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| Sonicbids Member Gargantua Soul Wins the Ernie Boch Emerging Artist Competition at the 2003 NEMO Music Conference & Showcase Fans Evaluated Each Artist’s Sonicbids EPK™ During the Voting Process Boston, MA – November 6, 2003 – Sonicbids today announced that Gargantua Soul, a Sonicbids member, was this year's winner of the Emerging Artist Competition at the NEMO Music Conference & Showcase. The Emerging Artist Competition is sponsored by Ernie Boch – and Mr. Boch will personally present Gargantua Soul with a check for $2,500 at one of their upcoming Boston area shows. ''With the industry the way it is right now new bands need all the support and backing they can get,” said Ernie Boch Jr., CEO of Boch Motors. ''I am excited to help new bands get through these tough times.'' Sonicbids partnered with NEMO to accept submissions online for this year’s showcase and all bands selected to play were eligible for the Emerging Artist Competition. The winner of the competition was selected by an online voting process through which voters were able to evaluate all eligible artists based on their Sonicbids EPK™. Gargantua Soul received the most online votes by the fans, making them the winner. “We are very excited that Gargantua Soul won the Emerging Artist Competition – it is a great honor for them to be the top band chosen by the fans,” said Panos Panay, Founder & CEO of Sonicbids. Sonicbids has set the industry standard with its Electronic Press Kit (EPK™) platform that enables music industry professionals to send and receive press kits online. Used by thousands of musicians, Sonicbids'' EPKs offer an easy-to-use, web-based graphical interface containing all the basic information of a standard press kit, including music, photos and date calendar. “Giving fans the ability to evaluate each artist based on their Sonicbids EPK™ was a new and very valuable part of the voting process,” said Chip Rives, President & CEO, NEMO Music Conference. “EPK™s gave the fans all the important information they needed about the band – bio, music, pictures and more - in one, easy-to-access place.” About Sonicbids Sonicbids is an online service that provides a simple alternative to the endless clutter of physical press kits that is exchanged daily between musicians and the people who promote live music. The company's main product, the Sonicbids Electronic Press Kit (EPK), is an easy-to-use, web-based graphic interface that contains all the basic information of a musical act such as music, photos or date calendar. The Sonicbids EPK can either be emailed to anyone with a click of the mouse or submitted in online promoter accounts through a virtual "Drop Box". The rapidly growing size of Sonicbids' network and widening acceptance of its product have helped it quickly become the leading online submission platform for some of the world's best-known music events. The company is headquartered at 580 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118. About NEMO NEMO Music Showcase & Conference is one of North America's premier music industry events. With three nights of music (featuring almost 250 artist showcases and the prestigious Boston Music Awards), two full days of panels, workshops, clinics and a trade show, NEMO takes place in Boston, a city renowned for being a hotbed of new talent and for breaking new acts. Check out www.nemoboston.com for more info. |
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