Unsigned Artist Wins $24,000 24 Karat Gold Keyboard
Austin, TX -- Now that the event has ended, Open Labs has calculated the Beats 'N Treats Music Festival to be a successful business venture. The two-day festival at the Mohawk in Austin, Texas from Oct. 24 through Oct. 25 featured the Gold Rush beat competition with the grand prize a 24 karat gold NeKo LUX. After six rounds of one-on-one competitions, each contestant played their beat through an Open Labs MiKo until the final contestants played early Sunday morning. The grand prize winner was Austin resident JJ Robinson, also known as "Y2JJ" of Philiez Beats. Y2JJ prevailed against Russell Lee for his sixth beat of the event, and was awarded the gold Open Labs instrument worth over $24,000 and personally owned by Open Labs co-founder and chairman, Victor Wong.
"I'm very pleased with how the entire event turned out," said Victor Wong. "We had some incredible producers travel from all over the country to participate in this event. New York, L.A., Washington, you name it, they came down for a chance to win my NeKo LUX. These musicians' material was completely professional, and just as good as anything you hear on the top ten charts today."
Open Labs CEO, Hank Coleman, concurred. "We put a lot of time and energy into the Beats 'N Treats Festival, and it was by all means worth it," said Coleman. "Most music festivals have a hard time getting off the ground on their first year, but this one exceeded our expectations."
Y2JJ was in awe about winning the NeKo LUX. "I'm kind of speechless," said Y2JJ. "It's a blessing, It was almost like destiny to get this. After the first round I was confident, but after hearing the other contestants I went back to the drawing board that night, and it turned out for the best. I mainly focused on hip-hop, a lot of guitar, and made sure my bridges were all guitar leads mixed with symphonies. I wanted to make sure I kept that live feel, and then bring it back into hip-hop based on the crowd's reaction. I've taken off the next week of work to spend some time with my new NeKo LUX."
After the contest ended, Victor Wong decided to donate a Timbaland Special Edition MiKo to the second place contestant Russell Lee, for displaying a fierce competition, and providing professional music.
"Although Y2JJ won a fair battle, we couldn't just let Russell Lee go home empty handed," said Wong. "He worked really hard, displayed some incredible talent, and had a great reaction from the crowd."
CONGRATS AGAIN Y2JJ! THANK YOU FOR ADDING MORE TO AUSTIN TEXAS SUCCESS!!!!!
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