Ambitious bands who want to get a foot in the door of the music industry have never had it so tough – so Innovation Rocks offers a real opportunity. The contest will provide up-and-coming artists from all European Union member states with the chance to present themselves first of all to a wide, forward-looking and innovative public, as well as an international jury of music industry professionals.

First prize:
For the winner a real step-up into the wide world of the music industry is up for grabs in the form of a complete album production! Recorded in the Soundsolution studio in Altenstadt, Germany and mixed by Mario Thaler in his Uphon studio in Weilheim, Germany. The recording session will last 14 days, plus 5 days for mixing!

As the winner you will be in an excellent position, given that the album will be produced without any obligations to the music industry – so you will remain independent and can decide exactly where you want to go next.

The contest is powered by www.si-q.com. The presentation on this web site will give 20 selected bands the opportunity to promote themselves for a full eight weeks to 86,000 registered users worldwide and 150,000 visitors each month. So whatever happens, all entrants will be heard by a jury of music industry professionals – and 20 of them are guaranteed to grab the attention of music fans all across Europe.

Each and every demo will be listened to. A total of 20 bands will be selected from the submitted applications by a jury of music industry professionals, including a former head of Virgin Records in Germany, the A&R manager of Warner and an editor of Rolling Stone Magazine (Germany). Two songs from each band will be posted online at www.si-q.com for audio streaming during the voting period, which will run from November 7 until January 6.

As well as the audio samples, there will also be photos and information about each band. Fans, visitors to the website and anybody else who is interested will then have a full two months to vote for their favorite band.

The four best bands from the online voting will go head-to-head at the Innovation Rocks final at the end of January in Munich. Before a jury of producers, A&R managers and professional musicians, publishers and experts, each band will play a 30-minute live set.

Facts and conditions:
Wanna join? Visit www.si-q.com, download the Conditions of Entry and the application form and start rocking!

Solo artists and bands of all styles from EU member states can take part (apart from dance and hip hop). Maximum average age of the band is 26 years. ALong with the fully completed and signed application form and the signed Conditions of Entry, bands can apply in writing until October 24. Applications should include a demo, band biography and band photo.

You can post applications to: Innovation Rocks, Avileon. Address: Lindwurmstrasse 124, 80337 Munich in Germany.