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The web has opened up a whole new channel for aspiring new artists. For us music fanatics, being able to sign online to find our latest obsession certainly beats driving the extra 30 miles to the closest "Indie" record store. And for the uber-competitive record execs, finding a new sound is only a matter of flipping open their laptop.
We all know that any smart unsigned band will set up a web page in the hopes of starting a buzz. After all, what's their other option? American Idol? Well, despair not, all of you web-savvy amateurs. Music Nation, in conjunction with Epic records, has set up an online contest that will allow aspiring bands to keep rock ‘n roll cool.
Music Nation's competition for a Grand prize record deal with
Original Signal Recordings, which is a sub-label of Epic, began not too
long ago. This is not an ordinary battle of the bands. Each group must
submit a video, and will be judged based upon their video and their
Music Nation profile.
The contest runs for 12 weeks, broken into
quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals. Each band that goes onto the
next round will be chosen by either the three-person judge panel, or
the fans. If your band doesn't make it to the top, there are other
prizes offered, such as 1000 demo CDs courtesy of DiskFaktory. Every band that enters the contest is given the opportunity to share
everything they upload with other fan-building sites by using Music
Nation's top quality player.
The potential to build one's fan base may be reason enough for any band
to want to enter. Music Nation's list of registered fans currently
includes over 10,000 people, and literally anyone can access the site
to search music. Encourage your favorite band to take a shot at this
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hit the big time shame-free by
visiting www.musicnation.com . All those who enter do so free of charge.
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