Calling Young Musicians for Online Youth Music Festival!

Published by Dermot Lambert on April 8, 2021

Calling Young Musicians ages 10 – 20 in Ireland!

Garageland is proud to announce a national online Irish youth music festival in June 2021. Full details to be announced soon.

We are calling out to all young musicians ages 10 – 20 who would like to be featured in this festival.

The day will be broadcast across a number of online platforms and media outlets, with an audience of thousands of people (pretty exciting stuff!).
Special guests will be joining us on the day, with songwriting workshops from some of Ireland’s most successful songwriters.
We will have a live Q&A with music industry professionals, who can offer advice on how to get ahead in the music industry.
Young musicians are invited to send us videos for inclusion and broadcast on the festival. Videos can range from simple home-made videos shot on your phone, or if you have the opportunity to make one in your club or project, following Covid guidelines, we will of course accept this too.
We welcome original material, but we will also accept covers, so don’t be shy!
All genres are welcome, from Urban and Grime, from Rock to Indie, to singer songwriter. Poetry too!
We currently have 60 slots available (already filling up). We are calling on youth clubs and projects to put young artists forward to be a part of this very exciting event!

What you can send

A video of your song (or two), preferably something you’ve written yourself, but covers are good too.
Please add a paragraph about you, where you live, and your song. If you’re in a music group, tell us a little about your group.
A few words on video (about thirty seconds) of what you love most about lockdown in your part of Ireland – top 10 answers will recieve a voucher. (“What I love most about Midleton in lockdown is…..”)

You can apply to take part in two different ways

Send your video on MP4 format preferably (and paragraph as outlined above) to info@garageland.ie.
OR simply write the word YES to info@garageland.ie, and our crew will contact you and guide you through the process.

Who can take part?

Any musician aged 10 – 20 of any genre from anywhere in The Republic of Ireland.
Spoken word performances welcome.
Instrumental performances welcome.
All participants will be confirmed through parent or guardian, or through clubs and projects.

Closing Dates