Alab: The Independent Musician Rising Awards
Calling all independent musicians! Let your voice be heard and start submitting your entries in the Alab: The Independent Musician Rising Awards. This latest competition from Carat Philippines aims to encourage budding artists, particularly in the genres of rock, pop, and hiphop/rnb, to show your talent and be an advocate of Original Pinoy Music. All you have to do is record a clip of your performance at a gig, a music video, or a home-recorded performance. Upload it upon registration via the contest website. You can only submit one (1) track regardless of genre. Alab will only consider the last track submitted. Wait for your entry to be approved and uploaded on the contest site gallery then encourage your friends to vote for your video. The selected Top artist per genre will be toured on different touchpoints, and groomed for one whole month. The Grand Finals winner will be awarded with P300,000 CASH while the Top artist per genre will each receive P20,000. Aside from the money, all winners will each get a Talent contract and management + Recording label and production + Artist grooming and exposure + Spot in Fusion 2017.
Contest Requirements:
- All locally or globally unsigned Filipino musicians regardless of age. Entrants who are below 18 years old must present a written consent from a parent or guardian
- Music Genres: Pop, rock, and hiphop/rnb
- Log on to fusion.ph/alab and register with your personal and song entry information
- Entry Guidelines
- Record a video of your performance at a gig, a music video, or a home-recorded performance
- Video entry should be in mpeg4, mov or wmv format
- Maximum size is 500MB
- Upload your video entry upon registration
- Judging Criteria
- 25% Content
- 25% Originality
- 25% Musicality
- 25% Fan engagement based on votes on the website
- You can only submit one (1) track regardless of genre. Alab will only consider the last track submitted
- Approved entries will be publicly available to be listened to, vote for, and/or shared on the Alab website's Gallery within 24 hours from Monday to Thursday. Entries from Friday to Sunday will be available on the succeeding Monday before 11:59PM
- The judges will be picking the top artist per genre. You will be contacted directly and announced via Alab's website
- Alab: The Independent Musician Rising Awards and Carat Philippines hold the license for the rights to reproduce, rights for public performances, and rights for communication to the public for 5 years for the top artists per genre
- View complete contest mechanics
- First week of December 2016 - The tabulated top artist per genre will be contacted directly and announced via Alab's website
- December 2016 - Top artists per genre will be toured on different touchpoints, and groomed for the whole month
- First week of January 2017- Grand Finals
- Grand Champion
- P300,000 CASH
- Talent contract and management
- Recording label and production
- Artist grooming and exposure
- Spot in Fusion 2017
- Top artist per genre - EACH will receive:
- P20,000 CASH
- Talent contract and management
- Recording label and production
- Artist grooming and exposure
- Spot in Fusion 2017
- Online submission
- CASH prize
- Chance to become famous
- You can only submit one (1) track regardless of genre
- Alab: The Independent Musician Rising Awards and Carat Philippines have the rights to have special arrangement with special chosen acts from other contestants
