Mochipet, Daly City Records and FORTH THE CITY IS HOSTING SF EDTION laptop BATTLES SA 11/10! Registration starts NOW! Please email: name, artist name, and phone number to: info@dalycityrecords.com. We will reply so you know that you entered. JUDGE: Richard Devine (Warp / Schematic) BORETA (Glitch Mob) ROBOT SPEAK (Alan, Steve, Todd & More) MICKEY D (Drum Machine Museum) zapan (Fourthcity) LOWPRO LOUNGE (J. Tonal and James Christopher), Patrice Scanlon (Mills College ) BLOODY & FRIENDS(Daly City Records), what people are saying about Laptopbattle "Laptop Battle is coming in the way of the DMC DJ Championships - Portland Mercury" for a newer BREED of the musician, LIGHTWEIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT COMPUTER ARE MUSICAL "- Seattle PI" THIS IS YOUR CHALLENGE accept. if DARE .. "- Keyboard Magazine Laptopbattle WHAT IS IT? The electronic music, the new cultural phenomenon, from the Battle of Seattle Laptop match a competitive event for all laptop musicianstheir skills against each other. Battles are chosen randomly and conducted in 3 minutes rounds. A jury will decide which participants progress to the next round, knockout style. It is a fusion of sound design, composition and stage performance, and an opportunity for laptop (computer) musicians to prove their abilities in combat and to develop techniques and strategies. Laptopbattle RULES: 1 Gear Data: Each course you want, drum machines, keyboards, racks, as long as machinebased and can fit with all other equipment at the venue. ** Please note: do not increase with a lot of gear you have your chances of winning or cooler than anyone else. 2. Battles are chosen randomly. Participants will be paired randomly play against each other. The winner will be in the next round. 3. Battles are 3 minutes long. Participants can choose whether they have a 30-second warning of the MC should be issued. After 3 minutes the MC will fade out of the participant's initialwack or she asked in the head with a whiffle ball. 4. Judges decide the outcome of the battles in a knockout style. Just like the Olympics to decide the judges, the winner of each round based on a points system. 5. Participants must be at the place where the battle will be one and 1 / 2 hour before the start of the battle for reasons below. a. minimum amount of set-up time. b. Deputies are on the ground in the place of the participants who show up do not take up time. 6. All performances / music be originalAll music used must be to compete with the original material. You can change a circuit that is not of you out there making a new sonic weapon. But so you do not then come up with your laptop and play some Aphex Twin and not expect to get started too. 7. Visuals Visuals are allowed, but if you do all the graphics with the SET-Plan, please bring all necessary equipment and set it up well in advance. Too! Just launched! Famous Room Battle of Monsters: Season Three, Season One video here: www.youtube.com &M-Audio Torq DJ Demo by Nsaj www.myspace.com Thing Where and when? 11/10 @ 7pm SA 111minnagallery 111 Minna St. SF CA 94105