Blastbeat is an award winning, fun & exciting, new Teen Music & Multimedia Business project offered to high schools around the world to teach entrepreneurial business skills, promote young musicians, and support youth communities on a local and global level.

Teenagers organize themselves into Music & Multimedia Companies (MMCs), with each member of the company taking on a different job role which include CEO, Sales & Marketing Manager, Public Relations Manager, Finance Manager, Event Manager, Company Secretary, Talent scout, Web Manager, Video Crew, Photographer, Journalist, Ecology/CSR Manager and Art & Design Manager, ultimately producing a Battle of the Bands concert in order to identify the best musical talent in their areas. There are 2 competitions in 1, an enterprise competition for the MMCs and a Battle of the Bands for the musicians.

Winning Bands are selected from the school concerts by a panel of industry professionals and progress to Semi/Grand finals. The winning band receives the prize of a Development Deal with a major record label.

Recent winners from the UK include 'Hydro' from Manor House and 'Raising Voice' from North London.

MMCs in each school carry out a variety of specific tasks throughout a 3/4 Month Module and are graded on a continuous assessment basis. 20% of the marks are allocated to their end of year presentation at the MMC Exhibition on the day of the Semi Finals.

The winning MMCs from each Semi Final, plus wildcards, progress to the Grand Final with the winner receiving £2000 seed capital and £1000 for their school.

Due to the support from the DCSF, Blastbeat is offering the programme FREE to 66 schools in London for the current school year.