Are you an unsigned artist between 16-25 years old?
Keen to work with great producers?
Would you jump at the chance to record your music for free?

EMI and the Roundhouse have teamed up once again for 30/30 in 2010. Every day this September, we’re offering 30 artists/bands one free day of recording time in the EMI Studio at the Roundhouse. If you’ve got a track ready to record, then we’ll provide you with a top producer and you’ll walk away with a professional recording. You’ll also have the chance to put your questions to a panel of EMI experts, so by the end of the month you’ll have your finished tune and an insight into the music industry.

All applicants MUST:

• be aged 16-25 years old
• be ready to record a track
• be able to attend 3 key dates:

1. 30/30 Launch Night – 18 August
2. one day recording session (TBC September)
3. Industry panel discussion – 13 October

GET STARTED… Download the 30/30 application form at www.roundhouse.org.uk/3030 then complete and return to roundhouse.studios@roundhouse.org.uk

THEN… Upload your track via Soundcloud www.soundcloud.com/roundhouseldn – remember to clearly label your track with artist name & song title

DEADLINE: 16 JULY 2010

Successful applicants will be notified by 30 July 2010. If you are not contacted by this date, regrettably you haven’t been selected for this scheme, but your details will be kept on record for other opportunities of this kind.

Find 30/30 on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Roundhouse-3030-2010/121989224490777?ref=ts#!/pages/Roundhouse-3030-2010/121989224490777?ref=ts

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Samsung Mobile L!ve today announced the launch of ‘Monte Battle of the Bands’ – showcasing the best in live regional music talent from the UK. Unsigned bands will get the chance to play the gig of their lives and they’ll need to pull out their most rock’n’roll dance moves and best guitar strums to win the ultimate prize – studio time worth up to £10,000 to record their own album tracks.

‘Monte Battle of the Bands’ will give unsigned bands the chance to perform in their home regions in front of a Samsung Mobile L!ve audience.

Those wishing to enter should sign up at www.montemobilelive.com and submit a video of their band performing – the best talent will then be invited to battle against each other and have their performances uploaded to the web site after the events. The public will then vote online to decide the overall winners who will receive £10,000 of production time at well renowned recording studio.

All those who vote on line for their favourite band will have the chance to download exclusive Monte Battle of the Bands content for free, once the winners have been announced.

The events will be taking place at the following shopping centres:
Westfield – Merry Hill, Dudley: 22nd – 23rd May

Manchester Arndale: 5th – 6th June

The brand new Samsung Monte has full social networking applications including Facebook, Twitter and MySpace, allowing users to access their favourite bands profiles whenever and wherever they choose.
Advanced Instant Messaging capabilities mean users have access to all their friends at the touch of a screen. Available to buy now, the Monte comes in orange and graphite, or a black and silver design.

The first twenty people (aged 16 or over) on each day to purchase a Monte handset from any of the retailers in the Mobile L!ve shopping centre venues, will receive £50 worth of See vouchers.

Terms and conditions for Monte Battle of the Bands
Bands entering must have more than one person and all members must be aged 18 or over

Winners will be selected by a public on-line vote

No purchase necessary to enter

Full terms and conditions can be found at: www.montemobilelive.com  

For more information and to enter please check out http://www.lgblog.co.uk/2010/04/5983/

Events and music go hand in hand so Broccoli Events has an advantage on the rest with sister company Broccoli Music feeding them the best emerging artists on the scene. Companies want links into the youth market and thats what Broccoli Events has the ability to offer. Companies like XFM and Nokia were using Broccoli Music’s connection with bands and the scene that comes with them to link to the youth market and this is a valuble tool that Broccoli Events has to offer to clients.

So what do they do? They do parties, that’s what they’re known for, be it a private party, after show party, brand launch or beyond. They work closely with you developing ideas and designing an event package that ticks all the boxes.

What else is different? They have access to a network of affiliates, all of which are proven industry professionals, so whatever the event requires they can put together a specialist team.

Broccoli Events are always on the look out to add to their team of affiliates so check out the website and get in touch.

Broccolievents.com

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Visitors to the event need to head to the stand of leading technology brand, Avid where they can
become a pop star for the day, powered by Avid Pro Tools – the software used in top studios
around the world. You can record your own or a karaoke style song – with or without instruments, as
backing tracks can be supplied.

The Avid stand at The Gadget Show is based around a mobile audio recording and video editing
suite, housed in a 1960’s USA airstream caravan, better known as the Rockhopper Studio.
Visitors will climb aboard the sensational Rockhopper where their song will be recorded and mixed
professionally on a Pro Tools system, and filmed and edited using Avid Pinnacle Studio video
editing software.

This fantastic experience is powered by international giant, Avid who create the technology behind
the most listened to, most watched, and most loved media in the world. Their digital audio and video
solutions, from films you see on the big screen, to personal audio you chose at home; have earned
them hundreds of awards.

If you’re already a ticket holder to this sold-out 60,000 capacity event, then simply head to the Avid
stand for a chance of taking part. But if you’d like the chance to attend and be a pop star for the day,
there are 6 exclusive spots available, which you can bag by heading to the Rockhopper Facebook
page http://j.mp/AvidComp and signing up.

Rockhopper has been on a national search for singers and musicians through The Talent Tour,
powered by Avid. Could you be the next artist they’re looking for? There are some fantastic prizes up
for grabs, so check out the competition now! http://j.mp/AvidComp
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Event info:
Avid @ The Gadget Show LIVE
7-11th April 2010
The NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT
Weds 13:00-17:30
Thurs-Sun 09:30-17:30

Links:
http://www.maudio.co.uk/gadgetshow
http://www.maudio.co.uk/gadgetshow
http://www.gadgetshowlive.net

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Greetings Rocklinks….
This is Nick J.Townsend from BasementSound Radio, the world’s most underground internet radio station. This is a special column exclusive to Rocklinks.co.uk, every month I’m going to talk about some of the best underground artists that get featured on www.basementsound.co.uk and I know what I’m talking about. I’m not here to sell shares in record companies, I’m here to reveal who’s making the music that real people listen to. Nuff said…

THE ROCKET DOLLS (Brighton / United Kingdom)
http://www.therocketdolls.com
http://www.myspace.com/therocketdollsmusic
Now if you are going to stand out you need to get peoples attention. This British three piece Alternative Post Grunge Riff Metal band not only have a great image but write songs that make you want to kick down your front door and scream (which in my opinion is a good thing as it sure let’s your neighbours know who’s got the best CD collection). Catchy riffs, pounding grove beats and the Basslines are slick. Infact this is great music to f**k to, trust me I’m an expert. ‘BLEEDING THE SHAME’ and ‘DELIRIUM’ are good examples of why this band will get girls pregnant.

MOZART KHADAFFI (Denmark)
http://www.mozartkhadaffi.com
http://www.myspace.com/mozartkhadaffi
Imagine Marilyn Manson meets Mr. Bungle. Yes this is a wild child orchestra. Possibly one of my favorite underground bands too. Alternative Industrial Metal Rock with attitude and I f**king mean attitude with a lot of style and originality (it’s not clever to swear but sometimes it’s necessary to prove a point). This is a mindwarp of influences wrapped up in organized chaos. Mean guitars, insane beats, great theatrical vocals and all done with excellence. ‘DEAD CAN WALK’ is the best example if you’re new to this act. It’s got everything you need in one song. There’s one bit in the song which is the best scream I’ve ever felt like screaming along to. This music will open your mind.

STRIPPING THE PISTOL (Chicago / United States)
http://www.strippingthepistol.com/
http://www.myspace.com/strippingthepistol
Chicago makes some great music and this band sure does prove that. BLACK REFLECTIONS is the song by STRIPPING THE PISTOL that woke me up and made me masturbate more times in a single day than advised to me by the sex experts on TV. It’s a great tune. I was pleased to find out they wrote a load more cool songs as well. So kiddies if you are going to lock the bedroom door with your iPod on then this is the band for you. Great vocals and lyrics, atmospheric guitars, brutal and yet gentle at times, some great riffs and great melodies. For a Metal Rock band they provide a full package of treats. Great band name too. Hell yeah!

…..Right, that’s the first three bands I’m going to introduce you to. Short but sweet. Think about it, I’ve just told you about three bands who are going to be included in your record collection. These are all world class artists for different reasons. No f**king around here. The underground may well be filled with music but only those that display originality and balls make it to my column. You can hear all these bands on www.basementsound.co.uk but more importantly you can go and watch them Live, download their music, write about them and get a fucking tattoo of them on your arm. This is Nick J.Townsend signing off. END OF MESSAGE.

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RnB mega star Shola Ama has just confirmed her place on the judging panel at the Live and Unsigned Festival!

Billed as one of Britain’s most successful RnB artists, Shola will be taking her place on the judging panel in July and casting her eye over some of the UK’s best unsigned talent. The London based singers debut album Much Love sold over one million copies and she enjoyed chart success with the top five singles You Might Need Somebody and You’re The One I Love.

The culmination of her critical and commercial success resulted in four MOBO nominations with Shola going on to collect two awards for Best Newcomer and Best RnB. She also impressed the industry and her fans when she was nominated for two Brit awards, taking home the title of Best British Female.

Amongst her many achievements within the music industry, Shola has collaborated on the Glamma Kid single Taboo, reworking the Sade classic to make it her own and scoring her another top ten single. She released her sophomore album, the critically acclaimed In Return, co-writing 11 of the 16 tracks with a host of international writers and producers. She’s worked with legendary names like Darkchild, Babyface, Stargate, Ali Shaheed Muhhammed, Angie Stone and Shaun Labelle. Her single Imagine remixed by Asylum, went on to become one of the biggest club singles of the noughties. Shola co-wrote her third album, Supersonic, which is one of her most personal works to date. Chris Grayston, Events Director of Live and Unsigned, commented, It’s very exciting to have one of the UK’s best RnB acts involved in the competition. She’s had huge chart success, spent years in the studio and knows exactly what it’s like to be in the spotlight. I’m confident that her appearance on the judging panel will be popular! I’m sure most of the acts in the Urban category of the competition will want to ask her lots of questions!

Shola is now back in the studio once again, writing tracks for her fourth studio album, due for release on independent label Dirty Canvas. The new single DJ Play has already received great reviews and lots of airplay! And of course, watch out for her at the Live and Unsigned Festival!

As an added incentive to the live performance opportunities, those bands
drawing in excess of 40 people (solo artists 20 people, duos 30 people) to a
Portsmouth show will be offered a slot on an ‘out of town’ gig (e.g.
Brighton, Guildford or Southampton) as an additional reward over and above
ticket sales payments and free bar rider incentives. More details on
confirmation of Portsmouth support slots.

If you’re not already a ‘fan’ (odd concept admittedly!) of the Stiff
Promotions Facebook Fan Page then
if the mood takes you it would be lovely to see you join as we don’t operate
a personal Facebook account.

Please read fully before replying – thank you!
February
Tue 9th – Eliza Doolittle – Cellars, Portsmouth (1x band slot and 1x
acoustic solo/duo slot)
Myspace
Genre: Pop/Soul/Singer Songwriter
“Soul-felt pop in the old skool sense with a little fruit, spice, sugar &
nuts – a tasty combination” – BBC London
Superb voice and lyrical content, managed by the same group of companies
that look after Radiohead and signed to Parlophone (home to Lily Allen)

March
Fri 12th – Kids Love Lies – Cellars, Portsmouth (2x band slots)
Myspace
Genre: Indie/Pop
“Strop pop palpitation… a sub 3-minute rush of Pretty Girls Make Graves
style post hardcore sweetness” – NME

Regular Radio 1 play, Great Escape and Camden Crawl appearances and recent
Artrocker single of the month

Tue 16th – Lupen Crook – Cellars, Portsmouth (2x acoustic solo/duo/band
slots)
Myspace
Genre: Indie/Pop/Alternative
“Utterly compelling” – NME… ”Indisputable genius, sublime stuff” – The
Fly… “A bewitching talent” – Uncut

Utterly captivating, agitated pop that will make you flinch with expectation

Tue 18th – Kyla La Grange – Cellars, Portsmouth (2x acoustic solo/duo/band
slots)
Myspace
Genre: Indie/Pop/Songwriter
Superb singer songwriter being developed by Field Recordings – the same
management company that run Radiohead and Faithless!

Sat 20th – The Kabeedies – Cellars, Portsmouth (1x band slots)
Myspace
Genre: Indie/Pop
Glastonbury, Latitude and Summer Sundae veterans, ‘Rumpus’ voted No. 9 in
Artrocker’s Top 20 albums 2009

Also regular Radio 1 play, Glastonbury and Latitude appearance and this is
one of a handful of UK appearances on a European tour

Thu 24th – Acoustix – Square Brewery, Petersfield (2x acoustic solo/duo
slots)

Genre: Multi-genre
Get an acoustic fix of original material from some of the area’s developing
artists and accomplished performers

An opportunity to showcase new material to an appreciative audience

April

Sat 3rd – Leigh Mary Stokes – Cellars, Portsmouth (2x band slots)

Myspace
Genre: Indie/Pop
“… like tea and crumpets before work, roast dinner at your mum’s and
listening to your iPod on the bus”

Previous festival appearances at Bestival, Southsea Fest and Wight Air now
regularly touring the UK

Thu 29th – Polly Paulusma – Upstairs @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield (1x
acoustic solo/duo slots)

Myspace
Genre: Singer songwriter/Pop
“The most literate songwriter of her generation” – The Independent

Heart-stopping shows supporting Bob Dylan, Jamie Cullum, The Divine Comedy,
Marianne Faithfull and Coldplay.

May

Sat 1st – Minnaars – Cellars, Portsmouth (1x band slots)

Myspace
Genre: Indie/Pop
“Dancey & direct; very impressive stuff” – Artrocker… “Right now we’re
loving Busy Hands” – NME

2009 appearance at Leeds and Reading festivals, huge BBC Introducing
support… a superb live band

What to do next

Firstly, visit the main Stiff website at Stiffpromotions.co.uk
to check out those slots you think you
might be suited to – each date has plenty of biog about the touring act.

Check:

· Your style complements that of the headliner

· You’re Portsmouth/Southampton/Chichester/Winchester based

· That, out of courtesy to other venues and promoters, you’re not
already playing in Portsmouth in the 2 weeks either side of the show

· You have the ability to market your show successfully and with
professional commitment to your existing audience – national agencies &
management regularly ask for recommendations

Please do not call or text – however well intentioned – it simply doesn’t
suit the way we work when putting together shows. Thanks.

If all the above is looking promising then drop me a line with the show
you’re interested in together with a line or two about why you feel you’d be
a good match and your potential audience draw (it’s not called the music
‘business’ for nothing I’m afraid) – and we’ll take it from there!

For more information please visit Starnow.co.uk