Music News - Smokefree Rockquest 09 Latest Heat Results
21 May 2009 - 0 Comments
NELSON
Nelson’s top 14 school bands were selected to go on to the Smokefree Rockquest 2009 regional final at heats held at Nayland College Hall on Sunday.
Smokefree Rockquest director Pete Rainey says the intensity of the competition at the heats is an indicator of the important role Smokefree Rockquest plays in the lives of some entrants.
“This event really gives some kids hope – it might be someone who’s doing badly in all his classes and doesn’t like sport; perhaps all that kid has ever wanted to do is play drums,” Rainey said. “We come along and say ‘that’s fantastic, here’s an audience, let’s go’ - that can be life-changing.”
These are the 14 bands that will compete for the Nelson regional title, plus prizes and the chance to be selected as finalists:
- Marquee Overload - Nelson College
- Toysonfire - Waimea College
- Paradox - Garin College,Waimea College, Nayland College
- PickleMyLove - Nelson College
- Face Of The Day - Nelson College For Girls
- Tabasko - Waimea College
- The Gnats - Nelson College
- Spartans of Metal - Motueka High School
- The Icecream Bandits - Nelson College, Nelson College For Girls
- Gita - Waimea College
- Ello - Garin College
- MusGravE - Nayland College
- Chill Factor - Garin College, Nelson College
- Johnnie Cameraon - Nelson College
The Nelson regional final is at the Trafalgar Centre, at 8pm, on Saturday 13 June, tickets are $20 from The Everyman or at the door.
At the regional final bands win musical gear from NZ Rockshops and their suppliers, starting with a $500 spend for the winning band. At the national finals there is an impressive prize list that includes musical equipment from NZ Rockshop to the value of $10,000, and The Edge Airplay Award with NZ On Air where the winning band’s music and video are recorded at York Street Studios with guaranteed airplay, and a promotional package from myspace.com.
Over the winter, heats and finals from around New Zealand will be filmed for music and youth culture television channel C4. The national final of Smokefree Rockquest will be held this year at Auckland’s Power Station on September 19, start time 8pm.
OTAGO
Otago’s top 14 school bands were selected to go on to the Smokefreerockquest 2009 regional final at heats held at the Mosgiel Coronation Hall on Saturday.
Smokefree Rockquest director Pete Rainey says the intensity of the competition at the heats is an indicator of the important role Smokefree Rockquest plays in the lives of some entrants.
“This event really gives some kids hope – it might be someone who’s doing badly in all his classes and doesn’t like sport; perhaps all that kid has ever wanted to do is play drums,” Rainey said. “We come along and say ‘that’s fantastic, here’s an audience, let’s go’ - that can be life-changing.”
These are the 14 bands that will compete for the Otago regional title, plus prizes and the chance to be selected as finalists:
- Echoroom - Bayfield High School
- Sewage - Logan Park High School
- Insane During Six - Taieri College
- Queen Anne’s Revenge - Logan Park High School
- Jam and the Slydogs - Otago Boys' High School
- Soma Holiday - Taieri College
- TFF - Logan Park High School, Kings High School
- Sour cream and chives - Taieri College
- Beyond the Sun - John McGlashan College, Queens High, Kings High School
- Scout - St Hildas Collegiate
- Libby Larsen - Taieri College
- Lawson - Macandrew Intermediate
- Alterego - South Otago High School
- Mitchell Smith - Otago Boys’ High School
The Otago final is at the Student Union Hall, 8pm on 6 June, tickets are $15 from Dunedin Rockshop or $20 at the door.
At the regional final bands win musical gear from NZ Rockshops and their suppliers, starting with a $500 spend for the winning band. At the national finals there is an impressive prize list that includes musical equipment from NZ Rockshop to the value of $10,000, and The Edge Airplay Award with NZ On Air where the winning band’s music and video are recorded at York Street Studios with guaranteed airplay, and a promotional package from myspace.com.
Over the winter, heats and finals from around New Zealand will be filmed for music and youth culture television channel C4. The film crew will be at the Otago regional final. The national final of Smokefree Rockquest will be held this year at Auckland’s Power Station on September 19, start time 8pm.
NORTHLAND
Northland’s top 14 school bands were selected to go on to the Smokefree Rockquest 2009 regional final in heats held at Tikipunga High School on Saturday.
Smokefree Rockquest director Pete Rainey says the intensity of the competition at the heats is an indicator of the important role Smokefree Rockquest plays in the lives of some entrants.
“This event really gives some kids hope – it might be someone who’s doing badly in all his classes and doesn’t like sport; perhaps all that kid has ever wanted to do is play drums,” Rainey said. “We come along and say ‘that’s fantastic, here’s an audience, let’s go’ - that can be life-changing.”
These are the 14 bands that will compete for the Northland regional title, plus prizes and the chance to be selected as finalists:
- Rule No.1 - Whangarei Boys' High, Whangarei Girls' High School
- Conspiracy Theory - Kamo High School
- Sooner or Later - Whangarei Boys' High School
- LawBreaker - Tikipunga High School
- Hard to Handle - Otamatea High School
- Greys n Haze - Whangarei Boys' High School
- Past and Present - Kaitaia College
- Milk - Kerikeri High School
- Eat Less Bread - Otamatea High School
- Mr Amazing and the Oil Boys - Whangarei Boys' High School
- Please Don't - Kaitaia College
- Brixton Downs - Whangarei Boys' High School, Kamo High School
- Concave - Kaitaia College
- Aleesha & the Boys - Northland College
The Northland final is on Friday 29 May at Forum North, start time 8pm, tickets are $10 presales from Ticketek or $15 at the door. Auckland power pop group, Arms Reach is the guest band.
At the regional final bands win musical gear from NZ Rockshops and their suppliers, starting with a $500 spend for the winning band. At the national finals there is an impressive prize list that includes musical equipment from NZ Rockshop to the value of $10,000, and The Edge Airplay Award with NZ On Air where the winning band’s music and video are recorded at York Street Studios with guaranteed airplay, and a promotional package from myspace.com.
Over the winter, heats and finals from around New Zealand will be filmed for music and youth culture television channel C4. The national final of Smokefree Rockquest will be held this year at Auckland’s Power Station on September 19, start time 8pm.
WEST AUCKLAND FINAL RESULTS
The first of the Auckland Smokefree Rockquest regional finals was played off on Friday night in front of a crowd of 300 at Zeal in Waitakere – the first time West Auckland has had its own event.
First place went to Matt and Miller from Northcote College, made up of Matt Innes on guitar and vocals and Miller Christensen-Yule on guitar and drums. The two Year 13 students have been playing together since Year 10 and also play in other jazz and rock bands. Miller says as a duo they stood out from the rest on Friday night.
“Being West Auckland there were heaps of Guns and Roses tribute bands,” he said. “We were a bit different with our short hair and our classic pop rock sound.”
Matt and Miller also won the APRA Lyric Writer’s Award for their song, The Ballad of Sally James.
Second place went to singer-songwriter Katie Everingham from Green Bay High School.
First and second placegetters win musical gear from NZ Rockshops and their suppliers and go on to compete for one of the six finalist spots in this year’s Smokefreerockquest.
Rockquest Promotions Founders and Directors Glenn Common and Pete Rainey said it was now up to the West Auckland finalists to make the most of the opportunity Smokefree Rockquest offered.
“The process from here on will sort out those who have the creativity and the commitment,” Rainey said. “The six bands to play off at the national final in September are chosen from DVDs of their own music. They have to work together as a group on their DVD and develop the skills that will help turn their talent into success.”
The six national finalists will be selected from a pool of around 60, made up of first and second place-getters from each of 26 regional finals, plus the Smokefree People’s Choice winner and bands from Rockshop Second Chance, which is an opening for established bands who feel they didn’t play at their best on the night.
In term three Smokefreerockquest and the NZ Music Commission, with funding from the Ministry of Education, will partner the regional winner with a mentor band - a band that is some years ahead and has first hand knowledge of the industry.
This year’s national final is at the Power Station in Auckland on Saturday September 19, 8pm start. Prizes at stake include musical equipment from NZ Rockshop to the value of $10,000, and The Edge Airplay Award with NZ On Air where the winning band’s music and video are recorded at York Street Studios with guaranteed airplay, and a promotional package from myspace.com. Other awards reinforce the key Smokefreerockquest aim of encouraging students to write and perform their own music. Individual prizes are awarded for best lyrics, women’s musicianship, the best song and a scholarship to the Tai Poutini contemporary music course is awarded for musicianship.
The other West Auckland awards on Friday night went to:
Third place winning musical gear from NZ Rockshops and their suppliers: Blue Room Experiment from Avondale College.
The Mainz Musicianship Award with the opportunity to be selected for the $4500 Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand Scholarship, announced at the national finals: Jay Owen, the guitarist from Yearbook Eulogy, Kaipara College
The APRA Lyric Writer’s Award judged from lyrics submitted at the heats: Matt and Miller, Ballad of Sally James.
Smokefree award for women’s musicianship with a prize of $150: Christine Olive, St Dominc’s College
The Lowdown Best Song Award, winning $100 cash: The Outliers, Rutherford College.
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