News : The Euphony Fusion 3 – submissions now open

Melbourne events and promotions company Welkin Entertainment have announced that submission’s are open for the companies highly successful project ‘The Euphony Fusion‘.

Showcasing a selection of Australia’s finest heavy metal talent, The Euphony Fusion is a free cd handed out to fans at shows, and also distributed to media – radio and internet for broadcast and review.

This edition of the cd, the third, will be distributed around Australia during the upcoming Arch Enemy/Suffocation Australian tour in November. Applications are now open, so read on for more details!
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Contact details:
welkin.entertainment@gmail.com
http://www.myspace.com/welkinentertainment

SUBMISSIONS:

1.1. How to make a submission:
1. Send an audio CD with the nominated song for inclusion (if there is more than one track, include a note indicating which track you would like to feature on the compilation) to:

Welkin Entertainment
15 Holloway St.,
Newport, VIC, 3015

Note: All physical CD entries must be full quality audio

OR

2. Email an mp3 (of minimum 192kps quality) to: welkin.entertainment@gmail.com

Note: For mp3 entries- if your band’s song is selected for inclusion on the compilation, you must forward on the full quality audio to Welkin Entertainment by Monday, September 21. You can do this by either posting the CD to the above postal address OR uploading the audio to a hosting site such as megaupload.com and emailing the link to Welkin Entertainment.

1.2. **A Note On Song Length:
? Any songs nominated for inclusion that are LESS than 3 minutes in length will incur a $40 discount and hence the payment required will only be $180.
? Any songs nominated for inclusion that are MORE than 6 minutes 30 seconds in length will incur an additional fee of $40 and hence the payment required will be $260.

1.3 Please include a contact email address and phone number with your submission.

1.4 Deadline for submissions:
ß Friday, September 4

1.5 Bands will be advised as to whether or not they have secured a spot on this particular compilation by:
? Monday, September 7

IF YOUR BANDS SUBMISSION IS SUCCESSFUL:

2.1 You will immediately be emailed a Grant of Rights form (which once signed gives Welkin Entertainment the legal right to reproduce the recording of your song solely for the purposes of this compilation CD).

2.2 The signed Grant of Rights form must be received by Welkin Entertainment by Monday, September 21.
ß Note: If you do not provide Welkin Ent with this signed form by September 21 your bands song will be taken off the compilation and replaced by another band.

2.3. Fee to be paid to Welkin Entertainment for the placement of one song on The Euphony Fusion 3:
? $220**

2.4. Preferred payment method is online bank transfer; payment can also be made by sending a cheque or money order to the above postal address. You will be provided with Welkin Entertainment’s bank details (for use in online transfer) if yours bands submission is successful.

2.5. Deadline for payment:
? Monday, September 21

2.6. If payment is not made by the deadline date, your bands song will be taken off the compilation and replaced with another band.

2.7 Number of copies being pressed and distributed nationally:
? 1000

2.8 Distribution gigs: ARCH ENEMY, SUFFOCATION and WINDS OF PLAGUE:

? Nov 1st – Capitol, Perth*, 18+
? Nov 3rd – Fowlers Live, Adelaide*, Lic/ AA
? Nov 5th – The Forum, Melbourne, 18+
? Nov 6th – The Roundhouse, Sydney, Lic/ AA
? Nov 7th – The Hifi, Brisbane, 18+
*Arch Enemy and Suffocation Only

2.9 ‘x’ amount of CD’s will be handed out to fans as they are leaving the venue at the end of the evening at each distribution gig.

2.10 Distribution points at each venue will be advertised beforehand so interested fans can make sure they are able to acquire a copy if they so wish.

2.11 Each band will receive 1 copy of the compilation CD per band member upon its completion. (Please provide us with a postal address for this purpose). All other CD’s will be distributed by Welkin Entertainment.

2.12 Welkin Entertainment will distribute copies of the compilation to metal radio stations and webzines Australia wide for radio play, giveaways, reviews etc.

2.13 The CD will be packaged in a cardboard slip. Each band will have their name, song title and a nominated website address on the back cover. (We go with the minimal packaging to keep costs down to make this promotional service more affordable for bands.)

2.14 All bands that do not get a spot on this particular compilation will be automatically considered for future compilations if they so wish.

2.15 If you’re interested in being part of a Welkin promotional compilation, but you don’t feel this particular set of distribution points suits your bands music, let us know, and we will register your interest and contact you when we feel we have another compilation that may be more suitable to your bands style.