After much anticipation, the Midi Music Festival has finally crossed the Nanling Mountains, heading further south to Shenzhen at last. The 2013 Shenzhen Midi Music Festival will be held from May 17th to 19th at the Dàyùn Center in Longgang District, Shenzhen.
In May, Shenzhen is a season where phoenix trees hang heavy with blooms and green mangoes dot the branches of midsummer, when the scorching train of Midi rolls into the heart of the South. It’s time to let the rock fire of the South ignite. It’s time to plant the flag of rock on the land of the South. It’s time for Southern voices to echo across the Midi lawn. All of this is just like the lyric from Wong Ka Kui: “Find the world of dreams deep in your heart, and you will finally see it.” Time flows, and then there’s light at the end of the tunnel.
This is a long-awaited joyful gathering, a rock feast long dreamed of.
We look forward to you playing the notes from your heart, showing off your rock skills, and joining Midi to light the torch of rock, conveying your passion and attitude to all music and Midi lovers. The express train of the 2013 Shenzhen Midi Band Competition has sounded its whistle, the horn has blown, the rock army is assembling, and everything is ready to go. Over the next month, we will select the winners through intense and fiery live competitions to take the stage at Midi. Don’t hesitate—youth comes but once.
We will present the most dazzling stage for the best of you.
Organizers: Longgang District Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, Shenzhen Dàyùn Center, Beijing Midi School of Music
Executing Organizers: Kaisa Culture & Sports (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Beijing Midi Live Co., Ltd.
Co-organizers: Kaisa City Plaza, Shenzhen Houqingnian Culture Development Co., Ltd., Guitar Shenzhen
Event Period: April 1st – April 20th, 2013
Competition Schedule: Online registration and preliminary selection from April 1st to April 10th
Semifinals on April 13th – 14th (Shenzhen Longgang Dàyùn Center)
Finals on April 20th (Kaisa City Plaza)
The competition will ultimately select 3 winning bands to perform at the 2013 Shenzhen Midi Music Festival. Band members of the winning bands may, based on the band’s wishes and actual circumstances, receive travel expenses provided by the organizing committee and be arranged for a two-month training program at the Beijing Midi School of Music (including accommodation and meals) in 2013.
Eligibility and Submission Requirements:
As long as you live within China, regardless of nationality, gender, ethnicity, skin color, or religious belief, bands must have 3 or more members and relatively mature original works. All are welcome to apply.
In May, Shenzhen is a season where phoenix trees hang heavy with blooms and green mangoes dot the branches of midsummer, when the scorching train of Midi rolls into the heart of the South. It’s time to let the rock fire of the South ignite. It’s time to plant the flag of rock on the land of the South. It’s time for Southern voices to echo across the Midi lawn. All of this is just like the lyric from Wong Ka Kui: “Find the world of dreams deep in your heart, and you will finally see it.” Time flows, and then there’s light at the end of the tunnel.
This is a long-awaited joyful gathering, a rock feast long dreamed of.
We look forward to you playing the notes from your heart, showing off your rock skills, and joining Midi to light the torch of rock, conveying your passion and attitude to all music and Midi lovers. The express train of the 2013 Shenzhen Midi Band Competition has sounded its whistle, the horn has blown, the rock army is assembling, and everything is ready to go. Over the next month, we will select the winners through intense and fiery live competitions to take the stage at Midi. Don’t hesitate—youth comes but once.
We will present the most dazzling stage for the best of you.
Organizers: Longgang District Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, Shenzhen Dàyùn Center, Beijing Midi School of Music
Executing Organizers: Kaisa Culture & Sports (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Beijing Midi Live Co., Ltd.
Co-organizers: Kaisa City Plaza, Shenzhen Houqingnian Culture Development Co., Ltd., Guitar Shenzhen
Event Period: April 1st – April 20th, 2013
Competition Schedule: Online registration and preliminary selection from April 1st to April 10th
Semifinals on April 13th – 14th (Shenzhen Longgang Dàyùn Center)
Finals on April 20th (Kaisa City Plaza)
The competition will ultimately select 3 winning bands to perform at the 2013 Shenzhen Midi Music Festival. Band members of the winning bands may, based on the band’s wishes and actual circumstances, receive travel expenses provided by the organizing committee and be arranged for a two-month training program at the Beijing Midi School of Music (including accommodation and meals) in 2013.
Eligibility and Submission Requirements:
As long as you live within China, regardless of nationality, gender, ethnicity, skin color, or religious belief, bands must have 3 or more members and relatively mature original works. All are welcome to apply.
Selection Method:
Preliminary Round: The organizing committee will review original work demos collected nationwide, and comprehensively evaluate them based on style, maturity of the work, band potential, appeal, anticipated live performance characteristics, lyrics, and other elements, selecting the 16 most compelling bands to advance to the semifinals.
Two Semifinal Rounds: Held over two days on April 13th and 14th at the Shenzhen Longgang Dàyùn Center. Each group consists of 8 bands. The judging panel, composed of the organizing committee and invited judges, will select 4 outstanding bands from each group to advance to the finals.
Preliminary Round: The organizing committee will review original work demos collected nationwide, and comprehensively evaluate them based on style, maturity of the work, band potential, appeal, anticipated live performance characteristics, lyrics, and other elements, selecting the 16 most compelling bands to advance to the semifinals.
Two Semifinal Rounds: Held over two days on April 13th and 14th at the Shenzhen Longgang Dàyùn Center. Each group consists of 8 bands. The judging panel, composed of the organizing committee and invited judges, will select 4 outstanding bands from each group to advance to the finals.
Finals: On April 20th at the Shenzhen Longgang Dàyùn Center, 8 finalist bands will compete under the evaluation of the judging panel, with 3 winning bands ultimately selected to perform at the 2013 Shenzhen Midi Music Festival.
Registration Method:
Participating bands should download the electronic application form and view competition information from the official Midi forum at http://www.midischool.com.cn/bbs [2013 Midi Music Festival]. After carefully filling out the application form, please compress the form along with an audio sample of your work and the lyrics document, and send the package to the official competition email: band@midischool.com.cn. The email subject should be marked as “2013 I’m Heading to Midi Band Registration.”
Required submission materials include: an audio sample of the original work (Important reminder: the recording quality of the work sample will directly affect the objective judgment of the judges—please take it seriously!), video link, lyrics, images, and the application form.
When your work is favored by the organizing committee and you are invited to participate in the live competition, you will need to sign an original work copyright commitment letter (once plagiarism is discovered, the organizing committee will disqualify the entry).
Registration Method:
Participating bands should download the electronic application form and view competition information from the official Midi forum at http://www.midischool.com.cn/bbs [2013 Midi Music Festival]. After carefully filling out the application form, please compress the form along with an audio sample of your work and the lyrics document, and send the package to the official competition email: band@midischool.com.cn. The email subject should be marked as “2013 I’m Heading to Midi Band Registration.”
Required submission materials include: an audio sample of the original work (Important reminder: the recording quality of the work sample will directly affect the objective judgment of the judges—please take it seriously!), video link, lyrics, images, and the application form.
When your work is favored by the organizing committee and you are invited to participate in the live competition, you will need to sign an original work copyright commitment letter (once plagiarism is discovered, the organizing committee will disqualify the entry).
