Sony Music record deal up for grabs in new global talent search
Sony Music has teamed with the Sony Xperia mobile brand to launch a worldwide talent search with a UK recording contract up for grabs.The global creative contest is powered by online creative collaboration platform Talenthouse with music artists and bands around the world having until July 8, 2014 at 10am (Pacific Daylight Time) to submit their best original track in return for a chance of winning a record deal with Sony Music UK.
The winning artist will benefit from global promotion on Sony Xperia’s Android app Xperia Lounge and across Sony Xperia’s social media.
Talenthouse’s global creative platform will ensure that thousands of conversations take place across social networks so everyone who enters their track will potentially have their music exposed to a global audience.
The overall winner will receive:
- An exclusive recording agreement with Sony Music UK, two tracks recorded and mastered in a studio with a professional producer
- Promotion and PR for the winning artist
- All-expenses paid trip to London for six nights including travel and accommodation
- Sessions in studio filmed and created as performance music videos
- One interview captured on film
- The videos will be featured on Xperia Lounge which will also offer one of the two tracks as a free download to its users
The best track, as voted for by the Talenthouse community, will receive $2,000. Full details of the prize and how to submit an original track can be found here: http://po.st/GetARecordDeal
Head of consumer engagement at Sony Mobile, said: “There are thousands of music artists and bands out there hungry to have their music heard. If you’ve ever dreamt of securing a record deal, having your music heard by a big audience, and being part of a family of music artists which include many of the world’s best talent, now’s your chance. This collaboration is powered by Talenthouse, the world’s creative network, which means we are able to discover a high calibre of creatives – in this case music talent – around the world. It gives us a unique opportunity to find a great new music act and give them a record deal with our sister company Sony Music UK as well as offering users of Sony Xperia’s Android app Xperia Lounge exclusive new content.”
Maya Bogle, co-founder of Talenthouse said: “We’re thrilled to be powering this contest. The innovation of Sony Xperia, the calibre of Sony Music and our global network of creatives is an unmatched combination and will ensure that we are able to discover the best new talent and give everyone who enters a priceless opportunity to showcase their work around the world.”
Sony Music’s vice president, strategy said: “Finding new talent is the life blood of our business and collaborating with partners to do this in new and interesting ways allows us to engage with new audiences”
The judging panel comes from a range of music industry backgrounds including A&R, digital, radio and TV.
Everyone who downloads the free Xperia Lounge Android app on Google Play http://bit.ly/Xperia-Lounge-App will be able to watch interviews with the judges, get valuable advice and find inside information about the contest.
Music artists and bands have until July 8 2014 at 10am to submit their original tracks to http://po.st/GetARecordDeal. Voting starts on July 8 at 10am until July 15 at 10am and the winners (most voted for and overall winner picked by the judging panel) will be announced on 12 August 2014. All times stated are in Pacific Daylight Time.
Source: Music Week
