Music contest Live and Unsigned names 12 great reasons for acts to enter the UK's biggest music contest!

The music contest Live and Unsigned names 12 great reasons for acts to enter the UK's largest music contest.

Music contest names 12 reasons for acts to enter!

1.       There’s up to £100,000 of prizes up for grabs throughout the music contest, with the winner’s package including a UK tour of up to 100 shows.

2.        There’s also a new additional prize of £10,000 cash for the winning act of the music contest to spend as they wish on the development of their act this year.

3.       The winning act of the music contest will then receive a further publicity package worth up to £10,000 including possible coverage in Kerrang! Q Magazine, NME, Mojo Magazine and many more!

4.       The winning act of the music contest will be included on a CD which will be distributed to 40,000 people!

5.       There are over 75 festival support slots up for grabs for this year’s contestants, with organisers from festivals such as Beach Break Live and Norfolk Spectacular selecting acts throughout the music contest!

6.       As well as UK festivals, acts participating in the music contest have the chance to win support slots at international festivals such as Canada’s Supernova festival, Latvia’s Summer Sound Festival and Tour Music Fest in Italy.

More great reasons to enter the music contest Live and Unsigned!

7.       There are other prizes up for grabs throughout the music contest, including Blackstar and TC Electronic amps, and studio time!

8.       Acts participating in the music contest will showcase their music live to industry judges from BBC Radio 1, Kerrang! NME, BBC Introducing, regional press & record labels. Previous judges include Radio 1’s Annie Nightingale and Kerrang! unsigned presenter Alex Baker.

9.       The Live and Unsigned 2012 music contest is to be filmed and broadcasted by Sky TV as part of an exclusive documentary, giving acts the opportunity of television exposure for their music!

10.    Whether treading the same boards as Jimi Hendrix at Sheffield City Hall or following in the footsteps of Coldplay at the Newcastle Journal Tyne, the Live and Unsigned live music contest bring contestants to the best music venues in their area!

11.    The music contest’s Grand Final is incorporated into London’s biggest indoor festival Live Fest, meaning finalists will be playing at the world-famous London O2 on the Indigo2 stage!

12.    Finally, the Live and Unsigned music contest is really fun! By entering, acts will be part of the UK’s biggest unsigned artist competition, and will meet thousands of great acts along the way.

If you want to be a part of the Live and Unsigned 2012 music contest, visit the competition website to enter now.