IGNITION Showcase at FUSE Festival - Music Industry Conference & Showcase Festival 2010

Don't miss your LAST CHANCE to submit to perform at FUSE Festival. FUSE Festival is the longest running music industry conference and showcase festival of its type in Australia. Selected artists will perform at The Metropolitan Hotel Adelaide on Thursday 25th of February, 2010 from 7pm-12am, among the festival's 50 artists performing across 20 venues. Artists confirmed to perform at the festival in 2010 include The Touch, and Vorn Doolette and The Shiny Brights. Past performers include Pete Murray, Hilltop Hoods, The Audreys, Dappled Cities, Cloud Control and City Riots./n/nFUSE Festival is the longest running music industry conference and showcase festival of its type in Australia. It features 3 days of seminars, talks, round table discussions and songwriting and management masterclasses with the industry's leading professionals alongside two nights of FUSE LIVE gigs (Explode! and Ignition!) jam-packed with the best in new music from across the nation. Selected artists will perform at The Metropolitan Hotel Adelaide on Thursday 25th of February, 2010 from 7pm-12am, among the festival's 50 artists performing across 20 venues.

Artists confirmed to perform at the festival in 2010 include The Touch, and Vorn Doolette and The Shiny Brights. Past performers include Pete Murray, Hilltop Hoods, The Audreys, Dappled Cities, Cloud Control and City Riots. FUSE takes place in Adelaide, South Australia, from Wednesday the 24th to Friday the 26th of February 2010.

IGNITION, the open access showcase on Thursday the 25th of February, allows any acts registering the opportunity to perform live. Last year over 60 bands performed in 20 venues across the Adelaide CBD. This year's sponsors include Coopers, Arts SA, Triple J, Adelaide Fringe Inc, and Faster Louder.

This year FUSE has teamed up with Sonicbids to give members a chance to register for an exclusive Sonicbids IGNITION Showcase. Successful bands will have the chance to play in front of some of the music industry’s leading professionals, as well as attend the Conference and associated networking events.

Please note: A registration fee of *$290 per band will be required from successful applicant. This covers access to the FUSE Conference, EXPLODE! showcase and networking events, plus listing in the program and related publicity.

*Fee covers playing members only, Managers must pay an additional $120 for Conference registration. Reduced rate of $190 available for solo artists.

For more information visit: www.fusefestival.com