Thank you for checking out Battle of the FANS™ on-line. Battle of the FANS™ is a TLAMS Entertainment Services event. TLAMS Entertainment Services is known for the LAmusicScene.com and events like Acoustic Live™ (acousticlive.net) which support musicians and the local music community.

A little history on Battle of the FANS™:

Battle of the FANS™ originated from conversations about typical battle of the bands style competitions. Many of these competitions hinged on "draw" but were judged by “music industry professionals”. Unfortunately, when push comes to shove, the bands "draw" would out rank the judging process and the best drawing band would always win. The second “joke” was the prize. A small cash award and the title of “winner” didn’t seem enough considering the grueling work from the competing artists/bands. At first we just poked fun at these types of competitions, which resulted in the name, Battle of the FANS™. As the joke grew, it became more interesting and was almost transformed into an on-line game to be launched on TLAMS’ websites. A few months later AFTUM (Artist Friendly Talent Management-our TLAMS event company) was looking for exciting, new music events and Battle of the FANS™ was top of mind. After some consideration and a lot of planning we decided to put our local bands to the test! The website game never came about, but the idea remained true in form and now we are proud to present…Battle of the FANS™.

The concept is simple. Rather than judging with "industry professionals," we let the FANS decide, after all, that's how records sell and careers are born. The only concern was ensuring quality music as well as a sizable FAN base, so we decided to A&R the submission process, just like record labels do. So, even though the competition is “draw” driven, all submissions are subjected to a panel of industry professionals prior to their acceptance.

At its heart, Battle of the FANS™ is a promotionally driven contest, with the simple desire of drawing attention to new artists and bands that are eager to establish and grow their FAN base. Artists/bands that get involved work hard to promote and also get promoted! TLAMS has gathered sponsor support to supply the competing artists/bands with added incentive prizes and promotions as well as capping off the contest with a substantial grand prize of up to $25,000!

For more information visit: www.tlams.com