Because there is no limit on filesize for the tracks that you upload, SoundCloud has proved popular with many DJ’s needing to find a good place to host their mixes and easily share them across the web. So what could be better than having one of the most pioneering DJ’s and performers of all time, Grandmaster Flash, inviting you to upload your own mix to SoundCloud. You could even win some Traktor PRO DJ equipment in the process.

Go to http://www.grandmasterflash-thebridge.com/competition/ to download two tracks from the album, and include them on a half hour DJ mix.  Use whatever methods you like. Get creative. Double it up and scratch it. Just make sure that it’s hot. There is a FREE, fully functional TRAKTOR PRO demo version available here which you can use for your mix. Once finished you’ll need to head back to the competition page and upload the mix via the SoundCloud dropbox embedded there.

Grand Prize:: 1 Traktor Scratch Pro digital DJ system including Traktor Pro software, the award-winning AUDIO 8 DJ audio interface, timecoded vinyls and Multicore Cables.  Winning mix will be played on the new Strut radio show on Diesel-U Music and featured on the Strut podcast.

Runner Up Prize: : Autographed copy of Flash’s new CD, The Bridge. Copy of out-of-print Grandmaster Flash mix CD The Official Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on Strut. Copy of Flash’s Autobiography My Life, My Beats

Third Prize:: Copy of Flash’s new CD, The Bridge

For more info and to submit mixes, go to http://www.grandmasterflash-thebridge.com/competition/

We like music that’s heavy on the bass here at the SC HQ, so we were really happy when Equinox posted a wicked dubstep mix!

The selection is top notch with mostly futuristic underground cuts and a few classics thrown in for good measure (Riccardo Villalobos’ remix for Shackleton for example).

Equinox also pionnered a new technique which is to use SoundCloud’s commenting system to write the playlist. It looks a bit like this:

You can now check the playlist then jump easily to the song of your choice by clicking “Show comment in player”.

The next step? We’re actually working on a feature that will allow you to play the track directly from the posted comment, so in this case, it would be like skipping tracks through a mix CD. We’ll keep you posted when this feature will be up!

If you’re craving for more dubstep, you should also check the Dubstep mix with a funny ending and the Sub-dub-niiish-fun mix from Barbnerdy.

Feel the vibe, feel the bass!