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Avid and Abbey Road Studios Launch Competition to Uncover Music Industry's Hidden Talent
Global talent competition aimed at aspiring artists, musicians and producers
The Abbey Road Studios and Avid Song Contest gives aspiring artists,
musicians and producers across the globe the chance for their work to be
judged by an illustrious panel of music industry figures, as well as
fans online, during the voting period from
"The hardest thing for an aspiring musician is to get their songs heard
by the right people," said
About the Competition
Artists can upload their original song to "Submit
a Track" from today until
Judges choice award
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The judging panel will be made up of industry professionals including
multiple Grammy-winning producer, mixer and songwriter
Greg Wells (Adele,Katy Perry ); musician, producer and A&R representativeJohn Feldmann (Goldfinger, Good Charlotte); and Grammy-winning producer Tricky Stewart (Beyoncé,Mariah Carey , Rihanna). They will choose their three favorite songs, with the winning entrants getting an original song mixed and mastered by Abbey Road's Online Mixing & Mastering Services as well as a full Pro Tools|HD Native recording system from Avid.
Fans choice award
- Fans around the world can also vote for their favorite song, with the winning entrant receiving an Avid Mbox® audio interface with Pro Tools 10 software.
"Avid and Abbey Road Studios have a shared passion for the creation of
music, so we're delighted to be teaming up to give aspiring musicians
the chance to showcase their original work to three of the music
industry's most respected figures, as well as providing a platform for
their work to reach a global audience," said
About Avid
Avid creates the digital audio and video technology used to make the
most listened to, most watched and most loved media in the world — from
the most prestigious and award-winning feature films, music recordings,
and television shows, to live concert tours and news broadcasts. Some of
Avid's most influential and pioneering solutions include Media Composer®,
Pro Tools®, Interplay®, ISIS®, VENUE,
Sibelius® and System 5. For more information about Avid
solutions and services, visit www.avid.com, connect with Avid on Facebook, Twitter,
© 2013
About
London's
As one of the world's premiere locations for movie scoring since the
1980s, films such as Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars, Braveheart, the
Lord of The Rings Trilogy and The King's Speech have been recorded
there. The list continues with many other major titles including Shrek,
Recently a number of blockbuster videogames such as Halo & Call of Duty have also recorded their soundtracks at Abbey Road.
For more information on
About Talenthouse
Talenthouse is powering this Creative Invite and they're thrilled to be working with Avid, sharing this life-changing opportunity with their own community and out to the wider network of emerging musicians. Talenthouse is the artistic home for creative collaboration. This influential online community is a place where artists and creatives can express their passions, collaborate on unique projects with leading artists and brands, share their work and grow their influence.
PR:
Avid
sara.griggs@avid.com
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