Youth Music Build a Band
Youth Music announces Build A Band campaign for Glastonbury '08 and Rough Trade partnership.
A new wave of talented teenage musicians head for the Left Field Stage.
Youth Music's partnership with Glastonbury's Left Field Stage celebrates the diversity of music and enters another exciting year - this time with added support from the legendary Rough Trade brand.
Build A Band is a unique opportunity for young musicians aged 14-18 to be chosen to play in a brand new band created specifically to perform at Glastonbury 2008 in a primetime Sunday slot on the festival's biggest undercover stage, The Left Field. The competition is for individual musicians in any genre.
Auditions for Build a Band 2008 will take place in London, Liverpool, Bristol and Manchester in May. Teenage artists will be judged by a panel of leading industry experts to gain their spot at the festival. Though the winners will have demonstrated their individual and group performance abilities in audition, the five lucky band members will meet for the first time on the first day of Glastonbury - giving them just four days to write a track to perform in front of 4000 discerning Left Field punters at 8pm on Sunday 29 June! Geoff Martin, Left Field Director commented, "I am looking forward to this years Build A Band reaching out to our diverse communities and throwing all those ingredients into the cultural melting pot which is the Left Field at Glastonbury."
This year to support the campaign during March, April, May and June Youth Music in association with MusicTank is running "Buzz Building for the Digital Teenage Generation" - free seminars on digital technology and DiY label culture in London, Bristol, Manchester and Liverpool. MusicTank Programme Jonathan Robinson, Director says, "Advancing technology and the growing number of formats, distribution channels and platforms can confuse the picture for artists, producers, labels and managers looking to develop and exploit the digital space. With the future increasingly pointing to all things DIY, these seminars seek to empower the next generation of artists to maximise their online presence, grow and nurture a fan base and distribute music digitally. At the events young musicians aged 14-18 will get to talk to an expert music industry panel about how to maximise their online presence, grow and nurture a fanbase, source the best in freebie software and distribute and sell their music digitally.
Youth Music is also ran a series of supporting Indie and Urban workshops during April and May based at Rough Trade's infamous flagship Brick Lane store in east London in partnership with London delivery organisations Rolling Sound and CM. Stephen Godfroy, Director of Rough Trade Retail said, "Rough Trade's ethos is very much rooted in the DIY culture of music, having championed new talent and musical innovation ever since we first opened at the birth of punk. Working with Youth Music gives us the opportunity to convert our knowledge into an educational experience, helping empower talent and inspire creative expression at an age when it can make a real difference."
To enter the competition musicians aged 14-18 should upload a short audio or video demo to www.roughtrade.com/buildaband08 .
Demos are accepted from vocalists, MCs and musicians in any genre, and will be judged on their musicality and originality.
Musicians who have difficulty recording their demos can use the amazing facilities on the BBC Blast tour truck which is also supporting Build A Band 08.
Check out the experience of REVOLT to 2007 Build A Band winners
Meet the band
www.youthmusic.org.uk/news/general.jsp?ID=629
Live at Glastonbury 2007
www.thesoundstation.org.uk/jsp/News_inner.jsp?ID=653
For more information contact Liam Fay-Fright
Liam.fay-fright@youthmusic.org.uk
0207 902 1086
BUILD A BAND 2008 - WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?
If you're a musician aged 14-18 Youth Music & Rough Trade are offering you the chance to perform on the Left Field stage at the world famous Glastonbury Festival
So what's the catch?
We'll actually create a brand new band specially put together to perform at Glastonbury and the members won't meet until the Thursday of the festival! They'll then write their own song with help from some famous music types and perform it three days later on Sunday, the last night of the festival on the Left Field stage in front of an audience of 5,000!
THE RULES
1. This competition is only open to individuals that are UK residents (this includes the Channel Islands) and aged between 14 and 18 on JUNE 26, 2008. Youth Music is unable to contribute to the expenses of finalists outside England and Wales.
2. Entrants must complete the ONLINE ENTRY FORM and upload an AUDIO / VIDEO DEMO - MAXIMUM LENGTH 3 MINUTES.
3. You must be performing in the demo ie. singing / MCing /playing an instrument. This can either solo or as part of a band.
4. Only one entry will be accepted per person.
5. Entries must be received by the closing date of 5pm on MONDAY MAY 19, 2008.
6. Auditions will be held in MAY and JUNE in London in LONDON, BRISTOL, MANCHESTER and LIVERPOOL. Youth Music WILL NOT reimburse travel costs to auditions.
7. 19. A panel of judges will select the Build A Band members and a reserve list by WEDNESDAY JUNE 11, 2008. Winners will be contacted personally by phone and by email.
8. The Build A Band winning members will be contacted by WEDNESDAY JUNE 11, 2008.
9. The Build A Band winning members must be available (with parent(s) or guardian(s) if under 18) to perform at the Left Field Stage of Glastonbury festival between June 26-29, 2008.
KEY DATES
U18s SEMINARS
"Buzz Building for the Digital Teenage Generation"
Apr 24- Bristol Seminar
May 10 - London Seminar
May 19 - Manchester Seminar
Jun 10 - Liverpool Seminar - Winners Announced
ROUGH TRADE INDIE WORKSHOPS
Apr 5 - Indie workshop
Apr 12 - Indie workshop
Apr 19 - Indie workshop
Apr 26 - Indie workshop
ROUGH TRADE URBAN WORKSHOPS
May 3 - Urban & Electronic music workshop
May 10 - Urban & Electronic music workshop
May 17 - Urban & Electronic music workshop
May 24 - Urban & Electronic music workshop
AUDITIONS
May 10 - Liverpool auditions
May 17 - Manchester auditions
May 24- Bristol auditions
May 31 - London auditions
GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL
June 26- 29, 2008