Young music talent from Lahore ‘FWD KEH’ wins Red Bull Track Club Lahore Chapter
February 6, 2016
Lahore: January 2016 was that time of the year again when young music talent from all corners of Lahore applied online with the hope to win a chance to both compete and ultimately win the Red Bull Track Club competition in Lahore. After a series of nail biting one-on-one music battles on February 6th at X2 the crowd had finally made-up their mind and extended support in favor of DJ FWD KEH, the winner of the competition in Lahore.
‘This is indeed a great moment for me’ said DJ FWD KEH after winning the competition. ‘The competition was tough but I am glad that it all worked out in my favor in the end. Winning Red Bull Track Club Lahore is indeed a great milestone for me and events of such nature should take place in our country to promote our growing music talent; indeed an opportunity that should not be missed’ added the young DJ from Lahore.
For weeks young music talent from all corners of Lahore visited trackclub.redbull.pk with the hope to be shortlisted as one of the eight DJs and eventually compete for the top title i.e. ‘Red Bull Track Club Champion Lahore’. The evening of February the 6th witnessed some enthralling performances from the eight shortlisted DJs that kept the crowd captivated till the very end of the show. In the first round ‘Minimal’ eight DJs in pairs of two had exactly three minutes to showcase their music skills and win the crowd over. In the end only four DJs made it through to the next round; KRAVISTERS, FWD KEH, ANONYMOUS and HYDRA. In the second round of ‘Techno House’ the four DJs were given 5 minutes to WOW the crowd with their skills and creativity in techno house; FWD KEH and KRAVISTERS were termed winners of the round. Inching closer to the final ‘BIG’ moment, FWD KEH and KRAVISTERS took center-stage with exactly eight minutes to showcase their creativity and skills in Deep House. Both DJs exhibited great competitive skills and kept the crowd grooving to their beats but in the end FWD KEH was the ultimate crowd favorite and became Red Bull Track Club Champion Lahore 2016.
The second and third leg of the Red Bull Track Club 2016 is due to take place in Islamabad (Feb 12) and Karachi (Feb 13).
Visit trackclub.redbull.pk for further information.
About Red Bull Track Club
Red Bull Track Club is not your typical music competition. It is instead a platform for young music talent to use their creativity and music knowledge to create playlists in order to WOW the ultimate judge of the event i.e. the crowd. It is important for the tracks to fit into the right battle categories and within stated time limit. After applying on trackclub.redbull.pk within the stated time period, a panel of experts review the applications and shortlist eight most promising DJs to compete in the competition. The eight DJs battle in a bracket-style format and compete in the categories of Deep House, Minimal and Tech House. The DJs can bring their tracks on mobiles, tabs, MP3 players or laptops. Once part of the competition the DJs then battle back and forth, with a choice of playing a mix or a track.
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