Tempo Standard or Blues and an Up Tempo Standard – including a scat/improvisational chorus. Bop-ba-doo-bop!

From the qualifying round, 40 contestants will advance to the second round, and 15 to the Final round where contestants will compete head to head, live at NJPAC.  Our esteemed panel of judges will select 6 prize winners.  The third place, second place, and grand prize winner (aka the Sassy Winner) will win cash prizes of $500, $1,500 and $5,000 respectively, so there’s a lot up for grabs.

We are currently accepting submissions so if you think you have what it takes, upload your tracks here to be a part of this incredible opportunity!

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