Amsterdam, September 20, 2022
Zonneprijs
The first round of Zonneprijs will take place on Thursday 6 October from 19:00. Bands and solo artists can now register via www.indiestad.nl/zonneprijs. After registering, they have the chance to be invited to the upcoming round each month. The total of eight rounds will take place in the iconic Zonnehuis in Amsterdam North.
In addition to the physical stage, the artists participating in the Zonneprijs competition will also receive media exposure during their participation. Indiestad and Scotch & Soda will work with participants to create content for their own channels and also for radio stations KINK FM and Oedipus Brewing.
indie town
For more than 10 years, Paradiso has been presenting new bands from all over the world at various locations in Amsterdam under the name Indiestad. With the popular Indiestadpas you can visit more than 52 concerts per year and discover new bands for 35 euros. Zonnehuis is the first talent competition organized by Indiestad.
Ben Kamsma, program director at Paradiso for more than 30 years and founder of Indiestad, explains: “There is just so much local talent in Amsterdam and beyond. We’ve been looking for a way to give this talent an appropriate stage for a long time. Then the Zonnehuis, who we work with through Stadsherstel, became available every Thursday evening. By that point, I was already speaking to Scotch & Soda about talent development in Amsterdam and it all fell into place.” Scotch & Soda Paradiso is partnering with fashion and lifestyle brand Scotch & Soda to facilitate the talent competition.
Scotch & Soda
was born in Amsterdam and celebrates the free spirit of his native city. The tirelessly optimistic brand champions individuality, authenticity and the power of self-expression to create the unique – an attitude that is reflected in their designs. The brand’s collections can currently be found in 270 freestanding stores across Europe, North America, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Australia and on 7,000 doors in some of the world’s largest cities including New York, London, Milan and Paris.
Stéphane Jaspar, Chief Marketing Officer at Scotch & Soda, comments: “As a brand dedicated to Amsterdam’s free-spirited creativity, we are always keen to support emerging artists. By partnering with Indiestad for the Zonneprijs competition, we aim to attract new talent provide a stage and celebrate the connection between music and fashion.”