The York St Band Experiments 2010

The Hamilton Live Music Trust proudly presents

The York St Band Experiments 2010

In association with ZM
 
Established in 1999, the Band Experiments has a great reputation for choosing local Waikato bands who have moved on to national success. Previous contenders have been Cornerstone Roots, Katchafire, Stardrunk and Sora Shima, who gained recognition through the competition, starting them on their journey to take New Zealand and the world by storm.

2009 Band Experiments winners Knights of the Dub Table have continued this tradition, going strength-to-strength and gathering many fans along the way. Entering the competition in 2008, they played their first gig during the heats of the competition. They impressed the audience and judges alike, making it through to the finals.
 
Sir Cypher from Knights of the Dub Table credits the Band Experiments for kick-starting their career. “The response to what we were writing was awesome. That’s really how it started … and then we re-entered in 2009 and won!” (Excerpt – Rockin’ the Tron by Debrin Foxcroft for Nexus Magazine).
 
They have graced the stages of the Music Mountain Matakana Festival and Tribal Pride Music Festival, playing alongside many heavyweight local and international artists, including Mad Professor, Rhombus and DDub. Their latest release Tronic EP features remixes from music legend Tiki Taane, dubstep maestro Optimus Gryme, Undertow, and previous Band Experiments entrant Aum. The music video for Small, their latest single, is currently on rotate on Juice TV.
 
The York St Band Experiments for 2010 are set to be bigger, better and bright than ever before! The winning prize package for this year includes:
       One 12-hour day recording in York St’s prestigious Studio A
       Music video worth $5000, produced by Indiefilm
       500 CD pressings, courtesy of Adam Design Digital Ltd
       Music distribution through Border Music Ltd
       Online music distribution through DRM NZ Ltd
       Paid O-Week gig at Waikato University, courtesy of the Waikato Students Union.
 

Entries open on Monday 16th August and will close on Wednesday 1st September. Bands can enter by visiting www.hamiltonlivemusictrust.co.nz or www.bandexperiments.co.nz. Entries must be from bands based within the Waikato region. 16 bands will be selected to perform during the heats. The winner of each heat will move on to the final. There will also be a Wild Card band in the final, which is decide through an online vote. 

The competition will be held at Flow (266 Victoria St, Hamilton) during September and October. Full competition dates are below:

Heat One (4 bands) - Thursday 16th September
Heat Two (4 bands) - Thursday 23rd September
Heat Three (4 bands) - Thursday 30th September
Heat Four (4 bands) - Thursday 7th October
Final (5 bands) - Thursday 14th October
 
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