2013 Smokefreerockquest - Wellington & Hutt heats results

Media Release: Smokefreerockquest 25 years of music success – Wellington & Hutt Valley heats results.

They came, they tuned up and they played their hearts out. The top 12 bands and two solos from Wellington and Hutt Valley were selected at heats on Saturday at Wellington High School and now go on to the regional final.

Around 700 entries are expected to go through the regional heats and finals in 23 towns from Invercargill to Whangarei between now and 13 July. SFRQ Founder and Director Glenn Common says the standard of the bands that played off on Saturday reflected the increasing sophistication that SFRQ organisers have noted in recent years.

“Over the 25 years we have been running Smokefreerockquest there has been a massive sociological shift for young people,” he says. “The access they have to music, both the amount and range, is amazing. For us, this has resulted in an eclectic range of genres at any one time, rather than one trend dominating for a short period.”

This year there is a separate category for solo/duos, and the top two solos for Wellington and Hutt valley, selected at the heats are:
Josh Dominikovich St Bernard's College
Legalo (Legalo Tumama) Wellington East Girls' College

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The top ten bands to play off at the regional final at the Opera House at 7pm on 12 July are:

Point Of View - Hutt Valley High School

Shift - Wellington College

Until Autumn - Tawa College, Aotea College

Armada - St Patrick's Coll, Naenae Coll, Hutt Valley HS, Sacred Heart Coll

5th Element - Hutt International Boys' School

Greenroom - Hutt International Boys' School, Tawa Coll, Paraparaumu Coll, Aotea Coll

Spectrum - Aotea College

Bakers Eddy - Onslow College

Feggae Runk - Wellington High School & Com Ed Centre

Want A Reason - Heretaunga College

Harbour Lane - Hutt Valley High School

Reciprocity - Wellington High School & Com Ed Centre

Tickets for the Wellington and Hutt Valley final are $20 at the door or pre sales from Ticketek.

At the regional final, first and second place for the solo/duo will be announced, as will the top three placings for bands, and a range of other awards from women’s musicianship to best song. The top two regional bands and solo/duos will then submit videos that go into the judging pool for selection to play off at the national final in Auckland on 28 September.

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.

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

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