Happy new year from everyone at TopoftheOx and on behalf of all our sponsors. We hope that 2009 was a good year for you and that 2010 will bring you happiness and success. This year we will see the conclusion of TopoftheOx2009/2010 with 5 winners of each genre category and 1 overall winner of the amazing album deal. As you are aware full details of the prize can be found on our news page.

Since September 2009 we’ve seen the weekly chart evolve with some great quality music being exposed to our industry contacts and to the general public. Artists have won professional recording sessions, radio play, videos, acoustic and electric guitars, Marshall amps, STAR NOW membership and much more. For a growing list of reviews updated over Christmas see the news page.

Right up until  the final chart update on April 8th 2010 you have a great opportunity to make an impact in the charts and land the deal of a lifetime. If the sum of the votes for all your songs in a particular genre are greater than that of any other band in your genre you will win your category a pro music video, a recording in one of our finest studios mastered by some of the biggest names in the business and a chance to land a huge record deal.

By topping the chart in any week you’ll also win some worthwhile prizes during 2010 To start the new year off the artist with most votes this week across genres will receive a pack including…
1 x Clip on guitar tuner and metronome
1 x Marshall MS2 amp
1 x Classic stylophone
1 x Set of electric guitar strings
And  national promotion on our homepage, associated web pages and mail shot

If your song gets more votes than any other number 1 song in your genre until Feb 11th you will also be invited to perform on the third show of TopfotheOx live (date to be confirmed)

There is no better time to go out and promote yourself. Let us know of your activities and we may be able to help and advise you.  Go out and get gigs, list them on our gigs page and play your heart out and tell all your fans to vote for you. You may just surprise yourself and win that opportunity you dream of.  

Good luck to you all in 2010 and beyond
Happy new year