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Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Xtreme Band Slam Wants You!
Competition Now Open to New, Unsigned Acts
Over $50,000 in Prizes to be Awarded
Toronto, Ontario (November 23, 2004) - Bands with
originality to spare are invited to enter Canadian Music
Week's Xtreme Band Slam‚ a competition that pits the best
regional talent from across Canada in a chance to win over $50,000
in prizes. Final contestants will compete in the Xtreme
Band Slam National Playdown on Saturday, March 5, 2005
during Canadian Music Week (CMW) in Toronto.
Interested participants should tune into the following radio stations for further information and a chance to qualify for regional competitions:
Vancouver, BC / CFOX - THE FOX 99.3
Edmonton, AB / CFBR - THE BEAR 100.3
Calgary, AB / CJAY 92 FM
Regina, SK / CFWF - THE WOLF 104.9
Winnipeg, MB / CJKR - POWER 97
North Bay, ON / CKFX - THE FOX 102
Sudbury, ON / CJRQ - Q92 FM
Timmins, ON / CJQQ - Q92 FM
Windsor, ON / CIMX - 89X
Hamilton, ON / CJXY - Y108
Toronto, ON / CFNY - 102.1 THE EDGE
Kingston, ON / CIKR - K ROCK 105.7
Ottawa, ON / CKQB - THE BEAR 106.9
Montreal, QC / CHOM 97.7 FM
St. John's, NF / VOCM - K ROCK 97.5
Each regional finalist will perform before a panel of music industry
judges‚ and an enthusiastic audience at the semi-finals, taking
place Thursday, March 3 and Friday, March 4 in Toronto. Three bands
from each night will move on to the finals and compete for the Grand
Prize at the Xtreme Band Slam National Playdown
on Saturday, March 5.
All participating bands will receive a one-year complimentary subscription to Canadian Musician Magazine.
The Grand Prize winner of the Xtreme Band Slam
competition will receive approximately $50,000 in prizing. Prizes
include:
Metal Works Studio 30 hours of recording, mixing
and mastering time at Canada's #1 Recording Studio
Washburn T24 Bass Guitar
Gator GL Electric Guitar Case, GL Bass Case & GP
Standard 100 Gig Bags
Mark Bass Little Mark Bass Head and Traveller 102
Cabinet
Pearl EXR825 Drum Kit with Sabian
25005MXB AA Metal-X Performance Set
KORG D1200MKII HDR Recorder
Digitech RPX400 Guitar Processor
AKG C2000B Microphone & K141 Studio Phones
Hagstrom Super Swede Guitar
VOX AD50VT Amp
S.L. Feldman & Associates Three Months Agency Representation
Galaxie $2,000 Galaxie Rising Stars Award of the
CBC
dB Promotions & Publicity Inc. $5,000 National
Radio Promotion & Publicity package
This year's Xtreme Band Slam sponsors include:
Participating radio stations, MetalWorks Studios, Mark Bass, Galaxie (CBC's Continuous Music Network), Gator, Vox, Korg, Canadian Musician, dB Promotions & Publicity Inc., S.L.Feldman & Associates, Hagstrom, Pearl, Washburn, AKG, Digitech, Chart, eventsnorth.com, MuchLoud and CMW 2005
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 a four-day period from March 2 to March 5, 2005, at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto. CMW attracts participants from around the globe. For more information, visit www.cmw.net.
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Media Contact:
Jane Harbury
Jane Harbury Publicity
T: 416-922-4459
E: jane@harbury.ca
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