Update! Remember, the entry submission for the competition closes on July 15th—that means that all aspiring entrants have nine days left to finish up their tracks, and secure a future as a Toolroom co-producer! So get cracking... Here's a big opportunity for you aspiring producers: Mark Knight and Toolroom Records have teamed up with Beatport to launch a fresh and exciting co-production competition. This competition aims to give up-and-coming producers the chance to work with one of the industry’s leading artists, launch their music career with the world’s premier dance label, and be financially rewarded for their work, receiving 50% of publishing and an equal share of artist sales royalties. The basics of the competition are simple. Mark Knight will upload an eight-bar loop to Beatport (available as of June 10th) and one MIDI part (the bassline, but do with it what you will!) to the Toolroom online store. Entrants must finish the production, give it a name, and upload it to Beatport's SoundCloud Dropbox for the competition by July 15th. Please note: Upon submitting your entry to the Soundcloud group for the Mark Knight Co-production competition please ensure the 'Downloadable' box is unchecked The winning track, as chosen by Mark Knight, will be announced on July 19th and released in physical format as an ‘exclusive track’ on Mark Knight’s forthcoming Toolroom Knights CD (out Oct 2010), as well as made available on Beatport. For more information, read below, and check out Mark Knight's explanatory video for the contest on Vimeo (worldwide) or YouTube (U.S. only).

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This weekend Love Family Park celebrates its 15th edition in Mainweisen Hannau. Beatportal spoke to Nick Curly, Kiki and Karotte and asked them what they’ve got planned, who they’re psyched to see, and how they plan to make it through the madness in one piece.

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This weekend Love Family Park celebrates its 15th edition in Mainweisen Hannau. Beatportal spoke to Nick Curly, Kiki and Karotte and asked them what they’ve got planned, who they’re psyched to see, and how they plan to make it through the madness in one piece.

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One of the awesome things about summer festivals is that the artists are often as excited about them as the crowd is. Adam Beyer, James Holden, Lutzenkirchen and Paco Osuna are all heading down to Holland this weekend to play Awakenings Festival but before they left they told us what they’ve got planned, who they’re psyched to see, and how they plan to make it through the madness in one piece.

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One of the awesome things about summer festivals is that the artists are often as excited about them as the crowd is. Adam Beyer, James Holden, Lutzenkirchen and Paco Osuna are all heading down to Holland this weekend to play Awakenings Festival but before they left they told us what they’ve got planned, who they’re psyched to see, and how they plan to make it through the madness in one piece.

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One of the awesome things about summer festivals is that the artists are often as excited about them as the crowd is. Adam Beyer, James Holden, Lutzenkirchen and Paco Osuna are all heading down to Holland this weekend to play Awakenings Festival but before they left they told us what they’ve got planned, who they’re psyched to see, and how they plan to make it through the madness in one piece.

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Here's a big opportunity for you aspiring producers: Mark Knight and Toolroom Records have teamed up with Beatport to launch a fresh and exciting co-production competition. This competition aims to give up-and-coming producers the chance to work with one of the industry’s leading artists, launch their music career with the world’s premier dance label, and be financially rewarded for their work, receiving 50% of publishing and an equal share of artist sales royalties. The basics of the competition are simple. Mark Knight will upload an eight-bar loop to Beatport (available as of June 10th) and one MIDI part (the bassline, but do with it what you will!) to the Toolroom online store. Entrants must finish the production, give it a name, and upload it to Beatport's SoundCloud Dropbox for the competition by July 15th. Please note: Upon submitting your entry to the Soundcloud group for the Mark Knight Co-production competition please ensure the 'Downloadable' box is unchecked The winning track, as chosen by Mark Knight, will be announced on July 19th and released in physical format as an ‘exclusive track’ on Mark Knight’s forthcoming Toolroom Knights CD (out Oct 2010), as well as made available on Beatport.

Read more on Beatportal