Welcome to the North Region of the Surface Unsigned Festival's MySpace
page
Hi. My name is Andy. Welcome to the North division of the Surface Unsigned Festival's MySpace site.
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
•
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
•
Online banner marketing
package
•
European and UK online PR
package
•
UK radio plugging package
•
40 hours multi-track
recording
•
Press release to over 45,000
music-related email addresses
•
A 4 day (3 gigs) UK tour courtesy
of Jumbocruiser
•
A 12 track compilation comprising
3 tracks
•
Individual one-track/single
deal
•
Main stage appearance at Music
Live 2010 at the National Exhibition Centre
•
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:
•
Marshall rig courtesy of Marshall
Amplification
•
Tama Superstar drum kit courtesy
of Tama
•
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:
•
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
•
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?
The Surface Unsigned website has now been fully updated for 2009
Surface Unsigned has teamed up with some of the largest names in the industry to develop alternative ways for bands to gain exposure, develop their fan base and attain success. We are working in association with Marshall, Kerrang, Zildjian, Tama, Evans, Planet Waves, Ashdown, D’addario, PMT, Univibe Audio, Music Live and Oxjam.
In 2009 events will be held in Scotland (Glasgow, Edinburgh), the Northwest (Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds), the Midlands (Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Nottingham), Avon (Bristol, Bath, Cheltenham), South Wales (Cardiff, Swansea), the Southeast (London, Reading, Brighton) and the South (Southampton, Bournemouth, Isle of Wight) making it the largest event of its kind.
In 2009 Surface Unsigned and our sponsors are on hand to provide industry showcases, recording and production deals, professional photo shoots, £30K in cash and endorsements and much more. The band of the festival will receive £5,000 cash.
If you are interested in applying to the festival or looking for further information please visit www. surfaceunsigned. co. uk where you can fill out an online application form for 2009.
