The streets are the perfect platform for unsigned artists to showcase their skills to the public – whether it be music, art or entertainment. Busking, one of the world’s oldest professions, allows artists to do just that.
Next year, Geelong will be harnessing the importance of uncovering hidden talents as it sees the return of Geelong’s Best Busker competition in February with a number of live performances in Geelong’s Lt Malop Central.
Now in its fifth year, Geelong’s Best Busker competition provides the perfect platform for unsigned artists to showcase their talents to a previously untapped regional audience, as well as providing a key stepping stone for their career development. Performances will feature musicians, visual artists, puppeteers and dancers from the Geelong region, all vying for the chance to take out the title of Geelong’s Best Busker through a series of heats and a finals showdown.
Not only do buskers get their name out there, share their music and get to enjoy the vibrant atmosphere, but there’s a range of prizes to be won, with a prize pool in excess of $1000, including an opportunity to play live on Pulse radio, and the opportunity to play at a number of festivals and public events.
Heats will be conducted during February on the 11th, 14th and 18th with finals on Friday, February 21st, 2020.
Contestants are judged at each heat and six finalists are selected to go through to the finals, where their talents are showcased to take out the sought after title of Geelong’s Best Busker.
Applicants can apply via email to [email protected] or visit Geelong’s Best Busker Facebook Page for more details.