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Panel of Judges
Brian Malouf
Senior Judge & Co-Founder
Brian Malouf is a multi-platinum American producer, engineer, and mixer who has worked with Michael Jackson, Queen, Madonna, Pearl Jam, Stevie Wonder and other world-known artists. Also serving as an executive at several major record labels over the years, his work has amassed a total of 53 gold, platinum, and double platinum records to date. Brian is a true veteran of the global music industry; he has enjoyed a 30+ year career on the production and executive side of the music business. In 1994-2005 he was Senior Vice President of A&R for RCA Records in New York, and later Vice President and Head of A&R at Walt Disney Records where he worked with artists such as Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, and The Jonas Brothers. Brian now owns Cookie Jar Recording in Sherman Oaks, California and runs his practice as an independent producer.
Sacha Skarbek
Songwriter & Producer
Sacha Skarbek is a British Ivor Novello Award two-time winner and Grammy-nominated songwriter, producer, film scorer and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for writing James Blunt’s hit singles “You’re Beautiful” and “Goodbye My Lover,” as well as Miley Cyrus’' hit song “Wrecking Ball.” Skarbek has worked with artists such as Adele, Lana Del Rey, Jason Mraz, Tears for Fears, Duffy and many more. Skarbek loves working with new artists via his artist development company White Rope Music in West London.
Patrice Rushen
JAZZ PIANIST, R&B SINGER & MUSIC DIRECTOR
Patrice Rushen is an award-winning musician and composer who is also one of the most sought after artists in the music industry. She is a classically-trained pianist who originally found success in the 70’s and 80’s with her signature fusion of jazz, pop and R&B. During this era, she composed and recorded the hit song “Forget Me Nots,” which has been frequently covered and sampled by other artists. Rushen is also a four-time Grammy nominee who has composed scores for movies and television. She has been the first and only female musical director for many of the entertainment industry’s top award shows, which include the Grammy Awards, the Emmy Awards, the People’s Choice Awards, and the NAACP Image Awards which she Music Directed for 12 consecutive years. Her film score credits include Robert Townsend’s cult classic “Hollywood Shuffle”, director Euzhan Palcy’s “The Killing Yard” and “The Ruby Bridges Story”, Danny Glover’s directorial debut for Showtime, “Just A Dream” and the comedy series, “The Steve Harvey Show”.
Justin Gray
Songwriter & Producer
Justin Gray is a Los Angeles based songwriter, record producer, music executive and tech entrepreneur. Over the past 12 years, Justin’s projects have sold in excess of 40 million copies, and accumulated more than 8 billion streams worldwide. He has collaborated with a diverse range of artists including Avril Lavigne, Mariah Carey, John Legend, David Bisbal, Luis Fonsi, Joss Stone, Amy Winehouse, James Bay, and Reignwolf. Most recently, Justin has seen great success with #1 singles by Avril Lavigne, Superjunior, and Chinese mega star Chris Lee, and enjoyed a #1 hit in China with TF Boys' Roy Wang and his song “The Wrong Things.” Justin is the founder and Chairman of the recently launched www.MDIIO.com, a "Global social platform for songwriters and Music Professionals."
Bukola Sawyerr Izeogu
Media, PR, and entertainment expert
Bukola Sawyerr Izeogu is one of Nigeria's leading PR and media relations experts. She has over 20 years of experience in web design, networking, and public relations. She is the founder and CEO of her own PR firm specializing in PR and entertainment, and currently manages Grammy-nominated artists such as Burna Boy, Asa, and 2Face. Bukola also provides consultancy services to traditional media outlets, she is a seasoned music lover and has served as a director on the board of one of the most successful record labels in Nigeria, Chocolate City Music as well as the Lagos Jazz Series.
Rolande Kammogne
Producer and Entrepreneur
Rolande Kammogne is a Cameroonian entrepreneur and one of the most influential TV producers in Africa. She is the founder of VoxAfrica TV a pan-African media group with offices in Africa and in Europe, with multiple programs available in English and in French. She is also the executive producer of The Voice Afrique francophone, producing the Emmy award-winning show for 20 countries of francophone Africa. After 12 years of producing shows and sitcoms for TV, Rolande will produce and star in her first feature film of which she is also the author. She is also preparing for the launch of a record label along with a group of artists.
Christian Bautista
Singer & Actor
Christian Bautista is a multi-platinum Filipino singer well-known throughout South-East Asia for his romantic hits including the most famous "The Way You Look At Me" performed in the Original Pilipino music genre. Christian is also known as an actor for drama shows, musicals and movies in Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Thailand. Christian played in such world-renowned musicals as West Side Story, Cinderella, Ghost, Jersey Boys staged in the Philippines.
Simon Moor
Music Publishing Executive.
Simon Moor is the Managing Director of Kobalt Music Group APAC. He established the Australian and New Zealand business for Kobalt in mid-2010. In 2021, Kobalt is now a leading music publisher in the Australia and New Zealand market, with a globally successful local roster of songwriters and artists, including Gotye, Flume, Dean Lewis, Tones And I and Tim Minchin. He has also launched both KNRL, Kobalt’s neighboring rights business, and AWAL, Kobalt’s recorded music business in Australia and New Zealand. In 2016, Simon established an office in Hong Kong, overseeing development of Kobalt Music Group in Asia. Simon is currently a non-executive publishing director of the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society Limited (AMCOS) and the Australasian Music Publishers’ Association Limited (AMPAL).
Roberto Vernetti
Producer & Composer
Roberto Vernetti is an award winning Italian producer, musician, composer, engineer and nomad who has been living in Italy, in London and is currently based in Asia. From the early 80’s to the mid 90’s he’s crossed many genres as an artist, working in recording studios at the same time as an engineer and sound designer: hardcore punk, new wave, Hip Hop and Trip Hop. Since ’95 he has been working as a producer for all Italian major labels and many important artists on records and live shows. He’s also been making soundtracks for movies and advertising, teaching, and working 3 times for X Factor as a producer with judges Claudia Mori, Skin from Skunk Anansie and Malika Ayane. As an artist, he’s now part of Pointillistico, a multi sources generative ambient music project. He has been awarded prizes from Sanremo Festival and David Di Donatello, plus many independent music awards from MEI, Tenco and Lunezia.
Brian Malouf
Senior Judge & Co-Founder
Brian Malouf is a multi-platinum American producer, engineer, and mixer who has worked with Michael Jackson, Queen, Madonna, Pearl Jam, Stevie Wonder and other world-known artists. Also serving as an executive at several major record labels over the years, his work has amassed a total of 53 gold, platinum, and double platinum records to date. Brian is a true veteran of the global music industry; he has enjoyed a 30+ year career on the production and executive side of the music business. In 1994-2005 he was Senior Vice President of A&R for RCA Records in New York, and later Vice President and Head of A&R at Walt Disney Records where he worked with artists such as Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, and The Jonas Brothers. Brian now owns Cookie Jar Recording in Sherman Oaks, California and runs his practice as an independent producer.
Sacha Skarbek
Songwriter & Producer
Sacha Skarbek is a British Ivor Novello Award two-time winner and Grammy-nominated songwriter, producer, film scorer and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for writing James Blunt’s hit singles “You’re Beautiful” and “Goodbye My Lover,” as well as Miley Cyrus’' hit song “Wrecking Ball.” Skarbek has worked with artists such as Adele, Lana Del Rey, Jason Mraz, Tears for Fears, Duffy and many more. Skarbek loves working with new artists via his artist development company White Rope Music in West London.
Patrice Rushen
JAZZ PIANIST, R&B SINGER & MUSIC DIRECTOR
Patrice Rushen is an award-winning musician and composer who is also one of the most sought after artists in the music industry. She is a classically-trained pianist who originally found success in the 70’s and 80’s with her signature fusion of jazz, pop and R&B. During this era, she composed and recorded the hit song “Forget Me Nots,” which has been frequently covered and sampled by other artists. Rushen is also a four-time Grammy nominee who has composed scores for movies and television. She has been the first and only female musical director for many of the entertainment industry’s top award shows, which include the Grammy Awards, the Emmy Awards, the People’s Choice Awards, and the NAACP Image Awards which she Music Directed for 12 consecutive years. Her film score credits include Robert Townsend’s cult classic “Hollywood Shuffle”, director Euzhan Palcy’s “The Killing Yard” and “The Ruby Bridges Story”, Danny Glover’s directorial debut for Showtime, “Just A Dream” and the comedy series, “The Steve Harvey Show”.
Justin Gray
Songwriter & Producer
Justin Gray is a Los Angeles based songwriter, record producer, music executive and tech entrepreneur. Over the past 12 years, Justin’s projects have sold in excess of 40 million copies, and accumulated more than 8 billion streams worldwide. He has collaborated with a diverse range of artists including Avril Lavigne, Mariah Carey, John Legend, David Bisbal, Luis Fonsi, Joss Stone, Amy Winehouse, James Bay, and Reignwolf. Most recently, Justin has seen great success with #1 singles by Avril Lavigne, Superjunior, and Chinese mega star Chris Lee, and enjoyed a #1 hit in China with TF Boys' Roy Wang and his song “The Wrong Things.” Justin is the founder and Chairman of the recently launched www.MDIIO.com, a "Global social platform for songwriters and Music Professionals."
Bukola Sawyerr Izeogu
Media, PR, and entertainment expert
Bukola Sawyerr Izeogu is one of Nigeria's leading PR and media relations experts. She has over 20 years of experience in web design, networking, and public relations. She is the founder and CEO of her own PR firm specializing in PR and entertainment, and currently manages Grammy-nominated artists such as Burna Boy, Asa, and 2Face. Bukola also provides consultancy services to traditional media outlets, she is a seasoned music lover and has served as a director on the board of one of the most successful record labels in Nigeria, Chocolate City Music as well as the Lagos Jazz Series.
Rolande Kammogne
Producer and Entrepreneur
Rolande Kammogne is a Cameroonian entrepreneur and one of the most influential TV producers in Africa. She is the founder of VoxAfrica TV a pan-African media group with offices in Africa and in Europe, with multiple programs available in English and in French. She is also the executive producer of The Voice Afrique francophone, producing the Emmy award-winning show for 20 countries of francophone Africa. After 12 years of producing shows and sitcoms for TV, Rolande will produce and star in her first feature film of which she is also the author. She is also preparing for the launch of a record label along with a group of artists.
Christian Bautista
Singer & Actor
Christian Bautista is a multi-platinum Filipino singer well-known throughout South-East Asia for his romantic hits including the most famous "The Way You Look At Me" performed in the Original Pilipino music genre. Christian is also known as an actor for drama shows, musicals and movies in Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Thailand. Christian played in such world-renowned musicals as West Side Story, Cinderella, Ghost, Jersey Boys staged in the Philippines.
Simon Moor
Music Publishing Executive.
Simon Moor is the Managing Director of Kobalt Music Group APAC. He established the Australian and New Zealand business for Kobalt in mid-2010. In 2021, Kobalt is now a leading music publisher in the Australia and New Zealand market, with a globally successful local roster of songwriters and artists, including Gotye, Flume, Dean Lewis, Tones And I and Tim Minchin. He has also launched both KNRL, Kobalt’s neighboring rights business, and AWAL, Kobalt’s recorded music business in Australia and New Zealand. In 2016, Simon established an office in Hong Kong, overseeing development of Kobalt Music Group in Asia. Simon is currently a non-executive publishing director of the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society Limited (AMCOS) and the Australasian Music Publishers’ Association Limited (AMPAL).
Roberto Vernetti
Producer & Composer
Roberto Vernetti is an award winning Italian producer, musician, composer, engineer and nomad who has been living in Italy, in London and is currently based in Asia. From the early 80’s to the mid 90’s he’s crossed many genres as an artist, working in recording studios at the same time as an engineer and sound designer: hardcore punk, new wave, Hip Hop and Trip Hop. Since ’95 he has been working as a producer for all Italian major labels and many important artists on records and live shows. He’s also been making soundtracks for movies and advertising, teaching, and working 3 times for X Factor as a producer with judges Claudia Mori, Skin from Skunk Anansie and Malika Ayane. As an artist, he’s now part of Pointillistico, a multi sources generative ambient music project. He has been awarded prizes from Sanremo Festival and David Di Donatello, plus many independent music awards from MEI, Tenco and Lunezia.
Brian Malouf
Senior Judge & Co-Founder
Brian Malouf is a multi-platinum American producer, engineer, and mixer who has worked with Michael Jackson, Queen, Madonna, Pearl Jam, Stevie Wonder and other world-known artists. Also serving as an executive at several major record labels over the years, his work has amassed a total of 53 gold, platinum, and double platinum records to date. Brian is a true veteran of the global music industry; he has enjoyed a 30+ year career on the production and executive side of the music business. In 1994-2005 he was Senior Vice President of A&R for RCA Records in New York, and later Vice President and Head of A&R at Walt Disney Records where he worked with artists such as Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, and The Jonas Brothers. Brian now owns Cookie Jar Recording in Sherman Oaks, California and runs his practice as an independent producer.
Sacha Skarbek
Songwriter & Producer
Sacha Skarbek is a British Ivor Novello Award two-time winner and Grammy-nominated songwriter, producer, film scorer and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for writing James Blunt’s hit singles “You’re Beautiful” and “Goodbye My Lover,” as well as Miley Cyrus’' hit song “Wrecking Ball.” Skarbek has worked with artists such as Adele, Lana Del Rey, Jason Mraz, Tears for Fears, Duffy and many more. Skarbek loves working with new artists via his artist development company White Rope Music in West London.
Patrice Rushen
JAZZ PIANIST, R&B SINGER & MUSIC DIRECTOR
Patrice Rushen is an award-winning musician and composer who is also one of the most sought after artists in the music industry. She is a classically-trained pianist who originally found success in the 70’s and 80’s with her signature fusion of jazz, pop and R&B. During this era, she composed and recorded the hit song “Forget Me Nots,” which has been frequently covered and sampled by other artists. Rushen is also a four-time Grammy nominee who has composed scores for movies and television. She has been the first and only female musical director for many of the entertainment industry’s top award shows, which include the Grammy Awards, the Emmy Awards, the People’s Choice Awards, and the NAACP Image Awards which she Music Directed for 12 consecutive years. Her film score credits include Robert Townsend’s cult classic “Hollywood Shuffle”, director Euzhan Palcy’s “The Killing Yard” and “The Ruby Bridges Story”, Danny Glover’s directorial debut for Showtime, “Just A Dream” and the comedy series, “The Steve Harvey Show”.
Justin Gray
Songwriter & Producer
Justin Gray is a Los Angeles based songwriter, record producer, music executive and tech entrepreneur. Over the past 12 years, Justin’s projects have sold in excess of 40 million copies, and accumulated more than 8 billion streams worldwide. He has collaborated with a diverse range of artists including Avril Lavigne, Mariah Carey, John Legend, David Bisbal, Luis Fonsi, Joss Stone, Amy Winehouse, James Bay, and Reignwolf. Most recently, Justin has seen great success with #1 singles by Avril Lavigne, Superjunior, and Chinese mega star Chris Lee, and enjoyed a #1 hit in China with TF Boys' Roy Wang and his song “The Wrong Things.” Justin is the founder and Chairman of the recently launched www.MDIIO.com, a "Global social platform for songwriters and Music Professionals."
Bukola Sawyerr Izeogu
Media, PR, and entertainment expert
Bukola Sawyerr Izeogu is one of Nigeria's leading PR and media relations experts. She has over 20 years of experience in web design, networking, and public relations. She is the founder and CEO of her own PR firm specializing in PR and entertainment, and currently manages Grammy-nominated artists such as Burna Boy, Asa, and 2Face. Bukola also provides consultancy services to traditional media outlets, she is a seasoned music lover and has served as a director on the board of one of the most successful record labels in Nigeria, Chocolate City Music as well as the Lagos Jazz Series.
Rolande Kammogne
Producer and Entrepreneur
Rolande Kammogne is a Cameroonian entrepreneur and one of the most influential TV producers in Africa. She is the founder of VoxAfrica TV a pan-African media group with offices in Africa and in Europe, with multiple programs available in English and in French. She is also the executive producer of The Voice Afrique francophone, producing the Emmy award-winning show for 20 countries of francophone Africa. After 12 years of producing shows and sitcoms for TV, Rolande will produce and star in her first feature film of which she is also the author. She is also preparing for the launch of a record label along with a group of artists.
Christian Bautista
Singer & Actor
Christian Bautista is a multi-platinum Filipino singer well-known throughout South-East Asia for his romantic hits including the most famous "The Way You Look At Me" performed in the Original Pilipino music genre. Christian is also known as an actor for drama shows, musicals and movies in Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Thailand. Christian played in such world-renowned musicals as West Side Story, Cinderella, Ghost, Jersey Boys staged in the Philippines.
Simon Moor
Music Publishing Executive.
Simon Moor is the Managing Director of Kobalt Music Group APAC. He established the Australian and New Zealand business for Kobalt in mid-2010. In 2021, Kobalt is now a leading music publisher in the Australia and New Zealand market, with a globally successful local roster of songwriters and artists, including Gotye, Flume, Dean Lewis, Tones And I and Tim Minchin. He has also launched both KNRL, Kobalt’s neighboring rights business, and AWAL, Kobalt’s recorded music business in Australia and New Zealand. In 2016, Simon established an office in Hong Kong, overseeing development of Kobalt Music Group in Asia. Simon is currently a non-executive publishing director of the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society Limited (AMCOS) and the Australasian Music Publishers’ Association Limited (AMPAL).
Roberto Vernetti
Producer & Composer
Roberto Vernetti is an award winning Italian producer, musician, composer, engineer and nomad who has been living in Italy, in London and is currently based in Asia. From the early 80’s to the mid 90’s he’s crossed many genres as an artist, working in recording studios at the same time as an engineer and sound designer: hardcore punk, new wave, Hip Hop and Trip Hop. Since ’95 he has been working as a producer for all Italian major labels and many important artists on records and live shows. He’s also been making soundtracks for movies and advertising, teaching, and working 3 times for X Factor as a producer with judges Claudia Mori, Skin from Skunk Anansie and Malika Ayane. As an artist, he’s now part of Pointillistico, a multi sources generative ambient music project. He has been awarded prizes from Sanremo Festival and David Di Donatello, plus many independent music awards from MEI, Tenco and Lunezia.
Prizes and Awards
This season Djooky has prepared a special round of prizes for Global finalists! All 18 songs in the Global Round will be combined to create a special playlist, which will be auctioned off as an NFT. The proceeds of the auction will be split among the bottom 15 entries.
The top 3 songs will each have their own NFT auction, but with a bonus artwork created by a digital artists.
This gives the finalists an opportunity to receive even a bigger prize than in the previous seasons, as well as provide a unique incentive opportunity for their fans.
Fame & fortune:
the triumph of the Filipino favorite!
HitHunter
HitHunter contest rewards the music lovers who detect the next potential hit song. Allocate HitPoints (HPs) to songs which are likely to top the Djooky charts.