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| Emergenza Festival Taking Online Submissions Exclusively Through Sonicbids Europe’s Largest Independent Music Festival Heads to North America in 2004; Looking to Book Bands Throughout the U.S. and Canada Europe’s Largest Independent Music Festival Heads to North America in 2004; Looking to Book Bands Throughout the U.S. and CanadaBoston, MA and Montreal, QC – December 9, 2003 – Sonicbids today announced that it will be the exclusive online submission platform for the Emergenza Festival. The festival, which has 12 years of success in Europe and is coming to North America for the first time in 2004, is designed to assist independent bands in gaining exposure on the national and international music scene by giving them an opportunity to perform at some of the best live venues in the U.S. and Canada. Existing Sonicbids members can submit through the Promoter Drop Box and new members can sign-up at www.sonicbids.com/emergenza. “We are honored to partner with Emergenza – a festival that has historically been one of the most important festivals in Europe for independent musicians for more than ten years,” said Panos Panay, Founder & CEO of Sonicbids. “It is very exciting to be able to give musicians throughout North America the opportunity to not only submit online – but to play Emergenza as it kicks off what is sure to be a huge presence in the U.S. and Canada.” Emergenza is Europe''s and North-America''s biggest music contest. The festival is designed for unsigned live bands who have not yet found a promotional channel and who are trying to gain notoriety and experience on the national and European music scene. Throughout the festival, bands of all musical styles proceed through various elimination steps, having the opportunity to play in major international venues. In addition, Emergenza is an official scouting agent for Columbia Records Germany, a Sony Music Entertainment Record Company, so the best bands will be presented to their A&R team. Emergenza is sponsored in part by Columbia Records Germany, Ernie Ball, Regal Tip, Remo, Sennheiser, Music Man, Sabian, Crate, Ovation Guitars. “We are delighted to be working with Sonicbids to take submissions because we will be able to both reach their extremely talented musician members as well as give new members a much easier way to submit and play in the festival’s inaugural year in North America,” said Massimo Scialo, Marketing & Resources, Emergenza. “We have many opportunities for independent musicians and we are confident that accepting submissions through Sonicbids will help us find the high-quality bands we are looking for to play for Emergenza and help us achieve the festival’s goals.” Sonicbids has set the industry standard with its Electronic Press Kit (EPK™) platform that enables music industry professionals to send and receive press kits online. Used by thousands of musicians, Sonicbids'' EPKs offer an easy-to-use, web-based graphical interface containing all the basic information of a standard press kit, including music, photos and date calendar. About Sonicbids Sonicbids is an online service that provides a simple alternative to the endless clutter of physical press kits that is exchanged daily between musicians and the people who promote live music. The company's main product, the Sonicbids Electronic Press Kit (EPK), is an easy-to-use, web-based graphic interface that contains all the basic information of a musical act such as music, photos or date calendar. The Sonicbids EPK can either be emailed to anyone with a click of the mouse or submitted in online promoter accounts through a virtual "Drop Box". The rapidly growing size of Sonicbids'' network and widening acceptance of its product have helped it quickly become the leading online submission platform for some of the world‚s best-known music events. The company is headquartered at 580 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118. For more information, please visit www.sonicbids.com. |
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