News Archive
| 23-JAN-2008: The Ultimate Showcase Re-Launches |
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 The Ultimate Showcase competition for bands in the Christian genre is relaunching today on musicfinity. Ultimate Events are once again looking for the best new Christian band to play at their event at Alton towers, this year alonside the likes of 5 times top 20 artists Delirious, Sanctus Real and others.Last year's finalists got thousands of votes from around the world and played live in front of an audience of millions on GTV in the live final. The winner was then thrust into the spotlight, playing live in front of 8000+ people at the Ultimate Event at Alton Towers, the UK’s biggest 1-day Christian music festival. For more information, CLICK HERE |
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| 2-JAN-2008: Happy New Year |
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 Happy new year to everyone. You may have been wondering what the heck has been going on with Musicfinity in the last few months and to be honest, so had we after the database we were using filled up and we had to transfer everything and reprogramme lots. Thankfully, things are back to normal now and we are about to launch some new areas of the site, in fact, you should find new things every few weeks from now on!If you have any news that you would ike to share with the musicfinity world, please send it over to: mike@musicfinity.com with 'News Article' in the title and we will put all stories we find interesting on the front page of the site, just here in fact!! Make sure to send us a picture to go with it as well, makes everything look so much brighter!! Thanks for your continued support The Musicfinity Team |
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| 6-SEP-2007: Great News From Musicfinity Artists....... |
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THE CRASH - NEW SINGLE AND UK TOUR FOR KOOPA  History makers, KOOPA, are pleased to announce the release of their brand new single "The Crash", in record stores on October 29th 2007 and available to pre-order on download now. The single release coincides with the band's first headline tour of the UK.KOOPA are the only unsigned band to have entered the UK singles chart twice - "Blag, Steal and Borrow" reached #31 in January this year; "The One Off Song For The Summer" made it to #21 in June. "The Crash" will undoubtedly give them a hat-trick and secure their place in music history. The single has been mastered at Abbey Road Studios by Sean Magee, who has recently worked on projects with Kaiser Chiefs, Franz Ferdinand, Ash and Biffy Clyro. The accompanying video was directed by Dave Roberts, whose previous credits include the brilliant video for "Close To Me" by The Cure. Sharp Practice Video Chosen by Propeller Tv Musicfinity.com artists, Sharp Practice have been in touch to let us know their video for 'Morgan's Creek' can now be viewed on Propeller tv, sky channel 195. To view the bands profile, Click Here or to take a sneek peek of the video, check it out on YouTube . |
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| 4-SEP-2007: AAA New Music Awards |
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The Access All Areas New Music Awards will be held on 17th October at AKA London, West Central Street, WC1A  The awards are to reward the best new music around the UK and to highlight the musical depth and diversity of the current UK music scene. Backed by Access All Area's music magazine the awards will reward music from Indie to Jazz, from Pop to Folk, all categories will be made up of the very best underground talent in the UK and we fully expect some of the award winners to go on to achieve long and successful careers in the music industry. Fans will be able to vote for nominated bands online at www.musicfinity.com/c.asp?awards before a final group of three artists per category will go forward for the awards night, with winners being chosen by a group of music industry professionals. The awards night will be made up of 25 categories and will feature performance from some of the nominated bands and artists. Hosted by Tony Wright (Terrorvision/Laika Dog) Image and video hosting by TinyPic The list of VIP's and award presenters will include influential figures from Radio 1, XFM, BBC 6, Capital Radio as well as national music magazines. The night will also see an exclusive performance from Laika Dog, Logan, Stillman, Mukul, Smith 6079 as well as acoustic sets from many more. The night will also be shown on Propeller TV (Sky channel 195) and Simply TV (Sky Channel 196) Access All Areas New Music Awards want to get themselves firmly established on the musical calendar for 2007 and for many years beyond with the long term aim being to secure national coverage of the event and more importantly the breath taking array of music talent in the UK. The full list of award categories are : Best Folk Artist, Best Rock Band, Best Metal Band, Best Indie Band, Best Electronica Band, Best Album, Best single, Best Songwriting, Best riff/guitar solo, Best 3 piece band, Best use of instruments, Best Male, Best Female, Best female fronted band,Best video, Best photoshoot, Best Website, Best Myspace, Best New Band, Best Live Band, Best Venue, Best Jazz Band, Best Overseas act, Best Dance act, Best Punk Band, Best Singer/Songwriter, Best Independent Label, Best DJ |
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| 24-JUL-2007: Musicfinity 30 Date Tour Goes Live |
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 The Musicfinity Tour is now live, bands, YOU have the chance to play. Music lovers, YOU decide who plays at your favorite venues. Click on the banner above to go to the tour pages and get registered to be involved in this unique tour. If your band is already registered on Musicfinity, please log in to your profile to select venues you want to play. Musicfinity @ Carrow Road  This month at Carrow Road sees X-Factor's Ben Mills take the stage
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| 25-JUN-2007: Musicfinity @ Carrow Road |
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| August 26th sees our first in a series of monthly gigs at the home of Norwich City Football Club. Musicfinity @ Carrow Road will take places on the last Sunday of every month and will feature acts off this site. This will be an event not to be missed with acts that are sure to astound. The event will take place in the Russell Allison and bars will be open to serve both drinks and snacks. With over 20 tvs and plasma screens dotted about the room, even if you have Herman Munster standing in front of you, you will still be able to see. In August we have the amazing, Nemo, supported by Rosalita  and The Nazerines but who are we to say which bands should come and play, after all, it the public who pay to come and see, so we are opening all other gigs to the public vote. This will go live at the end of the week, with you being able to vote for which bands you want to see at Carrow Road and also on a massive 30 date UK wide tour that we are putting on in October.Bands, keep checking in your profiles as that is where you will be given the choice to put your band forward to play. Tickets are priced at £7.50 adv and £8.50 on the door and are available from the Norwich City Booking office on 08704441902 and are also available over the counter in Virgin Megastore |
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| 29-MAY-2007: Access All Areas Music Awards Goes Live |
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 The Access All Areas Awards are now live on the site. Trying to find the very best in new musical talent, these awards are already catching the eye of some big industry reps and even some celebrities that you will see at the final which is being held at The Brixton Jamm in September. So, if you are a band, log in to your profile page and register for up to 3 awards! If you are a music fan then browse through the profiles and vote for your favorites! More info is available HERE |
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| 23-MAY-2007: Nemo are the Musicfinity band of the Month |
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 The Musicfinity band of the month are Nemo. Nemo are London's most respected and influential electro rock quartet. Since their first live performances in the summer of 2004, their fusion of electronics, punk dynamics and pop melodies has been turning heads across UK, London, Paris, Montreux, Berlin and Germany. Their unique and energy filled electro/rock/pop/punk sounds set them apart from the current indie scene. As experimental as the Faint but as accessible as the Killers, this quintessentially English four piece are already inspiring adoration around the world.As our band of the month, Nemo will be headlining an amazing Musicfinity gig at Carrow Road, home of Norwich City Football Club on the 26th August. We will always be scouring the pages of the site and offering gigs to our favorite bands so make sure your page is up to date and there is a saple of your music! |
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| 16-APR-2007: Kairos Win Ultimate Showcase |
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 Norwich based band, Kairos won the Ultimate Showcase on Friday Night in front of a large audience in Quad Studios in Leicester. The Final was shown live on tv with a judging panel made up from Mike Deal (Broeknrule and Musicfinity Director), Trudie Wright (BCB Radio) and Drew Void (Manilla pr).Votes were also taken from the public who texted in for their favorite bands. More details about the showcase including clips from the show will be available on the Ultimate Showcase pages on this site soon. Kairos will open at The Ultimate Event at Alton Towers, have an album released through Broeknrule Records and get publishing through Kingsway EMI. |
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| 29-MAR-2007: Access All Areas Music Awards - On Musicfinity.com |
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 We are proud to announce that Musicfinity will be working in conjunction with Access All Areas Magazine and manilla pr to stage the Access All Areas Music Awards. From Mid April, bands on www.musicfinity.com will be able to select up to 3 categories to enter, some of which are listed below. The public will then vote for their favorite bands in each category and the top bands will be invited to the finals on the 19th June at the Brixton Jamm. This will be a huge event with reps from right across the music industry present. Keep checking back here for the latest news on this fantastic opportunity. The Ultimate Showcase.... Live on GTV  Musicfinity has been very excited to partner with GOD TV’s flagship youth show, GTV, which is showing finalists from the Ultimate Showcase competition each Friday night at 9pm.On Friday you will be able to see Kairos playing live as well as Beth Tysall on GTV. Also, Don’t miss the grand final broadcast LIVE on GOD TV from Quad Studios in Leicester, UK. For more on GOD TV visit: www.god.tv USA: DirecTV 365. Europe: SKY 760, SKY 761 and Virgin TV Channel 279. CHECK OUT FOOTAGE FROM LAST WEEKS SHOWS BY GOING TO WWW.MUSICFINITY.COM/SHOWCASE GOD TV One of the world's fastest-growing faith-based media organisations in the world - GOD TV - was founded in the UK in 1995 by Christian media pioneers Rory & Wendy Alec. Today the network beams  a broad spectrum of international programming free-to-air from it’s global broadcast centre in Israel.GOD TV’s powerful signal is carried via multiple satellites into 125 million connected television homes. GOD TV also finances projects in developing countries including water projects, hospitals and orphanages through its charity arm, Angel Aid. |
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| 25-MAR-2007: Access All Areas Awards |
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| We are proud to announce that Musicfinity will be working in conjunction with Access All Areas Magazine and manilla pr to stage the Access All Areas Music Awards. From Mid April, bands on www.musicfinity.com will be able to select up to 3 categories to enter, some of which are listed below. The public will then vote for their favorite bands in each category and the top bands will be invited to the finals on the 19th June at the Brixton Jamm. This will be a huge event with reps from right across the music industry present. Keep checking back here for the latest news on this fantastic opportunity. |
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| 23-MAR-2007: Ultimate Showcase Live Tonight |
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| Musicfinity has been very excited to partner with GOD TV’s flagship youth show, GTV, which is showing finalists from the Ultimate Showcase competition each Friday night at 9pm. Tonight you will be able to see The Austin Francis Connection playing live as well as Crossbeam. Also, Don’t miss the grand final broadcast LIVE on GOD TV from Quad Studios in Leicester, UK. For more on GOD TV visit: www.god.tv USA: DirecTV 365. Europe: SKY 760, SKY 761 and Virgin TV Channel 279. CHECK OUT FOOTAGE FROM LAST WEEKS SHOWS ON THE PROFILES OF FINCHLEY AND ARSENAL OF FREEDOM GOD TV One of the world's fastest-growing faith-based media organisations in the world - GOD TV - was founded in the UK in 1995 by Christian media pioneers Rory & Wendy Alec. Today the network beams a broad spectrum of international programming free-to-air from it’s global broadcast centre in Israel. GOD TV’s powerful signal is carried via multiple satellites into 125 million connected television homes. GOD TV also finances projects in developing countries including water projects, hospitals and orphanages through its charity arm, Angel Aid. |
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| 12-MAR-2007: The Votes Are In............. |
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Votes are now in for The Ultimate Showcase! Congratulations to the 6 finalists who will now be appearing on various shows on GTV and performing live at the finals on the 13th April in Leicester. To get your favorite band onto the stage at Alton Towers and a whole lot more, vote for them online and text in to make sure the best band wins!  Our finalists are: 2: Kairos 4: Crossbeam 6: finchley Check them out and vote for your favorites!! Also - BREAKING NEWS..... Top London awards looking for bands in various categories through musicfinity, more details soon..... |
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| 5-MAR-2007: Whoops......... |
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Its always wonderful to wake up on a Monday morning with the birds singing, the sun shining and a feeling that everything is going to be great. Its not so good when that illusion is shattered by 8.15am when you find out that something in our lovely systems has gone wrong! Suprisingly enough, some of the bands in The Ultimate Showcase competition were finding that some of their fans were cheating and voting using fake email addresses, so, over night, we sent out an email with a validation link in it to put a sting in the tail and completely change the leaderboard.This validation had to be sent out to well over 10,000 people and unfortuantely, a little gremlin that goes by the name of Obadiah (a common gremlin name around these parts) got into the system and instead of the emails sending out the one confirmation link, it copied every email it sent, into the next one. This means that some of you may get 2 or 3 meg emails coming through........ SORRY!!!!! This was caught before the last emails were sent and the verification link in that email is now disabled, you will get a second email with the correct link in it. Again, we are sorry for any inconvenience caused! |
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| 22-FEB-2007: Dates and Venues for Ultimate Showcase Band TV Spots |
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| As publicised, finalists from The Ultimate Showcase will be featured on one of three programmes on GTV, channel 760 on Sky. The programmes will be shown on the following dates, broadcast live from the venues shown.Bands in the showcase should be prepared to appear on any of the programmes. 16/03/07 - Aycliffe CLC, Village Close, Newton Aycliffe, Co. Durham, DL5 4UD 23/03/07 - Hartlepool - Headland Baptist - Baptist Street , Hartlepool, TS24 0QN 30/03/07 - Cornerstone Church, 2 Dalry Road, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, KA13 7HD, Scotland Programmes will be broadcast live 21.00 until 22.30. Votes will be taken until the 9th March, those bands in the top 6 at midnight on this date will go through to the finals. The Live Final will take place on the 13th April at the Quad Studios in Leicester. |
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| 21-FEB-2007: Bad Night at the Office...... |
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Poor old Phil, our developer was tearing his hair out last night after a few things went wrong with the site (I would hate to have his job, I have enough problems with my computer, let alone the programming of things!) but we are pleased to say these have now been fixed. For a while, people that were not logged into the site could not see anyones profiles, no sooner than that was fixed, the whole site went down. Thanksfully, Phil, who obviously doesn't sleep got to work on it as soon as we were notified and got it fixed so that this morning it all looks lovely again. Although we have just been informed that the music player has dissapeared, that will be sorted soon, so don't fret!! For those of you wondering how to get to The Ultimate Showcase pages, CLICK HERE  This doesn't actually look anything like Phil but for now it illustrates the problem! |
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| 20-FEB-2007: Why Do We Ask For People's Email Addresses? |
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We have received a few emails lately asking why we need to get people's email addresses, and if we are using them. The answer is simple and I would like to start by stating we are NOT harvesting email addresses. The reason we need to ask for them is as follows:- The way Musicfinity works is that we pass on the details of bands to various industry counterparties who like to listen to your music, check out your fanbase and basically get an idea of the potential of your band. To be able to provide this information, we need to verify that someone that signs up to your fan list is a real person. By getting them to enter their email and verify it shows us that it is a real person that wants to help bands get gigs etc. We have made a decision not to send emails to these people unless there is something that they really need to know. We also do not give their email details to anyone else; they are in the system simply to make sure we are dealing with real people. I will put an FAQ up on the site soon to answer questions such as this one in more detail.We will also put a button up on your pages so that people can register they are a fan of your band without adding to your mailing list. |
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| 19-FEB-2007: Dates Announced for Ultimate Showcase on Sky Tv |
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6 Finalists from The Ultimate Showcase, closing date, 9th March will be featured on 3 programmes on GTV leading up to the live final on the 13th April. 2 bands, that have been voted for by the public through Musicfinity will appear on each programme and be interviewed and given the chance to play. These programmes will be on the following dates: Friday 16th March The live final will be shown live on the 13th April. |
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| 14-FEB-2007: Vote For The Band you Want to see at Alton Towers |
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| Musicfinity are proud to have been asked to provide the platform for The Ultimate Showcase competition for Christian bands. Winners will be offered an amazing package from Broeknrule Records including a contract and Ultimate Events are giving the winning band the chance to play at their event at Alton Towers. Voting is now open, click HERE to see artists signed up, have a listen and vote for your favourites.... More competitions for other genres are coming very soon............ keep checking back. |
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| 14-JAN-2007: The Ultimate Showcase |
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| The Ultimate Showcase is your chance to get heard as an artist or band and win the Ultimate prize, the opening slot at Alton Towers 2007 alongside artists such as Delirious, Tobymac, Ayiesha Woods and Family Force 5. The winner also gets the following great prizes: A record contract with guaranteed distribution and digital distribution The final of the competition will be broadcast LIVE on Satellite to over 200 nations worldwide, and all finalists will have an exposé broadcast in the preceding week. LISTENERS - you can decide who wins the competition! This year, we're counting votes based on sign-ups to each band's mailing list on Musicfinity. So get signed up, and refer your friends - your vote could make the difference. This year really is the biggest and best Ultimate Showcase - check out www.musicfinity.com/showcase for full details on how to enter. |
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| 1-JAN-2007: Happy New Year! |
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| Musicfinity wishes all of our supporters a Happy New Year! Thanks for bearing with us as we develop the site - it's gonna be a corker. Thanks for all your feedback so far… we're keen for the site to meet your needs, and as such we're designing it around your comments. If you're an artist, you'll be able to log in to your user area and tick some boxes to let us know what features you'd like to see rolled out next. We promise to prioritise the ones which are most important to you. Keep checking back as we'll be revealing details of The Ultimate Showcase competition soon! |
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| 9-OCT-2006: Win tickets to see Muse! |
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| This is a UK text-based competition. You need a mobile phone to enter. Question: How many members are there in Muse? One, two or three? To enter, text 'MUSE' and your answer to 81581. (For example, if you think the answer is 'one', text 'MUSE ONE' to 81581.) |
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| 6-OCT-2006: Coming soon - Musicfinity |
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| Musicfinity is the ultimate music site for new music from around the world. For priority access as soon as the site goes live, register your details now! If you are a band, Musicfinity offers: Promotion tools - get heard by industry executives Fanbase tools - build your database of supporters Gig diary - let people know where they can hear you Online music and video hosting ...some incredible time-saving features that we can't reveal yet (in case our competitors catch on!) If you are a listener, Musicfinity offers: Great new music from around the world Online music and videos If you are a promoter or industry executive, Musicfinity offers: Access to unsigned bands Band ratings by venues and promoters |
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