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Live and Unsigned UK 2012 Regional Final , 17 March 2012, 12:05 to 15:05 at Towngate Theatre
Hello there!
Connor from Mercury Skies here! - We're a 5 piece Indie/Rock
band from Benfleet, Essex, England.
We as a band have entered a competition you may - (or may not!) have heard of called 'Live
and Unsigned'
One of the criteria for the competition is the ability to promote the band
and competition by getting as much publicity as possible!
http://www.facebook.com/mercuryskiesmusic
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Local talent shines in the UK's biggest original music competition!
Mercury Skies from Benfleet, Essex has wowed the judging panel of the UK's
biggest original music competition and sailed through the audition stage of Live and Unsigned. Mercury Skies will be competing against the most
talented bands and artists in the country at the Regional Final Showcase
of Live and Unsigned 2012 - all in a bid to make the Grand Final at The
O2!
Mercury Skies battled against hundreds of auditionees to secure a spot in
the live shows. Acts that made it through auditions will now take part in
a live Regional Final Showcase in front of hundreds of spectators. The
best acts will also get the opportunity to play at some of the biggest
festivals in the UK from over 100 Festival slots including Beach Break
Live, Boardmasters, Bearded Theory, Strawberry Fields and Osfest. 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.
Live and Unsigned is the biggest original music competition in the UK for
unsigned bands and artists. Attracting over 50,000 entries in the past
five years, it has set itself apart from its predecessors by offering and
promoting originality. It's now established as the definitive music
competition for original acts and it's open to all genres of music from
Heavy Rock to Rap.
Chris Grayston, Events Director of Live & Unsigned said: "Live and
Unsigned is all about originality, live ability and credibility. We don't
accept demos or submissions and everyone auditions live. We've got some
fantastic prizes up for grabs this year in a £100,000 prize pool,
including a new main cash prize of £10,000. The festival slots and other
prizes available make this year's competition our biggest ever!"
All the acts in the competition are battling it out for the chance to play
at Live Fest at The 02 in London. The Grand Final is incorporated into
London's biggest indoor festival in July. The winners will be crowned the
UK's best unsigned act. 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.
Acts will be competing for the main prizes which include; £10,000 to be
spent on development, a £10,000 publicity investment, gigs at festivals in
Canada, Italy and Latvia, a UK tour of up to 100 shows and a UK festival
tour including guaranteed slots at Norfolk Spectacular, Boardmasters,
Strawberry Fields Festival, Brownstock, London Summer Jam, Lancaster Music
Festival and Butserfest.
Live and Unsigned has partnered with musician's website Music Radar to
offer a comprehensive winners prize pool. Acts will have the opportunity
to win some fantastic prizes along the way to the final including
BlackStar and TC Electronic amps, Natal drum kits, Fret King Guitars,
£15,000 in recording studio time plus music development classes.
One contestant who has caught the eye of Judges this year is local talent
Mercury Skies, now competing in the Regional Final, after making it
through the auditions beating hundreds of other hopefuls. Mercury Skies is
now preparing for the Regional Final Showcase on The 17th of March at The
Towngate Theatre in Basildon for the opportunity to progress towards the
Grand Final at Live Fest at The O2 in London.
For more information go to the website www.LiveandUnsigned.UK.com. Or
better still come down and support your local talent; you can purchase
tickets from the website
http://www.liveandunsigned.uk.com/tickets/purchase
Thank You for reading!
Hopefully you'll come and support us!
Mercury Skies
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