And the winner is…

Sydney Wayser!

The second RethinkPopMusic “Put Your Music Where Your Mouth Is” showcase was a great success. We personally want to thank Sydney Wayser, The Narrative, Finding Fiction and Kingsfoil for playing. With Sydney Wayser edging out Kingsfoil by a couple points our judges were forced to make another tough decision. But don’t worry, Kingsfoil will be back in NYC before you know it.

Thanks judges!

He’s the only one not writing on his score card…

Special thanks to Tom from Atlantic Sound Studios! Tom had to step in at the last minute and replace Ben Foxx who was meeting a RethinkPopMusic deadline with an upcoming CD101 project (details coming soon).

And check out this view from Atlantic Sound Studios

Without a doubt these events would never by possible without the RethinkPopMusic team… some of who remain anonymous to this day.

RethinkPopMusic Showcase #2

We still have one more artist to bring with us to Midpoint Music Festival. Who will it be?

Don’t forget to RSVP

And the winner is…

Freelance Whales! RethinkPopMusic’s first ever “Put Your Music Where Your Mouth Is” showcase can only be described as an absolute success. All the bands; Julia Barry, Freelance Whales, Shoe and The Glorious Veins were incredible, however it was the Freelance Whales who edged out The Glorious Veins with a score of 136 to 134. Thanks to shoe from coming all the way from Detroit and getting the crowd dancing like no one else did all night. Also, if you haven’t heard Julia Barry live you are missing out. She has an exceptional voice and her skills on the keyboard impressed everyone, especially Casey from The Ambassadors.

A huge amount of gratitude is owed to our fantastic judges:

Laura Miller – MTV U
Sami Jarroush – RockItOut! Blog
Dan De Lara – AsianManDan.com
Ben Foxx – RethinkPopMusic
Greg Hewes – RethinkPopMusic

Here’s a video of Bob Berman introducing the judges:

Full HD footage of all the bands performing will be available soon…

This event would never have been a success if it weren’t for the amazing staff at Crash Mansion. Thanks to Stephanie and Mindy who made this idea a reality. We can’t wait to officially launch RethinkPopMusic at Crash Mansion on September 17th.

Here are some pics from the evening:

Soundcheck

Judges Table

Julia Barry

Freelance Whales

Shoe

The Glorious Veins

A very special thanks go out to our RethinkPopMusic artists The Vanguard, The Ambassadors and The Aviation Orange who were all in attendance to see who would accompany them to midpoint music festival. Here’s a pic of the back of The Aviation Orange’s heads!

We still have one more competition set for August 7th at Cameo. RSVP

RethinkPopMusic Showcases

Here are the fliers for the upcoming showcases. RSVP

RethinkPopMusic Announces Lineup

Here is the lineup for our Aug 7th showcase at Cameo

8:00pm
Finding Fiction (NYC)

9:00pm
Sydney Wayser (NYC)

10:00pm
The Narrative (NYC)

11:00pm
Kingsfoil (York, PA)

Judges:

Dax Martinez-Vargas – MTV U
Nikki Bagli – 3rd Ward
Jeremy Berman – MyDailyThread
Ben Foxx – Producer/Engineer (The Vanguard, Interpol, Death Cab, The Ambassadors)
Bob Berman – Founder of RethinkPopMusic