Gap is hosting the world's largest ever simultaneous live acoustic music event in over 700 stores across the US and Canada. The events will be attended by up to 30,000 Gap employees and 300,000 guests, and will also be open to the public.

Acts chosen to play at the events will be able to raise their profile, sell CDs at the gigs, and will have the chance of winning a recording session with famed producer John Alagia, who has sold millions of records with artists such as Dave Matthews Band, Emmylou Harris, David Gray, Ben Folds Five, O.A.R., Edwin McCain, Vertical Horizon, Jason Mraz, Unwritten Law and Grammy winner John Mayer. Acts will also receive free premium jeans from a new range launching in August, and the chance to win a Gap wardrobe.

To be considered your act must have no more than four people, and you must be available to play an unplugged acoustic set in your local Gap store on August 20 (no explicit lyrics). You will need to bring your own gear and make your own travel arrangements.

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CDR club nights break out of London

CDR – which is already a successful club night around the world and established in London – is now breaking out of the capital with pilots across the East Midlands, with dates in Nottingham, Derby, and Leicester.

The nights include city-based DJs playing sets of their own and other people's music, but artists can also turn up on the night with their own CDRs to have them played (hence the name).

Tracks can be of any genre, provided the music has been made digitally.

For more information, contact cdrw@burntprogress.com or go to http://www.myspace.com/burntprogress  or http://www.burntprogress.com 

Radiohead manager and MAMA launch new label

Radiohead's manager, Brian Message, has joined forces with artist management firm, MAMA Group, to create a new record label called "Polyphonic". 

Full details of the label and its policies have yet to be released, but there is speculation that it may employ similar release plans to Radiohead's 2007 album "In Rainbows", which could be downloaded for a price chosen by the customer.

The label is certainly expected to concentrate on digital music delivery, and will allow artists to retain their copyright. Adam Driscoll, the co-chief executive of MAMA Group, suggested that the label will probably offer new artists a 50/50 split, though established artists can expect a bigger share.

"We will do whatever is most effective to get an artist noticed," stated Driscoll. "Giving an album away for free may get one million people listening to a new artist."

The label will launch with $20 million of funding, provided by MAMA Group.

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