Northeast
Dj of the year
Competition
Annual DJ comp!
2026 was the inaugural year of the Northeast DJ of the Year Comp. We had artists from all over NY, VT, MA and MD enter and compete.
2027 dates will be the last two weekends in February, we’ll begin accepting registrations late fall 2026. Competitors can be from any state.
Semi-finalists were given 2 weekend passes to the festival for their participation, and an image to use in their marketing.
Winners of the finals were offered a spot at the 2026 festival and up to 10 day passes for their friends.
To be considered a semi-finalist:
A) Fill out the form below , THEN
B) Submit one or both of the following to mark@allwedoisepic.com :
1-minimum 2 minute to maximum 10 minute video clearly showing you mixing. Does not have to be at a live event, studio work is fine.
2-a pre-recorded mix ( or link to ) in the category (s) you are submitting for.
(*a live mix, in a club or private event, showing you mixing will suffice for both above if we can hear the music being played.)
3-EPK with photos / logos and bio.
*Contestants MAY enter multiple categories, but will require a separate performance. There is no fee to compete.
event details
We will provide the venue, PA, DJ/MC host and judges.
Contestants are required to provide their own controller/music. We will have you tie into the PA with standard XLR cords which we will provide.
We are planning 5 or more contestants each event, and overall winners announced after the last round of semi-finals is completed.
CRITERIA
Requirements For Semi-Finalists :
*2026 criteria below (subject to change for 2027)
* ALL contestants will perform a 20 minute mix for semi-finals
*There is no restriction on tracks chosen. You can use radio edits, remixes, redrums, bootlegs, etc. You DO NOT have to use clean edits for competition.
* All contestants will be judged as follows, a maximum of 10 points each category below, for a grand total of 40 points:
A-25% MUSIC SELECTION - the songs you choose
B-25% STAGE PRESENTATION - facials, energy level, presentation-what you personally display
C-25% MIXING STYLES USED - beat mixing, slamming, vocal posting, word plays, tones plays, etc
D-25% CROWD RESPONSE - to your set
CATEGORIES/SPECIFICS
1-HIP HOP/R-N-B:
-you must include some scratching & microphone work and 100% music in these genres.
2-REGGAE/REGGAETON/LATIN
-you must include some scratching & microphone work and 100% music in these genres.
3-COUNTRY/ROCK
-you must include some scratching & microphone work and 50% music in country and 50% in rock.
4-HOUSE/TECHNO/EDM
-you must include 100% music in these genres, and genres can be mixed also. A minimum of 6 songs is required in this category.
5-WEDDING DJ/EVENT DJ/MOBILE DJ/OPEN FORMAT
-you must include microphone work and no more than 33% music in any one genre.
LOCATION/DATEs/2026
Night Owl Saratoga
FRIDAY NIGHTS
Doors 8 pm, comp starts 9 pm
January 23: Hip hop & Open Format
(Goodlyfe, Willow, Emvy, NVision, Mo Haskins)
February 6: All but country
(Suspence, ChizZzik, Introverted DJ)
DJ’s Nite Club Lake George
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS
Doors 12 pm, comp starts 1 pm
February 1: EDM, Country, Hip Hop & Reggae
(Just Chris, Rocky, Bump, Mega, & Dajani)
February 8: All but country
(Rocky, Dajani, JojoVYBZ & Sneak Attack)
Information about the finals/scores will be released after Feb 8.
Semi-Finalists/2026
As semi-finalists are accepted, we will list them here with their category(s) #’s above, by date of submission.
DJ Goodlyfe, Albany, NY: 1 & 5
DJ Willow, Albany, NY: 1 & 5
DJ Bump, Glens Falls, NY: 1 & 2
DJ Mo Haskins, Albany, NY: 1 & 5
Just Chris, Fairport, NY: 3 & 4
(WINNER: EDM & Country/Rock-Just Chris)
Caffeinated Rocky, Glens Falls, NY: 1 & 4
DJ Mega, Rutland, VT: 1 & 2
(WINNER-Reggae/Reggaeton/Latin-DJ Mega)
DJ Dajani, Mechanicville, NY: 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
DJ Suspence, Pembroke, MA: 4 & 5
DJ ChizZzik, Albany, NY: 1 & 5
(WINNER: Hip Hop/RNB & Open Format-Dj ChizZzik)
JojoVYBZ, Boston, MA: 4 & 5
DJ Sneak Attack, Berlin, MD: 1, 2 & 4
ENTER THE COMPETITION
We will email you with the date and location of your set once we process all registrations.
We are trying to have all one genre on any given night, possibly two genres.