What happens when traditional Alpine folk music and electronic music meet?

We pose this question to all who are interested in participating in the 2011 Voixtronik remix contest. Two traditional Austrian Alpine folk music sound sample packs (instrumental and vocal/yodl) are provided to
experiment with in an electronic form and to create something entirely new -namely Voixtronik.

The Voixtronik remix contest offers innovative sound researchers and composers the possibility to transfer selected traditional Alpine folk songs to the context of today's contemporary electronic music culture.

The sample packs provided are recordings by the Tennkoglmusi and the Breinlinger family, who offer a taste of their own traditional Austrian Alpine folk music.

The remixed tracks are sent to a selected panel of electronic, traditional Alpine and modern-contemporary music experts for evaluation.

The three best of the two categories (vocal and instrumental) will be put to a final public vote on September 16, 2011 at the Voixtronik Festival in the Argekultur, Salzburg.

The project aims to promote reflection and innovation through the experimentation of traditional music with modern electronic means.

[Contest Info]

- Chose from two music sample packs: vocal or instrumental.

- The choice of the sample pack determines the category in which you participate in the contest. In other words, to submit a track in the “vocal” category, the vocal-sample pack must be used; likewise, to submit a track in the “instrumental” category, the instrumental-sample pack must be used.

- Both sample packs may be used, but the track may only be submitted to one of the two categories. Respectively, you can submit only one track per category.

- Track submission details:
format: MP3; at least 128 kbit / s
length: max. 3.5 minutes

- Each entry must accompany the completed TXT (in the sample pack zip files).

- Closing date for entries is June 30, 2011.

- The winner of each category will receive 1000 Euros.

- Please visit voixtronik.at and click on “AUDIO” to download the sample packs.