Affliction Apparel in collaboration with Black Mountain Productions Inc., Individual Media Group and Myxer.Com, is presenting this unique competition/showcase. The final decisions as reviewed by Black Mountain Productions A&R Department, will be made, based first upon the votes from fans and the general public as well as: originality, vocal talent, appearance and other professional ethics. They will then pick the Top 10 bands that have entered, based on the previously stated criteria. And those chosen Top 10 bands will be paid a gig fee for their performance in the competition.
A group of select celebrity and/or music industry judges will then select the winners out of the Top 10 at a venue to be announced shortly! This event is also a showcase and there will be music industry professionals in the audience to review band performance and possibly offer additional career opportunities.
Additional points:
One time $35.00 entry fee (There are no other band entry costs or fees)
The Top 10 bands will be paid for their performance, while competing in this showcase.
Open to ALL unsigned Independent Artist's throughout all 50 US States and Canada
Over $80,000+ awarded for: Recording, Management, Marketing, Music Video and More
Myxer will provide the winner of the Indie Music Assault, with a Myxer Homepage Takeover providing exposure to over 200,000 people in a 24 hour period of which around 10,000 will leave with your ringtone on their phone! Myxer also offers up a four week feature/exposure campaign that utilizes many of Myxer’s pages, newsletters, and blogs. ($10,000.00 Value)
The events official charity: The Fender Music Foundation
Two Performance Stages: 1 Rock Competition Stage and 1-Side Stage with Hip Hop and R&B
Competition is open for the music genres of: Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, Ska, Heavy Metal, Punk, Indie Rock, Alternative and all other sub rock sounds
All bands are encouraged to sell their merchandise (T-Shirts, CD's, etc.) at this event and the band will retain 100% of any and all profits made from all sales
Promotion of all new unsolicited musical compositions (Original Work)
Indie Music Industry Judges will decide the Top 3 "Indie Music Assault" winners
This is an annual showcase as well as a competition. We will have Indie Record Lables, Music Publishers, Promotional, Marketing and Booking Agencies at the event
Promotion through (but not limited to): Radio, Newspapers & Magazines, E-Blasts, Internet
We have a new tentative date rescheduled for this event. Please check back shortly for all updated information!
Indie Music Assault Judges
Gregg Cobarr
Gregg Cobarr has over twenty-five years of professional experience with such music industry clients as Columbia and Epic Records, MCA, RCA, Capitol and Warner Brothers. In the T.V. and movie industry, he has done work for 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures. He holds a Bachelors Degree from Brooks Institute of Photography and a Masters of Fine Arts Degree from California Institute of the Arts. Gregg’s work has been published both nationally and internationally in addition to numerous awards for his photography and was recently featured on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Stop by his studio at 211 S. Main Street, Templeton, CA 93465 or call 805-434-1844.
Jim DeCicco
Jim DeCicco has more than 20 years experience in music production, composition, concert promotion, and record production. Mr. DeCicco's creative work has garnered numerous music awards for independent artist production, and he has performed studio work with Eric Clapton, Coolio, Eric Burdon and Keith Emerson. One of Mr. DeCicco's recent triumphs was the production of the 2008 Hollywood Music Awards, which was well received by the film, video game and mainstream music industry. Mr. DeCicco has a B.A. in Electronic Music and Technical Sound Production, pursued graduate level studies at Berklee College of Music, and researched electronic music human computer interfaces at MIT. Mr. DeCicco is a voting member of NARAS (The Grammys) and is a writer and Publisher with ASCAP and lives in Redondo Beach, California.
Paula Munoz
Paula Munoz is the Assistant Editor of Music Connection Magazine, a 30-year music trade publication catering to musicians, industry professionals and support services. At Music Connection, Paula has reviewed countless unsigned bands for the magazine's Club Reviews section and has written artist profiles, signing stories and CD reviews. She also compiles the magazine's Studio Mix and Mixed Notes sections. Paula came to Music Connection as an intern while working toward a B.A. in journalism from California State University, Northridge. In 2008 after nearly two years as an intern, Paula was hired on as Assistant Editor. She also holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Irvine and attended the Orange County High School of the Arts where she studied music theory, history and performance and played clarinet in the Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra.
Jeremy Cole
Jeremy Cole (a Ventura, CA native) works to promote, develop and mentor indie bands nationwide through Guitar Centers GAIN Program. Primarily a bass player, Jeremy has toured and played in multiple genres with a wide range of bands and artists including Ray J and Country Music Hall of Famer, Doug Kershaw. For more information: www.guitarcenter.com
Abdul Malik Abbott
Abdul Abbott has directed numerous music videos, that were charted #1 in the U.S. and Europe, for many established and up and coming artists including: jazz legend Abbey Lincoln, All City, Sauce Money, 3rd Wish, Killah Priest, Hezekiah Walker and international star Leki, to name a few. Abdul directed several videos for the iconic rapper including the platinum-selling, long-form music video project entitled"Streets IsWatching," which Abdul also edited, co-produced and co-wrote with Jay-Z and Damon Dash. "Streets isWatching" earned the #1 slot on Billboard's top-selling Long-Form Music Videos chart and since then, has become a Hip-Hop underground classic.
Abdul recently worked with the female singing group Electrik Red, directing videos for their “Electric City” & “Top Rankin’” singles. In addition, he also directed the music video “Hallelujah Do You Do” for Gospel artist Kevin L,and the debut video for Saigon, the character from the HBO original series “Entourage”. The music video, “Pain in my Life” won a Telly Award in 2008. Soon after, Abdul starred and directed in a pilot reality show for VH1 entitled “Video Playground” in which he had to judge and select pre-teen girls to remake, shot for shot the 80’s hit music video “Hey Mickey”. Abdul’s feature film directorial debut was the Roc-A-Fella/Lionsgate Films production of the rap-driven, crime film “State Property”, which he also co-wrote. The film went on to gross almost $10 million from box office and TV/DVD sales, charting at #10 on Billboard’s DVD Sales chart.
Travis Acker -Myxer
Travis Acker's understanding of the newly developing online and mobile music industry has found him head of music marketing and artist relations at Myxer.com, one of the internet's most cutting edge and innovative indie artist mobile entertainment websites. A versatile musician, Travis plays a number different genres from Punk Ska to Jazz Funk Fusion and everything in between predominantly on the bass guitar but also on drums, guitar, keyboards, and vocals. With a natural talent for music and an inextinguishable passion, Travis's idea development of multimedia, social networking, online marketing, content diversity, and the future of mobile music industry makes him a valuable player for any artist looking to create a comprehensive product and marketing plan.
With education in American Roots Music, Latin Music origins, and the development of Jamaican music, along with his own observation and experiences within the Punk Rock, Jam Band, Hip Hop, Southern Funk, Reggae/Dancehall, Grooveand more modern music scenes, Travis has a great feel for the development of niche music scenes. By focusing on the community, communication, and musical style of these scenes Travis seeks to help music communities use the internet and mobile phones to organize and create self sufficientmusic businesses that focus on music development and catering to the needs of the fans and scene supporters as well as the artist.
