Chichester band Watermelons makes TopTrakz Challenge shortlist

Chichester band

Watermelons makes TopTrakz Challenge shortlist – local fan votes now being

invited

 

(Hong Kong & London, October 2010) Watermelons, the Chichester-based

pop/indie band, has been shortlisted for the i-Mego TopTrakz Challenge – the new European competition designed to

showcase the best talent amongst European unsigned bands.  Watermelons is one of only thirty five

entries chosen by the competition judges to go forward to the final round of

the competition.  The competition,

created by global headphones brand i-Mego and unique in its Europe-wide format,

has attracted hundreds of entries across many genres, including rap, house,

punk, electro, R&B, bluegrass, balladeers, reggae, rock and heavy metal. 

 

Watermelons is a new young pop sensation, inspired by music

from Arctic Monkeys and Kings of Leon. They are continuing to branch out across

the UK and Europe,

constantly taking their music and performances to new heights. Their entry in

the i-Mego TopTrakz Challenge is ‘Dancing with the wrong one’ can be checked

out on their website www.myspace.com/thewatermelonsuk

Residents of the Chichester area,

where Watermelons originates, are being asked to support the band by voting for

them on www.facebook.com/imegoinfinity

through the Vote4Bands tab.  While the

judges decisions are primarily focused on artistic merit, the volume of votes a

band receives will be influential when differentiating between two contenders

judged to be equally strong.

 

The thirty five

shortlisted entries feature top quality unsigned artists from seven European

and Scandinavian countries - France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, the

Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the UK. All the entries are published at www.facebook.com/imegoinfinity,

and supporters of each shortlisted entry are being encouraged to go and vote

for the band they would like to win. Full voting instructions may be found at http://www.facebook.com/imegoinfinity via the Vote 4 Bands tab.

 

The TopTrakz judges will

pick a winner and ten runners-up by 29th October 2010, with the winner being announced on 2nd

November 2010. The winning

entrant will get a professional studio day while 10 further entries will

receive runners-up prizes.

 

Miranda Hudson, Marketing Director for i-Mego, comments, “We are delighted that the first in our

TopTrakz Challenge series has had such a positive response from around Europe.  This shows

that there are plenty of bands around who could really do with the boost that

comes with being a shortlisted entry, a runner-up, or indeed the eventual

winner.  There is a thriving scene of

excellent musicians whose work is not backed by major commercial marketing

campaigns, and they deserve our support. 

We’re really looking forward to highlighting the 35-strong shortlist

throughout October, and opening the facility for fans to cast their votes in

support of their local and/or favourite band.”

 

 

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i-Mego

i-Mego is the global audio accessory brand that broke onto

the market in 2009 and now has a distribution network across Europe,

Scandinavia and North America.  Bridging the gap between cool and quality,

i-Mego headphones not only produce high-fidelity sound, but are also stylish

gear for street, club or studio.

 

i-Mego products may be found at http://www.i-mego.com

 

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