Your chance to record in the The Beatles' Abbey Road studios
Want to follow in the footsteps of The Beatles and record in the hallowed surroundings of Abbey Road studios? The Big Music Project competition will give some budding performers the chance to do just that. It is offering a once in a lifetime prize to aspiring musicians aged between 14 and 24. Winners will get VIP tickets to the star-filled BRIT awards, a private recording session at the Abbey Road studios, a solo performance at the Royal Albert Hall and your track on the BRIT Awards 2016 album. The competition offers wannabes the ultimate opportunity to get up close and personal with the music business and benefit from advice and mentoring from industry executives. Lynne McDowell who works for BPI, (the people behind The BRIT Awards) said the competition offers a great chance for talented musicians to follow in the footsteps of our homegrown musical talent who have made it big. She added: “It’s no secret that Northern Ireland has produced some of the world’s greatest musicians and songwriters, from Van Morrison to Gary Lightbody but it’s time a new generation was given a real chance.
“The Big Music Project and the BPI are excited to be coming to Belfast at a time when the city is bubbling with talented bands and artists from all genres. I’m biased, of course, but it would be great to see a young Northern Irish act take home a BRIT Award one day soon. So upload your tracks and we could be bringing you to The BRIT Awards, Abbey Road or the prestigious Royal Albert Hall next year.” Ballymena-born Paul Shevlin, who beat 12 acts in the previous national final to be crowned Next BRIT Thing in 2012, said: “A couple of years ago I was gigging in Belfast with my band.
Source: The Mirror, UK
