The Busking for SolarAid auditions – win a set at this year's festival!
June 22nd, 2010 by sparky
On July 8th 2010 Big Chill Bristol will be hosting auditions for musicians to win a slot on the SolarAid Stage at Big Chill 2010. The stage is set up for simple acoustic/electro acoustic sets and submissions are welcome from all genres of music provided it is simple to stage. To avoid confusion, if you are a ska or a punk band we will need to hear your acoustic renditions at the auditions. We need a clear idea of how your set will work in the fast paced setting of the SolarAid stage. The SolarAid stage aims to be eclectic and so far has confirmed sets for US Folk/Americana sensations Pokey Le Farge and The South City Three, French Iraqi Hip Hop Artists Aiwa, new folk sensation Emily Portman and Big Chill favourites, The Magic Drum Orchestra.
The auditions will be judged by: Paul Moss (BBC Radio Gloucester), Dave Jenkins (editor IDJ Magazine), Big Chill Bristol head honcho Dave Smeaton and the Big Chill Bristol bar managers, Big Chill Label boss Eugenie Arrowsmith and RISE Records head of operations Lawrence Montgomery.
Musicians and performers wishing to take part in the auditions can submit their work in two ways:
- Online - please send links to your music to eugenie@bigchill.net putting ‘BRISTOL SOLARAID AUDITIONS 2010′ in the subject line. MySpace, Soundcloud and Youtube links are fine to get an idea of what you are about. We will acknowledge receipt of your link by return email. * Please do not send massive files and complete albums as due to the volume of submissions we wont be able to go through it all. Keep it simple (a 100 word biography and details of your line up, direction) is all we need.
- By post/in person to The Big Chill Bar (Bristol). Please send packages to;
- Bristol SolarAid Auditions 2010,
c/o Big Chill Bar Bristol,
15 Small Street,
Bristol,
BS1 1DE
10 acts will be chosen to sing 3 songs on the night and a further 6 acts will be offered cocktails, refreshments and a mentoring session with Big Chill Label boss, Eugenie Arrowsmith, at the Bar in the afternoon from 3pm.
The SolarAid Buskers stage has a unique spot high on the hill over looking the Big Chill Festival. The Sun Hut positioned next to the stage itself will be choc-a-bloc with info about SolarAid and will host The SolarAid Sign Up, where in return for joining the SolarAid mailing list Big Chillers will be entered into an hourly raffle of Big Chill Label merchandise and other ethical goodies. You will also be able to charge your phone there too, so it’s a great place to visit.
About SolarAid
SolarAid work in rural areas across East and Southern Africa, helping people to set up solar businesses, building clean and sustainable solutions to their energy and income needs. The charity holds innovation and enterprise at the heart of its work – delivering practical solutions that address local needs. They also install solar systems on schools, community centres and clinics. SolarAid is literally bringing power to the people.
Following last years Big Chill festival, the Big Chill Label have put together a compilation called Busking for SolarAid which is available digitally from the end of June 2010 built around the performers from Big Chill 2009 (with 50% of the profits going to SolarAid). There is every chance that there will be another album this year so there really is no telling where this audition could lead!
Good luck!