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The Surface Unsigned Festival is a European live music event that brings unsigned bands and artists to the attention of all aspects of the music industry. We are a festival of new music held throughout Europe in aid of discovering and promoting new talent.
Surface Unsigned 10, is brought to you by Zimbalam, the world leader in digital distribution of unsigned music worldwide. Surface Unsigned is also working in association with Marshall, Ents24.com, Last.FM, Ashdown, Planet Waves, D'Addario, PMT, Tama, Zildjian, Shure, Univibe, TrippCobain Imaging, Sziget Fest, Jumbocruiser, Music Live and Oxjam to develop alternative ways for bands to gain exposure and develop their fan base.
2011
In 2011 events will be held in cities throughout the U.K. and Europe. For bands that reach the final stages of the Festival, both Surface Unsigned and our sponsors will award with Industry Showcases, Recording and Production Deals, Professional Photo Shoots, Cash, Endorsements and much more. The prizes in store for 2011 are in excess of 100,000 Euros.
Oxjam
The Surface Unsigned Festival is an Oxjam event. For more information on Oxjam please see their website: www.oxfam.org.uk/oxjam
Oxfam GB is a member of Oxfam International. Registered Charity No. 202918
Equipment
Surface Unsigned provides the venue, technical organisation, sound technician, stage manager, lighting technician, presenter and every other aspect of organisation i.e. the P.A., microphones, stage monitors, etc. Surface Unsigned also provides the full backline (guitar & bass amps, full drum set incl. cymbals, stands, drum stool and kick pedals). For a full list of equipment please see our FAQ page.
Sponsors
Surface Unsigned is working in association with major manufacturers and industry names in order to provide bands with opportunities of Industry Showcases, Recording and Production Deals, Professional Photo Shoots, Cash and Endorsements and much more. Surface Unsigned 10, is brought to you by Zimbalam, the world leader in digital distribution of unsigned music worldwide. Surface Unsigned is also working in association with Marshall, Ents24.com, Last.FM, Ashdown, Planet Waves, D'Addario, PMT, Tama, Zildjian, Shure, Univibe, TrippCobain Imaging, Sziget Fest, Jumbocruiser, Music Live and Oxjam to develop alternative ways for bands to gain exposure and develop their fan base.
Industry
Surface Unsigned invites a variety of industry guests to its showcases. Industry guests at Surface Unsigned events have included Adam Foster (label rep at Q, Mojo and Kerrang, 70SIX Music, Bleed You Dry Records), Jon Brookes (The Charlatans, One Beat Media), Ed Lewis (Warner Music), Polydor, Geffen, Universal, One Little Indian Records, Boy Wonder Records, Sunday Best Records, Mercury Records, Johnny Berridge (Sugar Shack Records), Saber Music Ltd, Brad Barrett (NME, Artrocker), Flat Cap Promotions, Gotham Records, Gordon Rintoul (Major-G Records), IMG Publishing, Faber Music Publication, William Morris Agency, JagGed RoCk MuSic Ltd, Simon Burchell (Engineer, Arena Television, Glastonbury), Moolah Rouge Studios/Record Productions, Frances Murphy (Tour Engineer for The Melvins and The Ting Tings), Miles Crook (Bristol Institute Of Modern Music), Derek Moore (Creative Director for Prime Focus London Music Videos), Michele Schillace (touring drummer with Portishead / drummer in Santa Cruz), Rick Dowding (Portishead engineer), Al Martino (X Is Loaded guitarist - Music For Nations/Food), Colin Gold (Billy Fury Story), Ian Parker (The Hollies), Beaumont Frye (Above All Studios), Trevor Locke (GetYourBandOn), Horus Music, Sybil Bell (Transmission Management), Audio Authority Management, Revolver Records, Weekender Records, DCC Recording, The Hit Sheet Magazine, James Lucas (Introducer UK), Fat Fox Publishing, Mojo Magazine, London Unplugged, Monumental Management, SPC Live, SEB Collective, BBOX Management, Rage Events, Mixtape Promotion, Damien Wilkes (Producer), MAS Records, Modern English Record Company, Alan McGee Management, Carl Barat (Dirty Pretty Things), Paul Tipler (Producer of Idle Wild and Placebo), MTV2, Steve Kent (Producer and Mixer), Rebecca Sugden (The Agency Group), Al Avante (Music Producer &Protools Engineer), Equator Music, Tap n Tin Records, M20 Records, The Justin Wayne Show (Online Radio), Geoff Musgrave & Jon Hill (Radio Cardiff), James Graham (TJS Newport), Mike Bromfield (BBC Essex Introducing), Alex Baker (Kerrang radio), Dan Broad (Happy Mondays), The Rage, Rockbottom Promotion, HeadSpace Events, TrippCobain Imaging, Oxjam, Mickey Spillane (O2 Academy Management). Bands that reach the National Showcase 2011 will perform in front of the Surface Unsigned Unsigned Committee which will consist of a number of independent music industry experts.
Payment
We offer one of the best unsigned payment deals in the U.K. You can find information on our payment structure in the FAQ section.
Promotion
Surface Unsigned provides full online promotion for all events of the Surface Unsigned Festival. Listings are posted up across the internet on gig-listing sites, internet-based magazines and relevant music-related websites. This is done nationally as well as regionally.
Upcoming gigs are also posted on the front page of our website along with each band's MySpace/website-link. The website is on the front page of google when searching for 'unsigned', providing great exposure for unsigned bands.
Surface Unsigned posts daily bulletins on www.myspace.com/surfaceunsigned with band line-ups. All our MySpace friends have been added manually and are music-related. As a result we are targeting a large amount of people directly interested in the music scene with your band details.
Newsletters
Surface Unsigned has a UK mailing list of over 65,000 music-related email-addresses which is used for promotion of the bands in the Surface Unsigned Festival.
Press
Surface Unsigned has a vast data-base of press-contacts for each area of the country. The Surface Unsigned schedule is submitted to national press as well as to local news and entertainment sections.
Other Promotion
Surface Unsigned makes a particular effort to promote bands that stand out to music-related businesses, such as:
- Promotion Companies
- Artist Management Companies
- Music Distribution Companies
- Radio
- Independent record companies
- Music Industry contacts and our sponsors.
Local level promotion
- Flyering
- Promotion directly with the venues where the events are being held
- Local Music Magazines
- Local industry contacts
Reviews
In the latter stages of the Festival Surface Unsigned invites a journalist who will write a review on each band, which is then published on our website, which can be copied and used for band promotion. Professional photographers are also hired for the Surface Unsigned National Showcase.
Bands
Surface Unsigned will provide promotion for gigs but we also expect bands to promote themselves as much as possible. Remember, the more people at an event the better the atmosphere will be, the better the chance of increasing fan base and the more a band will be paid. Fan support is fundamental in all areas of the music industry and we therefore expect promotion of Surface Unsigned gigs to be a team effort.
Merchandise
Surface Unsigned actively encourages bands to sell merchandise at Surface Unsigned gigs. Surface Unsigned gigs are separated by genre. This gives the opportunity for bands to increase fan base as audience members will be fans of the same genre. Bands should take this opportunity to promote themselves to new people and sell merchandise, also gaining extra profits for themselves.
Surface Unsigned Committee
The Surface Unsigned Committee will consist of a panel of music industry representatives who will have the privilege of seeing the very best unsigned acts from around the UK that will appear at the National Showcase. The committee will be the main contributor in deciding the 2011 band of the Festival and who will receive Industry Showcases, Recording and Production Deals, Professional Photo Shoots, Cash, Endorsements and the prizes worth in excess of £60K.
Surface Unsigned TV
Our in-house production crew use 3 broadcast quality cameras, edit the show using Final Cut, and master the sound in a state of the art recording studio giving an amazing final live production. Surface Unsigned TV is fantastic platform for promotion and provides media content of the highest level which can be placed on MySpace or YouTube pages.
www.surfaceunsigned.tv
Surface Unsigned On MySpace
Surface Unsigned Festival: www.myspace.com/surfaceunsigned
Surface Unsigned TV: www.myspace.com/surfaceunsignedtv
Regional MySpace Sites:
South Surface Unsigned Festival: www.myspace.com/southeastsurfaceunsigned
Midlands Surface Unsigned Festival: www.myspace.com/midlandssurfaceunsigned
North Surface Unsigned Festival: www.myspace.com/northwestsurfaceunsigned
West Surface Unsigned Festival: www.myspace.com/bristolsurfaceunsigned
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