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 weekend in February, we’ll begin accepting registrations late fall 2026. Competitors can be from any state.
Semi-finalists are given 2 weekend passes to the festival for their participation, and an image to use in their marketing.
Winners of the finals will be offered a spot at the 2027 festival and up to 4 day passes for their friends. Grand champion will be awarded paid spots at the 2027 festival!
To be considered a semi-finalist:
A) Fill out the form below , THEN
B) Submit the following to mark@allwedoisepic.com :
A 3 minute live video mix showing you actually mixing the music.
(the mix can be in a studio, your house, or at a club or event, but must show you mixing the entire time, we do not want to see crowds or venue)
3-EPK with photos / logos and bio.
*Contestants MAY enter up to 2 categories only.
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.
There are 16 total slots over 2 nights. Competitors must be present the entire time and be ready to perform. Slots will not be announced in advance.
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 30 points:
A-33% MUSIC SELECTION - the songs you choose
B-33% STAGE PRESENTATION - facials, energy level, presentation-what you personally display
C-33% MIXING STYLES USED - beat mixing, slamming, vocal posting, word plays, tones plays, etc
CATEGORIES/SPECIFICS
1-HIP HOP/R-N-B:
-you must include 100% music in these genres.
2-REGGAE/REGGAETON/LATIN
-you must include 100% music in these genres.
3-COUNTRY/ROCK
-you must include 50% music in country and 50% in rock.
4-HOUSE/TECHNO/EDM
-you must include 100% music in these genres.
The 4 winners of each category will be tossed into a final round Saturday night, 20 minute open format mix, to be the overall grand champion!
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.
You will be required to be onsite the entire time, and if you win on night one, you will be required to attend on night two also.