• You must be a current, and active member of the James Hype Discord server.
• Persons under the age of 18 cannot appear in your stream at any time. With this in mind, regrettably, we're unable to accept applications from DJs who are not yet 18 years or older. If we have reason to suspect you are under the age of 18, your application will be declined.
• All DJs are to begin and finish their sets promptly at the allocated time. DJs are expected to be within the online 'Green Room' 20 minutes before their set is due to begin, for AV checks. We will terminate your connection to the streaming server if you overrun by a significant amount.
• In addition to this, please plan an additional 20 minutes of content in the event that the DJ following your set experiences technical issues, or difficulties connecting to the streaming server.
• Whilst we accept that not everybody will wish to disclose their identity, we require at least one video feed from every DJ. This can be of your decks if you do not wish to show your face.
• Ensure the audio from your decks is coming from a line feed rather than a Microphone. We recommend this basic digital audio interface if you don't know what this means. Note: If you're using a controller, you can get PC line audio out without a unit like this using Rekordbox.
• If you wish to utilise pyrotechnics or any specific on-screen effects that may trigger somebody with a photosensitive medical condition and/or epilepsy, you must inform the production team beforehand, so we can place additional warnings before your set.
• You are required to have a good-standing Twitch account as well as a clean enforcement history within the James Hype Discord server.
• Old enforcement activity upon your account (over 12 months old) will be overlooked during this process.
• You are required to have a stable internet connection with enough bandwidth to transmit at least a 720p video, ideally 1080p. You'll need at least 4.5mbps upload for 720p, and upwards of 10mbps for a 1080p stream. We'll get both resolutions tested with you as part of your technical testing.
• The minimum resolution for your stream should be 720p, and no more than 1440p, in the interest of stream stability. It would be best if you stream with a minimum of 5120kbps, ideally ~6144-7168kbps.
• Only content obtained legitimately that you are legally entitled to play may be played during this event. Any attempt to play unauthorised or unreleased media will result in your stream being terminated by the production team.
• The production crew will alter the appearance of your stream, applying overlays and similar on-screen visualisers. You should broadcast only a plain video feed, we'll deal with the annotation or blurring required.

The following technical requirements are in place to assist in ensuring that the entire production runs smoothly, and each DJs stream looks somewhat similar in terms of quality. With this in mind, unfortunately these are non-negotiable. If you cannot meet the following technical requirements, you’ll still be allowed to apply, but your application will be withdrawn during the technical testing sessions we run individually with streamers, post-voting.

Internet Connectivity

You’ll need a strong, reliable internet connection with minimal dropouts (ideally none) that is capable of maintaining a persistent upload speed of approximately 10-15mbps (ideally higher). You’ll need to stream in a minimum of 5120kbps (5mbps) so ensure that your internet connection can facilitate this, keeping in mind background usage of your connection from other users of your network.

Software Packages

OBS: You’ll need to download and install OBS Studio in order to connect to our RTMP streaming service. If you have a standalone streaming unit, you can also use this so long as it supports RTMP (Real Time Messaging Protocol) streaming.

Ammedia GoSTREAM Control: More details will be made available closer to the time, but you’ll also need to make an account with Ammedia GoSTREAM to access our stream management service, provided by our partners at Ammedia Digital. We’ll use this to communicate with streamers on the day, and to provide additional information about your stream whilst you’re live. Think of this service as a Production Management tool, allowing communication and signals between the crew and the talent!

Technical Standards

You’ll need to be able to meet the following requirements regarding the quality of your input to the production. We’ve tried our hardest to balance these between maintaining a high quality production with making participating in the event as accessible as possible.

• You must stream audio using a direct line feed from your decks. Capturing audio via a microphone/speaker combination will not be acceptable.
• You must have a consistent video feed throughout the duration of your set. We understand that technical hitches do happen, particularly during a large event such as this one, however we require a consistent video feed throughout testing.
• You must be available for a technical testing session in the run up to the event, so we can brief you on the streamer’s side of a production, ensure you are able to connect to the streaming service and successfully broadcast music, as well as to train you to use the software packages above.

You must host your demo, with full audio and video, on one of the following services:

• YouTube
• Google Drive
• Dropbox (video must be embed-able)