AXS TV presents all-new original music competition series ‘Banded’

New series features appearances by Vince Neil, Kip Winger & others

AXS TV puts the spotlight on rising stars from across the country in the all-new original music competition Banded, an innovative series that redefines the traditional “build-a-band” concept and showcases exceptional up-and-coming artists who can play, write, and sing. Banded episodes will premiere each week on AXS TV starting Saturday, May 13th at 9 pm ET. The series also will roll out weekly across all of AXS TV’s digital channels starting Friday, May 12th.

Banded is hosted by musician and television personality Brandon Jenner, with recording artist and American Idol finalist Didi Benami as co-host.

In the series premiere, 25 contenders will be placed into five new multi-genre bands under the tutelage of Grammy-winning and -nominated songwriters, producers, and artists such as Songwriters Hall of Fame honoree Wendy Starland, credited with discovering and developing Lady Gaga; as well as Paul Ebersold, Steve Diamond, Justin Wilson, and Dave Pahanish.

Each week will feature a roster of legendary mentors and guest judges from across the music spectrum, such as metal icons Vince Neil and Kip Winger; chart-topping country star Steve Azar; Vans Warped Tour mastermind Kevin Lyman; and world-class rock drummer Mark Schulman, among many others.

The inaugural season presents eight all-new episodes, with six hour-long episodes bookended by the 90-minute season premiere and season finale. A special video podcast will accompany each episode, as Banded contestants and stars breakdown all the latest happenings from the show.

GameTV will be the exclusive Canadian broadcaster of the series which will air every Saturday at 7 pm ET beginning July 8th.

Buddy Iahn
Buddy Iahn

Buddy Iahn founded The Music Universe when he decided to juxtapose his love of web design and music. As a lifelong drummer, he decided to take a hiatus from playing music to report it. The website began as a fun project in 2013 to one of the top independent news sites. Email: info@themusicuniverse.com