RATING
All submissions will be rated on a scale from 1-5 stars (5 being the highest), in the following categories:
Does it kick?
Are you moving air or passing gas? I like tracks that hit you in the chest when you turn them up loud. This is the kick drum category, the most important in dance music.
Does it move?
Well, this is actually 2 things - First, does the track have some kind of rhythmic or melodic movement that is very important. Second, arrangement-wise does the track go any where or put you to sleep?
Sounds
Are you using stock sounds? No problem if you know what you're doing. Perhaps you need to beef up your bass or add a string under your piano. Maybe you need some 16th percussion in your chorus?
Originality/Cool factor
Please try and be original cause I've been listening to dance music for 4 decades and I can spot a rip off. Also, I'm gonna let you know if you're beating a dead horse trying to revive Speed Garage (thats an example)
Overall Production
Basically it omes down to this. Am I gonna play it? Am I gonna send this to DJ Dan, or Oakenfold, or Benny Benassi? Am I thinking of signing this to my label, Audacious Records? Lets find out!
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