RethinkPopMusic on BalconyTV en route to SXSW

RethinkPopMusic CMJ Showcase

On Thursday, October 22nd RethinkPopMusic hosted an unofficial CMJ Showcase at Crash Mansion with the assistance of Absolut, Spaten Beer, Red Roof Inns, Virgin Atlantic Airlines, U-Haul and Yak Pak.

Once again we had 350+ through the door but I think that has much more to do with great performances by Ambassadors, The Vanguard, The Aviation Orange, The Glorious Veins and our late night guests Lindsay Luv and Mikealis.

Thanks to everyone who came out including all our friends from MTV, S1Songs, The Postelles and ALL!

RethinkPopMusic CMJ Showcase – 10/22 – RSVP Today!

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Well, the day has finally come… RethinkPopMusic is officially launching on September 17th at Crash Mansion. Despite the fact that at merely 8 months since our inception we have been provided with unprecedented opportunities: 11 SXSW showcases last March, an official stage and partnership with Midpoint Music Festival later this month, 8 upcoming London tour dates with Laissez Faire Club, a CMJ showcase this October and now we are finalists for an official panel at SXSW 2010 based on our business model… we still haven’t thrown YOU a party!

For the first time EVER RethinkPopMusic’s three premiere Affiliated Artists: The Vanguard, Ambassadors and The Aviation Orange will share a stage and give sneak peeks at all three of their debut music videos. Did we mention that Jeremy Lloyd of Laissez Faire Club is coming across the pond to DJ the entire party while Absolut and Spaten beer provides the open bar from 7pm – 9pm? Remember this a party for the 20 million independent artists who, with our help, are reclaiming this industry and reestablishing integrity in music.

Expect plenty of surprises and some incredible announcements regarding our corporate partners providing special discounts to touring independent artists nationwide!

Complimentary admission is exclusively obtained at www.RPM-RSVP.com and you must arrive by 9:00pm, but feel free to forward this email on to any independent artists looking to make a living making music.

Entry is not guaranteed so please RSVP soon!

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