MUMBAI: Lending an international stage to undiscovered bands, Hard Rock Caf?© along with ReverbNation has organised a contest â€?Battle of the Bands’ across the globe.
The competition winner will get a life time opportunity to perform with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at â€?2012 Hard Rock Calling’ music fest to be held in London’s Hyde Park. Second and third prize winners will receive $5,000 and $2,500, cash prize respectively.
Hard Rock Calling 2012 in its seventh year will feature performance of several rock â€?n’ roll artiste including Aerosmith, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, The Who, Pearl Jam, Peter Gabriel, The Killers, The Police, Rod Stewart and Bon Jovi. The three day fest will take place from 13 July in London’s Hyde Park. Hard Rock Calling is produced by Live Nation.
Hard Rock International VP and chief marketing officer John Galloway said, Hard Rock believes it is critical to support emerging artistes and discover new musical talent through the Hard Rock Rising program. We are confident our partnership with ReverbNation will help us secure world-class talent that we can showcase to the international music community at this year’s Hard Rock Calling festival.”
Registration are open till 17 January on the facebook page. The top three winners will be selected by the panel of celebrity judges and music industry professionals.
ReverbNation CEO and co-founder Mike Doernberg said, “Hard Rock is a worldwide icon of music, the perfect brand to provide this opportunity to deserving artistes. From day one here at Reverb, we’ve been all about the artist and opportunities like Hard Rock Rising extend that mission exponentially.”