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'''The Midnight Remix Radio''' was a remix competition put on by [[The Midnight]]. The competition commenced on March 23, 2020, and for one week interested remixers were able to download the stems for the songs [[The Comeback Kid]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Explorers]], and [[River of Darkness]] to remix.<ref>https://twitter.com/TheMidnightLA/status/1242097326652448769</ref> The winners were revealed during a live YouTube stream on April 3, 2020.<ref>https://twitter.com/TheMidnightLA/status/1246121948800671744</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9Ph9CvGNyw</ref>
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'''The Midnight Remix Radio''' was a remix competition put on by [[The Midnight]]. The competition commenced on March 23, 2020, and for one week interested remixers were able to download the stems for the songs [[The Comeback Kid]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Explorers]], and [[River of Darkness]] to remix.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=March 23, 2020 |title=ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/TheMidnightLA/status/1242097326652448769 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410144842/https://twitter.com/TheMidnightLA/status/1242097326652448769 |archive-date=April 10, 2022 |access-date=April 10, 2022 |website=Twitter}}</ref> The winners were revealed during a live YouTube stream on April 3, 2020.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=April 3, 2020 |title=ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/TheMidnightLA/status/1246121948800671744 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403235550/https://twitter.com/TheMidnightLA/status/1246121948800671744 |archive-date=April 3, 2020 |access-date=April 10, 2022 |website=Twitter}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=April 3, 2020 |title=The Midnight: Remix Radio - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9Ph9CvGNyw |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315135754/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9Ph9CvGNyw |archive-date=March 15, 2021 |access-date=April 10, 2022 |website=YouTube}}</ref>


== Background ==
== Background ==
Beginning in March 2020, much of the world was under lockdown and stay-at-home orders due to the effects of [[wikipedia:COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 pandemic]]. This led The Midnight to explore the possibility of releasing stems for some of their songs for the general public to remix. On March 16, the band released a poll on Twitter asking fans which song they would prefer to remix.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 16, 2020 |title=ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/TheMidnightLA/status/1239676613916127232 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200316233957/https://twitter.com/TheMidnightLA/status/1239676613916127232 |archive-date=March 16, 2020 |access-date=April 10, 2022 |website=Twitter}}</ref> The choices given were [[The Comeback Kid]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Explorers]], and [[River of Darkness]]. The results were well split among the four options. ''Los Angeles'' won with a plurality, taking 35.7% of the votes cast.


Beginning in March 2020, much of the world was under lockdown and stay-at-home orders due to the effects of [[wikipedia:COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 pandemic]]. This led The Midnight to explore the possibility of releasing stems for some of their songs for the general public to remix. On March 16, the band released a poll on Twitter asking fans which song they would prefer to remix.<ref>https://twitter.com/TheMidnightLA/status/1239676613916127232</ref> The choices given were [[The Comeback Kid]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Explorers]], and [[River of Darkness]]. The results were well split among the four options. ''Los Angeles'' won with a plurality, taking 35.7% of the votes cast.
One week later on March 23, the remix contest was officially announced.<ref name=":0" /> The band decided to release the stems for all four of the aforementioned songs, and prospective remixers were directed to the band's website to fill out a disclosure form after which they could download the stems.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 21, 2020 |title=Remix - The Midnight |url=https://www.themidnightofficial.com/remix |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325201343/https://www.themidnightofficial.com/remix |archive-date=March 25, 2020 |access-date=April 10, 2022 |website=The Midnight}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 21, 2020 |title=FORM - The Midnight |url=https://www.themidnightofficial.com/form |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325194530/https://www.themidnightofficial.com/form |archive-date=March 25, 2020 |access-date=April 10, 2022 |website=The Midnight}}</ref> Submissions were due on March 30.
 
One week later on March 23, the remix contest was officially announced.<ref>https://twitter.com/TheMidnightLA/status/1242097326652448769</ref> The band decided to release the stems for all four of the aforementioned songs, and prospective remixers were directed to the band's website to fill out a disclosure form after which they could download the stems.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200325201343/https://www.themidnightofficial.com/remix</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200325194530/https://www.themidnightofficial.com/form</ref> Submissions were due on March 30.


== Winners ==
== Winners ==
 
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Over 500 remixes were submitted for consideration.<ref>https://twitter.com/TheMidnightLA/status/1245410755660390401</ref> After three days of judging, the winners were revealed during a live YouTube stream on April 3, 2020, hosted by band members [[Tim McEwan]] and [[Tyler Lyle]].<ref>https://twitter.com/TheMidnightLA/status/1246121948800671744</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9Ph9CvGNyw</ref> 20 remixes were selected. The winners, in order of their appearance on the stream, were:
Over 500 remixes were submitted for consideration.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 1, 2020 |title=ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/TheMidnightLA/status/1245410755660390401 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401191101/https://twitter.com/TheMidnightLA/status/1245410755660390401 |archive-date=April 1, 2020 |access-date=April 10, 2022 |website=Twitter}}</ref> After three days of judging, the winners were revealed during a live YouTube stream on April 3, 2020, hosted by band members [[Tim McEwan]] and [[Tyler Lyle]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> 20 remixes were selected. The winners, in order of their appearance on the stream, were:


=== SET 1 ===
=== SET 1 ===
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* Los Angeles (Celestial Aeon Remix)
* Los Angeles (Celestial Aeon Remix)
* River of Darkness (Rockwell NU Metal Remix)
* River of Darkness (Rockwell NU Metal Remix)


== References ==
== References ==
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The Midnight Remix Radio was a remix competition put on by The Midnight. The competition commenced on March 23, 2020, and for one week interested remixers were able to download the stems for the songs The Comeback Kid, Los Angeles, Explorers, and River of Darkness to remix.[1] The winners were revealed during a live YouTube stream on April 3, 2020.[2][3]

Background

Beginning in March 2020, much of the world was under lockdown and stay-at-home orders due to the effects of COVID-19 pandemic. This led The Midnight to explore the possibility of releasing stems for some of their songs for the general public to remix. On March 16, the band released a poll on Twitter asking fans which song they would prefer to remix.[4] The choices given were The Comeback Kid, Los Angeles, Explorers, and River of Darkness. The results were well split among the four options. Los Angeles won with a plurality, taking 35.7% of the votes cast.

One week later on March 23, the remix contest was officially announced.[1] The band decided to release the stems for all four of the aforementioned songs, and prospective remixers were directed to the band's website to fill out a disclosure form after which they could download the stems.[5][6] Submissions were due on March 30.

Winners

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Over 500 remixes were submitted for consideration.[7] After three days of judging, the winners were revealed during a live YouTube stream on April 3, 2020, hosted by band members Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle.[2][3] 20 remixes were selected. The winners, in order of their appearance on the stream, were:

SET 1

SET 2

  • The Comeback Kid (Space Tourist Remix)
  • Explorers (Crush Effect Remix)
  • Los Angeles (Filip Janecek Remix)
  • River of Darkness (Thomas James White Remix)

SET 3

  • Explorers (GeoVoc Remix)
  • The Comeback Kid (L’Avenue Remix)
  • Los Angeles (Index Code Remix)
  • River of Darkness (Falling Islands Remix)

SET 4

  • Explorers (Tasin Remix)
  • The Comeback Kid (Retro Theology & ØM-53 Remix)
  • Los Angeles (Crush Effect Remix)
  • River of Darkness (Starskey Remix)

SET 5

  • Explorers (The Universe Remix)
  • The Comeback Kid (The Motion Epic Remix)
  • Los Angeles (Celestial Aeon Remix)
  • River of Darkness (Rockwell NU Metal Remix)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ on Twitter". Twitter. March 23, 2020. Archived from the original on April 10, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ on Twitter". Twitter. April 3, 2020. Archived from the original on April 3, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Midnight: Remix Radio - YouTube". YouTube. April 3, 2020. Archived from the original on March 15, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  4. ↑ "ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ on Twitter". Twitter. March 16, 2020. Archived from the original on March 16, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Remix - The Midnight". The Midnight. March 21, 2020. Archived from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  6. ↑ "FORM - The Midnight". The Midnight. March 21, 2020. Archived from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  7. ↑ "ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ on Twitter". Twitter. April 1, 2020. Archived from the original on April 1, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
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