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Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Regional Finalists Announced for Canadian Music Week's
Xtreme Band Slam
Winner To Be Announced March 6 at Toronto Club "The Funhaus"
Toronto, Ontario (February 17, 2004) - Regional
finalists have been announced for
Canadian Music Week's Xtreme Band Slam, the ultimate platform from
which dynamic new
talent can go from "unknown" to star in one spectacular
evening. Regional finalists will
perform two songs for music industry judges during a showcase at
The Funhaus in
Toronto, Saturday, March 6 at 9 p.m. The winner will be announced
at 12 Midnight.
Regional Finalists:
Tupelo Honey - Edmonton, AB CFBR - THE BEAR
By A Thread! - Vancouver, BC CFOX
It's A Secret - Regina, SK CFWF - THE WOLF
Driver - Winnipeg, MB CJKR - POWER 97
Just - Calgary, AB CJAY
92 FM
Torrid - Windsor, ON CIMX - 89X
Poisoned Aeros - Hamilton, ON
CJXY - Y108
Band TBA - Toronto, ON CFNY ‚ 102.1 THE EDGE
Daisy Ella
Mojo Crew - Ottawa, ON CKQB ‚ THE BEAR
A Dying Race - Kingston, ON CIKR
- KROCK
Full Count - Montreal, PQ CHOM FM
Johnny Aho - Sudbury, ON Q92
SilverSeed - St. John's, NF VOCM ‚ KROCK
In concert with eventsnorth.com, the following radio stations present
Johnny Aho:
Sault St. Marie, ON CHAS - EZ ROCK
North Bay, ON CKFX - THE FOX
Sudbury, ON CJRQ - Q92 FM
Timmins, ON CJQQ - Q92 FM
The winner of the Xtreme Band Slam competition, presented by 102.1 The Edge and
Chart Magazine, will receive approximately $50,000 in prizing. Prizes include:
Metal Works Studio 30 hours of recording, mixing
and mastering time with producer/engineer Graham Brewer
Simaltech.com $2500 website design and hosting
Washburn D10SCE-Bk Acoustic Guitar and T24 Bass
Guitar
Marshall AS50R Acoustic Amplifier
Gator GL Dread Acoustic Guitar Case and GL Bass
Hard Shell Bass Case
Mark Bass Little Mark Bass Head and Traveller 102
Bass Combo
Pearl 5 piece EX825 Drum Kit with Sabian XS20 Cymbal
Pack
KORG DTR 1000 Digital Tuner
Digitech VX400 Vocal Processor
AKG Emotion Series Microphones
Quik Lok A300 Mic Stands w/boom
Canadian Musician Magazine One-year complimentary
subscription
Tickets are $10 and available at Ticketmaster outlets or online at www.ticketmaster.ca.
Free admission for CMW delegates and wristband pass holders.
This year's Xtreme Band Slam sponsors include:
Participating radio stations, Mark Bass, Gator, Korg, Sabian, Canadian Musician, Chart
Magazine, Quik Lok, Metal Works Studios, Pearl, Marshall, Simaltech.com, Erikson, AKG,
Washburn, Digitech, Eventsnorth.com, MuchLoud and CMW 2004
About Canadian Music Week
Canadian Music Week is Canada's largest annual entertainment event
dedicated to the expression and growth of the country's music, media
and entertainment industries. Combining two information-intensive
conferences; a cutting-edge trade exposition; five awards shows
and the Canadian Music Week Festival, CMW spans over a four-day
period from March 3 to March 6, 2004 at the Westin Harbour Castle
in Toronto attracting participants from across the globe. For more
information, visit www.cmw.net.
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Media Contacts:
Maureen McTague
Holmes Creative Communications
416-628-5606
mmctague@holmesmark.com
Emma Batori
Holmes Creative Communications
416-628-5613
ebatori@holmesmark.com
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