Music News - Battle of the Bands 2013 National Championship
15 February 2013 - 0 Comments
Entries are NOW OPEN for the Battle of the Bands 2013 National Championship.
With a HUGE prize pool up for grabs plus new regions and venues added; the 2013 event is shaping up to be a huge year for the annual nationwide band contest.
INTRODUCTION
Battle of the Bands National Championship is New Zealand’s largest and longest running R18 Band competition; events take place nationwide, allowing bands throughout the country to take part. Started in 1993, The NZ Battle of the Bands has helped the careers of many well-known New Zealand artists, including OpShop, Tadpole & Blindspott to name just a few.
3 months of eliminations will be held at multiple live music venues throughout the country. Each venue hosts a series of heats, semi-finals and regional finals. Throughout the event, judging and voting determines each region's champions; who then represent their region at the National Final in Auckland. The 2013 event will comprise of over 50 live shows from April 3rd until June 29th. We recommend bands enter now to ensure a placement at their nearest venue.
ENTRY PROCESS
• Bands enter online at http://www.battleofthebands.co.nz/
• After registration, bands are placed into a heat at a venue nearest their location.
• Heats & Semi-Finals will run throughout April and NZ Music Month of May, with Regional Finals held in early and mid-June; cumulating with the National Final at the end of June.
PRIZES / SPONSORS
The 2013 event features one of the best prize pools ever. NZ’s biggest and best Music Festival RHYTHM AND VINES have come on board with a slot for the BOTB 2013 Winners. New International promotional opportunities with global radio delivery / plugging & digital distribution from the event’s new USA based sponsor MUSIK and FILM. NZ’s JANSEN SOUND continues their great support; providing a fabulous ALLEN & HEATH Mixing Desk as well as AUDIO TECHNICA Microphones & other music gear. NZ’s best recording studio YORK STREET STUDIOS will again record the National winner’s single. Also added this year is Wellington’s top recording studio MARMALADE STUDIOS who are supplying recording time for their local winners and Auckland’s MORECOREAUDIO supplying studio time & CD manufacturing as well. Battle of the Bands is also supported annually by Juice TV, The Rock, Konica Minolta, StreamingLive.co.nz, Rock You Mental / Paiste & Converse Shoes. (A full list of prizes is available as a separate document & can be seen on the event website).
VENUES
The country's best Live Music Venues will host Battle of the Bands National Championship events. 2013 venues are: Juice Bar & The Kings Arms in Auckland, Brewers Bar in Mount Maunganui, The Outback Inn in Hamilton, The Cabana in Napier, Bodega in Wellington, The Venue Music Bar in Christchurch and Sammy’s in Dunedin; with possibly more venues to be added depending on entry levels in other regions.
Entries OPEN NOW: http://www.battleofthebands.co.nz/ www.facebook.com/NZbattleofthebands
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