This hit my inbox today and seems like a great chance to grab a pair of tickets to one of the coolest summer festivals whilst also lending your support to the great unsigned!
SUPAJAM AND VINCE POWER’S ‘FAST TRACK TO BENICASSIM’ COMPETITION GOES TO THE PUBLIC VOTE SUPAJAM/FASTRACK TO BENICASSIM HEINEKEN – NOW YOU DECIDE!
Having launched to a phenomenal response on the 21st May through www.supajam.com/fasttrack, the ultimate unsigned band competition ‘Fast Track to FIB Heineken’ is all set to enter its second phase. After ploughing through over 1,000 entries from unsigned bands across Europe the SupaJam judges have decided on the shortlist for the 2008 ‘Fast Track to FIB Heineken’ and this summer, one very special band or act will get the chance to play alongside festival legends Morrissey, Gnarls Barkley, My Bloody Valentine and many more at this year’s Benicassim Music Festival from 17th to 20th July.
More after the jump:
The next stage of the competition takes place between the 13th and 20th June at www.supajam.com/fasttrack…and this is where you come in. The public will rate the 30 shortlisted entries online and the top five acts will be announced on 21st June. The five finalists will be invited to perform at Vince Power’s world famous venue the Pigalle Club in Piccadilly, London on July 1st. At the final, a panel of music industry experts from Live Nation, BBC 6 Music and more, led by Vince Power will judge each performance on the night and then decide who will win the gig of a lifetime!
The competition element is not solely limited to the bands as EVERYBODY who votes between the 13th and 20th June will be entered into a prize draw to win one of five pairs of Benicassim Festival tickets.
SupaJam are also delighted to announce a media partnership between Apple’s QuickTime Media Player and ‘Fast Track to FIB Heineken’. From the 15th to 20th June ‘Fast Track to FIB Heineken’ will be one of five QuickTime Media Player ‘Quick Hits’ receiving over 1m views daily.
The competition is also able to announce that each act who appears in the public vote on www.supajam.com/fasttrack will have their entry track globally released by iTunes.
So go to www.supajam.com/fasttrack and make your favourite unsigned band’s dreams come true. You never know, you might just win the chance to see them there yourself…
MP3: The Voltz - “In Too Deep”
- Mark
…just in case you missed the URL: www.supajam.com/fasttrack
