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PLANETROX is a worldwide music competition whose mission is to discover the best new bands and expose them to a wider international audience. In 2012, Envol et Macadam will be expanding its ties to the rest of the world and hitting it with a big bang: alternative bands from 15 different countries will be able to sign up for their PLANETROX auditions and the chance to play at the next Envol et Macadam Festival in Quebec City, Canada.
The PLANETROX project is an initiative of Envol et Macadam in collaboration with the City of Quebec. The mission of this international undertaking is to discover the best up-and-coming bands in each of the participating countries and to present them to the public at the Envol et Macadam Festival each September. This second year of PLANETROX will involve Canada, the United States, France, Belgium, Great Britain, Germany, Norway, Ireland, Italy, Czech Republic, Japan, China, Malaysia, Indonesia and South Korea.
Envol et Macadam is Quebec’s top alternative music festival. It continues to innovate and to develop projects that allow local and international up-and-coming artists the chance to take part in an event that annually attracts over 20,000 music fans, as well as many industry professionals. Its programming appeals to a young and hip crowd; Bad Religion, Mastodon, Sum 41, Pennywise, Karkwa, The Sounds, Metric, Malajube, Raekwon, Bloc Party, Hatebreed, IAM, The Exploited and As I Lay Dying are but a few of the well-known artists that have played and delighted festival goers at Envol et Macadam in past years.
How does PLANETROX works? Register your band and pick your best song (original compositions only). If you are chosen, send us a video and get people to vote for you!
Canadian bands may register for PLANETROX online from March 11st to April 15th. The international auditions will begin on June 1st and continue until the end of July.
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Finalists
TROIS-RIVIERES : 20Liberty
Virgo
Hear My Words
The Bright RoadVICTORIAVILLE : Herskin
Openfieldz
Fadeless
Modus OperandiMONTREAL : Sunset Drivers
Hopeland
Adam Strangler
Headge
Sade SlaveySAGUENAY : Admirals
SainK
Les Gouroux Du Rock
GoodBye Sparta
JadisQUEBEC : Muted Screams
Kids from Earth
Hopeful Sixteen
Sky for Sinners
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PLANETROX is a five-step process
- Each participating band will upload an MP3 of one of their original songs – and a panel of international industry judges will choose 10 semi-finalists from each Canadian city.
- The 10 semi-finalists in each city will upload a video of their song. A public voting process will then follow and 5 finalists will be chosen by the results of this public vote combined 50/50 with the judges’ vote.
- The 5 finalists in each city will perform in a live Semi-Finale in their city and an audience vote combined 25/75 with a panel of industry judges vote will decide the winning band.
- The finalists will perform in a live Canadian Finale in Quebec City on September 6th, at Le Cercle in Quebec city, and a panel of industry judges vote will decide the Canadian winning band. Transportation costs for the finalists of Vancouver will be borne by Envol et Macadam.
- The winning band from each of the 15 countries will be invited to perform at one of Canada’s biggest live music events, the Envol et Macadam Festival in Quebec City from September 6th to 8th 2012.
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PLANETROX timeline 2012
March 1st Launch PLANETROX & open band registration April 15th Band registration closes April 16th 10 Semi-Finalists announced April 17th -23rd Semi-finalists submit videos April 25th - May 9th Public voting period May 11th 5 Semi-Finalists per city announced May - June
May 24th
May 25th
May 28th
June 1st
June 2ndCities Finals – 5 bands playing 20min slots
Trois-Rivière - Café Nord-Ouest
Victoriaville - Le Cactus
Montréal - Café Petit Campus
Saguenay - Bunker
Québec - DagobertSeptember 6th Canadian PLANETROX Finale @Envol et Macadam Festival - Le Cercle September 7th - 8th 15 bands from 15 countries PLANETROX @Envol et Macadam Festival, Quebec City