Vampires might be in vogue right now, but if you think the Cullens are cream of the crop, you ain’t heard nothing yet. Make way for Scandinavian sensation Little Jinder, whom we are pleased to announce is Ministry of Sound’s latest signing!

The girl behind the pale and interesting glamour is 20 year old Stockholm native Josefine Jinder, who started making big waves across the pond last year with her smash hit single “Youth Blood”, which was released in November 2009 on US label Trouble & Bass Recordings and became a huge disco house anthem. Such is the buzz that Little Jinder has set pulsating through fans, DJs, critics and bloggers alike that the single is now set for a UK autumn release, along with some heavy-hitting brand new remixes from the likes of Bok Bok, Tony Senghore and Tomas Andersson.

Expect future big things from this little lady, who is currently working with top notch producers including Russ Chimes, Alan Braxe and Drop The Lime.

Follow Little Jinder on Twitter, Myspace and Facebook!

In support of our latest release Drum & Bass Arena Anthology we are giving away the parts to DJ Fresh’s recent crossover hit Gold Dust for all budding producers and DJs to remix.

The parts can be obtained for free from here and you are welcome to use whatever stems you see fit.

We then ask you to send us your entries via SoundCloud using this drop box facility.

Send us your track

We will be judging the competition and selecting 1 overall winner and 3 runners up. Use your imagination, all styles/interpretations will be considered. We’re all massive fans of the original so can’t wait to hear what you come up with!

The winner will be rewarded with a set of Pioneer HDJ-2000 headphones (worth £250), a SoundCloud Pro Account and an hour live DJ slot on D&BTV and the three runners up will win a SoundCloud Lite Account. In addition all winners will receive a copy of Drum & Bass Arena: Anthology album, a copy of All Crews by Brian Belle-Fortune and Drum & Bass Arena goodies.

So what you waiting for! Spread the word and download the stems here!

TThe competition ends on 27th September 2010 and all winners will be notified by 8th October 2010.

Good luck! Don’t forget you can also discuss your favourites in the D&B Arena forum.

Full terms and conditions are below.

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OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES MINISTRY OF SOUND
DRUM & BASS ARENA ANTHOLOGY 2010 REMIX CONTEST

These “Official Contest Rules” govern your participation in the Ministry of Sound Recordings Limited (“MoS”)  “Drum & Bass Arena Anthology ” remix contest (the “Contest”).  Participation in the Contest by downloading the remix stems (as per the instructions below) constitutes your full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Contest Rules. It is important that you read and understand them.

1.   Who Is Eligible?

The Contest is open to residents of the UK, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man only.  Only persons who are at least fifteen (15) years old are eligible to enter the Contest.  If you are under 18 years old, you must obtain the consent of your parent/legal guardian prior to entering the Contest and you shall provide us with your parent/legal guardian’s email address or telephone number so that MoS can confirm the same.   Any person who is an employee of MoS or an immediate family member of an employee of MoS or any other person who is directly connected with MoS, being any advertising promotion agency or supplier of prizes for the Contest, shall be ineligible to enter. 

2. How To Enter.

(a) MoS are offering you the chance to remix the MOS track “Gold Dust” by the artist DJ Fresh.  To enter the Contest and create a mix go to the contest page at: [MoS Blog, Drum & Bass Arena and SoundCloud ] (the “Contest Page”) and follow the directions to enter between 5:00 pm. GMT on August 27, 2010 and 12:00 a.m. GMT on September 27, 2010  (the “Contest Period”).  You are responsible for all recording, editing, studio, mixing, internet and all other costs incurred by you in submitting your entry to the Contest.

 (b) In order to participate in the Contest, you must first download the track parts from the Drum and Bass Arena store as linked from the Contest Page.  You may then create a “Gold Dust” remix (“Your Remix”) by adding to the parts received music you create yourself, and/or other original elements you have express permission to use and assign in accordance with paragraph 3 of these Official Contest Rules. IF YOU USE CONTENT THAT YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO USE, YOUR ENTRY WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE DISQUALIFIED BUT WE SHALL NEVERTHELESS RETAIN THE RIGHTS TO YOUR REMIX (SAVE FOR THE INFRINGING CONTENT) PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 4 BELOW AND YOU SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO USE OR EXPLOIT YOUR REMIX.

(c) To enter Your Remix in the Contest, click on the SoundCloud DropBox and upload .

(d) For the purposes of these Official Contest Rules, DJ Fresh’s single, “Gold Dust”, or portions thereof, shall be defined as “MoS Content”, and the elements added by  you shall be referred to herein as the “Submission Materials”. 

(e) You may enter the Contest only once. By entering, you agree to be bound by the decisions of the judges appointed at MoS’s discretion. MoS shall not take any responsibility for any entries which are illegible, misdirected, lost for technical or other reasons or received after the closing date.  

3. Our Right to Use Your Remix and Information about You

(a) Your Remix is the property of MoS and will not be acknowledged or returned.

(b) Save for any MoS Content, you warrant to MoS that:

(i) Your Remix shall not violate or infringe upon any common law or statutory right of any third party including, without limitation, contractual rights, copyrights and rights of privacy, or publicity;

(ii) Your Remix will not be defamatory or obscene;

(iii) you have the right to enter into this agreement (and if you are under 18, your parent or legal guardian consents to you entering into this agreement);

(iv) you will not include samples (whether of musical and/or literary works and/or sounds) in Your Remix unless you have express written consent from the owner of the sample to do so;

(v) that all musical and/or literary works (if any) written, owned or controlled in whole or in part (and if in part to the extent of the part only) by you or any party engaged by you or in which you have an interest and which are embodied on Your Remix are licensed to MoS on statutory, or (if none) the standard, terms for each territory;

(vi) you have the written consent, release and/or permission of each and every participant in the Submission Material to participate in the Contest as contemplated by these Official Contest Rules;

(vii) you shall not use the MoS Content for any purpose other than entering the Contest;

(c) you shall fully and effectually indemnify MoS in respect of any breach of your warranties, obligations or representations made herein together with MoS’s reasonable legal costs.

(d) in consideration of your opportunity to enter the Contest you confirm that the entire copyright in Your Remix and all other rights of every kind (including without limitation so-called rental and lending rights) shall vest in MoS absolutely throughout the World for the full period of copyright and all renewals and extensions thereof and thereafter (in so far as possible) in perpetuity free of any claim by you or any third party and to the extent that the same are not vested in the MoS on the making or creation thereof (by virtue of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 or any statutory modification thereof or any other statutory provisions or rules of law throughout the World whether or not now existing) you hereby assign the same (to the extent that such assignment relates to the Submission Materials and excludes the MoS Content) to MoS absolutely with full title guarantee and by way of a present and future assignment. You further confirm that MOS shall be the sole and exclusive owner of  Your Remix and you shall have no copyright interest or moral right therein or in the records produced therefrom and MOS shall be entitled to exploit Your Remix throughout the World without further payment to you. IF YOU ARE UNDER 18 YEARS OLD YOU WARRANT THAT YOUR PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN HAS CONSENTED TO YOU ASSIGNING YOUR RIGHTS IN THE REMIX TO MOS AS SET OUT IN THESE OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES.

(e) You hereby grant to MoS all consents including those under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or any statutory modification thereof to enable MoS to make the fullest use of  Your Remix in all and any media throughout the World (but for the avoidance of doubt MoS shall not be obliged to make any use of Your Remix).

(f) You confirm that MoS shall have the right to use your name, professional name, likeness and biography in connection with Your Remix.

(g) You consent, for value received and without further consideration or compensation, to the use (full or in part) of all videotapes taken of you during, before and/or  after any set on D&BTV (including all audio and visual content) and/or recordings (together “Content”)  made for broadcast on  multiple platforms and stored for future playback. You shall contribute to and participate in the show (D&BTV) and vest any and all rights (including but not limited to copyright) that you may have in the videotapes or recordings in D&BTV holding company AEI Media Limited (“Company”) (Company Number 06344313) by way of an absolute present and future assignment.  You hereby agree to any future exploitation of this Content by the Company in all media and formats throughout the universe in perpetuity

 4. Judging; Prizes.

• After the Contest Period closes, MoS or its representatives will pick one (1) grand prize winner (“Grand Prize Winner”) and three (3) runners up (“Runners Up”) (together the “Winners”).

• The Grand Prize Winner will receive:
  • A set of Pioneer HDJ-2000 headphones
  • A SoundCloud Pro Account for 1 year
  • A copy of Drum & Bass Arena: Anthology album
  • A 1hour live DJ slot on D&BTV
  • A copy of All Crews by Brian Belle-Fortune
  • Merchandise as provided by Drum & Bass Arena

• The 3 Runners Up will receive:
  • A SoundCloud Lite Account for 1 year

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  • A copy of Drum & Bass Arena: Anthology album
  • A copy of All Crews by Brian Belle-Fortune
  • Merchandise as provided by Drum & Bass Arena

 (b)   Winners will be selected on or about October 8, 2010.  MoS (or its representatives’) decision shall be final and binding in all regards and no correspondence shall be entered into.

(c) Winners will be notified via email or via SoundCloud. If a Winner cannot be contacted within ten (10) calendar days of first notification attempt, or in the event that the original winner transpires to have breached these Official Contest Rules, MoS may select an alternative winner. Names of Winners will be available on request. 

 (d) Prizes are non-transferable. The Prize does not include any additional expenses. Travel costs, accommodation costs, telephone/internet charges or other taxes and surcharges will be solely the responsibility of the Winners.  MoS does not make any warranty about the prize and there are no substitutions or cash redemptions for the prize.

 (e) If, for reasons beyond the control of MoS (including, but not limited to, tampering or computer virus infection or rights issues), the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned, MoS at their sole discretion, reserve the right to cancel or modify the Contest, without liability. If a sufficient number of eligible entries (as determined by MoS in its sole discretion) are not received by the end of the Contest Period, MoS reserves the right not to award any or all prizes.  All taxes levied on any prize awarded in the Contest (including, but not limited to, income taxes) are the sole responsibility of Winners. All entrants agree to comply fully with each provision in these Official Contest Rules.  Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this Contest and any person who does not comply with these Official Contest Rules, will be ineligible for any prize and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. No cash alternative to prizes is available to Winners. . If the Winners of the prize cannot be traced after reasonable efforts having been made by MoS then MoS may dispose of the prize as it thinks fit without any liability to the winner for having done so

5. Your Release of MoS from Any and All Liability.

MoS shall not be liable for losses or injuries of any kind resulting from: (i) acceptance/possession and/or use/misuse of prize(s)/loss or damage to prize(s) during delivery to Winners, (ii) participation in the Contest, (iii) individual, joint or collective technical malfunctions of the telephone network and/or transmission line, internet connections, computer equipment, hardware and/or software, or (iv) any delay or distortion of an entry resulting from data transmissions that are garbled, incomplete, misdirected, lost, mutilated, delayed, corrupted, mechanically duplicated, illegible or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Contest Rules.   MoS shall not be liable for damage to your computer (including, without limitation, any server failure or lost, delayed or corrupted data or other malfunction) due, either directly or indirectly, to your participation in the Contest or downloading of information in connection with the Contest. MoS reserves the right to modify or cancel the Contest in the event that any portion of any website used to administer any aspect of the Contest becomes technically corrupted.

6. Law

These terms and conditions are governed by English law and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

7. How to Get More Information.

For a list of the Winners, please visit the Contest Page. Copies of these Official Contest Rules and a list of Winners and Runners Up may be obtained by sending an e-mail to info@ministryofsound.com.  Requests for Official Contest Rules must be received by September 27, 2010.

Questions regarding the Contest can be directed by email to info@ministryofsound.com. PLEASE INDICATE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE ABOVE TERMS AND ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS IN YOUR REMIX TO MOS BY INSERTING YOUR NAME AND TICKING THE BOX WHICH YOU AGREE REPRESENTS YOUR ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE.  IF YOU ARE UNDER 18 PLEASE ALSO PROVIDE NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS OF PARENT/GUARDIAN SO WE CAN CONFIRM THE SAME.

Though you have recently visited the club for the Minus event, you have never played here before. What can all our devotee followers expect to hear from you on Bank Holiday Sunday?

Indeed, it will be my first time playing the legendary venue. What took so long? Expect loads of fun, fun, fun. I play anything with a soul.

What did you think of Minus?

The event was loads of fun. I had an extra day in London and was able to come out. I ended up wearing my friend's girlfriend's sweater all night, and I danced a bit. Everything sounded really good that night.

You are actually signed to Clonk alongside, Richie Hawtin, Marc Houle and many more inspirational artists. How did this come about?

Well I was signed to Plus 8 in 2003 or so. Clonk came about much later, and I was in need of a European booking agency. It all just kind of fell into place.

You have played a variety of clubs all over the world, what characteristics endear you to a venue?

Deep subs. I attest punchy systems that leave your ears aching in the morning. A great cast of characters behind the venue always makes it a better visit as well. Obviously the crowd ultimately sells the party for me. I like people who come to dance and hear great music.

This year saw you release ‘Black City,’ what was the thought process behind each track? Was there a particular theme/genre that you wanted to stick to or were you open minded with the productions?

I worked on the songs over the course of 3 years. One in fact was started in 2002, so there is a lot of living breadth under this album. My thought process going into my studio is not to have one. Music creation is my way of visiting a psychiatrist. I can sit for hours on end and channel it all into the machines. 

It seems that you have quite an extended catalogue of remixes, having worked with a number of artists from a number of different styles. Do you approach particular artists or do they ask you?

There have been a few we've approached as fans, but normally they ask us. I really enjoy asking my favourite artists to do cover swaps instead of full on remixes. Let me hear how you would have made this song kind of thing.

Any releases that stand out for you as being your biggest achievement? (Don’t be modest) 

I'm really happy to finally have this album out. As I said, it's been a long time in the making.

Where would you place yourself/ identity on the scene? People are quick to pigeon hole, how do you think people reflect your sound?

I make psychedelic-pop and techno. Call it what you must. I probably confuse people a bit, but that's fine. I don't ever want to figure it out.

Tell us a little bit about you’re four aliases, are you still pursuing them?

I'm more focused on the personal side at the moment, and will be for quite some time. However, I'll still find time to return to my Audion and False monikers.

Ghostly International?

Always.

So the festival season has been and gone in the UK, yet the rest of the world is still going strong. Have you played any or have any lined up?

I've got a few left in the year. Played a wonderful festival in Japan earlier this summer.

Is there anyone at the moment that you think is testing the boundaries in house music?

STL

Every press shot we see you in, you look different! What’s behind the ever changing style of Matthew Dear?

I can't just sit back and get lazy now can I? My hair grows quite quickly too.

Top Five Tracks
 
Boo Williams - Mortal Trance - Rush Hour
STL - All We Need - Something Records
Masomenos - Amor Amores - WTM
NoiDoi - Aprilie 9 - Oslo
Childproof Man - Fat Head - Spectral Sound

Lastly, if you had to go back and change a specific part of your career what would it be?

I would have let my dad teach me how to play guitar when I was 8 instead of 14.

Matthew Dear will be playing at South West More this Sunday at Ministry of Sound – buy your tickets now!

Example has taken the UK by storm  over the past 12 months, whether it’s been with his stellar, chart-bothering anthems or his packed-out live shows which have left audiences reeling.

He’s back this September with his latest single, ‘Last Ones Standing’ (pre-order it now), produced by Bjorn Yttling of Swedish pop  trio Peter, Bjorn & John, and if you hadn’t seen the video already, here it is:



If that’s not enough to whet your appetite, how about a free download of one of the hottest remixes from the single?

Doctor P is a bit of a dubstep don, and this remix ramps up the phat beats another notch, and gives you tingles in all of the right (and wrong) places. Sound good? Well here it is...

Enjoy!

Example - Last Ones Standing - Doctor P Remix by Ministry of Sound