{"id":41409,"date":"2020-09-28T20:53:24","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T01:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=41409"},"modified":"2020-09-28T20:54:50","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T01:54:50","slug":"vans-launches-musicians-wanted-global-music-competition-to-spotlight-undiscovered-artists-and-award-the-chance-to-share-the-stage-with-celebrated-musician-anderson-paak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=41409","title":{"rendered":"Vans Launches \u2018Musicians Wanted\u2019 Global Music Competition to Spotlight Undiscovered Artists and Award the Chance to Share The Stage with Celebrated Musician Anderson .Paak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Digital Music Competition is Open to Artists of All Genres Globally;<\/div>\n
Finalists Will Earn Vans Product, Fender Gear, Spotify Playlisting and More!<\/div>\n
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Submit Original Music Now at\u00a0Vans.com\/MusiciansWanted<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Costa Mesa, CALIF. (Sept. 28, 2020) \u2013\u00a0Vans, the original action sports brand and global icon for creative self-expression is proud to launch the\u00a0Vans Musicians Wanted\u00a0competition globally for the first time since its inception in 2015. Vans\u00a0Musicians Wanted\u00a0is the brand\u2019s global music program that aims to provide a platform for musicians who are just starting out. The contest series will celebrate fresh, new and \u201cOff The Wall\u201d talent from all genres. For its 2020 global debut, each region around the world will provide undiscovered artists the chance to gain international exposure and the opportunity to share the stage with Grammy award-winning artist, Anderson .Paak. Additional prizes include Vans product, Fender gear, global music distribution, Spotify and Apple Music playlisting and more!<\/div>\n
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Originally created by Vans\u2019 Asia-Pacific region in 2015, the\u00a0Vans Musicians Wanted\u00a0competition began as a program to directly enable local, undiscovered musicians to submit their original music and be discovered on a national scale. With more than 7,000 artists that have entered the program since its inception, Vans is proud to launch the program globally to welcome artists from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, Europe and Asia-Pacific regions for a chance to share their original music with the world. Artists can submit their original music now through October 11 on\u00a0Vans.com\/MusiciansWanted<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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Vans evolves the 2020 global platform into competition series that is truly digital and open to all musicians and genres of music. The brand continues to curate and build experiences that are optimized for digital; allowing promising talent anywhere the opportunity to participate through digital submission of music and virtual concerts on a global scale.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Featuring special guest judges as part of the selection process,\u00a0Vans Musicians Wanted\u00a0welcomes J.I.D and Bohan Phoenix, artists featured in the Vans latest brand campaign, \u2018THIS IS OFF THE WALL\u2019, European based singer-songwriter Nil\u00fcfer Yanya, and Grammy award-winning artist, Anderson .Paak to review the top-5 artists from each region. Three artists will be chosen to perform at the\u00a0Vans Musicians Wanted\u00a0Virtual Concert, to be held this December. One grand prize winner will be selected to receive Vans product, Fender Gear, global music distribution,\u00a0Spotify<\/a>\u00a0and Apple Music playlisting and the opportunity to share the stage with Anderson .Paak as the opening act in 2021.<\/div>\n
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Vans\u2019\u00a0Musicians Wanted\u00a0competition is an inclusive global platform that enables creative self-expression through music and provides a direct path for undiscovered artists to step into the limelight and gain global exposure. To enter your original music now and read official contest rules, please visit\u00a0Vans.com\/musicianswanted<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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About Vans<\/div>\n
Vans\u00ae<\/sup>, a VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC) brand, is the original action sports footwear, apparel and accessories brand.\u00a0Vans\u00ae\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup>authentic collections are sold in 97 countries through a network of subsidiaries, distributors and international offices.\u00a0Vans\u00ae\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup>has over 2,000 retail locations globally including owned, concession and partnership doors. The\u00a0Vans\u00ae\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup>brand promotes creative self-expression in youth culture across action sports, art, music and street culture and delivers progressive platforms such as the\u00a0Vans Park Series,\u00a0Vans Triple Crown of Surfing\u00ae<\/sup>,\u00a0Vans Pool Party,\u00a0Vans Custom Culture, and\u00a0Vans\u2019\u00a0cultural hub and international music venue,\u00a0House of Vans.<\/div>\n
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