The Red Bull Big Tune 2009 Finals recap in Atlanta: this years winner was Frank Dukes, here is his production discography at UGHH.com, it looks like a promising start for this producer from Toronto.

http://www.myspace.com/frankdukes

I really appreciate the creation of Red Bull Big Tune's Beat Battle/Producer Showcase as an outlet of hip hop competition that sort of takes me back to the feeling of listening to up and coming talent on 90's underground college radio. In the digital age where hip hop media tends to get presented so fast and similar in style to each other, I feel like this beat battle gives me something I can be entertained by and remember, from the professional presentation of cutting-edge, aspiring production talent who are eager for their breakthrough moment in the industry. We always need the element of competitive skills and encouragement of higher goals artistically to keep good music around, I'm glad this showcase can bring this feeling back in front of the hip hop audience.

Red Bull Big Tune 2008 (Welcome To Oakland)