MIBI Winners To Get Live Performances & Recording Sessions
The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) and Yamaha Music announce plans for this year’s acclaimed Make It Break It awards. Entries are now being sought from songwriters between the ages of 14 and 19.
The MIBIs (as they have become affectionately known) are unique in providing a high profile professional platform to promote outstanding material from some of the UK's hottest, innovative, up coming writers.
With a panel of judges chaired by Coldplay's Chris Martin and including broadcaster Mark Radcliffe, producer Steve Levine and The Wombats, and with prizes for both the writers and their schools and colleges, The MIBIs provide a fantastic opportunity to get original songs heard and championed by leading music industry big hitters.
As well as receiving thousands of pounds worth of musical equipment, this year’s winners will be offered recording sessions in the world famous Parr Street recording studios, and a November showcase gig in the Paul McCartney auditorium at LIPA, where they'll get to play with a session band comprising some of the industry’s most sought after players. All short-listed finalists will also be invited to what is described as a LIPA 'Boot Camp', an intensive 3-day training programme where they will be tutored in songwriting, marketing, production and performance, by some of the country’s leading practitioners.
Entries should be submitted by June 30th and full details can be found at www.makeitbreakit.org. The site also provides hints and tips from the judges and material from previous winners.
LIPA founder and Chief Executive, Mark Featherstone Witty comments: "We are passionate about Make It Break It; it's a real opportunity for young songwriters to break through into a seemingly impenetrable business and get quality material into the marketplace. We encourage all these young writers to get involved and who knows where it may lead?“
Click here for the MIBI MySpace profile.
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(posted 4/4/08)
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