Zimbalam Surface Unsigned Festival 2010: Update March 2010
The 2010 Festival is now well under way in all areas of the U.K.; this year has so far seen some fantastic nights of live music. In 2011, as well as holding events across the U.K. we are expanding the Festival into Europe and will be holding events in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Hungary, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Finland and Belgium. For more information and to get involved in the Festival please check out our careers page at www.surfaceunsigned.co.uk/careers.html
Surface Unsigned 10, is brought to you by Zimbalam, the world leader in digital distribution of unsigned music worldwide. Zimbalam is a service powered by Europe’s largest digital distributor, Believe Digital and is designed specifically for unsigned artists and independent labels, giving artists full control over their digital releases. For a flat fee of just £20 for a single or £30 for an album, Zimbalam offers full distribution to all the major global retail, mobile and streaming stores with no subscription costs or hidden fees. The agreement is completely non-exclusive and can be cancelled at any time and artists receive 90% of the revenues from their sales. Sign up for a free account at www.zimbalam.com and start making money from your music. Surface Unsigned is also working in association with Marshall, Ents24, Ashdown, Planet Waves, D'Addario, PMT, Tama, Zildjian, Shure, Univibe, TrippCobain Imaging, Sziget Fest, Jumbocruiser, Music Live, Last.FM and Oxjam to develop alternative ways for bands to gain exposure and develop their fan base.
In 2010 events will be held in the North (Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow), the Midlands (Birmingham,), the South (London) and the West (Bristol, Cardiff) making it the biggest event of its kind. For bands that reach the final stages of the festival, both Surface Unsigned and our sponsors will award the best bands with Industry Showcases, Recording and Production Deals, Professional Photo Shoots, Cash, Endorsements and much more. The prizes for 2010 are in excess of £60,000. The top 16 bands in 2010 will play an industry showcase at the Indigo2 (based inside the o2 arena, London). The prizes will be distributed between the top 3 bands as decided by the judges (who carry 75% of the vote) and the public (who carry 25% of the vote via a text vote).
1st Place
£5,000 cash for the winning band
To play at Sziget Festival 2011: Travel and accommodation included
Digital distribution contract with Zimbalam Digital
Sales promotion from Believe Digital
Online banner marketing package
European and UK online PR package
UK radio plugging package
40 hours multi-track recording
Press release to over 45,000 music-related email addresses
A 4 day (3 gigs) UK tour courtesy of Jumbocruiser
A 12 track compilation comprising 3 tracks
Individual one-track/single deal
Main stage appearance at Music Live 2010 at the National Exhibition Centre
Professional full day photo shoot courtesy of TrippCobain Imaging
£1,000 worth of label promo courtesy of Last.FM
2nd Place
Marshall rig courtesy of Marshall Amplification
Tama Superstar drum kit courtesy of Tama
Zildjian Custom A cymbals courtesy of Zildjian
A 4 day (3 gigs) UK tour courtesy of Jumbocruiser
A 12 track compilation comprising 1 track
Individual one-track/single deal
3rd Place
15 x sets of D’Addario XL strings, 15 x sets of D’Addario bass strings, Planet Waves S.O.S. guitar yuner, Planet Waves S.O.S. bass tuner, 5 x Planet Waves instrument cables, Planet Waves capo, Evans tom pack (3 tom heads), Evans snare head and an Evans drum key courtesy of Planet Waves, D’Addario, and Evans
DMK57/52, 2 x SM58 mic's, 2 x Beta58 mic’s, PGX24/SM58 wireless system including wireless SM58 mic and 2 x SM137 courtesy of Shure
A 4 day (3 gigs) UK tour courtesy of Jumbocruiser
A 12 track compilation comprising 1 track
Individual one-track/single deal
Our industry panel is headed up by Jon Brookes, the founding member and drummer of ‘The Charlatans’. Since forming the world-famous band ‘The Charlatans’ in 1989, Jon Brookes and his band have released 14 albums and 31 singles worldwide and have been going strong for over 20 years. Jon has extensive experience in all aspects of the music industry.
Other industry guests at Surface Unsigned 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).
