Alice Springs has never really been known as a hotbed of music, but this weekend sees one of Australia's finest young bands head to town. In the midst of an Australian tour, British India have announced an exclusive date there this Saturday in order to headline Red Bull Bedroom Jam’s first round finale event – The Backyard Jam.
Red Bull Bedroom Jam is on a mission to discover the crème de la crème of teenage talent rehearsing in bedrooms across the nation. It is an online music competition that is searching – via webcam – for two Aussie bands aged 14-19 to give them the chance to record in either the US or UK, before playing on the biggest stages of their lives. This weekend's climatic Backyard Jam final will see four finalists say toodle-pip to the confinements of their poster-clad walls and get the opportunity to rock a live gig alongside British India. One band will then walk away with a mind-blowing music prize; a trip to London to record in Red Bull’s studios and a spot on the line up at the UK’s gnarliest rock festival, Download.
The four finalists have already topped the custom made online Buzz Chart and subsequently strummed their way through a live webcast performance. Now, acoustic singer/songwriter Scott Boyd, garage band Jagged Lies, four-piece rockers Welcome Wednesday, all from Melbourne, and ear-bleeding electro-thrash metal group The Sky’s The Limit from Alice Springs will all battle it out for the fantastic prize at the Backyard Jam event.
The good news for your band (assuming you are in Australia and fit the age-requirements) is that there is still time to be part of Red Bull Bedroom Jam. The second round of the competition that will send one band to LA this September is now live. All you need to do is upload a video of an original track to www.redbullbedroomjam.com.au and spread the word to encourage your friends and fans to hop online and generate some noise. The first webcast winner of the next phase will be announced on 2nd June. Get writing, get practicing and get uploading.
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British India's other tour dates can be found at their website.
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