Paul van Dyk and the VANDIT Label Group have launched VANDIT Next Generation, a new talent scouting and mentorship program built to support emerging electronic music producers across the globe. Submissions are open now, with artists invited to send their best original track via Dropbox or SoundCloud link to demos@vandit.com using the subject line “VANDIT Next Generation.”
The program is built around direct guidance from Paul van Dyk, which is the real value here.
For developing producers, feedback is often scattered across Discord servers, short online comments, private mentor calls, and label rejections that rarely explain what needs to improve. VANDIT Next Generation offers five selected artists a clearer opportunity: a one-on-one mentorship with Paul van Dyk, hands-on track feedback, and a possible official release through the VANDIT Label Group.
The genre range also feels smart. The program is open to Trance, Progressive House, Melodic Techno, Chill, Downtempo, and creative productions without a fixed genre tag. That keeps the door open for producers who fit within VANDIT’s wider ecosystem while still allowing room for artists who are developing their own lane between established categories.
A Mentorship Program With Real Release Potential
The most useful part of VANDIT Next Generation is that it connects creative feedback with a real label pathway. Plenty of mentorship programs stop at advice, and while advice can be useful, developing artists usually need a clearer bridge between feedback and public release. Here, selected tracks may be released through VANDIT Label Group, giving the program a practical end point beyond the mentorship call itself.
That release structure gives producers a reason to send finished, serious music rather than half-developed sketches. VANDIT is asking for each applicant’s best original track, along with a brief biography and introduction. That combination tells artists exactly what the label is looking for: music with promise, a sense of identity, and enough context to understand who is behind it.
The deadline is June 15, 2026, which gives applicants a limited window to clean up their mix, tighten the arrangement, and make sure the track represents where they want to go next.
VANDIT Next Generation Submissions Are Open
VANDIT Next Generation also reflects how much the electronic music industry still depends on direct human curation. Paul van Dyk has built a long career around melodic club music, trance culture, and the kind of producer development that often happens behind the scenes. Opening that feedback loop to five emerging producers gives the program a clear community role.
The label group structure also gives the initiative range. VANDIT Records continues to focus on trance, VANDIT Alternative covers deeper progressive and melodic territory, VANTEC handles techno, and Chateau Bonheur Musique opens space for chill and downtempo electronica. That spread gives selected producers a better chance of finding the right home inside the wider group.
For emerging electronic artists, the ask is simple: send one original track, keep the submission focused, include a short biography, and make sure the production is as finished as possible. The opportunity is narrow, with five producers selected, but the upside is clear: direct feedback from Paul van Dyk and a possible release through one of electronic music’s most established label groups.
Will Vance is a professional music producer who has been involved in the industry for the better part of a decade and has been the managing editor at Magnetic Magazine since mid-2022. In that time period, he has published thousands of articles on music production, industry think pieces and educational articles about the music industry. Over the last decade as a professional music producer, Will Vance has also ran multiple successful and highly respected record labels in the industry, including Where The Heart Is Records as well as having launched a new label with a focus on community through Magnetic Magazine. When not running these labels or producing his own music, Vance is likely writing for other top industry sites like Waves or the Hyperbits Masterclass or working on his upcoming book on mindfulness in music production. On the rare chance he's not thinking about music production, he's probably running a game of Dungeons and Dragons with his friends which he has been the dungeon master for for many years.
