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Jägermeister launches Back the Artist 2014
After discovering Sheen Skaiz in 2013, Jägermeister's Back the Artist is ready for round two. The search has begun for the biggest track - be it hardcore, deep house , rock 'n' roll, pop, kwaito, or trance, the competition is open all artists.
How it works
Any band / artist, famous or unknown, from South Africa can submit an audio track.
The tracks are then graded to ensure sound quality, and those selected are entered into the first round of public voting.
There are four rounds of voting; Top 80, Top 40, Top 20, and Top 10. These are weekly votes, so each artist or band must encourage their fans in order to stay in the competition. Votes are limited to one per day, per person, this is monitored carefully to ensure fairness to all.
Each week, there will be a cut and those left will go through to the next round.
Once in the Top 10, the judges decision comes into play. The judges are music industry veterans, hit song producers and the Jägermeister team. The judges decision is final.
The prize
Production time in studio with one of South Africa’s leading producers - Justin de Nobrega, the man behind Jack Parow, Die Antwoord and Toya Delazy, and now Back the Artist 2013 winner Sheen Skaiz who's currently recording his album.
Go to www.backtheartist.co.za for more information, and to enter.
Watch the doccie introducing Sheen Skaiz and his time in-studio with Justin de Nobrega.
