At Least It's Not "Battle of the Bands"

I’m not a musician but this looks like a pretty cool thing to try and win. I absolutely HATE the tired, worn-out cliched “Battle of the Bands” formula. So much so that I just fell asleep while typing the phrase.

A big part of what’s wrong with the concept is that they typically do very little for the “winner”. But this one, sponsored by Guitar Center, gives the winner studio time to “record a 3-song EP with the legendary producer behind Guns N’ Roses – Mike Clink and have Slash write, record and perform on the winning artists’ single”, plus a bunch of other cool stuff like gear, gigs, and promotion. Now I suppose writing and recording with Slash might sound better to musicians of some genres more than others, but wow, what a great opportunity for any artist to learn, create, brain-pick, and hobnob with some genuine stars in music.

If you’re a musician, what do you think? Have you had a good experience with a “Battle of the Bands” contest? Like I said, I’m not a musician, but it sounds like this one’s worth entering. (I swear, one of these days very soon, I will learn to play my guitar!)

Posted Wednesday February 3, 2010
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  1. Hey hey… I totally hear you on being sick and tired of lame Battles with no pay off. I just checked out some amazing finalists in the Supernova.com BREAK YOUR BAND competition – one of the artists will get a $25,000 band development deal, working with a whole team devoted to developing their sound/band success.

    The next competition, Band on the Run, gives the winning band a 4 city tour – pretty awesome in terms of getting some exposure and advancing a band to the next level in terms of career moves. Check it out if interested @ Supernova.com

    — Corina · Feb 4, 12:47 · #

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