- Auditions open for emerging artists to participate by sharing a video of their best musical performance
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – November 07, 2018: Aloft Hotels, Marriott International’s brand for music lovers and music makers, licensed by the General Entertainment Authority in Saudi Arabia and in partnership with Eplus, announced a much anticipated upcoming music event in Riyadh titled MUSIC MAKERS LIVE@ALOFT HOTELS!
Emerging artists will be invited to the Kingdom’s first ever live hotel concerts where selected musicians will audition along with Hejazi, the popular local band. The performing musicians will be in the shining spotlight at Aloft Riyadh on November 9, 2018 between 8:00pm and 01:00am.
“Saudi Arabia has a great number of very talented artists that are awaiting their opportunity to emerge. With Live at Aloft Hotels concert series arriving in the Kingdom we aim to provide local talent with the perfect platform to showcase their music,” says Adel Jubran, General Manager at Aloft Hotels. “At Aloft we love music and we believe this a great way for us to contribute back to the community through providing another outlet for the Saudi youth to be entertained, in line with the direction of the General Entertainment Authority,” he added.
The artists who would like to participate in the auditions will need to submit a video file of their best performance along with their personal information via WhatsApp on (0541000076).
The two events are part of the Live At Aloft Hotels concert series, an international program aimed to support emerging artists around the world through bringing local sounds to Aloft properties, by hosting free, intimate, live music performances. The best performing artists at the live shows will be receiving valuable rewards from Aloft Hotels .
Aloft Hotels has been an incubator for emerging musical talent for a decade, running globally another successful initiative that identifies the hottest emerging music talent from around the globe, offering them a chance to kick-start their careers with support from the brand.
The MUSIC MAKERS LIVE@ALOFT HOTELS event partner Eplus is also a leading company in the entertainment sector having produced some of the most popular events throughout the kingdom, including Michael Fadel’s concert in King Abdullah Economic City, “Khan Al Khalili” festival in Jeddah, as well as “Bakshat Al Eid” even in Arar city.
About Aloft Hotels
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