Kickstart Your Band With BackstageOL And The Houston Symphony

We here at BackstageOL.com are REALLY excited to announce Phase Two of our local music competition “Kickstart Your Band!”

IF you are a band or solo musical act, we invite you to compete for a chance at MAJOR exposure playing on the BackstageOL.com Stage at the Houston Symphony’s ‘Day Of Music’ happening Saturday, July 12 at Jones Hall.

Here are the details:

SUBMIT – Send your music submission to Backstage@BackstageOL.com via DropBox, a quick YouTube (or other video based service) clip of your musical style or links to your online artist pages (ex. ReverbNation).

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS FRIDAY JUNE 20 1159 PM CDT

JUDGING – A panel of judges will select five finalists who will then move on to the online voting round at BackstageOL.com

YOU will choose who plays the BackstageOL.com stage at ‘Day Of Music’ Saturday, July 12 at Jones Hall in Houston, Texas.

Voting will take place online from Monday, June 30 to Wednesday, July 9 1159PM CDT.

KICKSTART YOUR BAND FINALISTS:

• Catch Fever – Vote here
• Edelweiss – Vote here
• Kristof Shane – Vote here
• The Pub Affair – Vote here
• Versecity – Vote here

BUT WAIT- THERE’S MORE….

The winning band or act will also win studio time from the WORLD FAMOUS SugarHill Recording Studios, known as America’s Most Historic Recording Studio.

We will also feature the winners here on BackstageOL.com as well as our BACKSTAGE TV segment!

FOR MORE ON SUGARHILL RECORDING STUDIOS CLICK HERE

BE SURE TO JOIN US SATURDAY, JULY 12 AT JONES HALL IN HOUSTON, TEXAS FOR THE HOUSTON SYMPHONY’S 2nd ANNUAL ‘DAY OF MUSIC’

This day-long free summer event features dozens of performances representing Houston’s diverse music community. Hear the orchestra play symphonic works, and enjoy an eclectic mix of jazz groups, rock bands, blues artists, ethnic ensembles, choral music and more. And you don’t have to go far for lunch; experience the city’s food truck scene just outside of Jones Hall.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ‘DAY OF MUSIC’ CLICK HERE

So…..get your “acts” together and SEND THEM IN! GOOD LUCK!