Smokefreerockquest 2013 – Wairarapa

Smokefreerockquest 2013 – Wairarapa

The Masterton Town Hall will be pumping on Saturday 22 June as the top youth bands in Wairarapa play off in the regional final of Smokefreerockquest 2013.

Smokefreerockquest founder and director Glenn Common says he’s expecting the usual wide age range in the audience on Saturday night.

“As well as peer support, we see grandparents and parents coming along to SFRQ to see their kids excel on stage, under lights in a real theatre – it’s a professional set up and they respond to this opportunity,” he said. “Over the 25 years we’ve been running SFRQ it’s been a positive influence on thousands of young people’s lives and has created a way for kids to communicate with each other and with their parents and teachers.”

The bands and solo/duos competing to join the ranks of Kiwi music success at the Wairarapa regional final are:

Front Back and Sides Wairarapa College

Honour Among The Thieves Kuranui College

Familliah Dannevirke High School

Cast a Shadow Wairarapa College

Laura Jean St Matthew's Collegiate

Underground Bass and The Sweet Operator Chanel College

Broken Guitars Wairarapa College

Not If We Can Help It Kuranui College

Turtle Rathkeale College

Prevent The Tragedy Wairarapa College

Doobie Dub Rathkeale College

The Weathered Owls Kuranui College

Worship The Fallen Dannevirke High School

Autumn Summit Chanel College

Back to the Remedy Wairarapa College

The Wairarapa final is at the Masterton Town Hall on Saturday 22 June, start time 7pm, tickets $20 from Ticketek or at the door.

At the Wairarapa final, first and second place for the solo/duos will be announced, along with awards for the top three bands, the MAINZ Musicianship Award, Smokefree Award For Women’s Musicianship, Lowdown Best Song, the APRA Lyrics Award and the Skinny Mobile People’s Choice voted by text.

The top two bands and solo/duos will send in their videos for selection as one of the eight bands and two solo/duos to play off at the national final in Auckland on September 28.

Smokefreerockquest, powered by Rockshop, has national winners’ prize packages for bands and the solo/duo winners, that include musical gear to a total value of $13,000 from NZ Rockshops and their suppliers, inclusion on the NZ On Air Kiwi Hit Disc, radio promotional support, and video play on youth music channel FOUR. There is also the MAINZ Scholarship for outstanding musicianship, the APRA Lyric Award, the Lowdown Best Song Award, the Smokefree Women’s Musicianship Award and the Skinny Mobile People’s Choice voted by text with the opportunity to open the SFRQ National final.

National Finalist selection process: Two bands from each of 23 regional finals send in their videos for selection as one of the six bands to play off in the national final. Judging is done from a pool of 50-60 bands that also includes Rockshop Second Chance, an opening for established bands (playing regular gigs) who don’t feel they played their best on the night. The top two solo/duos from each region go through the same process to be selected as one of the two solo/duos to play off for national honours.

More info at sfrq.co.nz or facebook.com/thesfrq

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