Win a record deal with Live and Unsigned
Bag yourself prizes worth £100,000
Live and Unsigned is back and bigger than ever. The huge battle of the bands competition is offering you prizes worth £100,000, including a record deal, a tour of up to 100 dates and even your own clothing range.
All you have to do to be in with a chance of taking your band onto the next level with this almighty package is apply to audition at www.musicradar.com/live and then you could audition live in front of a panel of expert judges. Think of it like X Factor but with a panel of expert judges.
Regional finals kick off in February and are followed by area finals before the live final takes place in London next June.
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Rich is a teacher, one time Rhythm staff writer and experienced freelance journalist who has interviewed countless revered musicians, engineers, producers and stars for the our world-leading music making portfolio, including such titles as Rhythm, Total Guitar, Guitarist, Guitar World, and MusicRadar. His victims include such luminaries as Ice T, Mark Guilani and Jamie Oliver (the drumming one).
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