Notes from the Band:

Audio Winner:

 

Video Winner:

 

Audio Remix Grand Prize

Sony NW-S705F 2GB MP3 Player
ACID Pro software
Sound Forge® software
Five Sony Sound Series™ Premium Collection libraries
Five Sony Sound Series™ Standard Collection libraries
Merchandise from Karmacoda

Video Remix Grand Prize

Sony 8" Portable DVD Player DVP-FX810
Vegas®+DVD software
Sound Forge® software
Sony Pictures Sound Effects Series 1- 10
Cinescore® software
Merchandise from Karmacoda


After a year-long hiatus working in the studio, San Francisco and ACIDplanet™ darlings Karmacoda return with their highly-anticipated third album, Illuminate. The album features 12 fresh tracks and represents a major move forward for the group, containing songs with strong hooks, melodies and an engaging evolution of their groove-laden electronic sound. For this, their second gig at ACIDplanet, the band returns again with audio and video remixes. It's a multimedia smorgasbord with "Turn."

Two contests, two winners. Remix the song. Remix the video.

About the Band

Launched as a collective effort between songwriters, Brett “B.” Crockett and Heather Pierce in 2001, Karmacoda laces their electronica/trip hop foundation with elements of rock, pop and jazz, creating truly addictive sonic recreation. Outfitting themselves with the turntable magic of DJ Rafael Acevedo, Eric Matsuno’s hypnotic bass, B. on vocals, guitar and keyboards and the soaring lead vocals of Heather, Karmacoda’s vibe is immediately engaging, particularly live.

Illuminate, which was mastered by Andy VanDette (U2, David Bowie, Moby, Garbage, Smashing Pumpkins) at Masterdisk, NYC was released March 5th, 2007.

From the band:


"Turn" is the first single and video from their 2007 album Illuminate. The video, directed by San Francisco experimental film maker Sinisa Kukic utilizes a unique combination of high definition, full-motion video and animated 35mm time-lapse photography.

For the video, Kukic constructed a custom camera rig that integrates five Oktomat cameras, each with 8 lenses that photograph 8 time-lapse images per 35 mm film frame. Hundreds of rolls of Oktomat 35mm film were shot and the resulting thousands of images were scanned and animated via computer by the director. The video combines full-motion, high definition video with multi-element, animated 35mm photography creating a compelling fusion of high and low tech imagery. "Turn" features Karmacoda at key landmarks throughout their home of San Francisco.

Sinisa Kukic graduated from Southern Illinois University in 2005 with a BA in Cinema and Photography. His film, Breathe (2003), aired on FOX television, and his undergraduate thesis, Conduit of Displacement (2004), won the Loren D. Cocking Animation Award. Kukic is currently enrolled in San Francisco State University's MFA Cinema program, where he continues to make experimental and documentary films.

Other interests include cinematography, hand processing, and new forms of camera subjectivity. Pump (2006), his most recent film, explores the hybridization of the bicycle and the cyclist. His preoccupation with the particulars of camera carriage and movement are rooted in his involvement in the local biking community and his work as a racecar mechanic.

Born in the former Yugoslavia, Kukic and his family moved to Chicago when he was eleven. He currently resides in San Francisco, where he is editing Imaginary Lines, a documentary about migrant border crossings in Arizona.

Karmacoda’s award winning music has been featured extensively in film and television and won the 2003 Independent Music award for Best Song for Film and Television.

Tips

At 12:00 a.m. midnight PST on Saturday, December 30, 1899, the contest will be closed and no further uploads will be accepted. If you are new to ACIDplanet, you should create an account and upload a song as soon as possible so that you can work out any problems with uploading that you may encounter. Also, uploading a song can take a considerable amount of time. It's better not to wait until the last few hours of the contest to start uploading your entry.

Entrants must upload a Windows Media format or Real Media format version of their entry first. You will not be able to upload any additional formats after the contest closes, so if also you want to upload an mp3 version, please allow enough time to upload them both before the contest closing time.

Entrants must provide accurate contact information (valid e-mail and postal address) in their registration at ACIDplanet.com for the purpose of contacting winners. You can update your contact information here.

Contest Content Help

No Links? If you do not see the "zip" links to the contest loops, it may be because you are running firewall or security software with Ad Blocking turned on. If so, please temporarily turn it off and the links should appear.

What is the .acd file in the sample remix? The .acd file is an ACID project file that contains a sample remix made from eight to ten of the contest loops. It can help you learn how to use ACID, or give you ideas about remixing the track. You don't need to use it, but you'll at least want to download the sample remix so that you get the loops.

Can't open the ACID project file? The ACID project file (.acd file) is in ACID 5.0 format. It can be opened in ACID 5.0, but not in previous versions of ACID. If you using a previous version of ACID and you wish to view this file, you can either upgrade or download the current version ACID XPress in the Tools area of this page. However, you do not need to view the .acd file to enter the contest. You can simply use the loops in any version of ACID or in any other software.