HMV talent search unearths acts for db. (News).

Hundreds of artists from across the UK have responded to the HMV New Music Search since its launch at the start of April, with six acts picked up so far for further development.

Under the scheme, demos handed in to stores across the country by local bands and artists are forwarded to db Records, which then makes a decision about which acts will go on into the recording studio.

Six of the initial demos, dropped off at HMV's Covent Garden, Milton Keynes, Dublin, Kettering, Liverpool and Newcastle stores, have proved good enough for db Records to request further material. "The response from the artist community has been amazing," says db Records founder David Bates.

The first demo was ...