The Independent Artist Competition Association (IACA) will be launching the world’s first-ever Music-Sports league franchises in L.A., ATL, NYC & MIA in 2016. The IACA is the National Governing Body for a brand new form of music competition called, “Music-Sports“.
The Independent Artist Competition Series (IACS) is the first-ever music-sports league. The IACS is structured much like the NFL and NBA as it includes an annual draft; competitive season; ranking system and postseason playoffs. The first IACS season will begin on January 2016. The league is currently accepting submissions for the 2015 IACS-Draft. There are no submission fees.
“In this era of music, indie artists are moreover measured on their popularity versus their talent. An artist may have 5 million YouTube views and may get a deal solely based on that. This doesn’t truly constitute how talented or the potential an artist may have on a major scale. No different than the NFL or NBA, I wanted to create a sports league-formatted platform where all-genres compete under unified rules to determine the TRUE top indie artists in the country, and, eventually, the world.”
-Juan A. Thompson, Founder, President & CEO
The league will also be launching an IACS-Juniors division for artists 8-13. The IACA goal is to build-out the league to 32-franchise national league, eventually, launching franchises in Canada, U.K., Puerto Rico, Europe, Japan and Australia by 2022. Ultimately, petitioning for the Summer Olympic Games as early as 2024.
For draft details, please visit: www.iacaiacs.com
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