Singer Tatiana Owens and producer DJ Ayres just released Beautiful People, a cover of Barbara Tucker’s 1994 classic house anthem, updated with a UK Garage swagger, a big ol’ bassline and Tatiana’s soaring diva vocals. Now you can add your own beautiful touch to “Beautiful People” by remixing the track using any sample, any style, any way you want! The winner will receive $250 plus the opportunity to be on an official release coming out via DJ Ayres & Tittsworth’s T&A Records.

The competition is made possible by Legitmix, technology that helps remixers and the artists they sample get credited and paid. Stream & buy “Beautiful People” below and keep reading for contest rules.

COMPETITION – POWERED BY THE GOOD PEOPLE AT LEGITMIX

1) Go to www.mediafire.com/?c58akubbv8svr13 and download the acapella and stems.

2) Make a remix using any sample that can be found in iTunes. You MUST use a sample and be willing to identify it.

3) Submit your track to the “Beautiful People” Legitmix page: http://lgt.mx/@m

4) Add a photo, bio and social links to your Legitmix profile.

Deadline to enter is Dec 31, 2013. The winner will be contacted by email. Please don’t share your work until the winner has been announced.

How Legitmix works: http://legitmix.com/public/learn.aspx.

For help: support@legitmix.com

For terms & conditions: http://legitmix.com/public/contestterms.aspx

About the artists:

Tatiana Owens is a 21 year-old Harlem-based singer, whose music has been featured on MTV, VH1 and Showtime. “Black and White,” her collaboration with Ayres’s The Rub crew and rapper Bigg Base, went to #1 on the RapNetwork Record Breakers College Chart, and her song “Pendulum” was nominated for Best Pop Song at the Hollywood Music Awards. Follow on Twitter and Like on Facebook.

DJ Ayres is your favorite DJ’s third favorite DJ. The Village Voice called DJ Ayres and DJ Eleven’s monthly Brooklyn party, The Rub, “the best party to dance sweatily to smart music.” And the New York Times called Ayres “One of New York’s best mixtape DJs.” He has shared bills with Gucci Mane, Diplo, Justice, LCD Soundsystem and The Chemical Brothers – and toured with A-Trak, Ghostface and Bun B. Ayres makes music and releases it on T&A Records with his partner Tittsworth. Follow on Twitter and Like on Facebook.

Saturday, November 30, 2013
The Rub
The Bell House – 149 7th Street, Brooklyn
We’re celebrating the homie Marco Polo’s album release w/ some very special guests!
10PM-4AM, $10 before midnight, $15 after. COME EARLY!!!

New mix alert!  Tons of our favorite raps!
The Rub x Adidas – Future Classics Mixtape 

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