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October 14, 2005
jager uprising offering $5,000 grant to aussie bands
Details are after the jump, but basically: Jager Uprising, which does an awesome job of supporting local music is offering a grant of $5,000 to help an band attend South By SouthWest music festival in Austin Texas in the states. Nice.
Comp details:
THE JAGER UPRISING IS OFFERING A $5000 GRANT TO HELP AN AUSTRALIAN BAND ATTEND THE 2006 SOUTH BY SOUTH WEST MUSIC CONFERENCE IN TEXAS U.S.A
Jagermeister is offering to help Australian bands attend the 2006 South By South West (SXSW) Music Conference, Festival and Tradeshow in Austin Texas, U.S.A (15th – 19th March 2006).
As part of it's ongoing program of identifying and supporting promising new and emerging musical talent, the Jager Uprising is pleased to announce the latest initiative:
- A grant scheme to assist those bands that have both participated in the Jager Uprising (before 7th Feb 2006) AND applied for and been accepted into the SXSW Music Conference. The grants of up to $5,000 (total pool of monies for SXSW support is $10,000) will be used to assist bands to cover expenses in attending and performing at the conference.
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Jager Uprising runs weekly in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane and serves as a leg up in the local music scene through the provision of a supportive and professional environment in which to perform while providing direction, promotion and publicity.
The website – www.jageruprising.com also serves as a resource tool for musicians, managers and the public.
The teaming of Jagermeister, a brand that is identified with a great night out and is a big supporter of music in the US and the local program is the perfect mix of a grass roots development program and an organization that provides promotion and publicity infrastructure, along with opportunity for future development.
International applications to SXSW must be received by 24th October 2005 – get your application in NOW!
Jager Uprising SxSW Grant Application Forms will be online on Friday October 14
Posted by funnelbc at October 14, 2005 02:25 PM
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