Call for entries: International live performance competition

Both aspiring and established live performers stand an opportunity to receive a Stealth microphone from Aston Mics and an iRig Video Creator HD Bundle professional streaming kit from IK Multimedia.

“We have kicked off a special promotion today called Live Now,” ISC director of marketing Shane Whalen told Music In Africa. “We are looking for the best live performance of an original song. Considering most artists are still stuck at home, we felt this was prime time to offer an opportunity like this. All entries compete for an overall winner prize package and will be entered into the overall competition.”

The application deadline is 26 October 2020.

Who can apply?

The ISC is accepting applications from artists of any age and nationality. The entries can be submitted in the following categories:

• Adult Album Alternative (AAA)
• Adult Contemporary (AC)
• Americana
• Blues
• Children’s Music
• Christian
• Comedy/Novelty
• Country
• Electronic Dance Music (EDM)
• Folk/Singer-Songwriter
• Instrumental
• Jazz
• Latin Music
• Lyrics Only
• Music Video
• Performance
• Pop/Top 40
• R&B/Hip-Hop
• Rock
• Teen
• Unpublished
• Unsigned Only
• World Music

Eligibility

The Live Now promotion accepts the following:

• New original music.
• Old original music.
• Music that has previously been submitted in the ISC competition.
• A demo that is yet to be commercially released.
• A previously recorded live performance with a full band.
• A video performance recorded with a phone.

Selection process

The jury consists of artists and other influential decision-makers in the music industry. African musicians who have previously been part of the judging panel include Amadou and Mariam (Mali), Youssou N'Dour (Senegal) and Femi Kuti (Nigeria).

The jury will award winners based on:

• Creativity.
• Originality.
• Lyrics (excludes songs that do not have lyrics).
• Melody.
• Arrangement.
• Overall likeability.
• Production/recording quality.
• Vocal ability.

How to apply

To apply, applicants should create an account here before accessing the online application forms here.

Once logged in, entrants should:

• Click on ‘add song’.
• Select the stream my music/video option and input the streaming link from Vimeo, Facebook, Instagram, etc. Entrants can also share the link from file-sharing services like WeTransfer, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.

Note:

• Please do not attempt to upload video files such as MP4 or .mov.
• The ISC is still accepting songs as part of the regular 2020 competition. Apply here.

For more information, send an email to [email protected].