READY TO ROCK THE PARTY?
The IDA World Party Rocking Battle 2026 Starts Now!
Join the IDA Party Rocking competition and battle for amazing AlphaTheta
/ Pioneer DJ prizes!
IDA WORLD Register 2026 powered by AlphaTheta
PARTY ROCKING BATTLE
Show us your skills. Rock the crowd. Make it to the World Finals!
Registration closes September 30th.
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Basic Rules:
Elimination Round
Each competitor records a special 6 minutes video. The jury will be looking for
originality, turntablist skills, various music selections, and most importantly, the set’s
vibe. DJs should deliver their sets on CDJs or two turntables with one mixer or midi
controller, no extra gear.
Jury:
5-7 International Judges (high-profile & experienced DJs) will give notes (1-10) on their
top 10 Elimination Round video entries. The top 10 DJs + National Champs will qualify
for the Final Round
Second Round:
In the second round the qualified DJs present sets lasting 6 minutes.
Final Round – Live Battle:
Top 2 Second Round DJs + DJ Talisa (2024 Finalist who was unable to travel to
Kraków through no fault of her own) will be invited to Kraków, Poland to battle for the
IDA 2026 Party Rocking Championship!
Video specification:
The video should be recorded in MP4 format, 1920×1080 resolution only, with a clean
sound recording – straight from the mixer. The filming frame should present the Dj, his
hands, and his equipment in a proper light.
The video should not be bigger than 500 – 800 MB. Bigger videos will not be
downloaded.
Wetransfer Video & Upload Description:
Swisstranswer or Wetransfer links only!
When you upload the video on you must use this format of description:
File name: DJ …. COUNTRY ……..Elimination Round
Wetransfer title: DJ …. COUNTRY ……..Elimination Round
Wetransfer or Swisstransfer links with other descriptions will not be downloaded.
SCRATCH CATEGORY
Application deadlines:
15th of October to 30th of October
THIS IS A CATEGORY FOR SOLO PERFORMERS
EQUIPMENT: 1 turntable, 1 mixer, vinyl only – no DVS!
SET LENGTH: 1x 90 seconds each round (may vary by a couple of seconds depending on the tempo of the beat). Eliminations: all enter, 4 advance. World eliminations: all enter, 4+1 advance (bonus entry: highest video view count) Semi-finals: 1 vs 1, pairing by score (1st vs 4th, 2nd vs 3rd). Finals: 1 vs 1. The number of rounds is up to the jury!
This category is about scratching, and scratching only. In each round, competitors get presented with a beat selected by the jury (no tempo changes allowed!), and have to show off their freestyle cutting skills.
Winners of a national IDA Scratch Championship advance to the IDA World Online Scratch eliminations. Each competitor needs to be able to produce at least 720p (HD), ideally 1080p (fullHD) video at 25 FPS with a clean sound recording – straight from the mixer. No camera microphone sound with fader clicks, please.
MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO PRODUCE QUALITY VIDEO MATERIAL BEFORE ENTERING!
ONLINE SCRATCH BATTLE
Application deadlines:
15th of October to 30th of October
Basic Rules:
* Each competitor presents a 1:30 min scratch over the preselected by IDA Headquarters loop
• All videos must be recorded in High Quality 16:9 format with a clean sound recording – straight from the mixer.
• All videos must be sent via Wetransfer to IDA WORLD Headquarters for official upload on IDA World Fanpage and Youtube Channel
* When you upload the video you must use this format of description:
File name: DJ …. COUNTRY …. Elimination Round
Wetransfer title: DJ …. COUNTRY …. Elimination Round
IDA WORLD REGISTER 2023 offline form
If you prefer, you can also download and complete the form offline.