Prior to closing the Tomorrowland mainstage this past Friday, Β they ask fans to send in their tracks via email. Read more below.
EDMβs favorite Aussies, Knife Party, created quite a stir after the first weekend of Tomorrowland, as they asked the audience to send in their creations, for an opportunity to be featured on the duoβs set scheduled for the following week.
Quite naturally, ambitious producers from all over the globe went nuts on receiving this prospective breakthrough opportunity, as Knife Party were scheduled to play this past week on Friday β to close out the Tomorrowland Mainstage. This was huge, and word spread quickly.
Tomorrowland MAIN STAGE tomorrow night, streamed live. If anyone has cool music, send to knifeparty@earstormmusic.com
β Knife Party (@knifepartyinc) July 24, 2014
Eventually, they got bombarded with over 300 emails, resulting in their mail server crashing down. This didnβt dampen the spirits of the hopeful, as Knife Party confirmed that about 20 of those emails made the cut and they were pulling the plug on the opportunity right away. They did remind the guys about certain specifications after the much expected plunder:
(anyone sending SoundCloud links without ‘download’ enabled wins a free KP dunce cap) β Knife Party (@knifepartyinc) July 24, 2014
dont send us bootlegs or mashups either , we’ll do those mixes on the fly thanks cos WIKID DJ SKIL β Knife Party (@knifepartyinc) July 24, 2014
ok well the email server has locked off for a while, send them to us later everyone
β Knife Party (@knifepartyinc) July 24, 2014
its taken the better part of the last 3 hours to sift through these emails, but there has been some real gems. congratulations everyone
β Knife Party (@knifepartyinc) July 24, 2014
me rn pic.twitter.com/O5DVZ3PNqy β Knife Party (@knifepartyinc) July 24, 2014
ok well the email server has locked off for a while, send them to us later everyone β Knife Party (@knifepartyinc) July 24, 2014
Thanks all for sending tunes, we got over 300 tracks, about 20 decent ones. Server was freaking out tho so we’ve removed the email address.
β Knife Party (@knifepartyinc) July 25, 2014
Approximately 9 of those were featured in their Friday main stage act. You can check it out below.
Knife Party – Live @ Tomorrowland 2014 (Belgium) – 26-07-2014 by Mixing.Dj Livesets on Mixcloud
All in all, a brilliant move by the Aussies β considering how difficult it is to get breakthrough opportunities like this. A thumbs up from The Sherpβs end.