Beatport’s hot gear contest (no purchase neccesary)

Beatport, the largest legal marketplace for digitally-formatted dance tracks, is running a drool-worthy contest.

Mmmm….geeeeaaar….
The lucky grand prize winner shall receive:

• 1 Copy of Native Instruments’ emulation system Traktor Scratch
• 1 15″ Macbook Pro
• 2 Pioneer CDJ-1000s
• 1 Pioneer DJM-800 Mixer
• 1 Mackie 624 Studio Monitor
• 1 120gb Freecom Toughdrive external HD
• 1 pair of Ultrasone DJ1 Headphones
• 2 Beatport t-shirts and 1 Beatport CD wallet

Fedde’s grand ‘Hands up for Detroit’ loopsnatch

Above: Texas/Ann Arbor/Detroit’s Matthew Dear

It seems like most people forgot that Matthew Dear produced the original version of “Hands up for Detroit” (1999). This was Dear’s first release, and distributed by Ghostly Records.

Fedde Le Grand’s “Put your hands up for Detroit” (2006) has been circulating in clubs for a while now and has officially overstayed its welcome in bars all over the motor city.