Enter the Pacific Break 2009 Music Competition

[Stacey King]

Sponsored by Radio Australia
After such a great Pacific Break in 2008, we simply had to do it again!

Competition began 1March 2009 and Closes 1 September 2009 - so be quick!!!!

Last year's entries showcased the amazing quality, depth and range of musical talent in the Pacific, and the Pacific Break team can't wait to share the 2009's crop of creative masterminds with you. Pacific Break 2009 kicks off on March 1, 2009.

Visit your local music store, music school or rehearsal studio to find your copy of The best of Pacific Break 2008 – our compilation CD boasting the cream of last year's competition.

Featured artists: Remedy (Vanuatu/Aotearoa), Dynamic Doug and the Blues Jam Band (Cook Islands), 2008 winning band 26 Roots (Vanuatu), Toniq (PNG), Baby Bone (Niue/Samoa), Traditional Roots (Solomon Islands), Nelson S (Guam), Sam Clark (PNG), Zoocastra (PNG), Gon Dau Ni Bula (Fiji), Green Music Band (PNG) and Tae Kami (Tonga/Fiji).

We'll be looking at some of the music we've uncovered through the competition — as well as at Fest'Napuan 2008 — on the Pacific Break blog.

Now, without further ado: here's all the information you need to enter the competition and begin your journey to the big stage!


The competition
Pacific Break is a competition searching for the best original unsigned musical talent in the Pacific.

Entry is easy — just send in your original work on MP3, CD or tape.

Every week on Radio Australia's In The Loop and Breakfast Club programs, the best entries will be showcased.

The winning artist will play at Fest'Napuan in October this year.

We'll fly you there. We'll look after you. All you have to do is play at a major Pacific music festival in front of thousands.

Good luck!


How to enter

Step 1
Have an original song to enter on CD, tape or MP3.

Step 2
Download an entry form.*

Step 3
Post your signed entry form and song to us at:

Radio Australia
Pacific Break Competition
GPO Box 428G
Melbourne 3001
Australia

You can also e-mail your entries to [e-mail], but remember - you must still include a completed and signed entry form!

We’ll listen to everything we receive. Our panel of judges will decide from the best, and the winner gets the gig!

(* PDF files are read by Adobe Reader, which you can download for free.)

Artists who entered last year are invited to enter again, and those whose entries arrived after the 2008 closing date will automatically be entered in this year's contest.


Free MP3s

Download MP3s from the Pacific Break competition for free. These include interviews with some of the many fine artists who entered.

7/4/09 - Aimos Groove - Interviewed at Fest'Napuan - Download MP3
7/4/09 - Aimos Groove - In The Loop - Download MP3
5/9/08 - Yo'Ana - Download MP3
5/9/08 - Nelson S. - Download MP3
11/9/08 - Opeloge Ah Sam - Download MP3
12/9/08 - Zoocastra - Download MP3
15/9/08 - Half Day - Download MP3
23/9/08 - Tae Kami - Download MP3
29/9/08 - Traditional Roots - Download MP3
30/9/08 - Jayavant Bros - Download MP3
7/10/08 - DJ Son - Download MP3
17/10/08 - 26 Roots - 'Broken Promises' (winning entry for 2008!) - Download MP3 (5.9mb)

Average file size is 2.3mb per episode.

Podcast
Namila Benson highlights some of our recent entries and chats to the artists about their influences and inspirations. Subscribe to the podcast, or download each five-minute episode individually.

http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/podcast/pacificbreak/podcast.xml

To see a video and interview about last year's winning group - 26 Roots go to: https://banabanvoice.ning.com/forum/topics/video-interview-and-more