The long awaited CONVERSE Get Out Of The Garage 2014 returns this May, as they begin the search for South Africa’s best unsigned musical talent this May!
Today, Converse Sub-Saharan Africa announced that the hugely successful Get Out Of The Garage platform is back with a bang in 2014. Last year, 324 unsigned, local bands from a variety of genres submitted their demos to Converse via SoundCloud and YouTube links for the chance to record at Rubber Tracks in New York and play on a big stage in Europe. First there was Matthew Mole, then there was Jordi and here are their stories:
Matthew Mole:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N40eJvYPZU8
Jordi:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4QTFB7cVfs&feature=youtu.be
CONVERSE is again on the hunt for unsigned talent to Get Out Of The Garage and be transported to Europe to play at an epic venue later this year. Then the winner will be whipped off to New York to record at Converse’s Rubber Tracks studio. Whether you are a punk rocker, electro fundi, kickass proponent of kwaito, or a hip hop playa, Converse wants to hear your sound.
Since its Brooklyn opening in July 2011, Converse Rubber Tracks has provided the incredible opportunity for artists to record in a state-of-the-art studio at no cost. Converse Rubber Tracks supports artistic expression by allowing musicians across all genres an opportunity to record for free and retain all the rights to their music.
n the last two years, Converse has brought the Converse Rubber Tracks pop-up studio from Brooklyn to great music cities such as Toronto, Austin, Montreal, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Paris, Beijing and Mexico City. From 19th May until 15th track. Then on 17th entries to SA’s Top 10 unsigned artists. Converse will then showcase these acts on Facebook, where music fans from South Africa, Botswana and Swaziland can vote for their favourite.
Our talented Top 10 will also get a taste of what it is like to record their track, as we bring our Brooklyn based studio team to Johannesburg for South Africa’s first pop-up Rubber Tracks experience, which will be based at Open Room studios in Greenside. Because we have the greatest fans in the world, it is only fitting that they are rewarded for making an artist’s dreams come true. Simply by voting, fans have a chance to join their favourite band VIP style in Europe for the gig.
Get Out Of The Garage, share your music and showcase your talent via the app at facebook.com/converse and be part of the conversation on Twitter @Converse_Africa with the #GOOTG2014 hashtag. The overall winner will be announced on the 5th June, visit facebook.com/converse and upload a SoundCloud version of your best June, judges Catherine Grenfell, HHP, and Darryl Torr will have narrowed down the of August 2014.
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[…] On Sunday 15th Africa saw the close for submissions into the Converse Get Out Of The Garage 2014 competition. A platform encouraging musicians from across South Africa, to enter their best tracks via SoundCloud and YouTube to win an unforgettable experience. If you aren’t familiar with the annual competition, you can get the low down in my latest blog post [here]. […]