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Follow the birth of the next big thing as the Nebula series brings together far-flung protostars to ignite a fusion reaction.
Only on Nebula™, viewers get an unprecedented vantage point to observe the genesis and development of a real band, and also directly participate in the group’s formation.
Searching the entire United States to find new talent, Nebula™ taps into the resources (songwriters, drummers, bassists, guitarists, and vocalists) currently underserved by the typical singer/dancer oriented talent vehicles, and desiring to be part of a working band. After a simplified online registration process, the contestants’ virtual auditions will be judged by audiences at home! Then a rigorous screening process involving both ordinary viewers - and a panel of industry professionals will together determine the winning participants. The ongoing dramatic hook unfolds each episode as our hopeful stars compete to join the band, build their skills, overcome fears and learn to play with one another!
Nebula™ seeks to discover, cultivate, and promote emerging musical talent under the guiding ideal that the most successful groups will always be greater than the sum of their parts. Following that philosophy, the project focuses on the active creation of bands -- introducing the proper elements to spark that ever-elusive chemistry and ignite a reaction to rattle the charts. So often, talented musicians fail to meet like-minded and equally-skilled peers for reasons of geography or dumb luck. At essence, Nebula™ supplies the ‘helping hand’ once left to fate through which guitarists could find their rhythm section - or songwriters gain their voice.
Although the first season will concern itself with the traditional pop/rock combo, the Nebula™ model is seamlessly adaptable to different genres - including (but not limited to) hip-hop, electronica, country, metal, roots, and world music. Given the incredible diversity of modern markets and style-mashing trends, the project strives from the outset to appeal to the widest possible demographic in clear acknowledgement of the wide-ranging tastes of current entertainment consumers.
By syncing with social media empowered voting, viewers forge their own emotional investment and buy into each episodes’ underlying nuts-and-bolts decisions that can literally make or break a young band! With the nascent group’s direction quite literally “in their hands”, the audience has little choice but to examine intra-band dynamics and select a participant that seems like the best possible fit. This process presents to the audience an enormous potential for ongoing interest - and continued support of the project above and beyond the personal cachet of an individual talent!
Nebula™ offers candidates five possible roles:
- Songwriter
- Drummer
- Bassist
- Guitarist
- Vocalist
and is divided into four phases:
- Online Auditions | Songwriters
- Online Auditions | Musicians
- Live Competition
- Band Development
Round 1 begins for songwriters on July 30th.
Register and try out for the show with a simple soundfile submission, then tell your friends to vote for you!