Important News ReleaseVIMA 2013 OFFICIAL CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS News Release: Siva Chandran @ Bite My Music VIMA 2013 MUSIC AWARDS is now officially calling for submissions and the closing date is November 2nd, 2012.
Considered the most important and anticipated indie music award in the region, the awards platform has grown from strength to strength and now comprises of recognizing independent and unsigned musicians from 4 countries – Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Brunei.
“I cant believe this is going to be the 4th time we are organizing the awards but over the years, i can only sum up the experience as a journey we have walked hand in hand with musicians of all creed and genre. Its been an overwhelming task to put together the whole process of the awards,yet surprisingly, we enjoy it because of how we connect with so many talented musicians. This time round, the bar will definitely be set higher, with some truly exciting and creative musicians from Indonesia who will be invited to participate. To top that off, we are super excited to be working with Sony Music Entertainment Malaysia, who have teamed up with us to sign a 1 song deal for the Song Of The Year Category and also to work with us to come up with an 18 track compilation which will feature the best songs of VIMA 2013.
On a personal level, im really motivated to pull off another amazing awards show because of the special HALL OF FAME inductees we announced – Paul Ponnudorai (posthumous) and Poetic Ammo. We are going to do our level best to have a special segment that will honor them.” said Siva Zaphod Chandran, founder of VIMA and COO of Bite Media.
“Social media is such a crucial element to how an independent musician reaches out to their base of fans, so this year, we are making it a compulsory measure that all musicians participating must have a Facebook and Soundcloud account. For musicians submitting music videos, we are encouraging everyone to submit their video links from either Youtube or Vimeo. To make things even spicier, 10% of the overall scores will be based on how well a band interacts and promotes themselves using social media” said Meera Thuraivel, co-founder of VIMA and CEO of Bite Media.
Independent musicians from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei ,may submit their songs and music videos to vima2013@gmail.com.All musicians are also encouraged to join the VIMA 2013 Facebook group to catch up on all updates (
www.facebook.com/groups/436329473066182/)
The main awards event will be scheduled to be held in February 2013. VIMA 2013 is supported by 8TV, Sony Music Entertainment Malaysia and Rosiegraphie. (More sponsors and media partners will be announced in the coming weeks)
Important regulations:1. Eligibility for songs and music videos – must be released between Sept 1st, 2011 and November 1st, 2012. All musicians must register a Soundcloud (www.soundcloud.com) account to upload their songs and also every participating musician must have a Facebook account.
2. We strongly encourage all musicians to submit their songs using SOUNDCLOUD links. Please register your songs at
www.soundcloud.com.
Here is an example of a soundcloud link:
soundcloud.com/djzaphod/when-my-heart-beats-again3. Musicians may submit as many songs in SOUNDCLOUD links
4. Please ensure your email includes a full profile of you/your band, at least 2 pictures,your contact details,your Facebook profile (you may also include a twitter and reverbnation link if you have one)
5. If you are sumbitting for the Most Mindblowing Music Video category, then Music videos must be uploaded to Youtube or Vimeo and their links to be submitted to vima2013@gmail.com
6. The closing date to submit all songs and videos will be at 5pm November 2nd, 2012.
7. We allow musicians from countries outside Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Brunei to participate if they have resided at least 3 years in the country and shows proof of continuing to stay on for a further 2 years. In the past musicians (mostly students) from African countries and Europe have gained eligibility through this route.
8. If for any particular reason a musician is unable to submit a SOUNDCLOUD link of their song with a valid reason, then the musician may send us an mp3 version of their song directly to us at vima2013@gmail.com.
9. The judging is divided into : 10% social media engagement with fans (Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, Reverbnation,Youtube), 30% online public votes, 60% global judges.
10. The following are the categories that your song can be submitted for. You may submit the same song for multiple categories and also as many songs into as many categories as you wish.Please ensure that all songs has a SOUNDCLOUD link.
VIMA 2013 Categories* Please take note that all reggae, soul, funk and jazz songs will be under the Best Pop/R&B category*Best Pop/ R&B Song
Best Pop/ R&B Act
Best Overall female act
Best Rock Song
Best Rock Group
Best Rock vocalist
Best Electro/Dance Song
Best Electro/Dance Act
Best Hip-hop/rap Song
Best Hip-hop/rap act
Best instrumental
Most Mindblowing Music Video
Best Indian/Punjabi act
Best Chinese Act
Best College Act
The Song Of The Year Category will be introduced after the nominees and winners have been decided and the winner will receive a 1 song deal signed up to Sony Music. (this offer is currently made only to a Malaysian act).
VIMA 2013 is organized and coordinated by Bite Media and Saintz & Sinnerz,an international marketing and branding company that also manages Bite My Music Global Awards, GAMA (Global African Music Awards), IndieGo Music Awards (South Asia Music Awards).
For More Information:bitemymusic.com
