ACL Music Festival Online Band Competition Underway
Compete. Vote. Win a gig at this year’s ACL festival. Simple. Dell Lounge opens the gates on the Sound and The Jury contest.
Sound & The Jury (S&J), a virtual battle of the bands, is back for its 3rd year and will again offer one lucky band the ultimate grand prize: a slot on the Dell Stage at Austin City Limits Music Festival (Oct. 2-4, 2009). That means bands of all genres have another shot at landing a dream gig on the ACL Festival line-up alongside musical heavyweights Sonic Youth, Arctic Monkeys, Phoenix, Mos Def, Passion Pit, Daniel Johnston, Andrew Bird, and many more. Last year’s winner, The Steps, have since gone on to release an album and go on tour. Who will play the 2009 ACL Festival? It’s up to you.
How It Works
Round One is live now and bands can upload their music at www.delllounge.com/soundandthejury to enter the competition. To stay in the game, bands must generate as many votes as possible to land them in the Top 100 by August 28 and then move on to the next round. From there, a combination of industry judges and fan-voting will narrow down the competition to just five finalists who will perform for a live audience in Austin at Antone’s on September 30. At the end of the multi-round, two-month campaign, one lucky and worthy band will earn a prize spot on the Dell Stage at the ACL Festival.
What’s at Stake
Each of the five finalists will receive $1,500 and a trip to Austin. The winning band will be listed as part of the official lineup and receive an opening slot on the Dell Stage at the ACL Festival. As an official ACL artist, the winner will get artist passes for the entire weekend with access to catering, the artist lounge, and everywhere else bands get to go! The winning band will also receive promotion on delllounge.com, a 15″ Dell Studio laptop, weekend hotel accommodations in Austin, and tickets for some friends the day of show.
Grab A Short Video Of Last Years Finals!
Sound & The Jury 2008 Finals
Austin City Limits (www.pbs.org/austin)
When it comes to presenting live music, AUSTIN CITY LIMITS embodies its motto of “Great Music. No Limits.” Accomplishing what no other show has done in the history of American television, the series has, for more than 30 years, presented audiences with the most diverse, original, cutting-edge talent music has to offer. Staying on the cusp of technology, ACL is broadcast in dynamic high definition and 5.1 surround sound on PBS HD channels where available and airs nationally on 97% of the country’s PBS stations. www.austincitylimits.org features performance clips, extended interviews and photo galleries from spotlighted artists and archival footage of historical performances from the great stage of AUSTIN CITY LIMITS. Produced by KLRU-TV, funding for AUSTIN CITY LIMITS is provided in part by AT&T, Inc., AMD, Budweiser and the Austin Convention Center Department. Additional funding is provided by the Friends of Austin City Limits.
The 2009 Austin City Limits Music Festival is generously sponsored by AMD, Dell, Austin Ventures, Xbox 360, BMI, H-E-B, Heineken, Honda, Rock Band, Santa Rita, Sweet Leaf Tea, and vitaminwater.
