Sun BroadBAND Quest
Calling all College and University bands in the Philippines! Now is the time to let the world see and hear what you are made of. Join in the Sun BroadBAND Quest, a competition where broad music styles battle it out to be the top all-original university band of 2013. MCA Universal and Sun Broadband collaborated on this project with one goal in mind - to promote original Filipino music and local talent and at the same time fight piracy. If your group is up for the battle, then compose and video record your original song together with a cover version and submit it online. But first, you need to purchase a Sun Broadband [E]ntertainment Stick (a tool to get all-original, non-pirated music) with a unique access code to register. Get chosen to be in the Final Ten to compete in the Grand Finals for a chance to win P150,000 + Professional coaching at the Broadband Quest Workshop + Band Album (produced and released by MCA Universal Records + Gigs and OMV (Original Music Video) from Sun Broadband and MCA Universal Records.
Contest Requirements: - Open to all unsigned and amateur local bands composed of college students, ages 16-25 years old
- A minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) members per group
- All members must be currently enrolled in the same college/university, with the exception of the vocalist/s
- Each member must be part of only one (1) competing band of the same school
- Purchase of Sun Broadband [E]ntertainment Stick (one per band)
- Log on to sunbroadband.ph/bandquest and register using the unique access code from the Entertainment stick
- Entry Guidelines
- Your band must play the song using musical instruments
- Must make two (2) video recordings to be submitted:
- One (1) video recording of your band's all-original song
- One (1) video recording of a cover version of any song by any band of your choice as long the genre is not heavy metal
- Note: Your band members must show/present your valid school IDs in both the video recordings (all-original song & cover version)
- Your song may either be in English or Tagalog
- Videos should be in MPEG, MP4, and FLV format
- Should not exceed 50MB in size
- Length should not exceed 5 minutes
- Upload the two (2) videos recordings upon confirmation of your access code
- Judging Criteria
- Selection of Top Ten (10) finalists
- 40% Song Composition
- 20% Voice Quality
- 20% Musicality
- 20% Performance/Showmanship
- Grand Finals
- 40% Originality
- 30% Musicality
- 30% Perfromance/Showmanship
- When your band gets selected to be part of the Top Ten (10) finalists, Sun Broadband and MCA Universal deserve the right to get information from your band's college/university its permission to allow you to join the contest, before any announcement is done
- The selected Top Ten (10) finalists will compete in the Grand Finals
- View complete contest mechanics
- June 22, 2013 - Top Ten (10) finalists' full day workshop and one-on-one session with the top bands and artists signed under MCA Universal
- July 12, 2013 - Grand Finals
Contest Prize:
- Grand Winner
- P150,000 CASH
- Professional coaching at the Broadband Quest Workshop
- Band Album (produced and released by MCA Universal Records
- Gigs and OMV (Original Music Video) from Sun Broadband and MCA Universal Records
- First Runner-up
- P50,000 CASH
- Professional coaching at the Broadband Quest Workshop
- Second Runner-up
- P25,000 CASH
- Professional coaching at the Broadband Quest Workshop
- Top 10
- Professional coaching at the Broadband Quest Workshop
- Online submission
- Showcase your band talent
- CASH prize
- Professional coaching for your band
- Purchase of Sun Broadband Entertainment Stick (one per band)
