BlackRoom Studios have launched a Battle of the Bands contest with opportunities for winners to win free studio time, festival slots, support slots, media coverage, and videos.

Based in Southampton, the auditions take place tonight, the evening of Friday 23 and Saturday 24 February in the afternoon.

Black Room Studios are a leading professional recording studio, designed specifically for full bands including two state of the art recording studios providing full and live recording. They also have rehearsal room facilities.

The scene has been growing in the South, and Blackroom Studios felt it was time to help showcase this fact and help local acts to take the next step in their careers, having had so much talent come through the studios in recent months.

Entrants will need to perform 15 minutes each, or two to three songs, which must be original material. Successful entrants will then go on to perform for the live heats at Southampton’s own music venue The 1865 in March.

For the studio time there will be three places: 1st place will win £1000 in studio time, 2nd place recieves £500 in studio time and 3rd place will take £300 in studio time.

If you are interested please email blackroom_studios@yahoo.com, including a phone number, email address, and preferred audition date for your band.

Visit www.blackroomstudios.co.uk to find out more.