Hobnox, the people behind the cool Flash-based AudioTool software studio, have announced a contest that offers a $30,000 prize for your awesome music project:

Could your band or solo career use a chunky financial investment? Upload your audio files and music videos and mobilize your fan base to vote for you. Now’s the chance to give your development a huge financial boost.

Here’s some background on the contest:

The Contest is a search to find undiscovered talent in the music, film and culture fields who wish to submit audio/visual submissions featuring the Participant’s creative expression in one of the three Categories: Music, Film and Culture

MUSIC:
All creatives including bands, solo musicians, songwriters or producers, who are eligible under the Rules of this Contest are invited to participate. Participants are required to only utilize their own original materials (sound recordings & compositions) in the submission of their Projects and shall not utilize any materials that are not original to them (e.g. remixes, mash-ups, interpretations and cover-versions are strictly forbidden without the express written consent of the rights owner). Failure to abide by this requirement shall be cause for immediate disqualification and shall result in the immediate removal of the Project from the Hobnox Evolution 2 Contest.

FILM:
All eligible film and cinematic creatives including directors, animation designers, comedians, storytellers or actors are invited to participate. Participants’ Projects must have originally shot, fully cleared, non-infringing content in English or German (or subtitled in either language). The use or utilization of any third party material, including but not limited to the use of other’s copyrights, trademarks or likeness, is strictly forbidden without the express written consent of the rights owner. Failure to abide by this requirement shall be cause for immediate disqualification and shall result in the immediate removal of the Project from the Hobnox Evolution 2 Contest.

CULTURE:
All eligible artists and creatives whose Projects fit into the genre of Culture are invited to participate and submit. Participant’s Projects must have original content in German or English (or subtitles in either language). Again, Participants are required to only utilize their own original materials in the submission of their Projects and shall not utilize any materials that are not original to them. Failure to abide by this requirement shall be cause for immediate disqualification and shall result in the immediate removal of the Project from the Hobnox Evolution 2 Contest.

Details at the site.