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The 2011 Surface Festival offers bands the chance to play at London’s O2 complex and win £100,000 worth of prizes

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Hey, all you rock and rollers out there – want to play music, be part of a music festival/competition in Europe and have the chance to win £100,000 worth of prizes and opportunities? Then read below to find out more about the 2011 Surface Festival!

Deuce Management & Promotion has recently collaborated with The Surface Festival ; a festival of new music held throughout Europe in aid of discovering and promoting new talent.

In 2011 the Surface Festival will be organising over 500 shows across 14 cities in the UK and Europe including London , Portsmouth, Bristol, Cardiff, Swansea, Birmingham, Nottingham, Oxford, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Glasgow, Barcelona, and Budapest. The climax of the festival will culminate with 21 bands playing the Indigo2 at the o2 complex in London with the prospect of winning in excess of £100,000 worth of prizes and opportunities donated by the sponsors of the event.

The Surface Festival and Deuce Management & Promotion are now searching for high quality, professional bands and artists to enter next year’s event which commences on the 01 February 2011. Benefits of taking part in The Surface Festival include:

  • Having the chance to win prizes and opportunities in excess of £100,000

  • Performing to a new audience that enjoy your style of music

  • Having your Surface Festival gig promoted regionally and nationally

  • Potentially having your music promoted to a number of music-related businesses including, radio, record companies, managers and promoters

To apply to enter The Surface Festival, please click HERE

This is a fantastic opportunity to win a huge amount of prizes and perform live to a new audience.  As there has already been a large number of applications already received, it cannot be guaranteed that every band/artist that applies will be able to perform at The Surface Festival.   However, due to the high standards Deuce Management & Promotion sets, every band and artist registered with Deuce will be forwarded to The Surface Festival organisers once you have applied for priority listening. If you are registered with Deuce and would like to enter The Surface Festival, please forward a link to your music to rob@deucemp.com once you have applied.  

Further information on The Surface Festival can be found on their website www.surfacefestival.com

For a free evaluation and information on registering with Deuce Management & Promotion, please forward a link to your music to rob@deucemp.com or send your CD to the address below making sure you include full contact details:

Deuce Management & Promotion
PO BOX 49454
LONDON
ENGLAND
SE20 7WS

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Rob Saunders
Deuce Management & Promotion

BANDS WILL BE CHOSEN FOR SHOWCASE IN NY

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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!

HELLO MUSIC EVALUATES UNSIGNED MUSICIANS

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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.