For the past four years, Prog Sphere has been releasing a compilation entitled Progstravangaza, which has seen 19 volumes (the 20th will be coming out soon) that showcased over 430 bands and has been downloaded over 50,000 times. Now, after this stretch, Prog Sphere is aiming to bring this series into the physical realm with the first ever CD and they’re looking for the right bands to make the cut!
From Prog Sphere:
Prog Sphere invites unsigned bands from all around the world to take part on the physical Progstravaganza edition. In addition to the feature on the sampler, the selected bands will receive special treatment on Prog Sphere’s main website through interviews, reviews, special articles, podcasts, radio features, lyric/photo videos, streamings, advertisements and more, with exposure of 2M views per month.
Bands are encouraged to submit “…a download link of the up to 7 minutes long song aimed for the sampler, short biography and links,” to info@prog-sphere.com for their chance to appear on the CD. There will be a fee for entries that qualify. More information can be found here.
I’ve been a huge fan of the prog rock genre for years and I see how difficult it can be for bands to get their name out, so it’d be amazing to see bands get the opportunity to reach a wider audience. I don’t know what the fees are like, however, so that kind of raises some questions. Still, you can’t beat that kind of exposure to the right crowd.