Around the world, every single day, some of the most vibrant musical performances take place on the world’s street corners. That talent now has a home with the launch of Feeling the Street (www.feelingthestreet.com), an online campaign that celebrates some of the world’s best buskers.

A global Toyota Motor Corporation initiative, Feeling the Street is the first time that the general public have been able to see the world’s best street performers in one place – and to vote for their favourite artists to create the ultimate Global Street Band.

Talented musicians are on the streets of every continent, the world now has a platform to celebrate these amazing performers and give them an opportunity for global exposure. For the next nine weeks, street musicians will be able to enter clips of their own original performances to feelingthestreet.com. Visitors to the site can choose their favourite performers from the hundreds on offer and help to decide which six individuals come together in a Global Street Band.

This is how it works:

Phase 1 – Enter and Vote. Musicians can enter by submitting a video of themselves playing an original song on their street corner. A global online audience will then vote by throwing money in the hats of the musicians they like most. Phase 1 runs from 18 March, 2015 – 20 May, 2015.

Phase 2 - “Pick your band”. The audience will be able to pick a combination of the six artists they would most like to see come together. Phase 2 runs from 20 May, 2015 – 3 June, 2015.

Phase 3 – Gathering of the Global Street Band. The winning participants will be named and travel to New Zealand for a nine-day tour across the country that will culminate in a live performance on stage. Six audience winners will also be selected as ‘Roadies’ to travel with the band. Phase 3 runs from 4 June, 2015 until 20 June, 2015.

From the UK
ABH Beatbox - Beatboxer - London
Adam Music - Opera Singer - London
Elisabeth Flett - Violinist - London
Jazz Mino - Ukulele & Singer - London
Joseph Strouzer - Harmonica - London
Marcelo Cervone - Saxophone - London
Robbie Boyd - Ukulele & Singer - London
Yacopo - Electric Guitar - London
Joseph Nichols - Keyboard - Edinburgh
Worjtek Gasiorowski - Electric Guitar - Edinburgh