Denver · Season one · 2026
Open DecksBest DJ in Denver
Grand prize
$12,000
$1,000 a month, as a paid gig.
Over $20,000 in total prizes.
Sponsored by
Aspen Vodka 
White Claw 
Flecha Azul
The OPEN DECKS weeks
67 competitors, counted and closed
Four weeks of sign-up nights are finished and every vote is published. Those totals are the record of how the field got here, and they stay up for the rest of the season.
Season 1 · The Final Remix · October 28
Best DJ in Denver
REFOCUZWinner of the Final Remix · 142 points$12,000 grand prizeThe Final Six · scored on the night
Knockout Quarter-FinalEvery score from October 21. All thirteen played once and the top six went through to the Final Remix.OpenClose
Knockout Quarter-Final · points night
The Knockouts
No brackets this week. Every DJ plays once and is scored by the judges, and the top six on points go through to the Final Remix on October 28. No saves from here. Each judge gives one score out of 30, with the set, the transitions and the crowd all built into that one number.
Wednesday, October 21
October 21 · Doors 8 PM
The Final Remix six · October 28
The points · highest first
Knockout Round of 16Every match from October 14, and the saves. This is how the field got to the points night.OpenClose
Knockout Round of 16 · 7 matches
The Knockouts
Seeded on their last scores, highest against lowest and meeting in the middle. Head to head, 20 minutes each. Win your match and you are through to October 21.
Wednesday, October 14
Oct 14 · Doors 8 PM
The last 10 · through to October 21
Still in · playing October 21
Degrees, DJ JT and KAIZEN are excused for prior bookings on October 14. They are still in, and they play the points night on October 21 with everybody else.
Match 2
Match 5
Match 6
Knockout Round FourEvery match from October 7, scored by five judges, and the saves. This is how the field got to the last sixteen.OpenClose
Knockouts · 24 DJs · 12 matches
The Knockouts
24 DJs are still in. Head to head, ten minutes each, scored by five judges. Win your match and you are through to October 14.
Wednesday, October 7
Oct 7 · Doors 8 PM
The last 17 · through to October 14
Match 4
Match 7
Match 9
Match 11
Match 12
Not everybody who lost is gone
Survivor Sets
Saved. They lost their matches and advance after a survivor set.
Saved · advancing
Knockout Round ThreeEvery match from September 30, the byes, and the survivor sets. This is how the field got to Round Four.OpenClose
Knockout Round Three · 17 matches
The Knockouts
37 DJs are still in. The top three have a bye, and everybody else is drawn top against bottom: fourth plays last, fifth plays second to last, and it works inward. Ten minutes each, scored by the judges and by the energy in the room.
Wednesday, September 30
Sep 30 · Doors 8 PM
Byes · straight to Wednesday, October 7
The top three across both knockout nights. They do not play on September 30.
Match 5
Match 6
Match 8
Match 9
Match 11
Match 12
Match 13
Match 14
Match 16
Match 17
Knockout Rounds One and TwoBoth nights, every match, and the survivor sets. This is how the field got to Round Three.OpenClose
One round · two nights · 31 matches
The Knockouts
Head to head. Ten minutes each, scored by the judges and by the energy in the room. The top seed draws the bottom seed and it works inward from there, so finishing well earned a kinder first match. Win and you go through. Lose and your run ends that night.
Wednesday, September 16
Sep 16 · Doors 8 PM
15 matches · 30 competitors
DJs, please arrive by 7:30
Match 9
Match 17
Match 19
Match 25
Match 29
Match 31
Wednesday, September 23
Sep 23 · Doors 8 PM
16 matches · 32 competitors
DJs, please arrive by 7:30
Match 2
Match 10
Match 12
Match 14
Match 16
Match 18
Match 21 · Not available on the 16th
Match 26
Match 28
Not everybody who lost is gone
Survivor Sets
Saved. They lost their matches and advance after a survivor set.
Saved · advancing
The Challenger roundsBoth nights, every score. This is what the knockout seeding was built from.OpenClose
Wednesday, September 2 · Doors 8 PM
Challenger Week 1
Three judges and the crowd each competitor brought. Totals are final for the night.
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DA RAWeek 4 · 1 of 1319575 + 120 door
- 2
MastermashWeek 2 · 2 of 2216161 + 100 door
- 3
EvasiveWeek 1 · 2 of 1514979 + 70 door
- 4
- 5
TYWeek 4 · 2 of 1313179 + 52 door
- 6
ALTITUDEWeek 3 · 1 of 1712787 + 40 door
- 7
NocturnxlWeek 2 · 1 of 2212165 + 56 door
- 8
DJ JTWeek 1 · 1 of 1511789 + 28 door
- 9
Dj Willie WillWeek 2 · 3 of 2210262 + 40 door
- 10
Null.exeWeek 3 · 5 of 1710276 + 26 door
- 11
Yart LordWeek 3 · 4 of 179470 + 24 door
- 12
LovemuffinWeek 4 · 4 of 139274 + 18 door
- 13
ViaLOBOWeek 2 · 4 of 228569 + 16 door
- 14
SevzWeek 1 · 4 of 157751 + 26 door
- 15
tldrWeek 3 · 2 of 177456 + 18 door
- 16
BroséWeek 1 · 3 of 156961 + 8 door
- 17
SurpriseGuestWeek 2 · 5 of 226359 + 4 door
- 18
AGXXISTENCEWeek 4 · 3 of 136246 + 16 door
- 19
Alex ParamoWeek 4 · 5 of 136056 + 4 door
- 20
DJ MaabiWeek 1 · 5 of 155955 + 4 door
Wednesday, September 9 · Doors 8 PM
Challenger Week 2
Three judges and the crowd each competitor brought. Totals are final for the night.
- 1
Dead ConnectionWeek 3 · 6 of 1713290 + 42 door
- 2
BenderWeek 1 · 6 of 1511880 + 38 door
- 3
DegreesWeek 1 · 9 of 1510791 + 16 door
- 4
Enve wonWeek 2 · 8 of 229882 + 16 door
- 5
JdawgWeek 2 · 6 of 229680 + 16 door
- 6
DJ EROCKWeek 4 · 6 of 138773 + 14 door
- 7
ow3nsWeek 3 · 10 of 178270 + 12 door
- 8
NoyesWeek 1 · 7 of 157470 + 4 door
- 9
Leek.Week 4 · 7 of 137369 + 4 door
- 10
WLLTECHWeek 3 · 8 of 177260 + 12 door
- 11
DialloDjWeek 2 · 10 of 227062 + 8 door
- 12
DJ AfterBurnerWeek 4 · 8 of 136860 + 8 door
- 13
DJ JarecWeek 2 · 9 of 225953 + 6 door
- 14
Daddy Collar MeWeek 1 · 8 of 155854 + 4 door
- 15
¡YA*MERO! DJWeek 3 · 7 of 175547 + 8 door
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AstraNamoNo show—
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Jory JacobsNo show—
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Leafar HatemNo show—
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PATCHDNo show—
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ELYSIAWithdrawn—
How it works
Where the season stands
01
What is done
Aug · done
The Open Decks nights
Four weeks of names drawn in the room and sets voted on daily. Every count is published on the board, and they set the challenger seeding.
Sep 2 and Sep 9 · done
The Challenger rounds
Every competitor played for the judges and the room. Those scores drew the knockout bracket.
Sep 16 to Oct 14 · done
Five knockout nights
Head to head matches over five Wednesdays, plus the judges' saves. Thirteen DJs are still in.
02
How a night is scored now
The judges
One score out of 30
Each judge gives every DJ one score out of 30. The set, the transitions and the crowd are all built into that one number.
The crowd
Part of every score
There is no separate crowd score any more. How you work the room counts inside every judge's 30, so bring your people.
Your total
The judges, added up
A DJ's total is their judges' scores added together. With five judges, that is out of 150. Every DJ's scores are on their page.
03
What is left
Oct 21
Points night
No brackets. Every DJ still in plays once, and the top six on points go through.
Oct 28 · 10 PM to 2 AM
The Final Remix
The last six play the Final Remix to a full room of up to 1,000 people.
Oct 28, on the night
The best DJ in Denver
The winner is named in the room at the end of the Final Remix, and takes the grand prize.
The knockout draw is up on this page. Every competitor is emailed before the night they play.
Grand prize
$12,000
$1,000 a month, as a paid gig.
Over $20,000 in total prizes.
The schedule
What's coming
The schedule for the next run of nights goes up here.