5/20/2005

EMERGENZA NEWS FROM EUROPE

EMERGENZA FINALS COMING SOON!

After almost a year of shows, the first finals will take place in May in several European cities. The remaining regional finals will take place all across Europe by the second week of July.

Here the list of upcoming finals (till mid-June)
13 May - Arezzo (I)
18 May - Bologna (I)
21 May - Bordeaux (F)
26 May - Lyon (F), Udine (I)
27 May – Lyon (F), Treviso, Genova, Pesaro, Vicenza (I)
28 May – Luxemburg (LU, National Final!), Malmoe (S), Pisa, Torino (I)
4 June – Copenhagen (DK, National Final!), Hamburg (D), Firenze, Pordenone
5 June – Frankfurt (D)
6 June – Rome (I)
7 June – Rome (I)
10 June – Munich (D), Padova, Reggio Emilia (I)
11 June – Munich (D), Padova (I), Marseille (F)
12 June – Frankfurt
15 June – Gothenburg (S)

In August, 20 bands from USA, Canada and 10 European countries will get together in Rothenburg for the International Final to compete for the title of the best band on the planet.

THE HIGHEST VOTED BANDS SO FAR

FRANCE: 9 bands from Paris rank in the top 20 in Emergenza world ranking! How’s that for an impressive figure! HAMADRYAS is at the top of the rank with 317 votes. OBJECT-SON (309), FULL-IN and CAIN (268) follow. BLACK BOMBAY and ABUZKOMSA from Toulouse are in the fifth (304) and seventh (297) position.

GERMANY: THE CAPONES from Munich is ranked in second place in the worldwide ranking with 315 votes, TRYPANOSOMA and THE FROGS from Karlsruhe follow.

ITALY: Veneto is music’s land: THE VINTAGE from Padova boast 306 votes, PECOS BILL from Treviso 286.

SPAIN: DUDE’S SON from Barcelona and CEPA TUERTA from Madrid (145). PARRAYAOS and KLAUSTROFOVIA from Madrid (140).

SWEDEN: they are all from Malmo! HOLLYWOOD (228), DYNAMIC (147) and EMILIE & BAG OF BONES (134).

EMERGENZA 2K5 COMPILATIONS

After listening to hundreds of demos, our European General Managers have chosen the songs to include in the THREE compilations that feature the best acts of the Festival from ITALY, GERMANY AND FRANCE (plus special guests from other countries).

5,000 copies will be printed in each country, and all of them will be handed out free to the audiences as well as the most prominent musical journalists at the regional and national finals in June

E-FOUNDATION: AND THE WINNER IS…

The official announcement has been made: the winner of production by the E-Foundation in 2005 is the band No Radical Change, from Florence. Nominated by Emergenza's Italian General Manager Francesco Frilli, No Radical Change won the votes of four out of six of the E-Foundation's members. Runners up were The Naives from Madrid.

No Radical Change won third place in Emergenza's International Final in 2003 (as well as the best drummer) and left their mark on the whole audience.

The name comes from the fact that none of them were willing to change anything about their personalities and the way they feel about music: no compromise, No Radical Change.

It is difficult to describe the kind of music they play: metal-core perhaps comes closest to describing it. Following their success in Germany, No Radical Change has played in showcases across Europe (Paris, Barcelona, Munich, Berlin), and been the opening act for large scales gigs. Their music and contagious energy vividly displayed in each of the live performance that has been testified by all audience and staff alike. In April 2005, thanks to the E-Foundation, they are ready for their first professional production!

JANUS: A FANTASTIC NEW ENTRY IN THE PRIZES LIST!

Yes, it's true. The Mapex Janus Ergo Hat hat, the newest and the state of the art hi hat, will be the awarded to the best Emergenza drummers in the world! One Mapex Janus Ergo Hi hat will be given out at the Taubertal International Final , five at the most important European finals. 11 amazing Orion, Pro-M and M series drumsets have been sent out in Europe and North America. Mapex is dramatically increasing its contribution to the Emergenza cause!