Smokefreerockquest 2013 – Southland

Smokefreerockquest 2013 – Southland

The Civic Theatre will be pumping on Friday 21 June as the top youth bands in Southland 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 Friday 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 Southland regional final are:

Prospero James Hargest College
Khellsey-Anna Southland Girls' High School
Men In trees James Hargest College
Lily Jackson Central Southland College
Magnitude 10 James Hargest College
Sky Central Southland College
Lusha Gore High School
The Peter Snell Experience James Hargest College
Sweet antics Southland Girls' High School
Theatre Of Pain St Peter's College (Gore)
Scrambled James Hargest College

The Southland final is at the Civic Theatre on Friday 21 June, start time 7pm, tickets $20 from Ticket Direct or at the door.

At the Southland final awards will be made for first and second solo/duos, 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 two solo/duos will send in their videos for selection as one of the six 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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