Triple J Unearthed High Announces 2022 Details

triple j’s high school talent quest, Unearthed High has announced its return for 2022 alongside all of the official details and deadlines for this years edition. 

Entries for the competition are officially open until the deadline off midnight on Monday the 25th of July. 

The contest attempts to showcase the best musical acts and talents that exist in Australian high schools and assisting in setting up these artists establishing their future career as artists.

The 2022 Unearthed high winner will be assisted by triple j by funding and facilitating the professional recording of their next single as well as career consults with local, established musical artists.

Unearthed High has also teamed up with Association Of Artist Managers for the remaining five artists, with the budding legends having access to a senior music manager to discuss their careers. 

The best Unearthed High entry from a First Nations artist will win ongoing mentorship from the Association of Artist Managers (AAM), as well as a songwriting workshop at their school by the APRA AMCOS Songmakers program.

The competition has found some of the most incredible talent in Australia with The Kid Laroi, Genesis Owusu, Hockey Dad and Montaigne fishing the competition as finalists and George Alice, Teenage Joans, Gretta Ray and Arno Faraji. 

Surf Rock band The Rions out of North Sydney won the competition with their track Night Light placing at #51 on the Hottest 100 with the band just announcing their first east coast tour.

You can check out all the details for Unearthed High HERE.

Written by The Music.com.au