To celebrate the release of Donso’s debut album, Comet Records is very excited to announce the Donso remix project. Rules below:

In collaboration with the good folks at Fairtilizer, Novation and Ableton, Comet Records are offering the opportunity to remix “Mogoya”, a track taken from Donso’s album. A mesmerizing piece of modern Malian electro-pop featuring hypnotic synths, penetrating guitars and N’goni & Gedeon Diarra’s voice raising the hair on the back of your neck.

The band:

Donso (meaning “hunter” in Bambara) is the result of the collaboration of four talented musicians coming from France and Mali: Producer Pierre Antoine Grison (who also releases his own music on Ed Banger Records as Krazy Baldhead), malian vocalist Gedeon Papa Diarra, Guimba Kouyate on Guitars and Djele N’Goni (traditional malian string instruments), Thomas Guillaume on percussions and Donso N’Goni.
Also featured on the album are other top Malian musicians Ballake Sissoko on Kora and keyboardist Cheick Thidiane Seck.
Donso’s long awaited first album, out in June 2010 on Comet Records, is a well-rounded journey from the deep roots of Malian music to an exciting and melodic african electro-pop. Pierre-Antoine Grison, who produced the album in Paris along with one of France’s most talented sound engineers Lucas Chauviere, created a stunning blend that mixes traditional music from Mali with a fresh and modern sound that truly belongs to the 21st century.

The rules:

1. Listen to the original track

2. Download the remix parts to Mogoya here.

3. Remix the track into your chosen style. All genres are welcome.

4. Send your remix via Comet’s dropbox:

5. All remixes must be submitted as high quality 320kbs MP3s.

6. Submissions will be closed on April 20th.

7. Remixes using uncleared samples will be disqualified. An uncleared sample is a musical work, loop or sample that you do not own the copyright for (ie: you didn’t create it). You are free to use sounds that were created by you.

8. All remixes submitted for this contest become the legal property of Comet Records. Your remix contest submission becomes the legal property of the record label hosting the competition as protection against the release of unauthorized remixes.

9. All trademarks and logos are protected. All rights of the producer and the owner of the recorded work are reserved. Unauthorized copying, hiring, renting, public performance and broadcasting of this record, remix or remix parts is prohibited.

10. Your submission of a remix in this contest constitutes your agreement to these Rules.

The prizes:

The winner will receive a boxed version of Ableton Live 8 along with Ableton goodies, Novation’s latest Launchpad midi controler, and a Fairtilizer Pro account & T-Shirt. His remix will be released in digital format on Comet Records!

The runner-up will receive Ableton Live 8 Intro (download), a Saffire 6 USB audio interface by Focusrite, and a Fairtilizer Pro account & T-Shirt.

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