Matthew Street and Creamfields looking for young people to perform. (Garston and Halewood Liberal Democrats)

Garston and Halewood Liberal Democrats <info@garstonld.org.uk>

Matthew Street and Creamfields looking for young people to perform.

March 22, 2008 12:00 AM

The Liverpool Culture Company is looking for bands to enter this year's Streetwaves competition.

Streetwaves is a Culture Company Project that animates and makes use of Liverpool's neighbourhood areas and Merseyside boroughs, in order to bring young people together to enjoy fantastic locally made music.

Its strength is that there are absolutely no genre restrictions so any musical artist is welcome and no act is either too small or large to get involved. As long as you are aged between 14 and 25 and live in the Merseyside area you are eligible to take part.

After 4 years and encountering literally hundreds of talented young acts we are moving into our most spectacular year to date and we have created a very special programme for young musicians across Merseyside.

In 2007 Liverpool's most ready acts played a range of professional events including Eclectica, Creamfields, Mathew Street Festival, Liverpool Music Week and the brand new Liverpool Echo Arena in front of 8000 people.

How Streetwaves works:

To apply, go to www.liverpool08.com/streetwaves and download a form for Liverpool or for one of the other Merseyside districts.

If you are successful you will then be asked to appear at one of the neighbourhood/borough heats where you will perform in front of a local audience and a panel of judges made up of music industry professionals

If you are judged to be 'the most ready' act by our panel on the day, your act will be invited to work closely with a top local producer in preparation for a days recording at elevator studios. In addition you will also have the opportunity to work with a top class local design company who will work with you to create a professional logo and a range of T-shirts to help you promote your act.

This of course will be completed in plenty of time so your act can prepare for playing at two of the biggest festivals in Northern England: Mathew Street festival and Creamfields 2008!

Heat details:

Liverpool East: Liverpool Lighthouse, Anfield

13th June 18:30 - 21:30

Liverpool South: Garston Lifestyles Sports Centre

14th June 13:00 - 16:00

Liverpool Alt Valley: Ellergreen Lifestyles sports centre

15th June 13:00 - 16:00

Liverpool Central: Wavertree Lifestyles Tennis centre

21st June 13-00 - 16:00

Liverpool North: Rice Lane City Farm

22nd June 13:00 - 16:00

Sefton: Southport Arts Centre

28th June TBC

Wirral: Pacific Rd Arts Centre

21st May 18:30 - 21:30

Pacific Rd Arts centre

17th June 18:30 - 21:30

St Helens: The Citadel Arts Centre

14th June TBC

Knowsley: Halewood community festival

6th July 11:00 - 16:00

Whistonbury, Stadt Moers Park

28th June 11:00 - 16:00

Kirkby community festival

19th July 12:00 - 16:00

Area final: Knowsley Flower Show

10th August 11:00 - 17:00

Halton: TBC June/ July TBC

The Culture Company would also like to announce that all acts that take part in Streetwaves 2008 will be considered for up and coming events in 2008 and 2009 providing acts with an opportunity to play at quality events around the city. We would also like to say a big thank you to all the acts and their fans that have taken part over the previous 4 years and hope to hear from you again this year.

Organisations collaborating with Streetwaves include MZONE, National Youth Music, The Youth Service, The Dry Bar and The Liverpool Young Promoters, Lifestyles Sports Centres and Rice Lane City Farm plus all Merseyside boroughs.

For more information call Alicia Smith, Creative Neighbourhoods Manager, on 0151 233 1151 or e-mail alicia.smith@liverpool.gov.uk