The video for Natalie Storm’s ‘Look Pon Me’ has been nominated for Best International Video in the CariVibez Video Web Awards!! If you’ve never heard of it, it’s an award for “those who have created significant buzz on the internet and recognized for their concepts, style, flow, creativity, and cinematography”. GO HERE to vote.

Smutlee has really taken to Moombahton like a fish to water. After the success of the Ms Thing refix, now it’s Natalie Storm’s time (mixed with some Booka Shade too). Word is Smutlee’s going to be dropping an EP any time soon, get ready!

We received over 60 entries for our Look Pon Me Remix Contest and it was very hard to narrow it down to three winners—in the end we decided to declare a three-way tie for third place. Entries came in from around the world and the winners rep Great Britian, Germany, Switzerland and the United States. Take a listen to some fresh talent!

1st Place

Natalie Storm – Look Pon Me (Don Axidental Remix)

2nd Place

Natalie Storm – Look Pon Me (Rauschhaus Remix)

3rd Place (Three Way Tie)

Natalie Storm – Look Pon Me (Jayunique Remix)

Natalie Storm – Look Pon Me (Pushking Noize Remix)

Natalie Storm – Look Pon Me (BMF Remix)

Congratulations to our winners! We will contact you shortly about getting you your respective prizes. Big thanks to everyone who entered!

The “Look Pon Me” remix contest ends this Sunday, May 2nd. It’s not too late to enter! Download the Natalie Storm acapella and get full details for entry. Do not forgot to submit your entries to the Mixpak Sound Cloud Drop Box. Thanks!

Hyberdub boss Kode9 has a new compilation for the DJ-Kicks series which he describes as “just a snapshot of my DJ sets from the first half of 2010.” He’s included two tracks from Mixpak, Sticky’s “Jumeirah Riddim Sequel” and Sticky and Natalie Storm’s “Look Pon Me.” Kode9 elaborates,

[The mix is] definitely not an exploration of my musical heritage, but it’s not all new stuff. It probably signifies something about my relationship to dubstep that the mix only has a few dubstep tunes in it… Unfortunately, I fear some listeners, because of my background, will think that all the tracks are just mutations of dubstep.

!K7 will release Kode9′s DJ-Kicks on June 22nd, 2010.

Tracklist
01. Lone – Once In A While
02. Aardvarck – Revo
03. Kode9 – Blood Orange
04. Kode9 – You Don’t Wash (Dub) (DJ-KiCKS exclusive)
05. Cooly G – Phat Si
06. Ill Blu – Bellion
07. Ikonika – Heston
08. Scratcha DVA – Jelly Roll
09. Mr Mageeka – Different Lekstrix
10. Grievous Angel – Move Down Low
11. Sticky feat. Natalie Storm – Look Pon Me
12. Sticky – Jumeirah Riddim Sequel
13. Mujava – Pleaze Mugwanti
14. DVA – Natty
15. Aardvarck – Re Spoken (Nubian Mindz Released Mix)
16. Morgan Zarate feat. Sarah Ann Webb – M.A.B.
17. Rozzi Daime – Dirty Illusions
18. Zomby – Spiralz
19. Kode9 – It
20. J*DaVeY – Mr. Mister
21. Digital Mystikz – 2 Much Chat
22. Terror Danjah – Stiff
23. Digital Mystikz – Mountain Dread March
24. Zomby – Godzilla
25. Digital Mystikz – Mountain Dread March (Reprise)
26. Addison Groove – Footcrab
27. Kode9 vs. LD – Bad
28. Maddslinky – Cargo
29. Ramadanman – Work Them
30. Terror Danjah – Bruzin (VIP)
31. The Bug feat. Flo Dan – Run

The big news these days at Mixpak headquarters is the growing success of Sticky and Natalie Storm’s single “Look Pon Me.” In the UK, the Look Pon Me video has been added to the official playlist on MTV receiving over 35 plays in the last few weeks. That gives Natalie the distinction of being only the second Caribbean artist currently playlisted by MTV UK (maybe you’ve heard of the other…Rhianna?). Not bad exposure for a small label like Mixpak and, if anything, it speaks to how good this track is.

Anyhow, with all the success, we’ve had a number of folks ask about the “Look Pon Me” acapella and after talking with the lawyers and getting the green light, we’ve decided give you the chance to remix this UK-Funky-meets-Jamaica hit.

Rules:

1. Download the acapella.

2. Remix the song.

3. Name your remix Natalie Storm – Look Pon Me (with your remixer name) and then upload your remix to the Mixpak Sound Cloud drop box, adding “Look Pon Me Remix Contest” in the tags.

4. The winners will be selected by Mixpak and streamed on our site.

Prizes:

1st Place: A custom Natalie Storm dubplate, where she works your production/DJ name into a track for use in your clubs sets, sound clashes and on your mixtapes. You will also win the complete Mixpak vinyl discography and a Mixpak Artist Series T-Shirt of your choice.

2nd + 3rd Place: A Mixpak vinyl of your choice and a Mixpak Artist Series T-Shirt of your choice.

Deadline To Submit Your Entry: May 2nd 2010

Support the original version on vinyl, iTunes, and Juno.

UPDATE: We’ve picked the winners. Thanks to everyone who participated!

As we ready Natalie Storm’s Mixpak EP, she continues to do bigger and bigger things. Check the current issue of XLR8R magazine which is out now (you can read it online here). From the article,

[Natalie] says her future collabos will span R&B, pop, one-drop, calypso, and electro, genres in which she’s already established her presence. she voiced five songs on Enur’s 2008 album, Raggatronic, recorded “Look Pon Me” on the Sticky-produced Jumeirah Riddim, and has plans to keep experimenting. “no matter what style I work with—electro, R&B, pop—I will always be representing Natalie Storm vibes,” she says, describing her approach as a mix of patois vocals, electro sounds, and hardcore garrison beats. “it’s a mash-up, a bashment sound.

Meanwhile her Look Pon Me video is making strides in the UK market getting spins on MTV UK, Channel AKA and Flava TV. Pick up “Look Pon Me” on iTunes, Beatport and all quality digital stores.

This is the official video for the “Look Pon Me” single from Sticky’s recently released Jumeirah Riddim EP out now on Mixpak. Shot in Kingston, Jamaica and starring Natalie Storm, this video, like the single, represents one of the strongest funky bashment collaborations between London and Kingston to date.

Support this release on Vinyl, iTunes, Beatport or Juno!

Mixpak is proud to announce the “Jumeirah Riddim EP,” a brand new release from Sticky which is out today on iTunes, Beatport, Turntable Lab and Juno. The EP showcases Sticky’s undeniable “Jumeirah Riddim” which represents his recent embrace of UK Funky and has been an underground hit in the UK for some months. Once we signed the track, we called up rising Jamaican star Natalie Storm for a voicing and she delivered a catchy bashment/funky monster, “Look Pon Me” (stay tuned for the video dropping early next week). JA vocals in hand we went back to the UK and got bassline mastermind Dexplicit to rework the track into an uptempo, heavy bass epic. Finally, Sticky rounded it out, revisiting the original and flipping it for the “Jumeirah Riddim Sequel.”

If you’re not familiar with Sticky, he built his reputation as one of the United Kingdom’s leading club music producers at the height of the UK Garage scene. His productions not only kept the clubs on lock, but they also launched the careers of a number of the UK talents including the Mercury Award winning Ms. Dynamite. Sticky has re-emerged on the scene in 2009 and the “Jumeirah Riddim” is his biggest statement yet.

The EP features original cover art by renowned artist Devin Flynn, creator of animated show “Ya’ll So Stupid” (check for it on adultswim.com) and bassist for DFA band Pixeltan.

Be looking for the vinyl to hit stores next week.

Check this great article about Natalie Storm and Dylan Powe on the “Letter From Jamica” blog. Natalie recently voiced a big song, “Look Pon Me,” that features her incredible catchy flow on a Funky riddim straight outta the UK. This will be included on a brand new EP dropping on Mixpak next month. Is the riddim produced by UK Garage bigwig Sticky? Yes. Did Dexplicit kill it on the remix? Indeed. Stay tuned as we do this one record at a time…