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December 07

The Great Escape 2007

ATTENTION THE GREAT ESCAPE APPLICANTS

Live Sessions has teamed up with The Great Escape Festival to provide the event’s unique registration system for unsolicited applications. If you’re applying to play at The Great Escape 2007, join Live Sessions and make sure you’re music is heard.

The GREAT ESCAPE

The Great Escape Festival www.escapegreat.com is Europe’s most established showcase event for both new and signed artists and is THE place to get your music heard by both media and industry, as well as 5,000 punters!

This is what people thought of The Great Escape;

“Three days, 20 venues, 180 bands and enough music to shake a stick of rock to.” NME

“An invitation to the British music industry to take its bucket and spade to the seaside in the eternal search for the next big thing.” The Times

“An extraordinary event.” Artrocker

Artists in 2006 included;
The Kooks, Futureheads, Paolo Nutini, The Feeling, Guillemots, The Academy Is…. The Gossip
November 27

Live Sessions Competition ends

Unsigned artists from around the UK registered on Live Sessions. The top 10 artists in the genres of 1. Rock/Metal, 2. Indie/Alternative and 3. Pop/urban/dance/other were short listed based on the number of track streams. Then a panel of judges selected three from each genre to go through to the final round. The Final took place on Nov 2 at the Barfly in London, the sell out show featured Indie band Boy Kill Boy. The winners of the night were, Johnny Panic, 3rd Day Syndrome and The Knock.
 
Thanks to all the finalists and congratulations to the winners!
 
Judges

Keith Eccles (KBYROCKS / The Barfly)
Gary McLarnan (Manager of Mr Skruff)
Emma Milzani (Promoter The Fly, The Barfly)
Charlie Kirby-Welsh (Label Manager Kartel Records - Son of Dave & Fat Freddy's Drop)
Jon McIldowie (Operating Manager of The Barfly and The Great Escape Music Festival)
Paul Harris (A&R Manager, B-Unique records)

 
August 21

Competition Extension

Windows Live Sessions Announcement:

 The Live Sessions Competition has been extended to the 29th September.

 Yes, music fans due to your feedback we’ve extended the Live Sessions competition. Now’s the time to pull out all the stops, add your favourite music to your Space and get your friends listening, and if you haven’t entered yet, there’s now plenty of time get started. Remember the more people who listen to the music on your Space the better your chances at winning!

Improve your chances, check out the tips page!  http://specials.uk.msn.com/livesessions/GreatSpace.aspx

Windows Live Sessions is now on Messenger!

Windows Live Sessions is now featured on Messenger. Check out the tabs on the side for the Live Sessions Tab, each week three bands will be featured. With over 11M people in the UK use messenger, this adds up to great exposure for your band!

August 10

Improve your chances of winning

To help you tell your friends and fans that you have entered Live Sessions and get them listening to your music, we've made up a cool little banner for you. Spread the word by simply adding this to your Windows Live Space. Don't forget to add this to any other blog or website that you might be running.

Remember the more people you have listening to your music the better your chances of winning! At this stage, it's all to play for!

I'm in the unsigned artist competition >> Get your banner here

I'm in the Fans competition >> Get your banner here

 

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