New production competition from Edmwarriors is now open for entries

The annual producer-focused competition from ghost production company Edmwarriors is open for 2026, with a whopping €20,000 prize pool up for grabs.

The first round of Make It 2026 officially opened yesterday, March 3, and will close on Sunday, March 15, inviting aspiring producers to submit their tracks in the tech house genre.

This year’s contest will be held across three rounds, with a techno contest opening for entry on April 1 and a house round opening on May 5, before a grand finalist is revealed on June 11.

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Make It 2026 marks the third annual contest from Edmwarriors, which launched in collaboration with Mixmag in 2024, and also marks the largest prize pool in the competition to date.

This year, €20,000 worth of prizes will be awarded to the top producers, including two Pioneer CDJ-3000X Multiplayers, one Pioneer DJM-A9 DJ Mixer, a Make It Custom Console Case and more.

While the winners of each individual round will receive €1,000 each, the grand finalist will also bag a “champion” Edmwarriors account with “exclusive high-value platform perks”.

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“Make It was created to give talented producers a genuine platform to break into the industry,” a representative from Edmwarriors tells Mixmag. 

“Each year we’ve seen the level rise dramatically. With Make It 2026, we’re pushing even further – bigger prizes, more visibility and stronger industry positioning.”

Find out more and enter Round One of Edmwarriors’ Make It 2026 competition here, and check out the full competition schedule below.

Round 1: Tech house
Submissions Open: March 3
Submissions Close: March 15
Shortlist Announcement: March 24
Winner Announcement: March 26

Round 2: Techno
Submissions Open: April 1
Submissions Close: April 14
Shortlist Announcement: April 28
Winner Announcement: April 30

Round 3: House
Submissions Open: May 5
Submissions Close: May 19
Shortlist Announcement: May 26
Winner Announcement: May 28

Final
Grand Winner Announcement: June 11