Below is a playlist of live music videos from the 2016 final:
INFANT SCHOOL GIG - JULY 2016
|
Congratulations to Fleur, Rowan, Esme, Phine, Ruby, Lily, Orissa, Joshim and Edi for their brilliant performances at today's gig to Downs infant School.
The children in the audience were amazing and really enjoyed the performances. All of the songs performed today were written by the children themselves. |
|
Electrodynamix - All the Medicines Combined
|
Electrodynamix - Lost
|
|
The Unknown - I Will Live On
|
P.E.B. - Same Old Tune
|
JUICE FM FEATURE
|
|
RESULTS
|
1ST - ELECTRODYNAMIX (39)
2ND - THE UNKNOWN (38) 3RD - P.E.B. (34) 4TH - FLAME IN THE DARK (33.5) 5TH - SMILE (31) 6TH - THE UNFORGOTTEN (29.5) 7TH - MONKEYS (28.5) 8TH - HARMONY PALS (27.5) 8TH - THE IMPOSSIBLES (27.5) 10TH - SOUND BOX (27) 11TH - JUDE (24) 11TH - THE SEVEN DIFFERENCES (24) |
|
THE TOP THREE
FEEDBACK FROM JUDGES
This year's music industry judges:
Hannah Neter (Juice FM DJ), Steve Rockett (Sound Director at Lowrider Sound Ltd.), Monty Oxymoron (Keyboardist for The Damned), Ollie Tunmer (STOMP performer)
Hannah Neter (Juice FM DJ), Steve Rockett (Sound Director at Lowrider Sound Ltd.), Monty Oxymoron (Keyboardist for The Damned), Ollie Tunmer (STOMP performer)
L-R: Hannah Neter (Juice FM DJ), Steve Rockett (Sound Director at Lowrider Sound Ltd.), Monty Oxymoron (Keyboardist for The Damned)_, Ollie Tunmer (STOMP performer)
1ST - ELECTRODYNAMIX - Great harmonies, really good eye contact with the audience, musically very tight, cool costumes (denim). I want the album!
2ND - THE UNKNOWN - Strong start, great song, solid group, well rehearsed, good instrumental performances, good riffs, an emotional journey - I was lost in it.
3RD - P.E.B. - Lovely melody, impressive voice, - husky and sounds mature for her age, love the Brighton vibe, chilled out and bluesy, loved the way they worked together.
4TH - FLAME IN THE DARK - Good harmonies at times, strong violin playing, tight ensemble, looks like you're really enjoying it! They look like a proper real-life professional band. Funky guitarist and fab violin solo.
5TH - SMILE - Beautiful melody, musically tight, fab look, really sweet video
6TH - THE UNFORGOTTEN - Great lyrics, fantastic confidence, love the t-shirts, played well and to each other's talents, emotional to listen to. Good song.
7TH - MONKEYS - Strong vocals and drums, creative piano, Cai's voice - wow - wanted to hear more.
8TH - HARMONY PALS - Great message in the lyrics, loved the intro and outro, very professional when there was a hiccup. Great to see a female drummer.
8TH - THE IMPOSSIBLES - Confident performance, held together well, good vocals, strong guitar
10TH - SOUND BOX - I can tell they're listening to each other really well, nice key change, fits together nicely, singer did really well to remember all those lyrics! Awesome t-shirts.
11TH - JUDE - Very competent guitar playing (didn't need to look at the guitar), very brave and cool!
11TH - THE SEVEN DIFFERENCES - Nice variety in texture during different sections of the song, good percussive use of ukulele
2ND - THE UNKNOWN - Strong start, great song, solid group, well rehearsed, good instrumental performances, good riffs, an emotional journey - I was lost in it.
3RD - P.E.B. - Lovely melody, impressive voice, - husky and sounds mature for her age, love the Brighton vibe, chilled out and bluesy, loved the way they worked together.
4TH - FLAME IN THE DARK - Good harmonies at times, strong violin playing, tight ensemble, looks like you're really enjoying it! They look like a proper real-life professional band. Funky guitarist and fab violin solo.
5TH - SMILE - Beautiful melody, musically tight, fab look, really sweet video
6TH - THE UNFORGOTTEN - Great lyrics, fantastic confidence, love the t-shirts, played well and to each other's talents, emotional to listen to. Good song.
7TH - MONKEYS - Strong vocals and drums, creative piano, Cai's voice - wow - wanted to hear more.
8TH - HARMONY PALS - Great message in the lyrics, loved the intro and outro, very professional when there was a hiccup. Great to see a female drummer.
8TH - THE IMPOSSIBLES - Confident performance, held together well, good vocals, strong guitar
10TH - SOUND BOX - I can tell they're listening to each other really well, nice key change, fits together nicely, singer did really well to remember all those lyrics! Awesome t-shirts.
11TH - JUDE - Very competent guitar playing (didn't need to look at the guitar), very brave and cool!
11TH - THE SEVEN DIFFERENCES - Nice variety in texture during different sections of the song, good percussive use of ukulele
VIDEO & AUDIO RECORDINGS
If the videos don't play straight away, pause them and wait for 1-2 minutes. Then press play and enjoy!
GUEST PERFORMANCES:
Ruby - last year's winner of Battle of the Bands (2015) - kindly returned to perform for this year's Battle. Here's a recording of her performance of her own, new song - 100 Percent:
Two of our judges performed a spontaneous, improvised duet on drum kit and piano. Here's Monty Oxymoron (keyboardist for The Damned) and Ollie Tunmer (performer from STOMP and Lost and Found Orchestra and international percussionist) creating musical magic together!
1ST - ELECTRODYNAMIX - Esme, Rowan and Fleur - Year 6 - All the Medicines Combined (own composition)
2ND - THE UNKNOWN - Joshim, Lily, Ruby and Orissa - Year 5 - We Will Live On (own composition)
Apologies for the poor audio quality at the beginning of this video.
3RD - P.E.B. - Eddie and Phine - Year 3 - Same Old Tune (own composition)
4TH - FLAME IN THE DARK - Ella, Daisy, Alisha and Sylvie - Year 6 - Ugly Heart by G.R.L.
5TH - SMILE - Martha and Isla - Year 3 - You Make Me Smile (own composition)
6TH - THE UNFORGOTTEN - Mia and Belle - Year 6 - Lonely (own composition)
|
THE UNFORGOTTEN - Mia and Belle - Year 6
|
THE UNFORGOTTEN - Mia & Belle's fantastic music video for their song
|
7TH - MONKEYS - Daniel, Rufus, Cai and Sidney - Year 4 - We Will Rock You by Queen
Huge apologies for the sound difficulties on this video.
8TH - THE IMPOSSIBLES - Joseph, Johnny, Barnaby and Jack - Year 5 - Day Tripper by The Beatles
8TH - HARMONY PALS - Maizy, Hannah, Ciara and Alice - Year 5 - You Can Do It (own composition)
10TH - SOUND BOX - Charlie, Arthur and Arion - Year 5 - Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes
11TH - JUDE - Jude - Year 6 - The White Stripes
11TH - THE SEVEN DIFFERENCES - Adele, Ophelia, Lily, Tegan, Maisie, Rosie and Jasmine - Year 4 - Stay With Me by Sam Smith
TICKETS
9th March 2016 09:00:
Only 16 tickets remain. Tickets can be booked online at this web address: https://www.schoolinterviews.co.uk/
Enter the CODE: 7ghgh
9th March 2016 09:00:
Only 16 tickets remain. Tickets can be booked online at this web address: https://www.schoolinterviews.co.uk/
Enter the CODE: 7ghgh
A parent/carer for every child participating in this year's final needs to complete and return the form at the bottom of the Permission Letter (available to download below):
| Permission Letter |
AUDITION RESULTS
| AUDITION RESULTS LETTER |
- Thank you VERY much to everyone who auditioned this week
- 57 Bands auditioned – 206 children in total
- 12 bands made it through to the final (see below)
- 45 bands did not make it through to the final
- Feedback and advice will be given to all bands on Monday 7th March at lunchtime
- The final will take place on Wednesday 9th March 2016 in the school hall 15:30 – 17:15.
- TICKETS can be booked online from Monday 7th March. Families of the children who are performing in the final will be contacted with the online code on Monday 7th March. The online code for tickets will then be shared publically on the school music website on Tuesday 8th March, to allow additional people to also book tickets to watch the final.
The judges will be:
- Ollie Tunmer – STOMP performer, Drummer & Percussionist
- Steve Rockett – Computer Game Sound Designer
- Hanna Neter – Breakfast Show Host for Juice FM
- Monty Oxymoron - Keyboardist for The Damned
Guest Performers:
- Ruby Vaughn (last year’s winner)
- Bella Spinks (Singer / Songwriter)
The Top 12 Bands are:
SMILE (3KR), ELECTRODYNAMIX (6A/6H), THE UNKNOWN (5S), THE 7 DIFFERENCES (4F/4R), HARMONY PALS (5B), JUDE (6C), P.E.B. (3J), MONKEYS (4F), THE IMPOSSIBLES (5D), FLAME IN THE DARK (6H), THE SOUND BOX (5B), THE UNFORGOTTEN (6H)
Deciding the top 12 bands this year has been incredibly difficult. Miss Rusbatch has agonised over some of the decisions. The top 12 bands either composed a brilliant original song, and/or confidently performed on a variety of instruments and/or achieved strong vocal harmonies and used varied structures and layering and/or demonstrated great team work and performed professionally, without making any mistakes.
AUDITION LIST
| Audition List 2016 |
The audition list has now been finalised and can be downloaded above. The children in the bands need to wait outside the main music room 5 minutes before their allocated audition slot.
AUDITIONS
Please note changes to the auditions for Battle of the Bands:
Auditions will now take place Monday 29th February - Friday 4th March. The timings of auditions will be released and uploaded the week before.
The final will still take place on Wednesday 9th March.
We've currently received a record number of band entries for this year's battle (51 bands) so it will be a very busy audition week. Good luck to everyone taking part. Only 12 bands will make it through to the final.
Apologies for the date changes - this is because Miss Rusbatch is attending the Music Education Expo in London and the Awards for Excellence ceremony in Knightsbridge.
Orchestra will also be cancelled that week - Thursday 25th February.
Auditions will now take place Monday 29th February - Friday 4th March. The timings of auditions will be released and uploaded the week before.
The final will still take place on Wednesday 9th March.
We've currently received a record number of band entries for this year's battle (51 bands) so it will be a very busy audition week. Good luck to everyone taking part. Only 12 bands will make it through to the final.
Apologies for the date changes - this is because Miss Rusbatch is attending the Music Education Expo in London and the Awards for Excellence ceremony in Knightsbridge.
Orchestra will also be cancelled that week - Thursday 25th February.
LUNCHTIME REHEARSALS
Lunchtime rehearsals have now started for Battle of the Bands. Slots are allocated by year group, to ensure that rehearsals don't clash with lunch sittings. If however some bands contain children from varied year groups, they can attend one rehearsal slot per week that doesn't clash with anyone's lunch sitting.
MONDAY LUNCHTIME 12:30 - 12:55 - Year 5
WEDNESDAY LUNCHTIME 12:30 - 12:55 - Year 6
THURSDAY LUNCHTIME 12:30 - 12:55 - Year 4
FRIDAY LUNCHTIME 12:35 - 13:00 - Year 3
MONDAY LUNCHTIME 12:30 - 12:55 - Year 5
WEDNESDAY LUNCHTIME 12:30 - 12:55 - Year 6
THURSDAY LUNCHTIME 12:30 - 12:55 - Year 4
FRIDAY LUNCHTIME 12:35 - 13:00 - Year 3
Below is a sneak peek at a Year 4 and a Year 5 rehearsal:
|
|
|
- Band Members: minimum of 1 – no maximum number (from any year group and class). A child may be in more than one band, but this isn't recommended by Miss Rusbatch.
- Band Manager: responsible for overseeing the Band’s name, look, staging, song choice, projections, promotion and marketing. The band manager can also perform as part of the band.
- Song choice: Any genre and any combination of instruments and/or voice will be permitted. Bands can perform a cover, medley or a ‘mash-up’. Bands will receive bonus points for own compositions (if they’re good quality). Bands may also perform pieces that are entirely instrumental (not involving any vocal performance).
- Bands cannot use any form of pre-recorded music e.g. backing tracks or karaoke tracks on CD.
- Song cannot be more than 5 minutes in length.
- All entry forms must be handed in by Friday 12th February.
- Auditions: 22 - 26 February at lunchtime in the music room
- The top 12 bands will compete in the final Battle
- FINAL Battle on Wednesday 9th March 2016
- Tickets to be booked online first week of March
- Judges: Arts Industry Professionals
- Prize for the winning band: perform a concert at Downs Infant School, names placed on the Battle of the Bands trophy, organise own concert as part of the Downs Junior Summer Concert in July.
| Entry Form 2016 |