UPCOMING EVENTS IN 2011

It will be a fun filled year with lots of events coming up.

Starting off with the Sprouts Competition on 1 August. Get a video clip or audio clip of yourself ready and we will find the best one and you'll be in the running for a fantastic getaway trip to New York!

Just around the corner, we will be on Nova 91.9! So turn up your radio and support us as we launch this brilliant new initiative of promoting local talent in the online arena hence helping individuals or groups with talent in entertainment (singing, dancing, comedy) to become recognised! Also, if you guys can post comments or suggestions on how can we improve in our vision and cause from 15 August -15 Sept, the best suggestion can win a trip to LA!

Last but not least, the event you guys are waiting for! SPROUTS BATTLE! A chance to perform at the Jive and compete with other acts! It will be a fun filled night with lots of prizes to give away! Not only that, the whole event will be recorded and posted on our YouTube Channel, and the winner will be decided through an interactive voting system! Become The Performer of the night and stand for glory and fame!

All this coming your away in a couple of months!

OTHER EVENTS TO LOOK OUT FOR!

Hi guys!

There are heaps more events to look out for! Book in the dates and get ready to shine! Sprouts brings to you:

QUEEN BEAN COMPETITION (1 September) - We're looking for the best video/audio clip of you performing! Stand a chance to win a fantastic prize!

SPROUTING IN THE USA (15 September) - Post a comment here in 25 words or less on your favourite gig or concert that you have been to and stand a trip to LA!

SPROUTS BATTLE (15 November) - Register for the major event of the year to perform at the Jive and compete with other acts! The winner will be decided through an interactive voting system on our Facebook page!

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Local Talent Scouts ‘Sprout’ into the Big Scene

Local group ‘Sprouts’ have gone from DIY talent scouts to overnight phenomenon! With new talent emerging everyday, they are proving to be the biggest online platform for showcasing young performers around Adelaide.

Jessica, Ian and Yas, have been promoting young, local performers since they began Sprouts three years ago. Since then, Sprouts’ popularity has really taken off. In their three years together, they have helped to promote over a hundred young artists many of which would never have had the chance without them.

Sprouts have recently branched out and are using online social media tools to promote their performers not only locally, but around the world. Their new interactive website acts as an online platform for young, emerging artists to get noticed. ‘Performers can upload video or audio files onto our Youtube channel and people can view these files, comment and rate them,’ Ian says. ‘Followers can engage by communicating through Facebook, Twitter, our blog and our interactive website. The Sprouts Battle is another way local performers can get themselves out there.’

The ‘Sprouts Battle’, held on the 3^rd of October, is a performance showcasing competing young artists from around Adelaide. Young performers who think they’ve got what it takes will compete for the ‘Sprouts Title’ at Jive, Hindley St. The event will be posted on the Sprouts Youtube channel www.youtube.com/sprouts and the public can vote for the winner online.

The Sprouts phenomenon all began in 2007 when the group began approaching local, unknown artists and getting them gigs in the Adelaide club/pub scene. ‘It actually started when we were walking through Rundle Mall and saw a young guy playing the violin,’ explains Yas. ‘He was extremely talented and it disturbed us to think that he may not ever really get noticed. We thought, wouldn’t it be great if we could discover and promote young musicians who might otherwise never get the chance to share their talent!’

They discovered many talented performers and proved to be a huge success. ‘We have always been really into the Adelaide music scene and know a lot of people from going to gigs and stuff. We approached a couple of artists that we had seen and got them gigs.’ Word of mouth saw that they received widespread support and they soon became very well-known around Adelaide themselves. ‘Now we have the online platform to find new talent and promote our artists to a much broader audience.’

Think you’ve got what it takes? Sprouts are always seeking new talent, whether you’re a singer, dancer or comedian. Register for the ‘Sprouts Battle’ online at www.sprouts.com.au or upload a video or track of your performance and let Sprouts do the rest!