MEDIA STATEMENT
July 6th 2010
Organisers allow until July 9th for entries to City Showcase
High demand has led organisers to allow one more week for musicians to apply for City Showcase, the live musical
extravaganza taking place in Napier from 25-28 November 2010.
Speaking from the UK, City Showcase organiser Nanette Rigg said pressure from entrants had led organisers to allow more
time for applications.
“It seems quite a few musicians have left it to the last minute to apply and so we have made the decision to extend the
deadline.”
Ms Rigg said that the response had been massive and it would take them a considerable amount of time to assess the
applications.
“From what we are seeing so far we are really excited at the high level of talent coming through,” she said.
“Applications being made through Sonicbids can be made until 15th July and all postal entries must be in by July 9th.”
For the first time, the event is being held outside the UK, with Napier being selected as the 2010 City Showcase –
Spotlight New Zealand venue.
New and emerging musicians will be given the opportunity to perform at gigs in and around Napier’s Art Deco city centre.
The event culminates in an audience led competition – Finding the Future - with the ultimate winner scoring a trip to
play City Showcase in Hong Kong or London in May 2011.
The winner will also perform at the Mission Winery Concert in 2011.
The City Showcase – Spotlight New Zealand event is designed to showcase the talent of new musicians and allows a
platform for artists to perform to both the public and the cream of the New Zealand music industry.
A judging panel made up of leaders from the music industry will be in Napier to judge the competition and the public
will also have the chance to vote.
The judging panel will include Campbell Smith (CEO of The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand Inc (RIANZ), who
also has his own Management Company, CRS Music Management Limited), Ian James (Managing Director, Mushroom Music
Publishing, Australia and recipient of a Midem Masters Award) and Mike Chunn (CEO of the Play It Strange Trust which
implements music programmes for New Zealand school and former member of the New Zealand bands Split Enz and Citizen
Band)
City Showcase is a non-profit organisation and has been launching new musical talent in the UK since 2003.
The event is widely recognised as being one of the most diverse and high profile festivals in the world with over 200
musicians performing in central London in 2009, covering a range of musical genres.
Want to be part of City Showcase?
If you want to take part in this exciting festival, and showcase your work, please send a web link, a brief biography
and a photo to City Showcase, PO Box 3217, Onekawa, Napier.
Alternatively apply through www.sonicbids.com/cityshowcasenapier. City Showcase submissions through Sonicbids are open
to ALL artists, though there is one slot exclusively reserved for an artist selected through Sonicbids with a travel
contribution for the selected applicant.
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