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Operation Remix N.A.S.A.

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Our N.A.S.A. homeboys Squeak E. Clean (Sam Speigel) and DJ Zegon (Zé Gonzalez) have teamed up with Indaba music to give the musically inclined a chance to be included on the official remix album of N.A.S.A.’s critically acclaimed debut, The Spirit of Apollo (get it on iTunes now!). On the Indaba website contestants can take their own creative liberties by downloading the albums’ instrumental stems as well as the solo vocals featuring Kanye West, David Byrne, Chuck D, RZA, The Cool Kids, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Tom Waits, KRS-One, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Lykke Li, Santigold, George Clinton, Scarface, and M.I.A. among others. And in addition to being included on the remix album, the grand prize winner will also receive $1000 cash money for their work! Click here or read on below for entry and contest details.

Contest rules from Indaba music:

Remix the Gods of music. N.A.S.A., which stands for North America and South America, is an international collaboration between music aficionados Squeak E. Clean, DJ Zegon and their friends, family, and musical heroes. The Spirit of Apollo tastefully combines the sounds of Brazillian funk with soul, reggae, indie rock, old school hip hop and more, and includes superstar collaborations with some of the world’s best musicians.

Join this unbelievable all-star collaboration and land a spot on N.A.S.A.’s upcoming remix album! Download the acapellas and instrumentals from the entire album, including those from superstars like Kanye West and David Byrne. Mash ‘em up, remix, and record to create the hottest new N.A.S.A. track! You can submit up to 10 mixes for consideration by the judges!

Submissions are due by October 27, 2009 at 5:00 PM EDT

Voting starts October 27, 2009 at 5:00 PM EDT

Trailer I cut for the upcoming N.A.S.A. film documenting the albums creation

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