CMJ/ROCK HALL MUSICFEST BAND SUBMISSIONS BEGIN, ANNOUNCES SPONSOR AND TICKET DETAILS
www.cmj.com/rockfest
Gibson Guitar, Jakprints, KeyCorp and Miller Genuine Draft sign on as initial sponsors for the 3-day, 100-band festival in Cleveland
CLEVELAND (December 10, 2004) -- The CMJ/Rock Hall MusicFest, the three-day music festival scheduled for June 8-11, 2005 in Cleveland, has begun its process of determining which bands will be performing at the landmark event, including national acts to headline. The CMJ brand is synonymous with not only providing a showcase for the best up-and-coming artists but also working with record labels to recruit the hottest new bands. The MusicFest will feature as many as 100 artists performing for tens of thousands of music fans in Cleveland. 2005 marks the first time that a new CMJ Festival will join its New York City counterpart among the world's great music events; Cleveland, with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, multiple club and concert venues and a rich musical culture, is the perfect place to host such an event.
The MusicFest will kick off Wednesday, June 8, with an opening-night concert at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. From June 9 through June 11, a full lineup of concerts will be featured each evening at Cleveland's hottest venues, including House of Blues, the Odeon, Peabody's, Beachland Ballroom, the Agora and the Grog Shop. Back-to-back daytime concerts will also be scheduled on three stages at the Festival Village at Nautica on the West Bank of the Flats in downtown Cleveland. In addition, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will feature a series of educational programs, panel discussions and workshops that will focus on the artistic and economic aspects of today's music scene.
Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2005, CMJ has produced one of the world's legendary music festivals, CMJ Music Marathon in New York City, since 1981. The Marathon was the first to showcase once up-and-coming bands such as REM, U2, Eminem, the Beastie Boys, Green Day, the Foo Fighters and more recently, the Strokes, Ryan Adams, My Morning Jacket, Jill Scott, Franz Ferdinand, Jet and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
For more details on the CMJ/Rock Hall MusicFest please visit
www.cmj.com/rockfest.
Band submission:
CMJ Rock Hall Music Fest 2005 will begin accepting band/artist showcase submissions starting December 15, 2004. Submissions will be accepted exclusively though Sonic Bids as online EPKs (Electronic Press Kits). Please go to
http://www.sonicbids.com/cmjrockfest2005 to create a Sonicbids EPK and submit online. Deadline for submissions is April 1, 2005.
Ticket information announced:
Tickets to CMJ/Rock Hall MusicFest music performances are accessible via Festival Passes, Special Hotel Packages and individual performance tickets.
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