The Competition

The Prize

Genres

Judging

The venue

Are you eligible

Application

Heat 1 Vids

Heat 2 Vids

Heat 3 Vids

Heat 4 Vids

Heat 5 Vote and Video

Heat 6 Vote and Video

 

   

LATEST NEWS

The closing date for entry was April 30th. We regret we no longer have space for any more bands.

The Finals will be held at The Ironworks in Inverness on the 30th and 31st of July. The finals will be judged by a panel and the winners announced on the night. We will be taking the winner from each night to play on the Nessmp3.com Potting Shed Stage at this years Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival.

The Line up for Heat 7
Heat 7 will beheld at Invergordon Arts Centre on Friday 4th July. This will be the last heat before the finals.

The Lemmings
Shenanigans
Tain Wigaz
11 Mile Drive
Chris and Mike
Emenate

The Line up for Heat 6
Heat 6 was held at Invergordon Arts Centre on Friday 13th June. (Vote Now Open)

Fate of Nations - (No Show)
Paralax
The Roses Project
Mercury
Kevin Walls
Casually Dressed Teens

The Line up for Heat 5
Heat 5 was held at Invergordon Arts Centre on Friday 30th May. (Vote Now Open)

Enthrawl
Sanctum Incendia
The Soundtrack
The Act
Ketimine Deco
Niteworks

HEAT 4 Result
Heat 4 was held at Invergordon Arts Centre on Friday the 16th of May
The Heat 4 verification check has been completed on the voting logs. All duplicate votes have been removed giving the following Result: -

1st place - Samino Karatu
2nd Place - Racheal Sermanni
3rd place - Conspire
4th place - Ben Annonymouse
5th place - Messiane
6th place - Patchwork Simplicity

HEAT 3 Result
Heat 3 was held at Invergordon Arts Centre on the 25th of April.
The Heat 3 verification check has been completed on the voting logs. All duplicate votes have been removed giving the following Result: -

1st place - Afterglow
2nd place - Living in Limbo
3rd place - Kill Youth Scene

HEAT 2 Result
The Heat 2 verification check has been completed on the voting logs. All duplicate votes have been removed giving the following Result: -

1st place - Blood Red Ruin
2nd place - The Xylophone Race
3rd place - Dougies Garage
4th place - These Leaves
5th place - The Beat Box Bandits

HEAT 1 Result
The Heat 1 verification check has been completed on the voting logs. All duplicate votes have been removed giving the following Result: -

1st place - Driving North
2nd place - Electric Soup
3rd place - Ayre
4th place - Destrega
5th place - Goths in Denial
6th place - Kryptonite

Thanks to all the bands that took part in heat 1

Thanks to The Highland Music College in Alness we are now able to offer the winning band a demo to be recorded at the college by the sound engineering students. The college and students will also be getting involved in other ways too. So we're delighted to have their support.

 

 

The Competition
Nessmp3.com are running a talent search competition during 2008. We are looking for young bands and solo artists (under 21) who perform their own material. The competition will take place over several nights between March and June and split in to several heats. With the winner being announced at the end of June. The closing date for entry to the competition will be April 31st.

The Prize
The winning band or solo artist will receive free entry and peform on The Potting Shed stage at this years Tartan Hearts Festival at Belladrum.

Genre
The competition is open to all genres of music. We will try to place bands of similar genres on the same night where possible.

Judging
Judging will be by means of a video of each performance which will be uploaded to this page with a time limited poll vote attached. There have been a number of queries raised over the online voting system. Whilst we recognise that there is no way to guarantee 100% security and we are aware that it is possible to log multiple votes. It is not possible to do this without leaving a trail. We will be checking the logs regularly. Any band found to be abusing the voting poll WILL be disqualified.

The Venue
All competition heats will be held at Invergordon Arts Centre, though other venues may be introduced later. Invergordon Arts Centre is a seated auditorium with a capacity of 100 people.

Are You Eligible
The competition is open to any band or solo artist under the age of 21. You must perform your own material and be available on the 8th of August.