Battle of the Bands 2011

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Y57 Media’s 3rd Annual Battle of the Bands Competition was held at the Rio Theatre on August 25, 2011. After five amazing performances that night, Jasper Sloan Yip was the winner! Jasper and his band walked away with the grand prize worth over $1000 including:

One Y57 show devoted to the band that includes a live on-air interview with members and live performance segments dispersed throughout 57 minutes of broadcast time
10 hours of recording time at The Hive Recording Studios (valued at $450)
T-shirts for entire band designed and printed by Hamburger Disco
A feature article and photo shoot by TheModline.com
Movie vouchers from the Rio Theatre
Hair and makeup services for the photo shoot from London School of Hair (valued at $100)
One free oil change from ABC Main Auto Centre

Y57 thanks all of the other bands that competed at the 2011 event:

- The Ruffled Feathers
- Small Town Ghosts
- The Stone Pines
- Delta Blue

We also thank our volunteers, judges, and all of our sponsors who provided an amazing grand prize package for the winning band as well as over $1000 dollars in audience prizes. And we of course thank everyone who attended the event!

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*You can access the Y57 Battle of the Bands 2011 press release here: Battle of the Bands 2011 Media Release

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