Simon Cowell confirms ‘Ultimate DJ’ talent show
Simon Cowell has announced that he has teamed up with Yahoo! for an DJ competition-style live series Ultimate DJ. The talent contest will be executive produced by Simon Cowell, Patrick Moxey, Hamish Hamilton, Ian Stewart, and Kelly Belldegrun. Unlike Cowell’s other huge talent contest ‘The X Factor’, Ultimate DJ will involve live voting via Tumblr (owned by Yahoo!).
The winner, will be of Ultimate DJ will be offered an opportunity to headline a major Electronic Music festival and a record contract with Ultra Records & Sony Music. “Electronic music is one of the most important genres around the world and we want to respect what’s happening around the world,” said Cowell, during the announcement in LA. No doubt anticipating some negative comments, he Tweeted saying: “The show is intended to showcase the incredible talent that electronic music has shown the world. It will be made with respect.”