The first prize includes a full week's worth of Red Bull Studio time, including use of the studio, recording and music production equipment, and the time of an engineer to oversee the project - valued at R35 000, as well as studio software Cakewalk from Paul Bothner Music, valued at R5 500.
The competition runs from 1 July to 28 August, 2011. To qualify, entrants must load at least one goema-inspired remix onto the Goematronics group on SoundCloud www.soundcloud.com/groups/goemarati-remix-competition before midnight on 28 August, 2011. Goema beats, banjo and sax samples can be downloaded from SoundCloud or entrants can create their own.
The winners will be announced during Creative Week Cape Town, between 9 and 18 September, 2011, following a decision by the judging panel, which includes Roach (African Dope Records), Mr Mo (Mofunk) and Denver Turner (formerly of Moodphase5 and Tykoon Suit).
Creative Cape Town's Zayd Minty said: "We have this wonderful home-grown sound and we have real talent in our city. Our hope is that this competition will fuse these two elements and sow the seeds for a truly Capetonian musical movement."
