NXNE (North by Northeast) 2012

Expecting over 300,000 attendees, NXNE Music Festival offers the hottest music, international exposure and life changing experiences. Not to mention, 250 slots are reserved for Sonicbids members.


Sonicbids will offer 2 international artists $1,000 each to get to the event, and everyone who submits - selected or not - can get deep discounts on full NXNE delegate passes for each band member.


Check out our interview with NXNE's promoter to find out the top 5 things they look for in a band./n/nNow in its 18th year, NXNE has become the Canadian festival destination for emerging artists and major-label headliners, for music filmmakers, and for digital interactive innovators bridging the gap between technology and the arts. For five days and nights the 2012 edition of the NXNE Music Festival, expecting to bring in over 300,000 attendees, offers the hottest music and the freshest music -related ideas — all within a few km of each other. NXNE presents over 650 international, national and local acts at 57 official festival stages in downtown Toronto's famous club district.



There are 250 reserved slots for Sonicbids members and everyone who applies to NXNE – even if not selected - can get deep discounts on full delegate passes for each band member.

Based outside of the U.S. or Canada? Sonicbids will offer 2 international artists of NXNE's choosing a $1,000 honorarium each to help get to the event. These artists must be from outside of the U.S. and Canada.



When you submit to NXNE between now and January 31, you can turn your Sonicbids EPK™ into an amazing website! Get an extended 6-month FREE TRIAL of Bandzoogle when you submit to NXNE by January 31! Bandzoogle lets you build a great looking site in a few clicks. All the tools you need like a store, mailing list, blog, and music player are built-in. Best of all, Bandzoogle imports all your Sonicbids EPK™ content, you'll have a full website in just minutes and plenty of free time to tweak and customize it!


Wondering what types of bands NXNE wants, the best ways to plan for the fest and/or how to make the most of your time there? Well, check out our interviews with Crispin Giles, NXNE's Music Program Manager:

• NXNE Wants You! The Top 5 Things NXNE Looks For in a Band.


• Inside NXNE: Planning A Showcase and Must-Haves for the Festival.


• Inside NXNE: How To Make The Most of NXNE

About NXNE:
The event is an essential showcase opportunity for the best in new music. Many performers have played NXNE on their way to major worldwide breakthroughs. Hotly tipped buzz bands and soon-to-be-discovered gems join international touring acts, making NXNE eclectic and exciting.

In addition to hundreds of thousands music fans, NXNE brings in thousands of industry professionals that take part in conference sessions and thousands more fans at the concurrent NXNEi Interactive, and Film Festival components of NXNE.

The NXNE Conference draws over 2,500 industry delegates for celebrity interviews, networking sessions, and music-business panels. Demo-listening and mentoring sessions give participants straight, one-on-one opinions and answers from successful artists and industry professionals. Past guests include Police drummer Stewart Copeland, head Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten, songwriters Steve Earle and Bruce Cockburn, Peaches, Patti Smith, Thomas Dolby and Stones’ ex-guru Andrew Loog Oldham.

NXNE 2011 attracted over 600 accredited media to the festival. NXNE enjoys the usual online suspects on the ground, taking it all in: Pitchfork, Stereogum, XLR8R, La Blogotheque, Filter, including correspondents from outlets like BBC, Vanity Fair, the New York Times, and Fused UK etc.



Festival alumni include:

Iggy and The Stooges • Feist • DEVO • Descendents • De La Soul • Broken Social Scene • DFA 1979 • Kid Cudi • Sufjan Stevens • Stars • The Raveonettes • Black Rebel Motorcycle Club • The Pharcyde • GZA • Mudhoney • No Age • Twin Shadow Deerhoof • The Dodos Black Lips • Les Savy Fav • Matt and Kim • Fucked Up • Dinosaur Jr. • X • Peaches The Cool Kids • Eagles of Death Metal • Ted Leo & The Pharmacists • Cults • Best Coast Sloan • Japandroids • HEALTH • OFF! • K-OS • Dum Dum Girls • Glass Candy •The Handsome Furs • Land of Talk • Cold Cave • Kid Sister • Thee Oh Sees • Surfer Blood The Sonics • Big Freedia • Swervedriver • Ron Sexsmith • Chad Van Gaalen • MC5 Television • The Soundtrack of Our Lives • My Morning Jacket • Hercules & Love Affair • New York Dolls • Buzzcocks • The Dears • King Khan & The Shrines • Ty Segall • Wavves Wild Nothing • PS I Love You • Diamond Rings • DD/MM/YYYY • Art Brut • Avi Buffalo Warpaint • The Soft Pack • Zola Jesus • Grimes • METZ • Dirty Beaches • The Luyas • The Postelles • Lower Dens and literally thousands and thousands more...



Musicians:
Whether you define your sound as Rock, Garage, Punk, Reggae, DJ, Folk, Hip Hop, Goth, Americana, Dance, Ambient, Metal, Bluegrass, Electronic, Singer-Songwriter, R&B, Acoustic, Alternative, or simply Bedroom 4-Tracker, get your NXNE application underway now.

NXNE 2012 submissions are open from September 1, 2011 until January 31, 2012. For early applicants (those who submit before Dec 31, 2011) it’s just $28 to get your act on stage for Canada's premier music festival and conference next June. The fee raises to $38.00 from Jan 1, 2012 to Jan 31, 2012. Performers selected to appear at NXNE 2012 will have their artist information and web site links featured at www.nxne.com. Please make sure your EPK is complete and up-to-date; NXNE cannot accept / review incomplete EPKs.

All artists selected to appear at NXNE are entitled to receive complimentary NXNE artist passes, with priority access to all official festival venues and to the afternoon sessions of the Interactive Conference. (Sorry - managers, agents, crew and assorted hangers-on not included).



In addition, Canadian artists showcasing at NXNE are eligible for an opportunity to be included in the NXNE Top 60 Tip Sheet – a list of NXNE showcasing artists sent to a database of industry insiders, complimented with a dedicated microsite served via nxne.com.