Remixer of The Year 2017
The year of MRT
This year's show was hosted by Ziphoid and Fnordpojk from SceneSat Radio, broadcast at SceneSat and SLAY Radio on Wednesday, 21st February. The award announcements were accompanied by a rundown of last year's popular releases of each month.
- The first award to be announced was
Best Newcomer
, which was won by SIDNIFY, followed up by SHEN LON, Xandra and Jeroen Tel sharing the 2nd place. Best Veteran
was won by MRT, followed up by Johan Andersson.- The Lifetime Achievement Award was honored to legendary Dr. Rob Hubbard, who thanked the community in a recorded message to the listeners. The topping was a brand new SID tune by Rob, which he did for the Project: Hubbard kickstarter
- A special award was presented to Chris Abbott:
Continuous and Extraordinary Awesomeness Over the Top Award
. He basically started the remixing scene, and kept on investing so much into it, currently working on Project: Hubbard and other projects. - ROTY regular daXX won Best Amiga Remix with
Pinball Dreams (Beatbox Ingame Remix)
- Best c64 remix joint first place was won by Jeroen Tel with the track Auf Wiedersehen Monty & Commando and SIDNIFY with Supremacy (Overprime mix). Incidentally
Supremacy
was originally also composed by Jeroen. - The big award, Remixer of the Year was awarded to MRT, who was also
Best Veteran
and represented several tracks in the top 5 Best c64 Remix category. By this he pulls of a hat-trick, being ROTY three times in a row since 2015!
MASSIVE CONGRATS to everyone who made it on the lists, everyone's a winner here!
Remixer Of The Year (c64 or Amiga)
Who made the best remixes in 2017? Who was most active and supportive?
| Rank | Name | Score |
| 1. | MRT | 29 |
| 2. | Johan Andersson | 17 |
| 3. | daXX | 14 |
| 4. | XxDUSTYxX | 11 |
| 5. | Jeroen Tel | 8 |
| 6. | SIDNIFY | 5 |
| 7. | DHS | 4 |
| Martin Dodd | 4 | |
| Rapture | 4 | |
| 8. | Chabee | 3 |
| LMan | 3 | |
| Mordi | 3 | |
| SHEN LON | 3 | |
| Wobbler | 3 | |
| 9. | CZ Tunes | 2 |
| dLx | 2 | |
| Dr Future | 2 | |
| fegolhuzz | 2 | |
| LaLa | 2 | |
| LPChip | 2 | |
| Mano | 2 | |
| Vincenzo | 2 | |
| 10. | Drunktards | 1 |
| Isaac Béjar | 1 | |
| OJ Oscillation | 1 | |
| Phrygian | 1 | |
| Sanjo Ride | 1 | |
| Xandra | 1 |
Lifetime Achievement
For special achievements around the remixing scene during the years.
| Rank | Name | Score |
| 1. | Chris Abbott | - |
| Rob Hubbard | - |
Best Newcomer (c64 or Amiga)
Who made the greatest debut in 2017?
| Rank | Name | Score |
| 1. | SIDNIFY | 20 |
| 2. | Jeroen Tel | 13 |
| SHEN LON | 13 | |
| Xandra | 13 | |
| 3. | dLx | 10 |
| 4. | Colmarr | 5 |
| 5. | lclhstr | 4 |
| 6. | Keys To Imagination | 3 |
| Madija | 3 | |
| 7. | Sasha LOBANOVSKI | 2 |
| 8. | Andreaux | 1 |
| Captain MoreGain | 1 | |
| Isaac Béjar | 1 | |
| Mac_Svenni | 1 | |
| singleton | 1 |
Best Veteran (c64 or Amiga)
Who do you think deserves this award in 2017 for providing great remixes over a period of 5 years or longer?
| Rank | Name | Score |
| 1. | MRT | 26 |
| 2. | Johan Andersson | 19 |
| 3. | daXX | 14 |
| 4. | DHS | 8 |
| Dr Future | 8 | |
| XxDUSTYxX | 8 | |
| 5. | LMan | 7 |
| Mordi | 7 | |
| 6. | Mano | 5 |
| Martin Dodd | 5 | |
| 7. | CZ Tunes | 4 |
| LPChip | 4 | |
| Rapture | 4 | |
| Wobbler | 4 | |
| 8. | Chabee | 3 |
| Metal | 3 | |
| 9. | Phrygian | 2 |
| Vincenzo | 2 | |
| 10. | Anders Hesselbom | 1 |
| Darkman007 | 1 | |
| David Filskov | 1 | |
| Murdock | 1 | |
| Nils Schneider | 1 | |
| Psyria | 1 | |
| Sanjo Ride | 1 | |
| Vred | 1 | |
| Yoshi | 1 |
Best c64 Remix
What was the c64 remix that impressed you most in 2017?
Best Amiga Remix
What Amiga remix did you like best in 2017?
| Rank | Title | Score |
| 1. | Pinball Dreams (Beatbox Ingame Remix) by daXX | 12 |
| 2. | Hyperbased (Saturday Night Edit) by dLx | 10 |
| 3. | Shadow Of The Beast II - Title (Chillout Edit) by CZ Tunes | 8 |
| 4. | Apidya - Meadow's Edge by XxDUSTYxX | 5 |
| Yo! Joe! - Haunted House by Rapture | 5 | |
| 5. | Mad Scientist by LMan | 3 |
| 6. | Blue Berry (Cover) by Darkman007 | 2 |
| FlashBack (Ending) by Mano | 2 | |
| Nearly There by Murdock | 2 | |
| 7. | Arcane (Remix) by Sasha LOBANOVSKI | 1 |
| Cousin's Song (Megaforce) by Sasha LOBANOVSKI | 1 | |
| Cousin's Song by Buzzer | 1 | |
| Ecolove VS Ghost In The Shell voices by Murdock | 1 | |
| Leander - World One by Isaac Béjar | 1 | |
| Parasol Stars Medley by Rapture | 1 | |
| Stardust Memories (MDK remix) by Murdock | 1 |
ROTY - Remixer Of The Year 2017
Disclaimer: The results are based on votes made by the Remix64.com community. Errors and omissions excepted.
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XxDUSTYxX
21/02/2018 23:17
Congrats to all winners and huge thanks to the entire SlayRadio team!
Keep it up! |m|
Keep it up! |m|
L0rd3vyL
22/02/2018 00:10
Congrats to everyone, especially to Dr. Rob Hubbard who was the inspiration for a good portion of the remixers we have today. Also a big congratulations to Chris Abbott and of course MRT for winning the ROTY for a third straight year. All well deserved.
mrt
22/02/2018 23:58
Thank you kind friends for voting to my recent remakes, and even voting for me as someone who deserves Remixer of the Year or Best Veteran trophy for year 2017. Once again i'm happy that i could give you some joy with my tunes. My thanks goes to other remixers - especially newcommers. You made year 2017 very rich and i wish this year will be even more fruitful. Thanks for SceneSat radio stuff for great awards show. Cheers!
Sidnify
24/02/2018 12:34
Congratulations to all the winners and everyone who contributed to the musical heritage of the remix scene last year! Also, many thanks to all of you, voters, listeners and commenters for such a warm welcome by considering us worthy of the Best Newcomer award in 2017 and it is even a greater honour to be given and share the trophy for Best C64 Remix of the Year at the same time. We are grateful for being awarded by this great community who not just keeps the legacy alive but enriches it year by year. And last but not least, thanks go out to SceneSat and SLAY Radio for the awesome ROTY show! :)
wobbler
27/02/2018 14:31
Congratulations to all winners, especially MRT, who makes the best stuff nowadays (and that showed, too).
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