Have you ever wondered how professional A&R people pick hit records? Do you think your music has hit potential? Now you have the opportunity to witness the A&R process in action, as our panel takes a critical look at your track, and those from other delegates at SMC. By witnessing the tough critiquing process, you will learn exactly what is being sought in a track, enabling you to be better prepared. However tough it seems, the industry is always looking for the next hit record, and your track could be it!As an up-and coming producer, have you often felt that you’ve come close to producing pure audio dynamite, but it’s lacking the certain spark that will make it detonate? The Summer Music Conference has brought together a panel of experts to run workshops to help you learn to achieve the results your music and creativity deserveMark Berry is at the forefront when it comes to producing/developing new and emerging talent in the international music scene. A student of former Beatle, George Martin, Mark's multi-platinum award winning production /mixing /engineering credits include some of the biggest names in the music industry such as David Bowie, Duran Duran, Billy Idol, Boy George, The Killjoys, I Mother Earth, Kool & the Gang, Yes, The Headstones, Voivod, Burton Cummings, Talk Talk and many, more. His in-depth knowledge of the music business makes him a goldmine of knowledge and advice on a variety of topics.
| SUBMITTING YOUR DEMO
All songs must be original works to which you own the copyright. Remixes must be officially sanctioned by the relevant publishing authority. Submit your track along with full info, plus a recent photo and your contact details. Time is limited and slots are filled in the order the material is received. Once the deadline has passed, we will finalise the playlist and you will be sent the approximate time and order of your audition.
| STANDBY SLOTS
If you missed the deadline because you were still putting the finishing touches to your masterpiece, all is not necessarily lost. To allow that piece of audio magic just waiting to be discovered at SMC to come to light, we will be allocating highly limited standby slots for each workshop. You must register your track at the workshop room half an hour before the scheduled start time, then once all of the pre-arranged tracks have been heard, artists will be called from the standby list on a strictly first come, first served basis.
Please remember this in no way guarantees a hearing, it is simply a chance that could exist as time allows – the panellists will decide how much of each track will be heard which means there is no fixed time schedule.
| Guidelines
* Please make sure that your work is a finished track – no ‘half-way there’ demos or short loops!
* Submit your demo on an Audio CD or on a CD in a standard MP3 format
* Indicate a reference point if your submission does not start at the beginning of the CD. Also indicate a reference point for the hook of the song.
* You will not be permitted to approach the workshop engineer prior to or during the session.
* Only one track will be accepted for each representative, whether they are artist, manager, or producer.
* You must include a contact name, email address and phone number so that we may contact you, as well as a brief bio and photo.
* Submissions will not be returned. | | To submit a track for entry into the draw, please send a CD in audio or MP3 format only, with your contact name, email address and phone number so that we may contact you, as well as a brief bio and photo, to:
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