The 10th Annual Spring Music Festival is now accepting applications!
The Spring Music Festival is a celebration of new music, showcasing up to 100 of the hottest up-and-coming ‘buzz bands’ from across Canada and the USA, at the best pubs and clubs in the Hamilton & Burlington area. As is the case each year, a large contingency of industry is always in attendance at the festival, coming to check out the hottest bands around! 2012 brings us to our 10th anniversary as the longest running club-based festival in the Hamilton area, where you can expect more headliners, more clubs and more opportunities for bands. Check out the video below from 2010!
Each year the festival brings with it exciting new sponsors who help promote the shows, and in the past the festival has produced stages on behalf of Rogers, Y108 FM, Steamwhistle Pilsner, Long & McQuade, Athens Printing, Metalworks, Sonicbids, Labatt’s and even a televised broadcast that reached more than 165,000 households as part of our Singer/Songwriter showcase.
Past performers have included: Three Days Grace, Sweet Thing, Ron Sexsmith, Kevin Hearn (Barenaked Ladies), Danko Jones, The Trews, The Tea Party, illScarlett, Neverending White Lights, SNOW, Tomi Swick, STEMM, Jack DeKeyser, Bleeker Ridge, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Jonas & The Massive Attraction, The Marble Index, Junkhouse, Candian Idol winner Ryan Malcolm, Gordie Johnson and Grady, Social Code, Protest the Hero and many more.
Here's what some previous performers have said:
"Spring Music Festival is a well run event that showcases a wide range of talent across many genres. We manage Dean Lickyer, who were voted 'Best in Fest' at the 2008 Festival. The prize package the band won has helped them immensely and the studio time at Mastermind Studios was used to record the cd the band is touring behind right now. All in all, it has been a fantastic experience."
-- Chris Case, RCD Music. Manager, Dean Lickyer
"The Rogers Spring Music Festival is one of the most valuable networking channels for both established, and up-and-coming artists. As performers in the 2007 SMF, littleSUNDAY was exposed to a variety of useful industry contacts including, radio and media, as well as being exposed to new opportunities, fans and much more.. We highly endorse the festival, and look forward to the many more years to come!"
-- Rick Farrell, littleSUNDAY
"Our performance at SMF 2007 helped us gain a serious amount of exposure during our trip to Canada, which culminated in us getting our album into the Top 5 on Hamilton's C101.5FM Mohawk College Radio chart. We can't recommend this festival enough!"
-- Rod Smith, Vesta Varro
If you want a chance to open for one of our headliners or to perform on one of our sponsored stages...
Apply directly to Sonicbids HERE.
Be sure to indicate that you heard about the opportunity on Supernova when applying for a chance at one of 30 exclusive Supernova spots.
About Sonicbids:
Sonicbids is the leading matchmaking site for emerging bands and music promoters. Since its launch in 2001, Sonicbids has become the de-facto standard for submitting music to events and opportunities around the globe, counting as partners thousands of prominent events and festivals in North America, Europe, and Australia. Today, the Company boasts a registered membership base of 325,000 bands from over 100 different countries, who use the site daily to connect with 25,000 music “promoters” – ranging from some of the world’s largest music festivals and music conferences, to clubs, coffee houses, cruise ships, colleges, advertising agencies, brand managers, podcasters, music supervisors and other people looking to book, license or broadcast music. In 2010, bands and artists using Sonicbids booked close to 80,000 “gigs” through the site. Sonicbids’ mission is to empower the Artistic Middle Class. Get a Gig or Book a Band at www.sonicbids.com.
Special Offer!
Sign up to submit your band to the Spring Music Festival and get a free trial, plus 25 “Tokens” to submit to 25 Musician’s Friend Token Gig Listings at no additional cost. Previous Sonicbids members can reactivate their membership for only $1!
