Champion Sound: Baton Rouge Producer & Artist Showcase

The Hip hop scene in Baton Rouge has been the hidden mecca for indie talent in Louisiana lately. Here is a showcase that needs your attentions, fans & artist alike, bring out Sliktron favs A.R., Ronny My and other to preform. BR is offering necessary components to the Louisiana Hip Hop scene. Nov 29th is the last battle of the year and it will have Akil the MC of Jurassic 5 as the guest performer and his DJ/Producer T-Minus One will be one of one of our guest judges. Show it some love.  See pictures and contact info after the jump! 

"Champion Sound : Baton Rouge is a producer battle an artist showcase that happen on the last Thursdays of each month at Club Culture (450 Oklahoma St., Baton Rouge LA 70803). The first competition was held on August 30th, 2012. The beat battle and showcase will run through November 2012 before taking a two month hiatus that aligns with the local college schedules of Louisiana State University and Southern University. 

The creators of Champion Sound are Amahl Abdul-Khaliq (AF THE NAYSAYER) and Jason Barefield (Field / Kladni Figures). This combination gives a unique perspective as it combines AF’s producer battle-tested mind frame with Field’s 15+ years' experience arranging, performing and promoting of shows.

With the exception of the first event, which was marred by Hurricane Isaac, the available contestant slots have been filled to the maximum. Producers are coming from places such as Dallas, Houston, Shreveport, New Orleans, and Chicago, and word has begun to spread about not only the level of the competition, but the top quality of the event. High level sponsorship from Presonus Audio Electronics has helped Champion Sound garner attention and attract producers from several different genres of electronic music and experience levels in production.

The event also brings in local talent from surrounding areas to perform original material. Some of the past performers include rappers Ronny My, Randy Savage, A.R., James Jackson, Marz the Superior, and Luke St. John. The October guest artist includes Truth Universal and Marcel P. Black.

Champion Sound uses a three judge format with two of them being stapled and one guest judge per month. The steady judges are Baton Rouge’s own G.O. DJ Automatik and Rules of Culture’s in house producer/ engineer Scooter Jackson.  The guest judge for August was long-time producer / composer from Kryptic Formations – DJ Ribbz, while September saw New Orleans powerhouse DJ, DMC (Disco Club Mix) Organizer, and Red Bull Music Academy representative Tony 5kratchere bless Champion Sound with his knowledge. October will see local radio DJ Matt Bruce dropping in to guest judge, while November will showcase the talents and ideas of legendary lyricist Akil the MC of the famed Jurassic 5 crew."

Here is an abridged version of the f.a.q./rules:

All producer competing need to be at Club Culture (450 Oklahoma St. Baton Rouge, LA 70820) at 9:00 pm.

Q: How does one sign up to compete in the beat battle?

• Producers must pre-register to enter Champion Sound: Baton Rouge. First come, first serve. *To pre-register, e-mail ChampionSoundBR@gmail.com*

Q: How many instrumentals should I have on an audio cd?

• I would suggest at least 15 instrumentals.

Q: What's the format of the battle?

1. The beat battle will be single elimination tournament format, which the loser of each bracket is immediately eliminated from the competition.
2. Competitors will be placed in eight brackets by random selection, two competitors per bracket. Each bracket consists of two rounds with the exception of the final bracket which consists of four rounds. *No qualifying rounds or brackets* 
3. A coin toss will take place at the beginning of the battle for each bracket. The winner of each coin toss gets to choose who goes first in the first round of his/her bracket.
4. Two producers share the stage.  Each competitor plays his/her instrumentals from his/her audio CD at his/her assigned station. Each station consists of one CDJ, a compact disc turntable. *AUDIO CD ONLY!!! No data CDs allowed.*
5. Each producer will play an instrumental for 1 minute and 15 seconds in each of the two rounds until the final bracket, which will be four rounds instead of two.
6. After the two producers battle head-to-head in their bracket, the judges decide the winner by majority vote.The winner advances to the next bracket*

We are currently still working on the Champion Sound website, but until then you can find archived information, pictures, and f.a.q./rules in our facebook group. Please add yourself to our facebook group to find the latest updates about the Champion Sound Beat Battle.

Here is our twitter account.

- @ChampionSoundBR

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Amahl Abdul-Khaliq

Champion Sound: Baton Rouge Coordinator

ChampionSoundBR@Gmail.com

(337)-292-9086

@AFTHENAYSAYER