M-Audio has teamed with influential hip-hop pioneers Public Enemy and the culture-defining art brand Obey to host an innovative remix competition. This contest challenges musicians to create an original remix of an a cappella version of the group’s critically acclaimed smash, “Harder Than You Think,” from their current album How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul. Chuck D and Johnny Juice of Public Enemy will judge all the entries that are uploaded to the M-Audio website, and the grand prize winner will receive a complete home studio setup from M-Audio!
The winning remix is set to be released on 12-inch vinyl by Obey Records, and will be backed with an exclusive, unreleased Public Enemy track. The vinyl release will feature original artwork created by graphic artist Shepard Fairey, and all of the profits from the sale will be donated to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. The Public Enemy studio, located in New York, has always been heavily outfitted with M-Audio gear from the classic Tampa and Octane preamps, to the BX monitors and Sputnik microphones. “Just like Public Enemy,” says Johnny Juice, “M-Audio puts out quality products, so it’s only fitting that we’re involved in this remix contest with them!”
