dotdat Announced As One Of The Winners Of Beatport’s Beats In School Competition
5 February 2019
Pune based DJ and producer dotdat has been selected as one of the winners of Beatport's global Beats In School competition. The year-long initiative by Beatport is geared towards uncovering new and unsigned talent, as well as providing tools and mentoring for a career in electronic music.
Following an influx of entries from aspiring producers across the world, Beatport and its label partners – Dirtybird, Hospital, mau5trap, and Second State – selected four winners for the 2019 mentorship program, each of whom will now begin a year-long mentorship with an elite label in their genre.
dotdat was selected as the winner by techno label Second State, which means he will now be mentored for the entire year by the label and one of its founders Pan Pot. In addition to A&R from label ambassadors, the mentorship also covers all other facets of a successful career, from tailored production courses and one-on-one tutorials by Point Blank Music School and Berklee School Of Music, to lessons in business navigation from industry experts. The coveted prize also includes industry standard gear and specialist training from the likes of Moog, Roland, ADAM Audio and more.
You can listen to dotdat's winning track 'Scutter' below: