Greenwich #UltimateBandkada Season 2 reveals Top 8 Finalists
TWO MONTHS and about 150 live and online auditions from all over the Philippines later, eight outstanding bands have been selected to compete for the championship title of the Greenwich #UltimateBandkada Search Season 2.
The finalists
ABCG, Alab, Musico, Shalom, Relentless, Plethora, Ace Form and Happy Ending have emerged as this year’s eight best Bandkada hopefuls. Each band successfully impressed the judges with their creative genre mashups for both popular and original songs.
The bands are now set to go through a series of training sessions with different mentors from the music industry: award-winning singer, songwriter and producer Thyro Alfaro; young and popular band The Juans; digital media sweetheart Donnalyn Bartolome; and Viva Records music executives MG Mozo, Civ Fontanilla and Punch Liwanag will lend their expertise and advice.
The eight bands will then make their public debut in a culminating event on Sept. 10 at Valkyrie Nightclub at the Palace Manila in Bonifacio Global City. Each will perform their spins on this year’s Greenwich theme—a mash-up of at least two different music genres: rock, pop, hip-hop, electronic dance music (EDM) or reggae.
By the end of the evening, only three bands will be named victors of the competition.
The criteria for selecting the top three are originality, mash-up clarity, audience impact, band chemistry and stage presence. Another award up for grabs is the “Favorite ng Barkada Award,” which recognizes the band that garnered the highest number of online votes.
Fans of each #UltimateBandkada hopeful can show their support by voting for their bets on the contest’s official website (www.ultimatebandkada.com.) starting 10 a.m. of July 18, until 11:59 p.m. of Sept. 5.
Fans get one free vote daily, but can avail of additional three votes per coupon code when they purchase any Greenwich #UltimateBandkada Bundle (Mash-up Edition), which will be available during the voting period.