Frequency Airborne is a battle of the bands with a difference. Bands will be played on air, on the Frequency radio show on 107.7 Brunel FM, they will be interviewed and asked to record two acoustic tracks, and then play at the 12 Bar.

We wanted to do a battle of the bands with a difference. There are many BOTBs that go on so we wanted to make ours stand out. We have brought together a whole host of partners to help. SOP promotions will be helping to run the nights at the 12 Bar. Swindonmusic.co.uk will be hosting an online voting system for us and Brunel FM are supporting it not only via the radio show we do, but with on air promotion said Steve Causer from Frequency Magazine. The winning band will not only be crowned the Airborne band of 2008, but will scoop a prize pool that includes; a Complete StudioPackage from Airborne partner Create Studios.

This will include five days in Create's state-of-the-art Sound Studio working alongside top producer Barry Andrews (ex XTC), through to the production of a finished CD. (Visit www.createstudios.org.uk/soundstudio for more info about the sound studio.) Airborne sponsor's, Western Computer will award the winning band with a MacBook Pro & Logic Studio software, and Media plant will provide the winning band with 1000 copies of their CDs.

Nine bands will be picked to go into the event and showcased on air. Three will be showcased each month, one a week with a round up week. On the finalweek the three bands will play live at the 12 Bar in Swindon. One band from each group of three will be picked by public vote to take part in the final.

After the initial rounds are over, the winning three bands go through to the final round. The gigs at the 12 Bar are on May 29, June 27 and July 31, with the final on September 25.

It all started on the May4 on the Frequency radio show on Brunel FM and entries are now closed for 2008, but more details can be found at www.frequencyairborne.co.uk

11:22am Friday 2nd May 2008

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