UK's Biggest Unsigned Music Competition Launched

US Live and Unsigned 2012 is supported by the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance      17/11/11

UK's Biggest Unsigned Music Competition Launched


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The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance has announced that it will once again be supporting the UK's biggest unsigned music competition Live and Unsigned, which has just been launched for 2012.
With the chance to play at The O2 in London and £100,000 in prizes, Live and Unsigned is set to attract thousands of unsigned musicians when auditions begin in January. The competition has also just announced an additional new main cash prize of £10,000 for the winning act to spend on their development. Other prizes up for grabs include a UK tour, a selection of Blackstar and TC Electronic amps, extensive coverage on MUZU TV and YouTube and a comprehensive consultation package with Future Music including social marketing, image, brand, access to industry contacts and the prospect of festival slots across the UK and the world.
Live and Unsigned is open to all genres. All acts in the competition are auditioned live which is what makes Live and Unsigned so unique, there are no demos or submissions. Acts that make it through the audition stage will get to perform to industry judges, A&R associates and celebrity guests in some of the UK's most prestigious venues. Those who make it to the Grand Final will get to share the stage with some of the UK's best musicians at Live Fest at The O2 in London! Acts on the bill last year included Tinchy Stryder, Zane Lowe, Roll Deep and The Hoosiers.
Judges set to join the panel in 2012 include Radio 1 DJ's Annie Nightingale, Tom Deacon and Daniel P Carter, Kerrang's Alex Baker and Happy Mondays star Bez alongside professionals from the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance.
Auditions begin again in January 2012 and acts are urged to enter now as places are in high demand and auditions are limited for what will be a great platform for any act or band to showcase their music.
About the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance:
The Institute is widely recognised as one of Europe's leading schools of modern music. Established almost a quarter of a century ago, the Institute has been developing and delivering cutting-edge courses to students of contemporary music for longer than any other UK-based school. Originally known as the Guitar Institute and Basstech, the school has built its reputation on providing world class teaching using the very best teachers and state-of-the-art facilities. It now offers a range of professional courses including a 3-year Degree (BMus), a 2-year Foundation Degree in creative musicianship or songwriting, a fully-funded 1-year Diploma, a specialist 1-year Higher Diploma, a Professional Diploma in Songwriting plus a wide portfolio of part-time courses designed to meet a variety of training needs for guitarists, bass players, drummers, vocalists and songwriters. Past or present Institute students can be found everywhere, touring with the likes of Moby and The Noisettes, playing with bands like Radiohead and Babyshambles and artists like Eric Clapton and Kylie Minogue, and also working as teachers all over the world.
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