Metric Partners With Indaba to Crowdsource “Fantasies” Remix Album

September 24th, 2010 by Janice Brown

Metric has partnered with Indaba Music, Topspin and RCRDLBL.com to launch a remix program designed to source an entire album’s worth of remixes of the songs from their album Fantasies.

Metric self-released "Fantasies," which was recorded and mixed at Electric Lady Studios with NYC producer/engineer John O'Mahoney.

The album will undergo a reinvention at the hands of IndabaMusic.com’s 500,000-member-strong global community of musicians. The band will choose their favorite remix of each of the album’s 10 tracks and award each winning remixer with $1,000.

The program marks a first for Indaba Music, as Topspin Media’s direct-to-consumer sales technology will be incorporated into all Metric remix competition pages. Topspin’s involvement will “enable fans and musicians to purchase advanced stem packs straight from each contest page for $1.99/song, providing musicians with dozens of isolated stems, and thus enhanced sonic flexibility.”

Additionally, as with all Indaba Music remix programs, the competition will also offer a free basic set of stems for each song.

Nate Lew Head of Marketing, Business Development at Indaba Music said, “More than a third of Indaba Music’s users spend over $1,000 annually on instruments, equipment and offline tools. Clearly they invest in their craft, and we’re thrilled to be working with Metric and Topspin to offer our global community of musicians, many of whom are active remixers, with a musician-specific version of the Fantasies record (via advanced stems), as well as an incredible career opportunity.”

Additional promotion for the program will be provided by RCRD LBL, which will also maximize exposure for the selected remixes, by featuring them on their site, social media pages, and distribution partner sites.

Entrants should register at http://www.indabamusic.com/studio_access/metric. The top remixes will be announced in early 2011.

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