The Delhi round of the UMM Circuit was a hit and the finale is getting closer everyday.
Powered by Pioneer and executed by Submerge, the UMM Circuit is a competition taking place all over India to find Indian DJs with potential and give them the opportunity to not only showcase their skills, but also gain national recognition.
The rounds have already taken place in the cities of Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Delhi with the latter taking place just a few days back. The regionals took place at the Hauz Khas Village Social on October 8th and over 300 aspiring DJs submitted their entries. DJ Mash and DJ Skip co-judged the event. Out of all these, four DJs were selected by the panel of judges that included DJ Ivan, DJ Skip, DJ Mash, Julia Bliss, Nawed Khan, Clement D’Souza and Tuhin Mehta along with votes from people all over the city. They debated and finally crowned DJ Attarax (Mohit Rana), as the winner of this round.
The regional round for Pune was held on the 9th of this month but the Bangalore regional round will be taking place on the 14th of October after which the finale will be held a few days later on the 16th and will feature Dutch DJs Sick Individuals.
This competition gives local talent a chance to show their material and also work with internationally known DJs. The winner of the whole competition will win fabulous prizes such as:
- A one year artist management contract with Submerge
- Open for and international artist at the finale
- A producer/DJ course in the city of residence
- Professional DJ gear from Pioneer
But the rest have something to look forward to as well! Regional round winners will get giveaway prizes upto Rs. 5,000 along with a chance to open for Sick Individuals at the finale and the winner from each city will get the DJ gear as well as a producer/DJ course. That is also something to look forward too!
The entries for Bangalore is still open so try you luck here now before its too late.