Announcing The Winner For NMS Artist On The Verge
posted in: OurStage Updates
The results are in and the band Hotspur has come out on top as the grand prize winner of the NMS Artist on the Verge competition on OurStage. The focus of the competition was to expose aspiring artists to top media, tech and music industry executives and give them a jump start to their careers. Hotspur was one of three finalists who made it to the New Music Seminar in New York to showcase their talents in front of some of the music industry’s top brass. The seminar was attended by major players from companies such as MySpace, Facebook, ReverbNation, Tommy Boy Records and, of course, OurStage.
Hotspur and finalist Yonas
Bands were stopping by our NMS booth all day to show their love and we even had to call in the reinforcements for more swag to give away! We were there later that night when all three bands performed live in a showcase at Santo’s Party House. After hearing great performances from each of the finalists, the folks from NMS named Hotspur winners of the competition. The band will receive a grand prize package worth more than $50,000! Contents of the package include a Gibson SG Raw Power Guitar, a custom-designed website, a music business toolbox, and much more!
A lot of the fans came, some of them even from DC to support us, so it was nice to see the home crowd support, always helps. Hotspur
“There were a ton of our diehard fans, friends and family who spent many hours that they were supposed to be working or spending at school voting for us instead . . . and they got us to this point,” the band commented. “To all the fans and everybody at OurStage, we hope this is a big step for us and we have you guys to thank.” Check out Hotspur’s music and OurStage profile here.