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Just two years ago the Vancouver, Canada based pop-rock duo Carmen and Camille broke onto the music scene with their debut album, Two. As twin sisters however, their collaboration began long before this release; they've been rocking out together since the days when bubblegum and air guitar were more important than boys. Now with real instruments in hand, their driving, girl power anthems and emotional, heart-wrenching ballads are rocking them to success. With numerous hits from Two making their way onto the episodes of MTV’s The Hills and many televised appearances including shows such as MTV's Total Request Live and Canada’s YTV, these charming girls are spreading their infectious melodies and perfected harmonies around the nation.
Carmen and Camille are inviting you to come along for their rise to success. They’ve provided the stems from their previously unreleased track, “Shine 4U”, and want you to remix and re-imagine this song into something entirely new!
In a bold and unprecedented move, the girls have decided to keep the new mixes under a Creative Commons Attribution license, giving you the opportunity to work with the song to create your own success! This means that you can take your unique mix of this song and distribute and share it freely and sell it, as long as you give Carmen and Camille credit. So, come hop on board with this talented duo and bring your remix of their track to the top of the charts!
Winners were announced on August 14, 2009 at 5:00 PM EDT
See the Contest Winners
This program is no longer accepting entries
Source Files
Prize
First Prize Winner
The Winner will receive Alchemy (the ultimate sample manipulation software) from Camel Audio along with Sennheiser HD 380 Pro Headphones. The Winner's track will be professionally mastered by Shine 4U's producer Ryan Stewart. The Winner will also get a free year long Pro Membership to Indaba!
Second and Third Place
The Runner-Ups will receive a choice of either CamelSpace (rhythmic multi-effect) or CamelPhat (the ultimate phattening processor) from Camel Audio. The Runner-Ups will also get free year long Pro Membership to Indaba!
10 Honorable Mentions
The Honorable Mentions will each receive a T-Shirt along with a signed CD!
Voting Prize
To get all you aspiring music critics involved, we've added a voting prize! One lucky voter will be randomly selected to win a iPod Touch pre-loaded with C & C's catalog of music. You will be automatically entered to win when you vote.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How many audio files do I have to use?
A: You can use as few or as many stems as you'd like. If you don't use any, you must upload a cover of "Shine 4U" to be eligible to win.
Q: What tempo is "Shine 4U"? What key is it in?
A: "Shine 4U" was recorded at 144 BPM in D major.
Q: Can I SPAM the discussion board?!?!
A: No! It's meant for discussion. Posting about your entry is cool, but please be respectful of everyone who wants to talk about the contest and don't post the same thing repeatedly.
Q: Can I use samples in my submission?
A: No! Your submission must be made of the tracks provided and/or material for which you own the copyright.
Q: How many entries can I submit?
A: Just one! Make it count!
Q: How do I download the source files?
A: You must first enter the contest before you can download the files.
Q: What can I add to the source files?
A: You can add anything you want! You can re-record the audio, add your own melodies, only use the source files - the sky is the limit.
Q: I'm new to mixing/producing and need some help!
A: If you need help and are using our online session console, check out our help section and online tutorials.
Q: Can I sell my mix?
A: Yes, actually! Submissions are licensed to you under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. This means you are free to share your mix however you see fit as long as you credit the original artists. For more information on this license, go to http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Q: I don't see my question here!
A: Please post a description of the problem on the discussion board and we’ll help you as best we can!
C'mon Nick. Toss up a track with those talkbox skills. I love Roger!
uhh-I'm a sucker for talkbox,so everytime I see the face of Roger T,I grap my Tbox a scream :" I can make you dance if U wan't me to"
hey Andrew, I put them up on my server for you. I'm only gonna leave them up there for a day or so though, so act fast haha
http://www.337music.net/audio/C+CShine4U.zip
cheers!
Is there any way someone could email me the source track files? I know the entry period ended and i can't enter, but I was in the hospital for a while and some things happened and I never got the chance to enter. I would still like to remix this song for my own pleasure, but I can no longer DL the source tracks. Thanks.
clearly, there are other perspectives on being a 'successful' producer which is absolutely fine...i understand everyone's view. I do not 'knock' any creative/producer out there, I merely have an open-mind to make nothing less than AMAZING...when i read there remix was being played in rotation I was expecting something else. i.e. the snap sound has been overly used in R&B,Hip-Hop,Pop...whatever, so as a creative, if I wanted to take that route, I would've recorded/mastered a 'snap' sound for that element. There's nothing wrong with using preset sounds; but regarding what 'people like to hear', that's a relative thought b/c people are brainwashed into what they think like to hear period- I don't 'smash' anyone producer or judge...it's all about growth & with this virtual platform, (indabamusic) the definition of 'successful' music can transform in authenticity, moreover.
I agree with Rodney. If a remix (or the demonstrated potential of its producer) is not commercial viable then a record label is not going to be interested in the remix (or the producer). The MC comp was before my time, but I heard it and thought it was great. Was it safe? Yes. Could it make money? Yes. I don't knock the progressions for the effort out of the top ten it was easily the best to me. You can't complain about a contest if you enter knowing what the rules are (no disrespect). I haven't won a contest yet, but I don't focus on the win I focus on the exposure. I believe my product is among the best on the site. Even a music contract doesn't guarantee success. If someone else wins congrats, if I don't think their music is any good, I don't smash the producer, I smash the judges responsible for the win.
The Fine Print
THE CARMEN AND CAMILLE “SHINE 4U” CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE ENTRANT’S CHANCE OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
ELIGIBILITY: The Carmen and Camille “Shine 4U” Contest (“Contest”) is operated and hosted by Indaba Media, LLC (“Operator”) on the Indaba Music Website, www.indabamusic.com (“Website”). The Contest is open to individuals who are thirteen (13) years of age or older at the time of entry and who are not presently signed to any record label or publisher under any exclusive agreements and/or other contractual arrangements which prohibit or might prohibit them from participating in any element of this Contest. Employees, contractors, directors and officers of Twin Spin Music and Nova Music Services (“Sponsor”), Indaba Media, LLC, or any of their affiliates, distributors, or web design, advertising and promotion agencies of any of the foregoing companies involved in the administration, development, and execution of this Contest (collectively, “Contest Parties”), and the immediate family members (i.e. spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, and spouse or "step" of each) of each and those living in the same households of any of the foregoing companies (i.e. persons, whether related or not, who have lived in the same residence for at least three months during the twelve-month period preceding the start date of the Contest) are not eligible to participate in this Contest. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW OR OTHERWISE.
TO ENTER: Select audio stems (“Audio Files”) of the sound recording, “Shine 4U” (“Recording”) featuring the performance of the recording artist, Carmen and Camille (“Artist”) will be available for Contest Entrants to download at http://www.indabamusic.com/contests/show/carmenandcamille. The Audio Files can be modified and/or mixed with original audio files the Entrant creates using any platform the entrant chooses, including the Session Console, an online mixing and editing tool provided by the Operator. Entrant is not required to use Audio Files; however, Entrant must submit a cover of the Recording using any and all instrumentation, including the Audio Files, musical instruments and/or vocals (“Submission”) by uploading the Submission to www.IndabaMusic.com/contests/show/carmenandcamille between 12:00 p.m. E.S.T. June 23, 2009 and 5:00 p.m. E.S.T. July 21, 2009 (“Submission Period”). The computer of the Operator is the official timekeeping device for this Contest. In order to download the Audio Files and to upload a Submission, Entrants must register for a membership account with the Website. Follow the online instructions at http://www.indabamusic.com/account/signup to register.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS. No purchase is necessary to enter the Contest. By entering a Submission in the Contest, Entrants hereby warrant and represent that the Submission conforms to the Contest Submission Requirements set forth herein. Entrants agree and acknowledge that no compensation will be paid to them for any reason whatsoever including, but not limited to, entering this Contest or creating a Submission. All Submissions must be in the following file formats: MP3, AIFF, WAV; and Submissions must meet the following requirements (“Submission Requirements”), and failure to abide by the Submission Requirements is grounds for disqualification in Sponsor’s sole discretion:
Submissions must not contain material which is (or promoting activities which are) harmful, threatening, abusive, disparaging, harassing, vulgar, obscene, hateful, pornographic, gang identification, references to commercial products, license plate numbers, phone numbers, personal addresses (physical or email), Web site URLs, derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial, sexual or religious groups, references to illegal or inappropriate activity, behavior or conduct, or any other references that could be considered inappropriate, unsuitable or offensive, as determined by Operator in its sole discretion;
Submissions shall not defame, misrepresent or contain disparaging remarks about any persons, products or companies;
Submissions shall not contain materials which are not created entirely by Entrant or which are owned by others (including music "samples" other than the Audio Files provided through the Website);
Entrants shall not use the Audio Files in any manner or for any purpose other than for entering Contest; and
Submissions shall not be in violation of any law.
BY ENTERING A SUBMISSION, ENTRANTS ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SUBMISSIONS MAY BE POSTED ON OPERATOR’S WEBSITE, IN OPERATOR’S DISCRETION. Operator reserves the right to, and may or may not, monitor/screen Submissions prior to posting them to the Website. Entrants acknowledge that Operator and Sponsor have no obligation, jointly or separately, to use or post any Submission. By submitting a Submission, Entrants warrant and represent that: (a) the Submission is Entrant’s original work, (b) the Submission has not been previously published, (c) the Submission has not previously received awards, (d) the Submission does not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity; (e) Entrant has obtained permission from any person whose name or voice is used in the Submission and (f) exploitation, use, display or performance of the Submission via any form of media, will not infringe the rights of any third parties. Entrants shall indemnify and hold harmless, Operator and Contest Parties from any claims contrary to or in violation of these warranties and representations.
GRANT OF RIGHTS: By entering this Contest, Entrants assign away and transfer (as set forth below) any and all rights in the Submission to the Artist on a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable and royalty-free basis, for any and all purposes including, but not limited to, display, public performance, posting for streaming and/or download, making of derivative works, reproduction, distribution, and all other means of exploitation of the Submission.
Entrants agree that the Artist, shall, from inception, own all right, title and interest in each Submission (including, but not limited to, the copyrights in the sound recording) in perpetuity, free from any claims by Entrant or any other person and all such works shall be deemed "works made for hire" for the Artist. Entrant is permitted to use the Audio Files solely for the creation of a Submission.
All Submissions are licensed to the Entrant by the Artist under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Entrants are free to copy, distribute, remix, and transmit their Submission outside of the Contest without the permission of the Artist so long as, in connection with each use, the Entrant makes appropriate attribution to the Artist. For more information on the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license please see: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Only the Submission is licensed to the Entrant by the Artist under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. All rights to the original Audio Files and Recording are reserved by the Artist, and Entrants shall not commercially use or exploit the component Audio Files or Recording apart from their Submission in any manner whatsoever.
By entering this Contest, each Entrant agrees: (i) that Contest Parties have the right to use the Entrant’s Submission and Entrant’s name and likeness in any and all media in and in connection with promotion, publicity, marketing and advertising for and by Contest Parties, and in connection with this Contest or other promotions by Contest Parties as Contest Parties see fit without any further notification or compensation to or of the Entrant (ii) that Contest Parties shall have no obligation (express or implied) to use any Submission in any manner and Entrants shall not be entitled to any damages or other relief by reason of Contest Parties use or non-use of a Submission; (iii) to be bound by these official rules; (iv) that Entrants may be contacted by Contest Parties by email regarding this Contest; (v) to indemnify and hold Contest Parties harmless from any and all claims, demands, causes of action and judgments (including attorney’s fees, court costs and expert’s fees) arising out of or relating to any breach by Entrant of the terms and conditions of these rules, including any representations and warranties made herein. By entering this Contest, each Entrant agrees to sign and deliver to Contest Parties such documents as Contest Parties may reasonably require to effectuate the rights and obligations granted in these rules.
SELECTION OF WINNERS AND PRIZES: Submissions will be posted on the Website during the Submission Period, thereby allowing visitors to vote for their favorite Submissions between 5:01 p.m. E.S.T. June 23, 2009 and 5:00 p.m. E.S.T August 4, 2009 ("Voting Period"). Limit one vote per email address/ per person. Any attempt by Entrant and/or his/her family/friends to vote more than once by using multiple names or email addresses and/or any other fraudulent mechanism, as determined by Operator in its sole discretion, shall give Operator the right to disqualify Entrant in its discretion. In the event of a tie, an additional judging period will take place relating to tied Entrants, such additional judging period to be determined by Operator.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND RELEASE: No liability or responsibility is assumed by Operator, Sponsor or Contest Parties resulting from Entrants’ participation in or attempt to participate in the Contest or downloading any information in connection with participating in the Contest. No responsibility or liability is assumed by the Operator, Sponsor or Contest Parties for technical problems or technical malfunction which may affect the operation of the Contest, including but not limited to any of the following occurrences: hardware or software errors; faulty computer, telephone, cable, satellite, network, electronic, wireless or Internet connectivity or other online communication problems; errors or limitations of any Internet service providers, servers, hosts or providers; garbled, jumbled or faulty data transmissions; failure of any e-mail transmissions to be sent to or received; lost, late, delayed or intercepted e-mail transmissions; inaccessibility of the Website, in whole or in part for any reason; traffic congestions on the Internet or the Website; unauthorized human or non-human intervention of the operation of the Contest, including without limitation, unauthorized tampering, hacking, theft, virus, bugs, worms; or destruction of any aspect of the Contest, or loss, miscount, misdirection, inaccessibility or unavailability of an account used in connection with the Contest. Operator is not responsible for any typographical errors in the announcement of prizes or these Official Rules, or any inaccurate or incorrect data contained on the Website. Use of the Website is at user’s own risk. Operator and the Contest Parties are not responsible for any personal injury or property damage or losses of any kind which may be sustained to user's or any other person's computer equipment resulting from participation in the Contest, use of the Website or the download of any information from the Website. Operator is not responsible for any attempt by an Entrant or other individual to deliberately damage or undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest, including but not limited to any fraudulent claims, which may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, Operator reserves the right to seek remedies and damages from any such individual, to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution. Operator’s failure to enforce any term of these Contest Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. Persons engaging in any of the foregoing activities may be disqualified in Operator’s sole discretion.
WINNERS LIST: For the names of the prize winners see http://www.indabamusic.com/contests/show/carmenandcamille after August 14, 2009.
OPERATOR: Indaba Media, LLC












About 10 minutes it looks like! Good luck all, I can't wait to see/hear who wins!