19 January 2010 - 0 Comments

With over 280 entries, a massive $17,500 prize, guaranteed airplay for the winning band on C4 and The Rock plus the opportunity to open the Homegrown festival, the Jim Beam Band Search is attracting massive attention.

The winning band will be catapulted into the NZ music scene with an opportunity to play on the Jim Beam Homegrown rock stage with the likes of Shihad, The Feelers, The Datsuns, Midnight Youth and Liam Finn and also walk away with; $5,000 cash, a $5,000 video grant from NZ On Air, $2,000 MySpace advertising campaign, $2,500 music equipment from Music Works and airplay of one of the band’s songs on The Rock, Kiwi FM and C4.

The Band Search provides a great launch pad into the music industry. The 280 entries have been whittled down to 30 finalists and the public have until January 31st to vote for their favourite band.

Last year’s competition winner ‘Luger Boa’ have gone on to great things and with the caliber of this year’s entries the 2010 winner looks set for a promising year. The winning band will be selected on February 1st and will be on stage at Jim Beam Homegrown on February 20th.

Voting is simple, just log on to www.myspace.com/homegrownnz and following the simple instructions. As an added bonus everybody that votes has the chance to win 4 VIP tickets to Jim Beam Homegrown.

For more information visit www.myspace.com/homegrownnz or http://www.homegrown.net.nz/

Jim Beam Homegrown – 2010 Line-Up

Shihad - The Feelers – Midnight Youth – The Datsuns – Liam Finn - The Mint Chicks – The Checks – Luger Boa Pluto – Goodnight Nurse - Cut off Your Hands – Bang Bang Eche – Motocade – Collapsing Cities – Knives at Noon

Kora - The Black Seeds – Salmonella Dub – Katchafire - Ladi6- Opensouls – Minuit – Antiform – Aural Trash - Dick Johnson - Tim Phin – Nick D – Sunshine Soundsystem – The Upbeats – Dane Rumble – Manuel Bundy

Thanks to www.homegrown.net.nz for this story.

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