IRL Music Consultants will be taking their annual Asia catalogue through the Pacific Rim. They are looking for up and coming Sonicbids artists to enter into a song competition, the winner of which will receive space in the catalogue and on the music sampler. These samplers will be distributed to music industry decision makers through the Pacific Rim area in an effort to secure licensing, publishing, or digital distribution deals for artists.
Selected artists are included in a contest f...
IRL Music Consultants will be taking their annual Asia catalogue through the Pacific Rim. They are looking for up and coming Sonicbids artists to enter into a song competition, the winner of which will receive space in the catalogue and on the music sampler. These samplers will be distributed to music industry decision makers through the Pacific Rim area in an effort to secure licensing, publishing, or digital distribution deals for artists.
Selected artists are included in a contest for inclusion in IRL’s catalogue and CD sampler. Accepted artists must have a professional, finished recording to show. Welcomed genres include acoustic, adult contemporary, alternative, Americana, classic rock, contemporary Christian, country, gospel, new age/ambient, pop, rock, and singer/songwriter.
Prizes:
- First place- Inclusion in the catalogue, a slot on the CD sampler, and a $100 certificate from Musician’s Friend
- Runner up- Inclusion in IRL’s Asia catalogue and 100MB promotional upload space on johnnyrock.com
- All contestants receive 10MB promotional space and exclusive discounts for purchasing catalogue space
Historically IRL has selected about 45% of Sonicbids applicants for the contest. All selected artists receive a year of free promotional space at johnnyrock.com. Selected artists are then entered into a contest with 2 finalists chosen by IRL’s A&R professionals. The final decision however is made by Hong Kong legend Anders Nelsson, formally of BMG Pacific Rim. The winner will be included in IRL’s catalogue and CD sampler. They will then print 250 color copies/CDs to distribute to labels in Japan, S. Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Macau Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and India in an effort to secure some sort of licensing, publishing, or distribution deal for their artists.
Selected artists that do not win the contest are invited to purchase space on the website and in the catalogue. IRL offers huge exclusive discounts to selected Sonicbids artists which can be found here and here.