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 winners
have now been picked. find out below!
and the winner is...
1st place
chester watson

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
'dope arrangement, nice selection
of sounds, everything sounds in place. listened to this on loop a few times.'


– nosaj thing
play sound
2nd place
cheech

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
'feeling the use of space in this one. the sounds are different and has an OP-1 vibe. beat is hard.'


– nosaj thing
3rd place
matt hoyne

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 identity
to his sound.'

– TĀLĀ
'into the psychedelic feel with this one. all the sounds are interesting.
i like the cinematic vibe.'


– nosaj thing
meet the judges
the winners were chosen by a jury of artist/producer nosaj thing 
and TĀLĀ, together with teenage engineering. 
nosaj thing
united 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 the
weeknd, 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
TĀLĀ
united 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.
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 winners
have now been picked. find out below!
and the winner is...
1st place
chester watson

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
'dope arrangement, 
nice selection of sounds,
everything sounds in place. listened to this 
on loop a few times.'



– nosaj thing
play sound
2nd place
cheech

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
'feeling the use of space in this one. the sounds are different and has an OP-1 vibe. beat is hard.'



– nosaj thing
3rd place
matt hoyne

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 identity
to his sound.'

– TĀLĀ
'into the psychedelic 
feel with this one. all the sounds are interesting.
i like the cinematic vibe.'



– 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.
meet the judges

the winners were chosen by a jury
of artist/producer nosaj thing and TĀLĀ,
together with teenage engineering.
nosaj thing, united 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 the
weeknd, 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
TĀLĀ, united 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.

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