BANDS WILL BE CHOSEN FOR SHOWCASE IN NY

ReverbNation and Ernie Ball have announced their co-sponsorship of a Music Showcase at the CMJ Music Marathon in New York City. No submission fee is required from artists seeking the opportunity to play at the prestigious music festival. The Showcase will be held at Crash Mansion on Thursday, Oct. 21 and will feature seven artists. To learn more about this opportunity or to submit, visit reverbnation.com/CMJshowcase2010. The deadline for submissions is Aug. 22, 2010. Artists are required to have a free ReverbNation profile and a Reverb Press Kit (RPK) in order to apply.

INDIE WEEK IS LOOKING FOR A BAND TO TAKE TO IRELAND

Indie Week is a Canadian festival that takes place in October and then heads overseas in the Spring of 2011 for Indie Week Ireland. This year’s top act from the 2010 Canadian festival will get to perform at the Spring gig in Ireland. As a result of playing Indie Week Canada 2008, Thunder Bay’s Bella Clava went to Ireland, and it was their first tour ever, so all bands should feel welcome. The deadline to apply is approaching, so visit IndieWeek.com for details. Download the mail-in application from the website and send in your press kit, or apply online through Sonicbids at sonicbids.com/indieweek.

LOS ANGELES MUSIC AWARDS ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS

Attention all bands and solo artists: The Los Angeles Music Awards, the longest-running indie music awards show of its kind now in its twentieth consecutive year, is currently accepting submissions, for the stretch run to this year’s Main Event, taking place on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010. The LAMA’s are the longest-running independent awards show of its kind; past nominees include Grammy-winning act Black Eyed Peas, platinum pop artist Gwen Stefani; Alien Ant Farm; blues guitarist Walter Trout and many others. For more info: www.sonicbids.com/lamusicawards.

MIAMI MUSIC FEST SHOWCASE APPLICATIONS DUE BY JULY 31

Showcase applications for the second annual Miami Music Festival are due by July 31 – submit yours asap at www.miamimusicfestival.org. Music of all genres will be featured during the 500+ performances at venues throughout the city Nov. 12-14. The Hyatt Regency Miami, which will host the event’s music industry and artists’ conference, is offering special rates, which you can also check out at the MMF website. For more news, follow them on Twitter – @MiamiMusicFesti.

KOOLHAUS LAUNCHES UNSIGNED BAND COMPETITION

Koolhaus Games has announced its International Contest for Unsigned Bands. The winners will have their music included in the soundtrack of the next version of the company’s popular iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad game – iMP:Surf the Music, now available on iTunes. The contest is free to enter, any use of material would be on a non-exclusive basis and all intellectual property rights remain with the artist. Winners will receive a revenue share from game sales. Visit www.impmusicgame.com.

ONE SONG COULD GET YOU SIGNED

Beginning May 7, you can enter your unsigned band in Rock The Space 2 for a chance to win a record contract with MySpace Records and a bunch of Fender gear. Just submit your best song, then begin customizing your demo tape to share with thousands of music fans on MySpace. You can also participate in Duels, where bands go head-to-head in categories like Best Tape Design and Song Title. Visit http://www.myspace.com/toyotamusic. For full details and Official Rules, CLICK HERE.

Supernova.com Seeks Bands for All Expenses Paid Gig in India

Toronto, ON. May 3, 2010 — Supernova.com and E-18 have partnered to bring indie bands a once in a lifetime experience: an all-expenses paid gig at India’s biggest rock music festival. Supernova.com is seeking one band from the US and one band from Canada to travel all-expenses paid to India this August, to play at the Independence Rock music festival.

In its 25th year, Independence Rock has invited the winners of global Battle of the Bands® series from the Canada, the U.S., UK, Europe, Asia, and Australia to play, and to compete for the title of ‘Best Band in the World’. As the largest operator of Battle of the Bands® concerts in North America, Supernova.com is proud to be selecting both the US and Canada representatives of indie rock at the 25th Independence Rock Festival.

Any band of legal drinking age can sign up to play for their chance at a trip to India. Each individual Exposed and Band on the Run to India show (Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, Milwaukee, Buffalo, Dallas, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Ottawa) will hold a vote to advance ONE winner to the National Online Vote at the end of June 2010.

The National Online vote will determine the top 3 bands in Canada and the top 3 bands in the US. The finalists will then be judged by a panel of industry heavyweights, including Victor Mijars (Director of A/R, Warner Music Canada), Andy Curran (SRO/Anthem, Manager of Rush, Thornley), and Joel Baskin (founder, The Pilot Agency).

The panel will collectively select one winning band from Canada & one from the US, to each win an ALL expenses paid trip to India this August, including:

- Return airfare for you and your band (up to 5 members) to Mumbai, India

- 3+ star hotel accommodations for 3 days

- Spending money

- A guaranteed timeslot at Independent Rock 25 to compete for $50,000 in prizes!

Band registration is open from April 12th until May 20th, 2010, but space is limited and bands are urged to sign up immediately. Registration fee is $25 per band, or bands can contact jordanh@supernova.com to see if they qualify to have Supernova.com cover the fee.

Supernova.com is proud to be selecting both US and Canada’s representatives of indie rock to play at the 25th Independence Rock Festival; sign up today for your chance to win!

MUSIC SUPERVISOR SEEKS ROCK TUNES FOR FILM/TV

TerriLynn Rosa informs Music Connection Magazine that she is on the lookout for “straightahead rock/indie-rock” for projects she’s at work on at 5 Alarm Music/Rescue Records. Send CD to 5 Alarm Music/Rescue Records, 35 W. Dayton St., Pasadena, CA 91105. You can also visit www.5alarmmusic.com, www.rescuerecords.net and blog.5alarmmusic.com.

HELLO MUSIC EVALUATES UNSIGNED MUSICIANS

If you’re an indie musician, the newly launched site Hello Music is looking to discover your music. According to the site, “Once you register at www.hellomusic.com and upload your tracks, the Hello Music evaluation team will review them and provide you with a digital A&R snapshot. This qualified feedback is provided to every artist who uploads music. Once we know your band’s sound, we can determine if one of the company’s partner opportunities is right for you.” See www.hellomusic.com for all details.

WHOTUNE WILL SHOWCASE UNSIGNED PERFORMERS AT SXSW

Music site www.whotune.com will offer unsigned artists the opportunity to be seen by record company executives, managers, promoters and fans of music at the upcoming SXSW Festival in Austin, TX. Artists can use the company’s ‘Jam Cam’ to perform LIVE via webcam and be seen on the big screens at the whotune booth at SXSW. To perform all you need to do is register at whotune.com and schedule a time on the Jam Cam scheduler. See www.whotune.com.

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