Karmacoda Remix Contest
From Karmacoda
We all really liked this remix. It had some great ideas and production and a nice solid mix. The vocals
fit in really nicely in the mix and we really loved the bass line. It also had some cool, original ideas.
We also liked it because it dared to veer away from the dance remix category (not that we don't love
those) to create a new, original version of the song.
fit in really nicely in the mix and we really loved the bass line. It also had some cool, original ideas.
We also liked it because it dared to veer away from the dance remix category (not that we don't love
those) to create a new, original version of the song.
Winner
Finalists
ReachiNG:: by BA$$
Prizes
Vegas 5 software.Two Loops for ACID loop libraries.
Merchandise from Karmacoda.
There is also a Karmacoda Video Mix Contest
About the Contest
ACIDplanet is offering "Reaching" from Karmacoda for remixing. This is a different Karmacoda from "Reco mended." On "Evidence," Karmacoda's sound is more organic and jazzy, and less overly electronic than before. Which makes it more of a challenge for you, O Remixer. This isn't fodder for d'n'b deathmetal or the bizzaro world of canada-core; you'll need to reach to remix "Reaching." Reach deep.About the Artist
Karmacoda was launched as a collective effort between two musicians in search of a new way to achieve their artistic and musical vision. It began over drinks in a San Francisco tiki bar when Heather Pierce and Brett "B." Crockett realized their mutual electronica/trip-hop obsession.B. immediately asked Heather to check out the electronic music project he was working on. Heather was enthralled with what she heard, and recorded her vocal ideas in B's home studio. The result was the track "Frail," featured on their first album "Reco mended". Karmacoda was officially underway.
The summer 2001 release of "Reco mended" garnered an overwhelming, positive response and Heather and B. started work on creating a live show. B. called upon friend and San Francisco bassist Brian Templeton. Brian, already a fan of the music, eagerly joined them in rehearsals. To maintain maximum sonic flexibility and remain true to their new sound, the band needed a DJ possessing strong musical sensibility and who was comfortable spinning alongside live musicians. It seemed almost karmic as B. soon met DJ Rafael Acevedo, also looking to become involved in a group like Karmacoda.
Karmacoda's live shows quickly became popular throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, grabbing the attention of local promoters and clubs and a burgeoning fan base. By integrating live VJ AJ, who creates real-time custom video projection, the band's musical vision is both heard and seen.
Karmacoda's evolutionary second disc "Evidence" was released to glowing reviews in August of 2003 and continued the growth of the band's attention and fan base.
Karmacoda's new album "Altered Evidence: Late Night Remixes", released May 3rd 2004, is a collection of remixed tracks inspired by songs from their second release, "Evidence", and features local, and internationally acclaimed DJs and Remixers DJ Polywog & Frogger, Tyler Stone, DJ Amber & Russ Arteaga, DJ Rafael Acevedo and Den Jones. The compilation was conceived by Karmacoda and the DJs as an exciting way to feature established and emerging musical talent in the San Francisco Bay Area, and to support the San Francisco Late Night Coalition (SFLNC) and their efforts to protect, preserve and promote San Francisco's late-night culture.
Expressing very human issues and emotions through very processed sound is what Karmacoda does best. The perfect aural escape from our ultra-commercialized planet.
