JIM BEAM BAND SEARCH

If you think your band has got what it takes, Jim Beam are giving you the chance to play alongside the country’s premier acts on the Rock or Indie Stage at Jim Beam Homegrown.  

This year a there's a HUGE prize pack with the winning band taking away...

  • $5,000 cash
  • $5,000 music video grant from NZ On Air
  • $2,500 music equipment from Music Works
  • $2,000 advertising campaign from MySpace
  • 50 dozen Jim Beam (conditions apply)
  • The opening set on the Jim Beam Homegrown rock or indie stage
  • Flights, accommodation and rock star treatment at Jim Beam Homegrown
  • Guaranteed airplay of one of the band’s video’s on C4 (conditions apply)
  • Guaranteed airplay of one of the band’s songs on The Rock (conditions apply)


Who can enter?

  • Any band can enter as long as you can play a minimum 45 minute set of original tracks

How do you enter?

  • Registrations are open from Nov 30th – Dec 21st.
  • All you need to do is log on to www.myspace.com/homegrownnz click through on the Jim Beam Band Search button and fill in the entry form with all your details.

 

How do you win the Jim Beam Band Search?

  • Make sure you've got your best tracks loaded on your MySpace page
  • On the registration form, tell us why it should be YOUR band that opens the Rock or Indie stage at Jim Beam Homegrown.
    • Were looking for a reason that will make us sit up and listen...even if it’s not true so don’t be scared to get creative!
  • If you make it through as one of the 30 finalists you need to get as many people as possible to vote for your band on the Jim Beam Homegrown MySpace page (from Jan 11th - 31st at 5:00pm)
    • If we’re are going to give you $5,000 cash, a $5,000 video grant from NZ on Air, $2,500 equipment from Music Works, $2,000 MySpace advertising,  50 dozen Jim Beam and a rock star trip to play at Jim Beam Homegrown we need to know you’re keen!
    • The total number of votes count for 50% of the final decision so get everybody you can voting to give yourself the best chance of winning



What sort of band are we looking for?

  • Firstly you’ve gotta sound good and be able to pull it off on stage – no surprises there!
  • Second you’ve gotta be keen and you’ve gotta want it 
    • We want a band on stage that really wants to be there and knowing that you are really keen is super important to us
  • Finally, we want you to impress us.
    • Get people voting for you, get people requesting your songs on The Rock and make some noise on your own MySpace page so we can see that you’re into it

We will be paying attention, so get out there and get into it!

 

How do people vote?

  • To vote you all people need to do is click on the Jim Beam Band Search button on any competing bands MySpace page after January 11th. This will automatically link you through to the Jim Beam Homegrown MySpace page where you can select your favourite band and place a vote.

Why Vote?

  • Everybody that votes on-line will go in the draw to win 4 x VIP passes to Jim Beam Homegrown