Hi Guys,
I am back with more music news. Here's some publicity news by the organisors on the upcoming PLAY ON 2009 Band Competition in Dec 09:
Witness local talents make their marks at the PLAY ON 2009 – an annual band competition organized for youths, by youths. PLAY ON competition series have been platforms for many young, aspiring local bands and music lovers to converge.
Organized by the Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC Community Clubs (CCs) Youth Executive Committee (YEC), this flagship initiative was brought forth in 2007 and has grown in scale over the years, evidently from the number of entries of rookie bands and sponsors. This year, PLAY ON is proudly sponsored by Junction 8, Converse, Yamaha, ExpressInMusic and The Shooting Gallery.
Targeting at youths between the ages of 13 to 35 years old, PLAY ON provides an avenue for budding music enthusiast to express themselves through their original music pieces. This year, the theme focuses on Freedom in Music and bands will get to walk away as one of the top 3 bands of the competition, Best Instrumentalist or Best Original Composition.
A panel of high profiled producers and composers, including Mr. Jerry Chen from ExpressInMusic and singer-composers from Timmy the Band, have been specially invited to judge for the competition. The competition boasts attractive prizes worth at least S$5,800 from Yamaha and Converse.
Be thrilled by local band, Timmy the Band as they join PLAY ON 2008’s winning band, The Auditory Effect, to take centre stage and bring the house down! If you have music running in your veins, PLAY ON 2009, will be the event of the year to watch out for!
Event: Play On 2009
Date: 19 December 2009
Location: Top of the 8, Junction 8
Time: 6.30pm
Fee: Free, Open to Public
Link: http://www.play-on.sg/playon2009.htm