Over the past 13 weeks, 26 contestants have been fighting it out to win Australia’s biggest Dj competition… GPO Hotel, Lightsounds, Scene Magazine, SAE, Jagermeister and Vicious Records launched what was undoubtedly be one of the biggest DJ competitions for 2009/2010!  Held downstairs in the Seven40 Bar of The GPO Hotel and commenced on Friday November 20, the search was on for a “DJ of Distinction”. Competitors were selected from CD and web based auditions through www.gpohotel.com.au.

The successful applicants competed in 20 minute weekly preliminary rounds, judged on abilities in song selection, mixing, stage presence, and self promotion by a judging panel comprised of the best in Queensland’s local industry with National and International special guest judges.  The prizes are certainly something to oggle, guaranteeing the winner a major career boost – not to mention be amongst the lucky first in the country to own a set of Pioneer CDJ2000s for their very own!

Here is what the winner gets if they win the final…
Complete Pioneer DJ Package: 2 x Pioneer CDJ 2000 1 x Pioneer DJM Mixers 1 x Pioneer HDJ 2000 Headphones
An inthemix Queensland local feature article interview with Lady Lex
A set at V Festival 2010 @ the Jagercube
1 copy of Ableton LIVE 8
Scholarship in Electronic Music Production at SAE College
Flights, accommodation and Limo transfers to the Vicious Head office in Melbourne 1/2 a day studio time with the crew from Vicious Records
Promotional/Press shots DJ Logo design by Velvet Spectrum
Guest spot on Nightvision Podcast Guest residency at GPO Hotel, Brisbane Guest residency at Ruby Tramp, Gold Coast

The winner will be judged by 2 very influential people in the australian music scene: Lorne Padman and Ivan Gough::  After the competition…. Ivan and Lorne will be playing a very special set!!! Proudly supported by Pioneer DJ and lightsounds.com.au