Here’s the deal. If you enter the NCAA basketball tournament as a No. 5 seed, the committee is saying this about you: “You’re somewhere between the 17^th and 20^th best team in the country. The way we see it, you’re going to win one game in this deal and then you’re headed home.”

Well, hello Butler and hello Michigan State. This pair of No. 5s have now won four games each. They’re headed to the Final Four. Madness.

The only displeasure is that one of them will finally go home before the final, because they’re meeting each other next.

Of course, there are a thousand other reasons to call this tournament—regardless of the year—madness. A college football playoff could never see the collection of upsets that make up a basketball tournament, because football just doesn’t open itself up to “on any given night” like basketball does.

We're pretty stoked to announce that March = Independent Artist Month @ Undiscovered. Here's what this means for you:

MARCH MADNESS CONTEST:
Upload a song, get enough votes to be number 1 on the charts by March 31st, and win our gear, distribution, threads, and merch package sponsored by NoiseTrade, C28, and Extra Mile Merch – over $1,000 in prizes that help YOU go farther in your artistry.

What’s Included:

• Free NoiseTrade Distribution (worth $199): Upload your music and create a custom NoiseTrade widget. Fans can sample then choose to pay any amount for or tell 5 friends about your music to receive an immediate download. You receive names, email addresses, and postal codes from anyone who downloads your music. You keep 90% of what fans choose to pay. This is an indie artist’s dream. Your music gets put in front of the thousands and thousands of people who visit Noisetrade.com every week. In a viral, web driven marketplace, you can’t beat this kind of exposure.
• C28 Artist Sponsorship (worth $150+): Ever want a clothing company to sponsor you? C28 has the threads, stickers, buttons, jewelry, etc so you can play in style. You get $150 to spend on their online store plus a widget to embed on your website (if people come to the store through your website, C28 will give you a commission on the profit).
• 50 Free T- Shirts from Extra Mile Merch (worth $300+) It’s simple. Give Extra Mile your band’s T-shirt design and they’ll give you 100 t-shirts in various sizes for you to sell to your fans. Bands: Call for Free Brand Storm Consultation or Print Quote: 949-429-1000 or scottbrinson@extramilemerch.com
• A Spot on the Next Undiscovered Music Sampler  -  Our quarterly samplers get placed in college bookstores and C28 retail stores all over the nation.  This is another great opportunity to get your music heard by a larger fan base.