About The Music Think Tank INTERNATIONAL (UK + EIRE)
MUSIC THINK TANK: OPENED THE NEW INTERNATIONAL AWARDS & FESTIVAL PROJECT FOR INDEPENDENT ARTISTS
MORE THAN 50 AWARDS AND 60 HONOURABLE MENTIONS ASSIGNED BY AN INTERNATIONAL JURY OF ARTISTS & MUSIC INDUSTRY
A PROJECT MADE IN ITALY THOUGHT FOR AN INTERCULTURAL EXCHANGE
MUSIC THINK TANK 2009 - INTERNATIONAL AWARDS & FESTIVAL
The cultural association Think Tank presents the annual international and independent musical meeting Music Think Tank 2009 between artists, music industry, companies and professionals, spiritual & visionaries personalities, institutions and the public
Music Think Tank is an independent factory that brings on innovative ideas supporting social aims and intercultural experiences thanks
also to EuroDesk
A qualified jury of successful artists and music industry will grant more than 50 awards and 60 honourable mentions for young creative minds, emerging and independent artists valued for their talent, originality and artistic depth
Songwriters, bands, performers, dj/producers, lyricists and visual artists of every age and music genre can submit their proposal with a subscription to the association of only 15 euro having a free ticket for the Festival too
Artists have to send an online profile like MySpace with contents (mp3, gigs, biography, discography, photos, video, official website, etc) and fill out a form on the official website otherwise can apply through SonicBids
Here some of the Awards:
- 1 FENDER Stratocaster '70s Guitar customized Think Tank in collaboration with Casale Bauer
- 1 Artist selected for The Big Picture, the visionary project by Steve Zuckerman (2 Grammy Producer of Les Paul & Friends with Keith
Richards, Eric Clapton & Sting)
- 4 SHURE Microphone Set SM57 & 55-SH-II in collaboration with Sisme
- 3 Best Emergent Acts with a special page on YAHOO! Music
- 1 Critique Award with interview on ROCKSTAR Magazine
- 1 Critique Award with interview on LIFEGATE Radio
- 1 Critique Award with interview on MUSICBOX Tv (Sky 703) & Live! Tv (Sky 702)
- 1 Album Release (Distribution & Promotion) published by ECHOPHONIC RECORDS
- 1 Music Video realized by STARWORKS (Incognito, Deasonika, Mtv, United Nations, Benetton and more)
- 1 Mix & Mastering realized by Dario Dendi (Coldplay, Killers, Stereophonics, Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs, Tina Turner, etc)
- 1 Single Studio Production realized by CASASONICA (Subsonica, Velvet, Cristina Donà, etc)
- 1 Single Studio Production realized by KITCHEN STUDIO (Andy [Bluvertigo], Bluvertigo, Antonella Ruggiero, Warner/Sony)
- 500 printed copies of 1 single/ep realized by BRIDGE Technologies
- 15 artist slots for a compilation published by ECHOPHONIC (with some headliners)
- 10 artist slots for the THINK TANK FESTIVAL (with some headliners)
- 1 Professional Studio Photo Set realized by PATINATE STAR (Rolling Stones, Rem, Muse, Vasco Rossi, etc)
- 3 Most socially active artist with the support of Vandana Shiva (activist) and Massimo Scalia (founder LegaAmbiente)
- 1 arstist selected to play at MEI - Meeting delle Etichette Indipendenti
- 1 Best Promotional Enterprise & 3 Best Female Acts
Artistic juryMorgan Fisher (Love Affair, Mott the Hoople, Yoko Ono, Queen), Roger O'Donnell (The Cure, Psychedelic Furs), Curt Smith (Tears for fears), Richard Barbieri (Porcupine Tree, Japan), Jimmy Destri (Blondie), Alberto Ferrari (Verdena), Roger Joseph Manning Jr (Air, Beck, Jamiroquai, Jet, Johnny Cash, Mars Volta, Morrisey, Ringo Starr, Suede, Vines), Max Casacci (Subsonica), Martin Moscrop (A certain ratio), Mark Morriss (Bluetones), Andy Fumagalli (Bluvertigo), Gianni Maroccolo(Litfiba, Marlene Kuntz, CSI, CCCP, Timoria, Beautiful), Mark Gardener (Ride), Bill Ryder-Jones (The Coral), Luca Bergia (Marlene Kuntz), Volker Hinkel (Fools Garden), Diego Galeriz (Timoria, Miura), Mick Karn (Japan)
Music industry jury is composed by:Steve Zuckerman (2 Grammy Awards producer of Les Paul & Friends), David Knopfler (founder Dire
Straits), Daniel Marcoccia (director Rockstar, Rock Sound & Groove), Andrea 'Teskio' Paoli (managing editor Groove, editor redactor
Rockstar & Rock Sound), Dario Dendi (engineer Killers, Coldplay, Franz Ferdinand, Stereophonics, etc), Giordano Sangiorgi (president AudioCoop/MEI), Francesco Caprini (Divinazione/Rock Targato Italia),
Umberto Virri (Walt Disney), Diego Spagnoli (engineer Vasco Rossi), Murat Gonullu (director for commercial & music videos), Chris
Myhre (director All Music), Matteo Cruccu (jorunalist Corriere della Sera), Francesco Barbiano di Belgiojoso (Tlc press office), Massimo
Visconti (Virgin Radio dj), Massimiliano Leva (journalist Repubblica/Rolling Stone)
Other personalities:Francesco Barbiano di Belgiojoso (press office TLC), Vandana Shiva (activist & ambientalist), Massimo Scalia (ambientalist), Edward Voskeritchian (Assodigitale, State Capital), Emanuele Patti (Arci Milano), Carlo Testini (Arci)
The closing day to send proposals is March 30, 2010.
Its been a while and we thought it was about time we updated you on what we've been up to. Our debut EP Little World is now available at our gigs and will soon be available from our myspace and facebook pages, you will also be able to download it from itunes, but we don't have a release date for this as yet.
To celebrate the fact that we have now reached 25,000 plays on myspace, we are giving you a free MP3 of Rockabye Baby. All you have to do is send your email address to queen.elvis@yahoo.ie and we will send it to you.
We have spent the last year rehearsing with a full band and are now ready to bring it on the road. You can get a look at us when we appear on Balcony TV this week with the full line up. We are currently taking bookings for gigs/concerts/festivals and can be contacted on the email above, or through our myspace and facebook pages.
Thankyou for your continued support in what has been a great year for us!
Hey The Music Think Tank INTERNATIONAL (UK + EIRE),
Thanks loads for looking us up. We really appreciate it. We hope you're well and enjoying our tunes.
Also, there is a free track available for you at the moment on our myspace page. Just click the FREE DOWNLOAD box at the top of our page and enter a valid email to download the tune. How cool is that!
Thanks for having us reprobates, you rock! Check out our brand, spanking new VIDEO of SECOND SKIN from our upcoming debut album - From The Ashes out Friday 13th November! Cheers!! - Click the pic & spread the Nemhain Rock n Roll Plague
We’re
looking for all genres of music for this series and other things we do. We are
also looking for posters, stickers, etc to place on the sets much like the
episode below. Check it out and then get in touch with us.
onryecontact@gmail.com
or right here on myspace.
Similar
to a mix of that 70’s show and Family Guy, but awesomer- your favorite ex
Good stuff guys…Jackson nepo/puppetism brilliant!-Stoopit
Hi guys, we looking for gigs at any cool blues/rock clubs you might
know of?? Check out our little gift below and see if you can think of
anywhere you'd like to see us play....Any ideas and we'll follow them
up with gratitude!
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