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Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Moonraker Wins Canadian Music Week's
Xtreme Band Slam
Toronto, Ontario (March 9, 2004) ‚ Canadian Music
Week has announced that Moonraker, from Toronto, ON, will receive
thousands of dollars in prizing as the grand prize winners of the
Xtreme Band Slam competition. Regional winners competed in the Xtreme
Band Slam National Playdown on Saturday, March 6, 2004 at Toronto's
Funhaus.
The thirteen finalists performed two songs each for a panel of
industry professionals. CBC's Galaxie Rising Stars Award, consisting
of a cash prize of $2000, was also presented to Moonraker.
Presented by 102.1 The Edge and Chart Magazine, Moonraker walked
away from this year's competition with the grand prize which includes
30 hours of recording, mixing and mastering time with producer/engineer
Graham Brewer from METALWORKS, Canada's #1 recording studio; web
site design and hosting worth $2500 from Simaltech.com; a D10SCE-Bk
Acoustic Guitar and T24 Bass Guitar from Washburn; an AS50R Acoustic
Amplifier from Marshall; a GL Dread Acoustic Guitar Case and GL
Bass Hard Shell Bass Case from Gator; a Little Mark Bass Head and
Traveller 102 Bass Combo from Mark Bass; a 5-piece EX825 Drum Kit
with Sabian XS20 Cymbal Pack from Pearl; a DTR 1000 Digital Tuner
from KORG; a VX400 Vocal Processor from Digitech; Emotion Series
Microphones from AKG; A300 Mic Stands w/boom from Quik Lok; and
a one-year complimentary subscription to Canadian Musician Magazine.
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.
Related Web Links:
Canadian Music Week: http://www.cmw.net
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For additional information contact:
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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