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Live and Unsigned Comes To Scotland
Live and Unsigned regional finals head for Glasgow this Saturday where acts will battle it out in the UK’s biggest music competition for original performers. Only the most talented have been selected for the Regional Final Showcase having made it past the judges at audition. They’ll now perform in front of a huge crowd at The Royal Concert Hall.
It will be a great day of music, keenly contested by some fine musicians. I will be one of the panel of judges with the difficult job of deciding which acts progress further in the competition.
More than 10,000 acts entered nationally and the few selected for the live stages are now in with a chance of making their way to the Grand Final at London’s O2 and winning the £10,000 main cash prize on offer for the overall winner. There’ll also be a £10,000 publicity investment in the winners. The winning act will then embark on a remarkable festival tour this summer spanning 15 top festival events.
The winner of Live and Unsigned 2012 is scheduled to play; Relentless Energy Drink Boardmasters, Norfolk Spectacular, Strawberry Fields Festival, Cloud 9 Festival, Glass Butter Beach, Brownstock, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and seven other summer festivals.
That number is hopefully set to expand over the next couple of weeks, and it will also include an additional international festival with a partner in Sweden, Italy or Latvia. The lucky winner of the Peace & Love slot in Sweden will play alongside Rihanna, Bloc Party, Skrillex, Enter Shikari and many more! Aside from the winners tour there are more than 75 festival slots being given away throughout as the competition. In Glasgow the festival partners are B Fest and The Big Stooshie, so several acts will be selected from the region to play at this summer’s events.
Also set to give prizes in Glasgow are Riverside Studios who’ll be selecting acts to give studio time too, and vocal coach Tom Bathgate who will be offering music development classes to selected acts. On top of that there are BlackStar and TC Electronic amps, Natal drum kits and Fret King and Vintage Guitars to be won.
Chris Grayston, Events Director of Live & Unsigned said: “Things are really hotting up now the Regional Finals are underway and with such exciting prizes this year there’s a real buzz about the competition. The festival slots and other prizes available on the road to The O2 make this year’s competition our biggest ever. Let’s see what Glasgow has to offer!”
This year’s competition also offers acts an extra chance for exposure as it’s being filmed for Sky TV in an exclusive fly-on-the-wall documentary. All the acts in the competition are battling it out for the chance to play at Live Fest at The O2 in London. The Grand Final is incorporated into London’s biggest indoor festival in July.
Celebrity judges involved in previous years include former Slade front man Noddy Holder, R’n’B star Shola Ama, Radio 1’s Annie Nightingale, Ras Kwame, Tom Deacon and Daniel P Carter, as well as members of top bands such as The Libertines, The Bloodhound Gang, Funeral for a Friend and Kids in Glass Houses. More top names are set to be announced soon.
For more information and to enter online go to the website link