Midsumma National DJ Search

After the success of the inaugural Midsumma National DJ Search in 2011, Midsumma again carried out the competition in 2012 (for Festival 2013) travelling the country to find the best local DJs to perform at Midsumma's Opening dance party, T Dance.

For the 2013 festival, the Midsumma National DJ Search travelled to Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Hobart, each in conjunction with the local GLBTIQ festival, with the exception of Sydney. A panel of local judges, including a representative from the host Festival, selected the winner from each state. The state winners then went into a battle of online voting to be crowned the National winner, and flown to Melbourne to perform at T Dance 2013.

  • 2012 Winner: Lil Miss K from Adelaide
  • 2013 Winner: DJ Emili Oh from Melbourne

Watch this space from August 2013 for details of the 2014 National DJ Search.

How it Works

Midsumma's National DJ Search is in collaboration with Midsumma Festival's biggest outdoor dance party: T Dance!

We are looking for the best emerging Australian DJ to ROCK T DANCE 2013.

Midsumma is proud of the talent produced by this Nation and is looking to platform an emerging DJ, and serve them up as the sun sets over Melbourne's iconic Birrarung Marr, the home of T Dance. The selected National winner will be flown to Melbourne to get the T Dance crowd excited and DJ a set at T Dance in Melbourne on 13 Jan, 2013; a great platform for any DJ seeking to make a name for themselves at one of Australia's most anticipated annual queer parties.

Ten DJs will be selected to perform in each heat - these DJs will battle it out in front of a live audience and a judging panel of 3 guest judges. DJs will be judged on performance, audience interaction/enjoyment and technicality. At the end of each heat, the 3 judges will select an overall winner for the night and then these winners will enter an online battle where it's left up to the public to vote for their favourite. The DJ with the most public votes, wins!

Registrations for 2013 are now closed

Heats

2013 Festival

Details of the heats for the 2013 Festival are listed below to give you an idea of how things happened. Details for the 2014 festival will be posted here as they become available from August 2013.

2012 Brisbane Heat

Presented as part of Brisbane Pride. Registrations close 10 September.

Venue

The Wickham

Date

Sunday 16 September

Time

6PM

Entry

$10 donation to Brisbane Pride

2012 Melbourne Heat

Registrations close 16 September.

Venue

The GH

Date

Sunday 23 September

Time

8PM

2012 Adelaide Heat

Presented as part of Feast Festival. Registrations close 8 November.

Venue

Feast Festival Hub Backyard Bar

Date

Wednesday 14 November

Time

8PM

2012 Hobart Heat

Presented as part of TasPride. Registrations close 14 November.

Venue

Flamingos Bar

Date

Sunday 18 November

Time

Doors 7:30PM, 8PM Start

Entry

Donation to TasPride

2012 Sydney Heat

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Venue

TBC

Date

TBC

Time

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