MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: GoConnect (ASX: GCN), a leading global communications company and Boston-based Sonicbids, the website that helps bands discover and book gigs, today announced a new media platform for performing artists to connect with the music industry and their fans.
Sonicbids is amongst the biggest in the world in discovering and booking musical acts tovarious venues. Last year alone, more than 71,000 gigs were booked via the Sonicbids online
site.
Undercover, GoConnect's wholly–owned music content destination will co-produce the
Sonicbids Indie Music program which will focus on artists performing at music events all over
the world and be broadcast via the soon to be launched GoConnect IPTV channel uctv.fm.
This is the first of a new line-up of programs to be progressively introduced by uctv.fm to
further enrich their audience's experience.
Sonicbids artists will now have a new age media platform for global exposure via uctv.fm. The
first of these programs will be 'Sonicbids BIGSOUND.'
'Sonicbids BIGSOUND' will focus on artists who will be showcasing their music at
BIGSOUND, Australia's largest, longest held and most respected music conference which will
be held in Brisbane from 8 to 10 September, 2010.
The Sonicbids BIGSOUND program on uctv.fm will give the artists showcasing at BIGSOUND
in Brisbane valuable media exposure before and during the actual event and serve to lift their
profile, and awareness to attract even more people to their showcases.
"We're always looking for opportunities to give our artists additional exposure, especially on a
global scale," said Ford Englander, EVP, Promoter Network & International, Sonicbids.
"We're really excited to be part of the launch of this initiative."
BIGSOUND is all about providing platforms for the newest technologies that artists can
access to assist with the distribution of their music across the globe. Denise Foley, Executive
Officer Q Music, co-organizer of BIGSOUND, said, "BIGSOUND is thrilled to partner with
GoConnect and our old friend Sonicbids to push the boundaries of this new IPTV technology
through uctv.fm".
GoConnect Executive Director and Founder of Undercover Paul Cashmere said, "BIGSOUND
is the most positive music conference I have attended in the last 10 years and Sonicbids is
one of the world's most innovative and inspiring music companies. To combine the new age
media platform of GoConnect uctv.fm, the media resources of Undercover, the innovation of
Sonicbids and the credibility of BIGSOUND together for a program on uctv.fm, gives
BIGSOUND's showcasing artists a new promotional platform that was not available even a
year ago."
GoConnect Chairman Richard Li added, "GoConnect has pioneered the delivery of IPTV
since 2000. With the imminent launch of uctv.fm, we are seeing the fruits of a decade of our
development with IPTV finally come of age. This is introducing a whole new audience
experience, taking them from the PC into the lounge room watching our uctv.fm on their big
flat screen TV. Sonicbids is one of the best companies in the global music industry and
BIGSOUND is one of the most credible music conferences in the world. I'm proud to be able
to showcase both companies' efforts through uctv.fm."
The Sonicbids BIGSOUND program will be available on-demand on uctv.fm in August.
ABOUT GoConnect:
GoConnect is a global Internet and mobile media company listed on the ASX (Stock code:
GCN) and on the German stock exchanges (Stock code: GCK GR). GoConnect pioneered
the delivery of video on the Internet through its own patented video delivery technology
GoTrek and the GoTrek derivative for the mobile phone, m-Vision since the year 2000.
Founded in Melbourne in 1999, GoConnect now specializes in products and services for the
music industry with its wholly owned operations Undercover and PLW Entertainment.
ABOUT Sonicbids:
Sonicbids is the website the helps bands get gigs and promoters book the right bands. The
sonicbids community includes more than 245,000 bands and 21,000 promoters and licensors
from all around the world. With festivals, clubs, colleges, music licensing and much more,
Sonicbids offers a diverse range of gigs for every kind of musician. In fact, last year alone,
more than 71,000 gigs were booked on the site. The company was founded in 2001 by Panos
Panay and continues to focus on its core mission of empowering the artistic middle class. Get
a gig or book a band at www.sonicbids.com.
ABOUT BIGSOUND:
Now in its Ninth year, BIGSOUND 2010 will take place from 8 to 10 September and feature
three days of conferences, workshops and public showcase events. The 2010 BIGSOUND
continues its tradition of attracting some of world's most influential music industry figures and
artists, including Michael Azerrad - author / journalist (USA) Michael Gudinski – Chairman,
The Mushroom Group of Companies (AU), Peter Jesperson - New West Records (USA),
Morgan Lebus - Domino Recordings & Publishing (USA), Tom Windish - The Windish Agency
(USA), Andy McGrath - ATO (USA) and Johnny Beach - Bowery Presents (USA)
With more than 50 acts still to be announced, BIGSOUND can reveal Children Collide, Boy &
Bear, The Vasco Era, Last Dinosaurs, and The John Steel Singers will all be taking the stage
as part of this unique public event held across two nights and at more than six venues across
Brisbane's Fortitude Valley. www.bigsound.org.au
