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Finalists announced in mega new bands competition
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 7 January 2011
The five finalists have been announced for the second year of Basecamp Rocks, a large scale new bands competition staged by ski and surf experts Basecamp and run by youth marketing company The Eleven. The finalists were selected at a semi-final event in London earlier this week which saw no less than 24 acts play over six hours at the Islington Academy.
The 24 semi-finalists had been selected by online fan voting, then on Tuesday a panel of four judges, including CMU Publisher Chris Cooke, selected four of the five finalists, with an audience text vote selecting band number five. The five finalists will now play at The Barfly in Camden on 22 Feb where an overall winner will be selected who will win, among other things, and all-expenses paid tour of some key Alpine ski resorts.
The five finalist bands are:
Abi McQuater
Cytota
Dickie & The Bohemians
Early Ghost
Kill!TheKid
Commenting on the Basecamp Rocks competition, which is now in its second year, the boss of Basecamp, Fergie Miller, told CMU: “One of the main ambitions of BCR as a competition is to provide and grow a platform for young artists to ply their trade out of the commercial limelight. It’s an opportunity for them to learn about self-promotion, to develop their own voice and creative style, as well as to perform in front of new crowds at new venues rich in music folklore”.
More at www.basecamprocks.co.uk.
