[Pictured above: Stereophonics, a band originating from Wales with members Kelly Jones, Richard Jones and Javier Weyler.]
Dear colleague,
Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural Industries and Roland UK have come together to launch ‘The Music Academy’.
The Academy’s aim is to implement the delivery of world-class music training both nationally and internationally, throughout the national qualifications framework.
Courses will be available on a both part-time and full-time basis, along with short and professional courses written in conjunction with Roland.
To launch this partnership The Music Academy is pleased to announce the inaugural ‘Battle of the Bands’ competition sponsored by Rockschool.
The competition will be held at the award winning ATRiuM in Central Cardiff on Saturday 5th April 2008, where the short-listed bands will perform live before the general public and a team of industry experts.
The Battle of the Bands showcase will also feature a number of master classes run by industry professionals and will be open to the general public.
The winning act on the 5th April will receive £3000 worth of Roland equipment plus three days recording time in one of the state-of-the-art ATRiuM recording studios.
In addition there will be cash prizes for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed acts in the competition courtesy of our sponsors Rockschool.
To enter the competition, the bands must comply with the following criteria:
1) Be aged 16 – 25
2) Submit a 2/3 track demonstration recording either on CD or via a URL link to a social network site e.g. My Space.
3) Be able to perform the demonstration music tracks live at the Battle of the Bands final on the 5th April.
The demo CD/URL link along with a completed application form should be submitted to Dr. Paul Carr (Head of The Music Academy) by no later than Wednesday 5th March.
The address for applications is: Dr Paul Carr, Battle of the Bands competition, ATRiuM, Adam Street, Cardiff, CF24 2XF.
The eight short listed finalists will be then be notified by no later than Friday 14th March in order to allow time to prepare for the final competition.
Due to the large number of entries expected for the competition, any bands that have not received notification by Friday 14th March should presume that their application has been unsuccessful.
For any further information please contact ccirolandacademy[at]glam[dot]ac[dot]uk
Yours Sincerely
Dr. Paul Carr
Head of Music Academy
ATRiuM/CCI
For additional info please contact Dr. Mark Leslie Woods at mwoods[at]glam.ac.uk
Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries
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