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Strawberries & Creem festival has partnered with Pioneer DJ for a competition to discover the UK’s best new DJ talent.

The DJSUNLOCKED competition will see two DJs win the chance to play a paid set on one of the main stages at next month’s edition of Strawberries & Creem. The first prize also includes a selection of Pioneer DJ equipment, including a controller, headphones and monitors.

DJSUNLOCKED is hoping to is uncover “selectors who can think outside the box, draw on cross-genre influences, and bring a different flavour to their mix – whether they play hip-hop, house and techno, or drum & bass,” says a press release.

In order to enter, you need to submit a 10-minute mini-mix to the Strawberries & Creem website by 23rd August. 10 finalists will be selected by the Strawberries & Creem and Pioneer DJ judging panel, and two winners will be decided by a public vote that opens on 27th August.

Find more information, and enter, here.

Strawberries & Creem is scheduled to take place in Cambridge on 18th and 19th September, with Honey Dijon, Mall Grab, Wilkinson and Tiffany Calver, among others, all featured on the line-up.

The festival was recently involved in the founding of a new initiative focused on protecting women in the music industry.