July marks the beginning of the Passport to Airlie music competition which regular sees 300 competitors from across the country vie for their chance to win an opportunity to sing on the main stage at the Airlie Beach Festival of Music.
For the next four months, talented and emerging singer-songwriters will be competing in a series of heats that take place in Darwin, Cairns, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Byron Bay, Newcastle, Melbourne and just down the road in Mackay.
Open to a mixture of genres and styles, the competition is unique in the fact three quarters of each participant’s act needs to be original music, as well as its aim to provide opportunities of support and industry experiences to developing artists.
Each region will have three heats and a final before deciding which artist will be announced as the winner. This artist will then perform on the main stage at the Passport Showcase which will be held on the Thursday night of the festival.
Sarah McLeod and Bill Chambers will be the industry judges and the winners will be placed on the bill, including much of the main event promotion and merchandise alongside the amazing headline acts plus they will also be awarded a $1000 performance fee from the festival.
They will also be invited to come back to Airlie the following year and perform on the main stage.
Last year's Passport saw the incredible Mardi Wilson be announced as the winner.
"It felt really good to take the win and has boosted me to go forward and keep doing what I’m doing,” she said.
Her advice from this year's entrants is "Just go for it. Be your authentic self – you never know what could happen – just get out there and give it a go – I never expected to take out the win and now here I am."
Last years’ Passport to Airlie winner Mardi Wilson
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