ITE battle of the bands

[fenderrules]

anyone going or participating for the event in march? unfortunately participation for this event is applicable to ITE students only.

im playing bass for my class group. will probabaly be playing alot of mainstream stuff (nirvana, mcr etc etc)

what about you?

 

[Jr-V]

Im an Ex-Ite Student. Just Finished in December. Can i join? :roll:
I have friends in there too.

 

[fenderrules]

hmmm i think thats almost impossible for graduates though...

but you can watch me :wink:

 

[keiith]

LOl..peter where n when will it be held??

 

[fenderrules]

LOl..peter where n when will it be held??

from the updates ive gathered so far, this event will be held in march at tampines ite. the date isnt confirmed yet, but it will be coming soon

and the prize is cold hard cash...hehehehe

 

[Tribalcast]

Well I'm not trying to be harsh or anything but from the experience and a few comments that I've got, the competition is rather biased. I mean the judges are not that really open to other genres. Playing mainstream stuff such as My Chemical Romance, Blink 182, Sum 41 or maybe some older stuff from Guns N Roses and Metallica would probably give you a better chance.

But if your band were to play something a bit more harder, heh it's better that you pack your bags and just go jamming at BMC. Even though the vocalist can be clearly understood with his or her clean singing, the judges will always think that the distortion is just to noisy. And even if you do rack up some kind of insane solo, man what a waste of effort.

But what have been said above is just coming from me with the experience and info from others. Maybe there are others who have a different senario. I only wished that the ITE organizers would do a mixed genre gig instead of a band competition. IMO that would be more happening.

Heres an inside info, currently there people from the local scene studying in ITE. Some of these guys are from Dyna Turmoil, Mistaken Pirates, Shadows Embrace, Jackalhyde, Dark Resurrection, Exuberence and tons more. See, wouldn't it be nice if there was an ITE joint campus gig? :wink:

 

[fenderrules]

tribalcast, thank you for the info and your experience in this event...

this will be my very first time gigging in this event. my first time going on stage in front of thousands of students, so im quite new to the fact that this competition is bias.

yes, i also think the event is quite biased. another update i got from my lead guitarist is that the leader of the group (his cousin) has to send lyrics of the 10 songs we're performing. and no, we're not playing anything harder than mainstream, we're just playing mainstream. but times may change. i believe that one day the judges (whoever they will be) will realise why this event has been so popular and appealing to many ite students like me. its because WE LOVE MUSIC. and i believe with everybody's help and support, exciting events like what you mentioned may be possible.

music is an art regardless of instrument and style. an art with no boundries, no rules...and i agree, that by having a battle of the bands gig, music is being restricted to a certain extent, which is a sad thing..

 

[madmonkeykungfu]

biased or not just be yourselves

winning should not be the main goal here. Experience is.

 

[Tribalcast]

Yeah I gotta agree with madmonkeykungfu. It may seem bad from my point of view but it also maybe totally different for other parties. Well just go for it. Feel what it's like to perform infront of people. Remember be yourself. :wink:

 

[zart]

hey..iszit true only 1 outsider is allow in a band?? my band rhetorical theory interested in joinin dis comp. but we are in doubt.. can walk in audition too??

 

[fenderrules]

hey..iszit true only 1 outsider is allow in a band?? my band rhetorical theory interested in joinin dis comp. but we are in doubt.. can walk in audition too??

got audition one meh???

 

[Tribalcast]

hey..iszit true only 1 outsider is allow in a band?? my band rhetorical theory interested in joinin dis comp. but we are in doubt.. can walk in audition too??

got audition one meh???

:lol: I thought you can only use registration forms?

 

[fixxx]

recipe to win a competition.
1. practice hard
2. 100% ready for the day.
3. play hard
4. imagine u r playin ur own rock concert n e crowd r all ur fans.
5. Most important! enjoy urself.....

 

[fenderrules]

recipe to win a competition.
1. practice hard
2. 100% ready for the day.
3. play hard
4. imagine u r playin ur own rock concert n e crowd r all ur fans.
5. Most important! enjoy urself.....

yeahhh thats the way!!

by the way, this event is not for outsiders but outsiders can watch