Aspiring Musicians Across All Genres from the
Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific
Regions Can Enter for a Chance to Vans product, Kramer gear, a
Premium TuneCore prize pack, Global Music Distribution, Spotify
playlisting and more!
Submit Your Original Music Now
at vans.ca/mw
MONTRÉAL, July 16, 2021 /CNW/ -
Vans, the original action sports brand and global icon for
creative self-expression, opened submissions for its praised 2021
Vans Musicians Wanted competition. Launched worldwide for the first
time in 2020 as a digital contest, Vans Musicians Wanted is
the brand's global music program, providing a stage for
up-and-coming musicians just starting out. The contest series
celebrates fresh, new and "Off The Wall" talent from all
genres.
For 2021, participating regions will provide undiscovered
artists the opportunity to gain international exposure and a chance
to share the stage with the tongue-in-chic, genre-bending British
rocker, YUNGBLUD. Additional prizes include Vans product, Kramer
gear, a premium TuneCore prize pack including global music
distribution, Spotify playlisting and more!
The 2020 Vans Musicians Wanted platform saw over 22,000 artist
submissions across nearly every music genre from musicians around
the world. Drawing off this epic success, the digital music
platform continues to curate and build brand experiences that are
accessible – allowing fans anywhere to participate through digital
submission and virtual contest series on a global scale. Through
the interactive website, artists from the
United States, Mexico,
Central and South America,
Europe and Asia-Pacific shared their original music with
a broad-reaching audience. Last year's winners included JoeJas
hailing from the UK, Lucia Tacchetti
from Argentina and numnum from
Korea.
A diverse cast of judges will be joining the brand as part of
the selection process including multi-talented rapper, writer and
comic book artist, Denzel Curry who
is featured in the brand's latest brand campaign, Grammy nominated
pop singer and songwriter, Julia
Michaels, creative visionary and founder of 88rising,
Sean Miyashiro and US and UK
Billboard charting artist, YUNGBLUD. The top five finalists from
each region will be chosen to perform at the Vans Musicians Wanted
virtual concert series, to be held this September. Additionally,
regional grand prize winners will be selected to receive Vans
product, Kramer gear, global music distribution, Spotify and Apple
Music playlisting and the opportunity to share the stage with
YUNGBLUD in front of live audiences as the opening act in
2022.
Vans Musicians Wanted is an inclusive global platform that
enables creative self-expression through music and helps to provide
a direct path for undiscovered artists to emerge and gain global
exposure. To enter your original music and read the official
contest rules and regulations, please
visit vans.ca/mw.
About Vans
Vans®, a VF
Corporation (NYSE: VFC) brand, is the original action sports
footwear, apparel and accessories
brand. Vans® authentic collections are
sold in 84 countries through a network of subsidiaries,
distributors and international
offices. Vans® has over 2,000 retail
locations globally including owned, concession and partnership
doors. The Vans® brand promotes
creative self-expression in youth culture across action sports,
art, music and street culture and delivers progressive platforms
such as the Vans Park Series, Vans Triple Crown
of Surfing®, Vans Pool
Party, Vans Custom Culture,
and Vans' cultural hub and international music
venue, House of Vans.
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