Quarter finalists [band change made: 2:06pm]

Times for the quarters will be posted in the next couple of days. This is not the order you are playing.
And as i always seem to say... Good Luck! Haha

Fri 4th Sept
Weaponized

5th Day of May

Bloodmoney

Soulsystem


Sat 5th Sept
Magic Eye

Joe & T54

O'Lovely

Greenbeat


Fri 11th Sept
Pikachunes

Audrey is Brave, Lennie is Honest

Sleepy Age

Lizards in Disguise


Sat 12th Sept
The Implications

Blast! Blast! Noise!

The Unfaithful Ways

The Burning Sensations

Heats weekend

Just letting y'all know i'll be announcing the quarter finalists on the 'Breakfast with Spanky' show tomorrow morning (Mon) sometime between 8-9am. If you are unable to tune in at that time, all good- i'll be making a post straight after i've announced it on air.

It was awesome to be able to meet some of you guys and to see what amazing talent Christchurch has. Even if you don't make it through to the next round i encourage you to keep writing, practicing and gigging- i was blown away by many of you.

So to all the bands that competed- THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'm going to keep an eye out for many of you, don't be phased by the random brown girl dancing up the front to your set :D
And a MASSIVE thanks to the Dux for looking after us so well, plus Marcus and the Mainz crew for all their hardwork.

Until tomorrow...

Gear list & Best Demo Comp

Hello bandies!

Tech specs are as follows:

Mapex 5 piece kit with hi-hat stand and two cymbal stands and 1 throne.
SWR Bass amp and 4x10 cab
Marshall MGX 100 guitar head + quad box
Fender FM212 guitar combo

Feel free to bring extra gear if you like...e.g: extra cymbals/stands, your own bass/guitar head etc. Just keep in mind you've only been allocated 15mins. This is very important!

And don't forget...We are still taking in Best Demo entries. One person can enter 3 tracks under different projects: e.g- John can enter a track for Groovy Monkeys (his band), Russian Cyclists (his duo) and Flying Low (his solo project)- it's not 3 tracks for one person/producer, does get a tad confusing!

You can hand in your entries to me at the heats if you dont get the postage thing in on time. You have all day Sat and Sun to see me!

Also- just so you know...the judges are looking for the following things:
-Musicianship: Technical ability, prep/tuning of equipment, onstage volume & dynamics, recovery from string breakage etc
-Originality: Composition, fresh ideas & good tunes
-Presence: Communication with the audience, impact, overall good show
-The Song: Overall impression of the song
-X-Factor: Pizazz, attention grabbing

Any questions about gear etc, just give me a holla :D

Roundup schedule: HEATS

Once again, good luck!
See you Saturday/Sunday :D

SATURDAY HEATS

10.00am	DC Soul
10.15am	O'Lovely
10.30am	Magic Eye
10.45am	BloodMoney
11.00am	Gearloose
11.15am	Blast! Blast! Noise
11.30am	Merchants of Flow
11.45am	Soulsystem
12.00pm	Ruiner
12.15pm	Children of the Abortion Bucket
12.30pm	Computer vs Dragon

12:45pm LUNCH BREAK
1:00pm LUNCH BREAK
1:15pm LUNCH BREAK

1.30pm	Alice and the Wonderband
1.45pm	Opal Halo
2.00pm	Von Voin Strum
2.15pm	Neverdead
2.30pm	None Left Standing
2.45pm	Drift
3.00pm	Reflekshun
3.15pm	Bigroof
3.30pm	Greenbeat
3.45pm	Fallas
4.00pm	5th Day of May
4.15pm	Troika
4.30pm	Forget Gravity
4.45pm	Kaizen Mofos

SUNDAY HEATS

10.00am	Pikachunes
10.15am	Space Cake
10.30am	The Unfaithful Ways
10.45am	Joe & TS4
11.00am	The Tin Snips
11.15am	Becs Adam
11.30am	Audrey is Brave, Lennie is honest
11.45am	D'Sendantz
12.00pm	The New Genetictists
12.15pm	Sleepy Age
12.30pm	Sexy Mothafucka's

12:45pm LUNCH BREAK
1:00pm LUNCH BREAK
1:15pm LUNCH BREAK

1.30pm	Bismarck Makes Fire
1.45pm	Team Wolf
2.00pm	SubRosa
2.15pm	Weaponized
2.30pm	Crimson Metal Drageon
2.45pm	The Implications
3.00pm	Lizard in Disguise
3.15pm	Zoo
3.30pm	Grafton Zoo
3.45pm	Sand Fly Bay
4.00pm	Moustache Ghost of Motech
4.15pm	Hayne
4.30pm	The Young Souls
4.45pm	The Knox
5pm	The Burning Sensations

One day left!

One day left guys!
One day left for the running of these fantastic prizes...

• $1500 credit to purchase anything in store at The Rock Shop – guitars, drums, production equipment, lighting, backline, microphone or amplification
• Live recording of your winning set thanks to MAINZ
• Mix down and mastering of your awesome live recording thanks to Tandem Voice Booth
• Recording and production of a single thanks to The Sitting Room
• Mastering of your single thanks to Tandem Voice Booth
• Hair styling and product thanks to Fox Hair
• Photo shoot with thanks to Dean McKenzie Photography
• Filming and production of your video single thanks to Gorilla Pictures
• Digital download of your single and video on RDU98.5FM
• Plugging of your song and video through Radio Active, Radio One, BFM and Radio Control
• Free poster campaign to promote your next live gig thanks to Phantom Bill Stickers
• Promotional campaign through the CHART website and database thanks to CHART
• Band Bio & Press Release with thanks to Write Music, Sharon McIver
• Promotion mentor package thanks to CHART
• A years MMF membership for winners band manager thanks to the Music Managers Forum
• A spot on the stage at Southern Amp 2009 (TBC)
• A spot on the stage at Chartfest 2010 thanks to CHART
• A spot on the stage at Sounday 2010 thanks to Fabel
• Your next big gig promoted thanks to RDU98.5FM
• An exclusive half hour Red Bull Studio Live Session - across all b nets nationwide / date TBC
• A News Feature / Band Bio on the Red Bull Studio Website.
• The 30 Minute Mastered session and HD Video Edit archived for public viewing on Red Bull Studio.co.nz site
• Band will walk away with the Video Footage (HD) and a mastered version of the live session recording.
• A Red Bull Fridge
• A Year’s supply of Free Red Bull (one case couriered to doorstep per month for 12 months)

And for Best Demo:

• A Mentor Session with top Producer - RECLOOSE
• A production session at the Red Bull Studio in Auckland (flight included)
• A Red Bull mini cooler
• A Year’s supply of Free Red Bull. (One case per month for 12 months)

Yeahtown!

Remember...hand in your entries before 5pm to Hunters & Collectors, The Dux de Lux or RDU :D And i know this wasn't mentioned on the entry forms but if you are competing and under 18, you MUST have a parent present with you! Please respect the regulations as required by the Dux de Lux.

And to everyone, GOOD LUCK!

Just a reminder!

You have 4 days to get your entries in!
If you don't have time to post, you can hand in your forms at Hunters & Collectors or the Dux de Lux before 5pm.
However, Best Demo entries don't close until Monday 31st August.

Good luck, see you soon!
m*

Interview with RounDUp 2008 winner, Von Klap

Perhaps when you win RounDUp 2009...you can grow up to be just like Von Klap :D
I spoke to them a while back and here's what they had to say...


1) Its been a year since your win at the 2008 RoundUp competition, whats been happening since?

Since the last time you heard from "Von" Klap Bobby has had two more children and Sam has had a haircut. The band has just finished recording 14 tracks for their debut album, "Dog". There have been new videos for the songs "Dying" and "Water and Wine". Of course, who could forget when RDU, in association with Gorilla Pictures, Hells Pizza, "The Swank" artists of hair, The Sitting Room, Tandem Voice Booth, Embassy, The Rockshop, Goodbye Blue Monday and Schwartzkopf brung you a video about "Not Getting Younger".


The band started letting off progressively larger and larger and then massive party poppers, sometimes projecting confetti up to 25 Metres according to the packaging. This created such a good vibe and everybody enjoyed themselves so much that nobody even noticed the smoke machine anymore.

David Bain was found innocent in his retrial and old cut stab-dogg was sentenced for murder. MJ died and the band watched "Shoah" another couple of times. Damien went to Thailand with his stepdad and little brother. Tim Moore rocked out at ChartFest to a crowd which swelled to at least 12-15 people, who apparently "felt uncomfortable". Nathan Haines closed for the band at SounDay and afterwards said that he felt "it was an honour". Matty X can see again thanks to the optometrists at Northlands Mall and Rayban.

Bobby had a motorcycle accident, and Chicken Pox. Sam quit the band after a performance-related-fiasco but was allowed to re-enter due to the low standard of applicants for the position of drummer.

The band went from strength to strength and changed their name to "Von Klap". Universal acclaim soon followed. The number of dogs in Christchurch increased from around 300 to 320. The tenth anniversary of Darcy Clay's death passed, and everybody tipped some booze on the carpet at practice to commemorate this. Von Klap travelled to majestic Onekaka's The Mussell Inn and had a swell time. The band remains desperate for any endorsement and/or sponsorship. They can be contacted on 021 353 759.

Currently the band are mixing the album, "Dog", and planning a new video which will "tackle the youth binge-drinking culture in Christchurch", thanks to Creative Communities, Christchurch City Council and Goodbye Blue Monday.

There have been many more dogs in the south island than Von Klap can remember, and the band hopes to honour the memory of all these lost dogs and celebrate the dogs of today with their forthcoming album "Dog".


2) Phew. Good effort. I need to rest for bit! But anyways, Last year you entered under the name 'The Klap', why the name change?

"Von Klap" are a band that used to be called "The Klap" until they realised "the" is totally passe and "von" is totes. Also, there are about 14 other bands around called "The Klap".

3) Haha. What are you plans for the future now that the win has kick-started your career somewhat.

"Von" Klap will continue to be more totes.

somewhat

cheers rdu



4) I see one of you (Tim) also has a solo project...any chance you'll be entering this year as a solo artist? Or any other boys in other musical projects?

No. "Bois Torlut" are considering entering but only Sam and Matty X are in it. Tim sucks

5) I'll keep that in mind :P...And lastly...any advice for this year's competitors?

Dont bother, unless you're The Unfaithful Ways.
But if you must ignore our first advice,
stageshow stageshow stageshow.

Check out Von Klap's video "Not Getting Younger": one of the prizes from winning RounDUp, courtesy of Gorilla Pictures.

Entry forms and other things.

Heya! In case you haven't noticed, the entry forms are now posted here- the link is above. If you're having trouble downloading it or have any questions regarding entry, be sure to let me know, its pretty straight forward though. Alternatively, you can pick up a hard copy from the RDU studio, Hunters & Collectors or at the Dux de Lux.

And introducing a new feature of the competition: Best Demo! Info is below and you can also download the entry forms for this above (good exercise for the eyes, this looking up and down thing :D)

If you are planning on entering and have a music My Space page, do make sure to add this to your 'Upcoming Shows' section. Even though you may only play one song throughout the whole competition, having your friends, fans and support crew there will totally make the playing easier and lessen the feeling of 'ooh...competition' lol. We also have an event page on Facebook- do check it out! http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1253222183&v=feed&story_fbid=241789935494#/event.php?eid=105535079454 This is another good way of spreading the word about your gig, especially to your friends who aren't, cant work or dont know about My Space :D

Next time you hear from me, you actually wont hahaha.
An interview with Von Klap (formerly The Klap) up next :D