Contests & festivals

The application video with no budget: one song, one room, one camera

A phone on a tripod, a full song, a real room — how to shoot the video that answers a panel's actual question, and why the produced clip answers a different one.

2026-09-09 · Georgy E.

What juries read first in a band application

The reading order is not a secret — the application form creates it: the link, the live video, the short text. And anything outside the form's fields is not guaranteed a reader.

2026-09-09 · Georgy E.

Application mistakes that disqualify your band before anyone listens

The standard ways entries take themselves out of a contest — an unmet condition, a link that will not play, fields answered with the wrong thing — each with the plain fix.

2026-09-09 · Georgy E.

Open calls for bands: what is actually accepting applications

Contests and festivals taking entries right now — the list is queried live and stays current — plus what selection panels look at first.

2026-09-05 · Georgy E.