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AmpFest 2010 Winners

Ladies & Gentleman
the AmpFest winners for 2010 are...

1st Goodnight Tiger

2nd Minute 36
3rd Fat Jackal
4th Seams

Well done to all who took part...
You can now view more pictures of the event HERE

Goodnight Tiger have won AmpFest 2010! The winners received the lion's share of $10 000 worth of prizes including: recording time, mastering and a promotional package. The darling duo of Jill Chrisp and Perrin Date were completely stoked to be named winners and will use the prizes to further their music career. Minute 36 came in second, Fat Jackal were third and Seams were fourth in what was an exciting and entertaining showcase of young original music.

The Novocaines guest headlined the event and rocked the all-ages crowd at the Final Showcase which was supported by Lotterywest. With four free all ages events held throughout May, AmpFest 2010 was hugely successful and alerted many to the talent in WA original music.

AmpFest would like to thank all the sponsors; Drug Aware and Healthway, with the support of WAM, the City of Subiaco, Town of Claremont, Town of Mosman Park, Shire of Peppermint Grove, Zenith Music, Xpress, Soundbaker Studios, RTRFM, Next Big Thing and Shanghai Twang Studios.

Check the website www.ampfest.com.au for more details.

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AmpFest 2010

Acts for the AmpFest 2010 heats have been announced!
15 exciting and diverse local acts will perform over 3 heats in May, for a place in the Final Showcase on Friday May 28.
The Novocaines will headline the Final Showcase at Subiaco Church Hall.

Check the website www.ampfest.com.au for more details or join the AmpFest Facebook page.

All 3 heats are free, all-ages events, sponsored by Drug Aware, so come along and support local music.

Good luck to all the acts!

HEAT 1 | 7th May 2010
Claremont Town Hall
Chasing the Ninth
Danni Stefanetti
Mark Lebkuecher
Goodnight Tiger
The Modern Mystery

HEAT 2 | 14th May 2010
Central TAFE Leederville
SEAMS
Heroes and Heart Attacks
Aztech Suns
Rachel & Henry Climb a Hill
Thursdays Page

HEAT 3 | 21st May 2010
Memorial Hall Mosman Park
Citizen
Georgi Kay
KiB
Minute 36
Tracksuit

FINAL | 28th May 2010
Subiaco Church Hall
A winner will be selected from each of the three heats with judges also selecting a fourth wildcard entrant to progress to the final.

Special guests:
The Novocaines
9.00pm - 9.40pm

Goodnight Tiger
8.15pm - 8.35pm

Fat Jackal
7.40pm - 8.00pm

Minute 36
7.05pm - 7.25pm

Seams
6.30pm - 6.50pm

DOORS OPEN
6.00pm

Minute 36 won Heat Three of AmpFest. Seams have been selected as the wildcard act. These acts will join heat winners Goodnight Tiger and Fat Jackal in this Friday's Final. This event will also feature special guest headliners The Novocaines.

This will be an exciting event, featuring some of Perth's most promising young acts battling it out for over $10 000 worth of prizes to help kick start their career.

The Final is a free, all-ages event, sponsored by Drug Aware, with the support of WAM, the City of Subiaco, Town of Claremont, Town of Mosman Park, Shire of Peppermint Grove, Zenith Music, Xpress, Soundbaker Studios, RTR FM, Next Big Thing, Shanghai Twang Studios and Healthway.

So come along to support local music and each act's chance to win over $10 000 worth of prizes and join past winners Mink Mussel Creek and runner's-up Tame Impala in the history books.

Doors open at 6pm. Winner announced by 10pm.

Check the website www.ampfest.com.au for more details or join the AmpFest Facebook page to keep in the loop.

AmpFest 2010

AmpFest 2010 - Plug In. Rock Out. is a chance for up and coming, young bands and solo artists to get noticed in the music industry! This pioneering youth battle of the bands will give you the opportunity to play in front of a pumping live audience, meet music industry professionals and share in a fantastic prize pool worth over $10,000!

Band, duos or solo artists must be an average age of 12-25 to enter.

Entry forms can be collected from Zenith Music, participating council offices, or downloaded from www.ampfest.com.au

Contact Kris @ WAM for more info on (08) 9227 7962 or kris@wam.asn.au

AmpFest 2010 entries close 5:00pm Friday 26 March.
Find out how to enter your act or download an entry form online today!

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Prizes

The prize pool for AmpFest 2010 is HUGE with over $10,000 worth of prizes distributed to the top 12 bands!

First Prize wins:
Automatic Entry into the Next Big Thing Semi Final.

5 days recording time at Sound Baker Recording Studio.
Mastering time at Shanghai Twang Studio.
RTRfm Promotional Package.
Professional Photo Shoot.
Band Merchandise Package.

2nd, 3rd and 4th place prizes include:

Zenith Music Vouchers to the value of $400, $300 & $300 respectively.

All participating Bands receive:
Participation in the Drug Aware Band Development Workshops with advice and tips from professionals in the music industry on topics including recording, band management and sponsorship.

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