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11th Sept 2010 
Founders Theatre, Hamilton

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A Trip to Fiji, A full band Set up, A night at the NZ Music Awards

      
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Canterbury

Welcome to the Home Page of Smokefreerockquest Canterbury, the place to find all things related to the Canterbury regionals!

Keep an eye on this page as we will be adding lots of things as the competition and year progresses! Come on Canterbury Fans, show your support for the local music scene.

Canterbury Heats - Sat 15th May and Sun 16th May - Starting at 12pm

Canterbury Final - Fri 11th June and Sat 12th June - 7pm


For times and details regarding the Regional Heat, please click the above button.

 

Results from Friday June 11.

First Place: Custard Bear, Christchurch Boys' High School

Second place: The Guest Aranui, Cashmere and Hagley Community College

Smokefree People’s Choice: K2 Shirley Boys' High, Casebrook and Shirley Intermediate.

Third place: Villain, Shirley Boys' High School

The Mainz Musicianship Award: Nick Wilkinson, the drummer from Hillview in Black, Linwood College

The APRA Lyric Writer’s Award: Becky Jordan, Lincoln High School

Smokefree Award For Women’s Musicianship: Mahalia Simpson, Marian College

The Lowdown Best Song Award: Custard Bear

Comment from Custard Bear  drummer Jack Harré: "With three years’ experience in entering Smokefreerockquest our pop-funk sound was pretty tight. We had rehearsed until we were sick of the sound of our songs but we knew they would stick together - the songs are ‘about random things like pie and milk and a tree called Jessica."


 

 

 

Results from Saturday 12th June

First: Peachebones from St Andrew's College (Christchurch)
Second: Runaway Joe from Burnside High School and Shirley Boys High

Smokefree People’s Choice: Discord, Rangiora High School
Third: With Legions We Stand, Lincoln High School, Burnside High School, Papanui High School and Mairehau High School.
The Mainz Musicianship Award: the lead guitarist from with Legions we Stand.
The APRA Lyric Writer’s Award: Robert Riach and Jacob Johnson-Firth from Queen Charlotte College.
Smokefree Award For Women’s Musicianship: Tess Stephens from Rangiora High School.
Lowdown Best Song Award: Peachebones

Comment from Peachebones vocalist Andy Manning: “I think we stood out from the other bands because we had a different energy and style from anyone else. We’re vibrant, we had a good sound and our songs are about down to earth stuff.” 

 

 

 

See yourself here! We will be posting photos from the regional finals, and for more check out our myspace page for the Schick Style Spy photos