Viva Las Vegas! Allie is Wired headed to Vegas on Monday [Sept. 26] for the Vegas Spin-Off and experienced the latest in electronic music.

Seven lucky DJ finalists competed at the Marquee Nightclub in the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority‘s first Vegas Spin Off competition on on Monday, September 26th.

The seven finalists include: Dereksen Beck, Eric De La Torre, David Veith, Josh Abrams, Nicholas Gianopoulos, Ted Vinzon, and Timothy Wong.

The DJ’s relentlessly played straight through their sets, showing off their unbridled skills for bombastic, insane electronic jams.

The finalists’ live performances were filmed and now they are in the process of being judged by the celebrity panel, with the winner being announced in the coming weeks. [be sure and check back for our announcement]

The panel of judges includes Grammy Award-winner Lil Jon, chart-topping duo LMFAO, DJ VICE, Markus Schulz and Sol Shafer, Marquee Nightclub’s director of special operations and music.

The Grand Prize winner will receive a $10,000 home studio, Puma gear, and a guest DJ appearance at a Vegas club!

The crowd was insane … we had a blast!

With an estimated 37 million visitors hitting the Strip annually, and America’s interest in the electronic dance music (EDM) scene exploding, Vegas is going pedal-to-the-metal for the dance-music craze.

Disclosure: The opinions expressed herein are those of the author. Airfare and hotel were provided.

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