Ladies Love A Superhero win The Gathering's
Battle of the Bands

‘Ladies Love A Super Hero' from Rhondda Cynon Taff beat eight young bands from all
over South Wales to win The Gathering's Battle of the Bands final last Saturday 24 April.
Held in Bridgend Recreation Centre, the runners up were ‘Innovence' and ‘The Decoy'
from Gwent. Judged by recognised names in the Welsh music industry, including
Bridgend's Jayce Lewis who has a massive following in Asia, the winners received
£500 and two days recording time in the Manic Street Preacher's Cardiff studios, each
of the runners-up £250, and all three also won a fantastic array of media and music
industry prizes.

In the final were : Offset (Bridgend County Borough), The Venue, Innovence, Evolution
and Decoy (Gwent) Librarian's Worst Nightmare ( Merthyr Tydfil ), Stars and Flights
(Neath Port Talbot), and Ladies Love A Superhero (Rhondda Cynon Taff).

Supported by the South Wales Music Forum (comprising of eight local authorities) and
Rockschool (Europe's number one rock and pop music exam board, from grade exams
to diplomas, where everyone can get a recognised qualification playing the music they
love), The Gathering is an ideal opportunity to showcase young Welsh rock talent aged
up to 18, and to catch them live before they make it big.

The night also featured headliners The Guns (renowned up and coming four-piece
rock band from South Wales who are receiving an ever increasing following throughout
the UK), rock/power pop Port Talbot based Kid Keep Dancing, All For The Fall – winners
of The Gathering 2008, popular hip hop DJ Jason Camilleri as MC, spot prizes,
competitions, outdoor mobile youth club, chill out areas, stalls and games.

Andre van Wyk, Arts Development Officer for Bridgend County Borough Council said:
''I want to say a massive thank you to all the lovely people that volunteered their time
to come down and help on the day! Without the massive team of volunteers it simply
would not happen. The bands were great and all the judges were in agreement that
the level of talent was truly remarkable.''

Listen to all the action from The Gatheringfinal now
that was held on Saturday 24 April at Bridgend Recreation
Centre as recorded by Celtica Radio.

The Guns was ourr main guest bands...listen to their amaizing set.

PRIZES for bands taking part in the BOTB:

Winning Band

Rockschool will award cash prize of £500

Manic Street Preachers has given two free days in their studio in Cardiff
(with use of Engineer) at a time convenient to both.

Altsounds.com will give online interview plus a myspace page design makeover.

Bridgend College Creative Arts Department will assign an experienced student to
design a web site for the winning band.

Rhythmofchaos Promotions have very kindly donated 3 smokey dog guitar amps for
each of the top three bands.

OP:EC photographer Ali Johnston will give one day professional photo shoot.
Plugged In magazine will give double page interview.

Afan FM are offering the winning band the opportunity to do a 2 hour ‘take over' of
their Local Edge show where the band will be able to present the program play any
tracks they want to play, hosts a phone in and even perform acoustically (they will
receive appropriate training and an experienced station DJ/technician will be
on hand).

The Guns management will put winning band on same bill as The Guns in forth
coming show or suitable alternative billing according to musical style.

The Wave will interview winning band and play their music on their Thursday night
show called Total Access with Siany

Pixelflava.com offer the winning band a myspace make over including Flash
elements, moving images, custom buttons, custom widgets and image overlays
guaranteed to give your page the ultimate WOW factor.

Mutation Music promotions will put top three bands on suitable billing for
forthcoming show.

Amped Wales will interview the winning band and publish it on their site!

Celtica Radio will give all the bands involved the opportunity to be on their play list,
pod cast all the events including final plus interview all the bands.

Two Runner Up Bands

Rockschool will award cash prizes of £250 to each band.

OP:EC will choose one band to qualify for two days recording plus residential stay
over in their new purpose built facility.

Bridgend College Creative Arts Department (Performing Arts) will give one track
recording facility to one band.

Afan FM will give all the heat winners the opportunity to appear on their Local Edge
show where they will be interviewed and have the opportunity to perform acoustically.

Pixelflava.com offer both runner up bands a tasty looking Myspace header image
complete with custom buttons. Our MySpace Header images are custom designed
images that sit above your MySpace content to create an eye catching page header.

Celtica Radio will give all the bands involved the opportunity to be on their play list,
pod cast all the events including final plus interview all the bands.

Mutation Music promotions will put top three bands on suitable billing for
forthcoming show.

Bonus Prizes

Rockschool will award ‘ Top Instrumentalist's Prize' of an Endirol R-09
(mobile recording unit).

PLUGGED IN will put a double page spread on the whole event including short
info-interviews with the heat winners plus double page on the overall winning band.

Afan FM will give all the heat winners the opportunity to appear on their Local Edge
show where they will be interviewed by the DJ and have the opportunity to perform
acoustically.

Celtica Radio will give all the bands involved the opportunity to be on their play list,
pod cast all the events including final plus interview all the bands.

Are you in a band and do you want to enter The gathering 2011?!

We will announce news soon how you can enter.

Authorities involved at present are:

 

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