7/6/2005

EMERGENZA NEWS FROM AMERICA

THE FINALS… NOW IT'S THE BIG TIME!

The first 12 EMERGENZA American finals took place between the end of may and mid-June. All twelve shows left some great impressions and made for incredible memories…

USA:
BUFFALO, May 28th: Woke Up in Vegas was the winning band and made to the Regional final in Detroit.
MILWAUKEE, May 28th: Marashino was the winning band and made to the Regional final in Detroit.
PITTSBURGH, May 28th: Split Screen was the winning band and made to the Regional final in Philadelphia.
NASHVILLE, May 28th: Ide was the winning band and made to the Regional final in Memphis.
ORLANDO, June 4th: Ed Self Band was the winning band and made to the Regional final in Tampa.
WASHINGTON, June 5th: Restoring Poetry in Music was the winning band and made to the Regional final in Philadelphia.
ST LOUIS, June 4th: Shattermask was the winning band and made to the Regional final in Cincinnati.
CLEVELAND, June 11th: Emmet was the winning band and made to the Regional final in Cincinnati.
DETROIT, June 4th: Natives of the New Dawn was the winning band and made to the National final in Boston.
MEMPHIS, June 11th: Ide was the winning band and made to the Nationa final in Atlanta.
CINCINNATI, June 18th: Autumn’s Haty Eyes was the winning band and made to the National final in Chicago.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 18th: The Dead See was the winning band and made to the National final in Chicago.
PHILADELPHIA June 18th: Restoring Poetry in Music was the winning band and made to the National final in Boston.

Canada:
OTTAWA, June 9th: Jacquie in the kitchen was the winning band and made to the Regional final in Toronto.
QUEBEC CITY, June 15th: Lachambre was the winning band and made to the National final in Montreal.
TORONTO, June 18th: Forgery was the winning band and made to the National final in Montreal.

After the upcoming regional finals in Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Tampa, The Metro in Chicago, The Avalon in Boston, the Earthlink Live in Atlanta and Le Medley in Montreal will play host to the National Finals’ momentous events on June 25th!

Thanks to all those who participated in the finals and congratulations to the winners. To the rest of the bands: Your turn's coming up!

THE BEST DRUMMERS IN AMERICA… part one

Who took home the prizes for the best drummers offered by Mapex?
This is Goodbye from Memphis, The Levelheads from Philadelphia and Ghostyle/Saint Thomas Academy from Detroit won a mapex Janus Ergo Hat!

3 more Janus Ergo hat and 4 Mapex pro-M drumsets await the remaining winners next June 25… stay tuned for the second part!

“IT'S INCREDIBLE TO PERFROM INFRONT OF SUCH A CROWD...”

The most famous and exclusive venue in the East Coast, the 9:30 in Washington DC, was SOLD OUT on June 5th… the Emergenza Final’s night! The audience totaled almost 1900!

AN EXCLUSIVE VILLAGE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL FINAL

Emergenza Village is a space to gather, work, have fun, prepare the shows and keep the public informed. You may find it on August 12, 13 and 14 in the Taubertal Valley, a few steps away from the stage of the Emergenza 2005 Worldwide International Final.

To access the Village’s services a special pass will be provided to artists and musicians of the bands, managers, distributors and executives of the music industries, agencies and booking companies, representatives of European and American media, members of the Festival’s International Jury, Festival’s managing direction and staff, coming from 18 countries around the world.

The Village will offer a bar, a warm up stage, a dj booth, a merchandise shop, a media area and much more!