Welcome to the Midlands Region of the Surface Unsigned Festival's MySpace page
Hi. My name is Leon. I am in charge of the Midlands division of the Surface Unsigned Festival.
The Surface Unsigned Festival is the only national live music event that brings unsigned bands and artists to the attention of all aspects of the music industry. We are a festival of new music held throughout the country in aid of discovering and promoting new talent.
In 2010 events will be held in the North (Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds), the Midlands (Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Nottingham), the South (London, Reading, Brighton) and the West (the Southwest, Cardiff) making it the biggest event of its kind.
Surface Unsigned 10, is brought to you by Zimbalam, the
world leader in digital distribution of unsigned music worldwide. Surface Unsigned is also
working in association with Marshall, Last.FM, Ashdown, Planet Waves, D'Addario, PMT, Tama, Zildjian, Shure, Univibe, TrippCobain Imaging, Sziget Fest,
Jumbocruiser, Music
Live and Oxjam to develop alternative ways for
bands to gain exposure and develop their fan base.
Prizes instore for 2010 are in excess of £60K:
1st Place:
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£5,000 cash for
the winning band
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To play at Sziget
Festival 2011: Travel and accommodation included
•
Digital distribution contract with
Zimbalam Digital
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Sales promotion from Believe
Digital
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Online banner marketing
package
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European and UK online PR
package
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UK radio plugging package
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40 hours multi-track
recording
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Press release to over 45,000
music-related email addresses
•
A 4 day (3 gigs) UK tour courtesy
of Jumbocruiser
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A 12 track compilation comprising
3 tracks
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Individual one-track/single
deal
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Main stage appearance at Music
Live 2010 at the National Exhibition Centre
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Professional full day photo shoot
courtesy of TrippCobain Imaging
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£1,000 worth of label promo courtesy of Last.FM
2nd Place:
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Marshall rig courtesy of Marshall
Amplification
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Tama Superstar drum kit courtesy
of Tama
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Zildjian Custom A cymbals courtesy
of Zildjian
•
A 4 day (3 gigs) UK tour courtesy
of Jumbocruiser
•
A 12 track compilation comprising
3 tracks
•
Individual one-track/single
deal
3rd Place:
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15 x sets of D’Addario XL strings,
15 x sets of D’Addario bass strings, Planet Waves S.O.S. guitar yuner, Planet Waves S.O.S.
bass tuner, 5 x Planet Waves instrument cables, Planet Waves capo, Evans tom pack (3 tom
heads), Evans snare head and an Evans drum key courtesy of Planet Waves, D’Addario, and
Evans
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DMK57/52, 2 x SM58 mic's, 2 x
Beta58 mic’s, PGX24/SM58 wireless system including wireless SM58 mic and 2 x SM137 courtesy of
Shure
•
A 4 day (3 gigs) UK tour courtesy
of Jumbocruiser
•
A 12 track compilation comprising
3 tracks
•
Individual one-track/single
deal
How can my band take part in the Surface Unsigned Festival?
ta for the add lads. how's tricks goin? always good to add a local event. hope your well and you like our pre-album demo's? have a good week. peace out x
Hi folks, thanks for wanting to be my friend ... GOOD LUCK WITH THE FESTIVAL ... Here is a slide show of some of my art, I hope you like it ... I hope you get time to listen to my music and maybe read a few of my poems. You may also like to look at this “PEACE SITE” I have set up:-http://www.myspace.com/sevenyearsold
Karsis are currently in the studio recording our debut EP! Our first track from the ep is now up on our profile! So check it out and please let us know what you think! Cheers everyone! :)
Shezz, James Cooper, Justin Halpin, Crumpy and Rob Terry xx
Dont think we have spoke in a while! Hope your'e ok and well, we just wanted to let you know : we have uploaded 4 NEW SONGS from our EP to our myspace, and it would actually mean the world to us if you could check them out and then drop us a quick comment on what you think :)
thanks so much for your time and hope you dont mind the comment
Hey MIDLANDS SURFACE UNSIGNED FESTIVAL Thanks for the add check our profile for the tour dates, pics and latest news! hope we see you at one of our shows soon Our new CD single "Hey Hey" is available now from our bigcartel shop and worldwide to download from iTunes from 16th November much love XXX
really wud be awesome if u cud check out our demo songs would be so appreciated to know what you think ! :)
ALSO' we hit the studio next month to record our 8 track EP for release, we would love to know what you think of our album when its up :) well keep you informed and hopefully youll stay in touch.
thanks for your time and please comment back :D love
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