IMEEM and LIVE 105 Partner for Not So Silent Night 2006 Local Band Contest
Aaron Axelsen of Live 105's Soundcheck and imeem's social media community will select an undiscovered talent to open for The Killers, Modest Mouse, and The Raconteurs.
PALO ALTO, Calif. (PRWEB) November 10, 2006 –- imeem, inc., the leading next-generation online network for social media, has partnered with LIVE 105, the San Francisco Bay Area's leading alternative rock station to host the 2006 LIVE 105 Local Band Contest. The winning band will open the upcoming Not So Silent Night 2006 on December 8th at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, featuring the hottest bands in alternative rock: The Killers, Modest Mouse, The Raconteurs, The Shins and Silversun Pickups.
LIVE 105 and imeem are calling all local bands to register for the contest on the LIVE 105 imeem community site from now until November 15th. Competing bands will then submit their song entry by attending LIVE 105's Music Industry Panel at the Ex'pression College for Digital Arts in Emeryville with their demo CD on November 15th. Local artists will not only be entered to win a coveted opening gig at NSSN 2006, but have the rare opportunity to hear valuable advice from a panel composed of editors, agents, record execs, and others in the music industry. In addition, LIVE 105's Aaron Axelsen, who is well known nationwide for breaking new bands and for his popular show, Soundcheck, will narrow the field down to his top 25 bands, which will be featured on LIVE 105's imeem site.
This year, LIVE 105 gives their listeners and imeem users the power to choose the best local bands in the Bay Area. From the 25 selected bands, listeners and imeem users can check out band profiles and demo songs to vote for their favorite bands. The top 5 bands will then get the opportunity to play live for a panel of judges at Café Du Nord on December 4th, which will determine the lucky band to perform at NSSN 2006.
"Both LIVE 105 and imeem support the local music scene like no other radio station or online community site, and we value the opinion of online fans to choose the new music they want to hear," said Steve Jang, vice president of marketing and business development, imeem. "We're very excited to work with Aaron and LIVE 105 to discover up-and-coming bands, and to continue supporting local and indie music."
"Live 105's commitment to the local music scene, which has both included unearthing such Bay Area staples as Green Day and AFI, and also supporting such acclaimed homegrown acts as The Lovemakers, Rogue Wave, John Vanderslice, Birdmonster, Scissors For Lefty and Two Gallants, wraps up the 2006 campaign with our annual NSSN local band contest; an incredible opportunity for one up-and-coming local act to be propelled into the limelight and open-up our seminal holiday concert! And we're excited to have imeem on board to help produce this epic local music event! They've got a great new online community for indie artists and their fans, so it's a perfect fit," said Aaron Axelsen, Music Director, LIVE 105.
The LIVE 105 Not So Silent Night 2006 Local Band Contest Guidelines
LIVE 105 encourages all talented Bay Area musicians to enter and submit their original demo to win a fantasy opening gig at Not So Silent Night '06, December 8th at Bill Graham Civic. Simply complete the two following steps by Wed. Nov. 15 @ 9:30pm PST to enter the contest.
Part 1: Contest registration - Participants need to register for the contest by creating a musician's profile and join the LIVE 105 imeem community site (group). Once registered, bands are asked to fill out their band profile and upload any band-related music, photos, video and blogs to their profile and the LIVE 105 group.
Part 2: Song Submission - Participants need to submit their entry in person at the Ex'pression College for Digital Arts on Wednesday, November 15th between 6:30pm and 9:30pm. The song should be on a CD and no longer than 5 minutes in length.
After the registration/submission process has ended, LIVE 105's Aaron Axelsen will choose his top 25 bands. These bands will then be featured on the LIVE 105 group, and listeners will have the chance to vote on their favorite band. The top five bands will get to compete for the grand prize of:
- Opening up LIVE 105's NSSN 2006 (featuring The Killers, Modest Mouse, The Raconteurs, The Shins and Silversun Pickups)
- 8 hours of studio time at the Ex'pression College for Digital Arts studio
- CD artwork design by top Ex'pression College students
Complete rules and details of the contest are available at http://live105.com/pages/121355.php
ABOUT IMEEM
imeem is the next-generation online network for social media, bringing people together through shared creative passions by combining social networking with innovative digital media features and instant messaging. imeem allows people to upload user-created video, audio, photos, and blogs, attracting an independent and diverse community of bands, filmmakers, photographers, DJs, video nuts and fans.
Website: www.imeem.com
ABOUT LIVE 105
LIVE 105 (KITS) is owned and operated by CBS RADIO, one of the largest major-market radio operators in the United States. A division of CBS Corporation, CBS RADIO owns 179 radio stations, the majority of which are in the nation's top 50 markets. CBS RADIO also owns and operates owns FREE-FM 106.9 (KIFR), KCBS-AM, KFRC-FM, Alice@97.3 (KLLC) and KYCY-AM (KYOURADIO) in San Francisco.
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