{"id":5947,"date":"2023-09-05T07:23:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T07:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/byta.com\/blog\/?p=5947"},"modified":"2023-09-05T07:23:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T07:23:43","slug":"byta-prs-guitars-riff-mix-challenge-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/byta.com\/blog\/announcements\/byta-prs-guitars-riff-mix-challenge-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing the Winner of the Byta &#038; PRS Guitars Riff Mix Challenge!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In December 2022, Byta teamed up with PRS Guitars to present the Riff Mix Challenge! Details can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/byta.com\/blog\/announcements\/byta-prs-guitars-riff-mix-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. Music creators from across the globe were invited to remix a track recorded by UK Funk-trio, TRIONIQ <em>(featuring members of Jamiroquai &amp; Brooklyn Funk Essentials)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The submitted remixes were then listened to, judged and a winner was chosen by members of the band, the team at PRS Guitars and here at Byta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8230; And we have a winner!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A big congratulations to Zaddi Pesino, who has won a *brand new* PRS SE Silver Sky guitar (pictured) and a <a href=\"https:\/\/byta.com\/pricing\">Freelance<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/byta.com\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">r<\/a> plan on Byta! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We asked Zaddi about his winning remix:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve been writing songs since I was a starry-eyed lad and although it&#8217;s an exciting challenge to see how far you can get on your own, a special kind of magic happens when people work together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Kudos to Marc, Jamie, and the Byta team for giving me the opportunity to sharpen my production skills and providing a valuable tool for creatives, TRIONIQ for the clean stems and killer performance (the track was recorded live off the floor if you can believe it and if you can&#8217;t, it&#8217;s on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jhyfY0nVm1U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>), and last but not least, PRS Guitars for their generosity and commitment to quality instruments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">When we dare to be wild, romantic, and idealistic, the possibilities for creation are limitless. 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I dedicate myself to the balance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Listen to Zaddi&#8217;s winning <a href=\"https:\/\/byta.com\/u\/6D2p2rD\/bad-zad-grind-elbow-trioniq-remix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remix<\/a> of TRIONIQ&#8217;s &#8216;Elbow Grind&#8217; right <a href=\"https:\/\/byta.com\/u\/6D2p2rD\/bad-zad-grind-elbow-trioniq-remix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> or below!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/byta.com\/app\/embed\/u\/6D2p2rD\/bad-zad-grind-elbow-trioniq-remix?l\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Music from Zaddi Pesino&#8217;s limitless pipeline coming soon:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrehearts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spectre Hearts<\/a> (rock\/indie)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/xyzze.com\/zaddi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zaddi<\/a> (singer-songwriter)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/xyzze.com\/lescanards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Les Canards<\/a> (French bossa nova)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/xyzze.com\/badzad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bad Zad<\/a> (pop\/hip-hop\/electronic)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In December 2022, Byta teamed up with PRS Guitars to present the Riff Mix Challenge! 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