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Live and Unsigned to be filmed for Sky TV!

A fly-on-the-wall series on the Live and Unsigned competition is coming to Sky TV, giving acts another reason to enter the competition! The documentary airing next year, will give an insight into what goes on behind the scenes of the competition.

The series will go beyond the glitz and glamour of the music industry and follow emerging bands and solo acts as they aim for stardom. This raw insight into what it takes to be successful will follow the drama and real life situations of the competition, as each act fights for survival on the road to the Grand Final of the competition at The O2 in London.

We will be there to see dreams coming true and to witness the pain of failure. With a live final at The O2, a recording contract, and celebrity judges, there's a lot to play for. Whether it's backstage tussles, pushy parents or acts going AWOL, the shows never go completely to plan!

The series will follow the dramas and divas involved in one of the UK's biggest unsigned music competitions. It's Airline and Pineapple Studios stirred with the high stakes of The X Factor and all the real life unpredictability of The Apprentice.

Live and Unsigned founder Chris Grayston says viewers can expect the unexpected; "Live and Unsigned shows really can range from the sublime to the ridiculous, and that's just on stage! Backstage can be just as entertaining with the Live and Unsigned staff attempting to coordinate hundreds of wannabe bands and soloists."

This year the winners of Live and Unsigned will take home £10,000 in cash to spend on developing the act as they wish. They'll also get a further £10,000 spent on publicity and will take on a UK tour of up to 100 shows. Live and Unsigned is also offering festival slots in Canada, Italy, Latvia and Ireland, as well as gigs at UK festivals like Beach Break Live and Osfest.

For full details of audition dates and venues contact Amelia to book your place today!

MusicRadar, Future Publishing's leading website for musicians, is on board as the media partner for Live and Unsigned for the second year running. Also partnering with Live and Unsigned are Blackstar Amplification, Natal Drums, Future Copyright, TC Electronic and TC Helicon who are providing some great competition prizes.

Live and Unsigned - UK’s biggest singing competition for singers and bands Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, Dorset, UK

Live and Unsigned auditions coming to a venue near you!

With the chance to play at The O2 in London and with £100,000 in prizes, Live and Unsigned is set to attract thousands of unsigned musicians when auditions begin in January. The competition has also just announced an additional new main cash prize of £10,000 for the winning act to spend on their development.

Add to that the prospect of festival slots across the UK and the world and it's clear to see that Live and Unsigned is THE competition for aspiring bands and acts to enter in the New Year. There are festival slots in Canada, Italy, Latvia and Dublin up for grabs for the best unsigned acts in the country that make it to the Grand Final at The O2, which is incorporated into Live Fest, London's biggest indoor festival.

Live and Unsigned is the UK's biggest unsigned music competition for original artists and it's open to all genres. So whether you're into Pop, RnB, Punk, Indie, Alternative, Rock or Acoustic, the competition has it all. Each year the competition prize pool gets bigger and better as acts take to the stage and battle it out for equipment, festival slots, studio time and master classes. Other prizes up for grabs include a UK tour, a selection of Blackstar and TC Electronic amps, extensive coverage on MUZU TV and YouTube and a comprehensive consultation package with Future Music including social marketing, image, brand, access to industry contacts plus more!

All acts in the competition are auditioned live which is what makes Live and Unsigned so unique, there are no demos or submissions. Acts that make it through the audition stage will get to perform to industry judges, A&R associates and celebrity guests in some of the UK's most prestigious venues. Those who make it to the Grand Final will get to share the stage with some of the UK's best musicians at Live Fest at The O2 in London! Acts on the bill last year included Tinchy Styder, Zane Lowe, Roll Deep and The Hoosiers.

Judges set to join the panel in 2012 include Radio 1 DJ's Annie Nightingale, Tom Deacon and Daniel P Carter, Kerrang's Alex Baker and Happy Mondays star Bez.

Last year's winners The Trinity Band from Derby have been living the dream since being crowned the best unsigned band in the UK in July. They've gigged in Canada and played at some of the UK's biggest festivals supporting the likes of Chase and Status, Example and Chipmunk. They are now working on a single in the studio with DaVinChe whose produced for some of the biggest names in the industry.

Auditions begin again in January 2012 with a number of new audition venues on the circuit including the world famous Dingwalls in Camden. Acts are urged to enter now as places are in high demand and auditions are limited for what will be a great platform for any act or band to showcase their music. For information on how to secure your live audition for 2012 go to www.liveandunsigned.uk.com and register today!

Live and Unsigned - UK’s biggest singing competition for singers and bands Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, Dorset, UK