CALLS FOR UNSIGNED TALENT TO TAKE THE STAGE AT THE V&A WATERFRONT

Date: Entries to be submitted by 31 December 2012
Venue: V&A Waterfront
Cost: Free

Do you get people screaming for more with your rocking guitar riff, drumming or lead vocals? If your answer is yes, the V&A Waterfront wants to put you on the road to fame by giving your band the opportunity to perform live at the Amphitheatre during February 2013.

Over the years the V&A Waterfront has showcased undiscovered talent through live performances on the Amphitheatre. With up to 80 000 visitors a day, Take the Stage at the Waterfront could be the break you are looking for.

Popular pop-rock band macstanley (formerly Flat Stanley) credits an appearance at the V&A Waterfront with their rise to international success.

Frontman Andy Mac said, “The opportunity to put your band on a stage in front of a guaranteed audience that the V&A Waterfront attracts is one that no up-and- coming band should ever pass up on. With the diverse global audience the venue attracts, you never know who might be in the crowd watching you – in our case, it ultimately led to a European record deal!”  Today the band has just released their third album and enjoys a growing fan following in Europe.

Two other bands grateful for the opportunity to perform at the V&A Waterfront include Hot Water and Plush.  According to Donovan Copley  from Hot Water, “As one of the most visited destination in South Africa’s most popular destinations, the V&A Waterfront  Amphitheatre literally put us in the centre of the action and helped kick start Hot Water’s career. Our performances here also linked us in with European contacts which led over the years, to a 40 day tour in Europe in 2012. In short, Hot Water loves the V&A and we would like to extend our huge thanks for the platform it has been for us as a space to connect to both local and international audiences.”

Rory Eliot from Plush added, “One of our first shows in Cape Town was at the V&A Waterfront on Christmas Eve. It was one of our first paid gigs in the city. We decided beforehand that we’d use the cash to take a bunch of friends out for a dinner to remember. The show was spectacular, with people lining the balconies and young girls who had seen us play before swarming around us in a frantic buzz. We finished the gig with signatures and photographs and the excitement of the show remained with us for a long time after. It really set the tone for what has been an incredible journey thus far.”

The Take the Stage initiative is open to all bands not signed to record labels.  To enter is as easy as sending ONE song and biography to kylie@realwiredmusic.com or realmint@iafrica.com by Monday, 31 December, or call Real Wired Music on 021 532 2180.

Eight bands will be selected in total with two performing on each Saturday during February.  The band judged to be the most outstanding stands a chance to win R5 000.00 of equipment from Marshall Music.  The bands will be judged on the quality of their songs, their actual performance and their popularity with the crowds.  The final eight bands will be announced on Monday, 14 January 2013.