winners announced!
first of all: thank you so much for putting your time and energy intojoining our beat contest. we got 594 beats in total and we listened carefully to all of them. together with TĀLĀ and nosaj thing, the final winnershave now been picked. find out below!
and the winner is...
1st placechester watson
link to beat
link to beat
'great sound selection and sonic palette, loved the use of the sample. i'm excited to see his journey unfold,a producer to watch for sure.'
– TĀLĀ
– TĀLĀ
'dope arrangement, nice selectionof sounds, everything sounds in place. listened to this on loop a few times.'
– nosaj thing
– nosaj thing
play sound
2nd placecheech
link to beat
link to beat
'loved the drums on this one andthe switch up that happens around 00.30 caught my attention and really stood out. vibes!'
– TĀLĀ
– TĀLĀ
'feeling the use of space in this one. the sounds are different and has an OP-1 vibe. beat is hard.'
– nosaj thing
– nosaj thing
3rd placematt hoyne
link to beat
link to beat
'this stood out sonically to me. it had a very unique sound and i could tell matt has a real sense of identityto his sound.'
– TĀLĀ
– TĀLĀ
'into the psychedelic feel with this one. all the sounds are interesting.i like the cinematic vibe.'
– nosaj thing
– nosaj thing
meet the judges
the winners were chosen by a jury of artist/producer nosaj thing and TĀLĀ, together with teenage engineering.
nosaj thingunited states
@nosajthing
as dj and producer nosaj thing, los angeles born and raised jason w. chung has been actively releasing music and performing for 15 years, expanding outwards from his first shows in the early 2000s at LA's DIY venue the smell, through opening for the xx and theweeknd, to headlining influential live experiences around the world with visual collaborators including daito manabe and bureau cool.
@nosajthing
as dj and producer nosaj thing, los angeles born and raised jason w. chung has been actively releasing music and performing for 15 years, expanding outwards from his first shows in the early 2000s at LA's DIY venue the smell, through opening for the xx and theweeknd, to headlining influential live experiences around the world with visual collaborators including daito manabe and bureau cool.
'a good beat hits you in the first bar.'
– nosaj thing
TĀLĀunited kingdom
@tala_official
TĀLĀ was born in west london to an iranian father and an english mother. coming from a family of mixed heritage meant she was immersed in a variety of sounds, from iranian googosh to michael ball with garage, rnb and hip hop in between. she was always encouraged by her father to pick up any instrument and just play it and this freedom of expression is clear in her production style.
@tala_official
TĀLĀ was born in west london to an iranian father and an english mother. coming from a family of mixed heritage meant she was immersed in a variety of sounds, from iranian googosh to michael ball with garage, rnb and hip hop in between. she was always encouraged by her father to pick up any instrument and just play it and this freedom of expression is clear in her production style.
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winners announced!
first of all: thank you so much for putting your time and energy into joining our beat contest. we got 594 beats in total and we listened carefully to all of them. together with TĀLĀ and nosaj thing, the final winnershave now been picked. find out below!
first of all: thank you so much for putting your time and energy into joining our beat contest. we got 594 beats in total and we listened carefully to all of them. together with TĀLĀ and nosaj thing, the final winnershave now been picked. find out below!
and the winner is...
1st placechester watson
link to beat
link to beat
'great sound selection and sonic palette, loved the use of the sample. I’m excited to see his journey unfold, a producer to watchfor sure.'
– TĀLĀ
– TĀLĀ
'dope arrangement, nice selection of sounds,everything sounds in place. listened to this on loop a few times.'
– nosaj thing
– nosaj thing
play sound
2nd placecheech
link to beat
link to beat
'loved the drums on this one and the switch up that happens around 00.30 caught my attention and really stood out. vibes!'
– TĀLĀ
– TĀLĀ
'feeling the use of space in this one. the sounds are different and has an OP-1 vibe. beat is hard.'
– nosaj thing
– nosaj thing
3rd placematt hoyne
link to beat
link to beat
'this stood out sonically to me. it had a very unique sound and i could tell matt has a real sense of identityto his sound.'
– TĀLĀ
– TĀLĀ
'into the psychedelic feel with this one. all the sounds are interesting.i like the cinematic vibe.'
– nosaj thing
– nosaj thing
#10YOP1
your creativity has really surpassed our expectations. to listen to more of the 594 entries, follow the #10YOP1 hashtag on instagram, youtube or soundcloud.
your creativity has really surpassed our expectations. to listen to more of the 594 entries, follow the #10YOP1 hashtag on instagram, youtube or soundcloud.
meet the judges
the winners were chosen by a juryof artist/producer nosaj thing and TĀLĀ,together with teenage engineering.
the winners were chosen by a juryof artist/producer nosaj thing and TĀLĀ,together with teenage engineering.
nosaj thing, united states
@nosajthing
as dj and producer nosaj thing, los angeles bornand raised jason w. chung has been actively releasing music and performing for 15 years, expanding outwards from his first shows in the early 2000s at LA's DIY venue the smell, through opening for the xx and theweeknd, to headlining influential live experiencesaround the world with visual collaborators including daito manabe and bureau cool.
@nosajthing
as dj and producer nosaj thing, los angeles bornand raised jason w. chung has been actively releasing music and performing for 15 years, expanding outwards from his first shows in the early 2000s at LA's DIY venue the smell, through opening for the xx and theweeknd, to headlining influential live experiencesaround the world with visual collaborators including daito manabe and bureau cool.
'a good beat hits you in the first bar.'
– nosaj thing
TĀLĀ, united kingdom
@tala_official
TĀLĀ was born in west london to an iranianfather and an english mother. coming from a familyof mixed heritage meant she was immersed in avariety of sounds, from iranian googosh to michaelball with garage, rnb and hip hop in between. she was always encouraged by her father to pick up any instrument and just play it and this freedom of expression is clear in her production style.
@tala_official
TĀLĀ was born in west london to an iranianfather and an english mother. coming from a familyof mixed heritage meant she was immersed in avariety of sounds, from iranian googosh to michaelball with garage, rnb and hip hop in between. she was always encouraged by her father to pick up any instrument and just play it and this freedom of expression is clear in her production style.
there's more to explore
anniversary shop
shop gifts and special edition merch, all made in celebration of the OP-1. there's a few mystery boxes up for grabs too!
shop gifts and special edition merch, all made in celebration of the OP-1. there's a few mystery boxes up for grabs too!
ten years of OP-1
we've been busy spending time in the OP-1 archives, digging deep and finding rare footage from the past years.
we've been busy spending time in the OP-1 archives, digging deep and finding rare footage from the past years.
made on OP-1
OP-1 would be nothing without you, the community. we've collected our favorite pieces made on OP-1 throughout the years. check them out.
OP-1 would be nothing without you, the community. we've collected our favorite pieces made on OP-1 throughout the years. check them out.