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You want to play at the Color Fest ?

Supernova is the contest that selects three new artistic projects to play on the Color Fest stage on 11, 12 and 13 August 2023. We are looking for new musical projects to support their growth by involving them in the Festival Line Up.

The focus on up-and-comers and their paths is at the heart of Color fest.

The contest will see two finals - 25 May in Bologna and the 11 June in Rende (Cosenza) - with a jury of Italian music industry insiders.

You have until:

Bologna Registration closed

Here are the Bologna Finalists:

THE WINNERS OF THE BOLOGNA FINAL ARE:

REGISTRATION
closed

Here are the Rende finalists:

ADRIANA - BASILISCUS P. - C'AMMAFUNK - THE PAINS OF YOUNG WALTER - LORENZO LEPORE -LUNASTORTA - SANTATERESA - YOU

THE WINNERS OF THE BOLOGNA FINAL ARE:

  • SANTATERESA

To participate you have until 10 May for the Bologna final and 19 May for the Rende final: register by clicking herechoosing which final to participate in.

There will be five of them for each of the two events, and they will have the opportunity to perform live in front of the jury, which will determine the three winners who will enter the Lineup at the Color Fest.

You want to play at the Color Fest ?

They say About us

Here is the experience of the three Supernova winners: Martini PoliceEleonora e Mundial who played on stage at the Tenth Edition of Color Fest.

IN LINE UP:

THE NOTWIST
NU GENEA (live band)
MECNA + COCO
PSYCHOLOGISTS
MACE
BNKR44
EMMA NOLDE
EMMANUELLE

N.A.I.P
SAVANA FUNK
DUMBO GETS MAD
GIUSE THE LIZIA
MARCO CASTLE
GENEVA
RUBBER

You want to play at the Color Fest ?

Supernova is the contest that selects three new artistic projects to play on the Color Fest stage on 11, 12 and 13 August 2023. We are looking for new musical projects to support their growth by involving them in the Festival Line Up.

The focus on up-and-comers and their paths is at the heart of Color fest.

The contest will see two finals - one 25 May in Bologna and one the 11 June in Rende (Cosenza) - with a jury of Italian music industry insiders.

Bologna closed registrations

Here are the Bologna Finalists:

DARIADEAD RITUALSDUCK BALENOELLE HEYCLUSTER ICONSEREPOCAIONTASTRUST THE MASK

THE WINNERS OF THE BOLOGNA FINAL ARE:

RENDE CLOSED REGISTRATIONS

Here are the Rende finalists:

ADRIANA - BASILISCUS P. - C'AMMAFUNK - THE PAINS OF YOUNG WALTER - LORENZO LEPORE -LUNASTORTA - SANTATERESA - YOU

THE WINNERS OF THE BOLOGNA FINAL ARE:

  • SANTATERESA

To participate you have until 10 May for the final in Bologna and 19 May for the Rende final: sign up by clicking herechoosing which final to participate in.

There will be five of them for each of the two events, and they will have the opportunity to perform live in front of the jury, which will determine the three winners who will enter the Lineup at the Color Fest.

They say About us

Here is the experience of the three Supernova winners: Martini PoliceEleonora e Mundial who played on stage at the Tenth Edition of Color Fest.

How to Participate

1 - Fill in the registration form

Complete the form. You will be asked to submit three tracks to the jury for selection. You can insert links (Spotify, Soundcloud or other players) or upload in .zip format

2 - Make Payment

The participation fee is €30.99. You can pay via Paypal.

You will receive confirmation. 

3 - Wait for the#039;preselection result

The finalists will be 5 days later the end of registration!

Have you already registered?

JURY

FINALS

25 May 2023

Final of Bologna
Courtyard Café

11 June 2023

Final of Rende (CS)
MOOD Summer - River Park

Bands and Artists
winners of the previous editions

Jury RENDE (CS)

FAQs

To register for the contest, you need to fill in the registration form by clicking on one of the buttons on this page.

THREE BRANDS WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED FOR EVALUATION, TO BE INSERTED via a link to an external player (Spotify, Bandcamp, Soundcloud, Mixcloud, or any other that allows the track to be accessed and listened to).

Please note: whether tracks will be shared via upload or if a non-public linkthe latter will never be disseminated but will only serve the jury for evaluation purposes.

You may choose to participate in only one of the two finals, at your discretion. You will be asked for this choice in the form.

After filling in, you will be redirected to Paypal to pay the entry fee. Once you have paid your contribution, you will be entered AND you will have access to the jury's evaluation. This will be responsible for evaluating the three proposed pieces.

The jurors will then select the finalists, who will be announced 5 days later the end of registration!

The registration fee is € 30.99. For both solo projects and bands. 

The jury is in charge of listening to the three pieces brought to their attention during the entry. They can be entered via links in the form or upload field. Finalists will be selected for each of the two final dates, which will be announced 5 days later the end of registration. The finalists will be contacted by email, but also published on the Color Fest communication channels.

As already announced, the two finals will be held 25 May in Bologna and the 10 June in Rende. The live performances will take place in front of the jury in an open event dedicated to Supernova. The performances can be recorded and published later on the Color Fest channels.

The three winning projects will play on stage at Color Fest 11. One on 11 August, 12 August and 13 August 2023. It is planned refund costs of euro 100 + board + 3-day pass for each band member.

Projects that are selected for the finals will be asked for the Technical Data Sheet (based on this, it will be defined what to bring as personal tools and what will be provided by the organisation)

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