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Call for Submissions, 2nd Annual M*POWERS
| Message Board > General Chitchat > Call for Submissions, 2nd Annual M*POWERS |
| kasper | CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS, 2nd Annual M*POWERS Calling All Indy Musicians.... The 2nd year of Vancouver Island's Independent Music Awards has been officially slated for Sunday, May 18, 2003 at Legends nightclub. The first stage of the Nomination Process begins now, as independent musicians on Vancouver Island are being asked to submit applications up until the deadline of March 1, 2003. An application form can be found at http://www.mpowerawards.com/ or picked up in Victoria at Long & McQuade, Old Town Strings, Gordie's Music, Guitars Plus, A&B Sound, HMV, and Lyle's Place. History.... On Saturday, February 16, 2002, Victoria's first-ever independent music awards ceremony was held at Fernwood Community Centre in B.C.'s capital. The show was hosted by well-known Canadian music figures Terry David Mulligan and David Gogo. Victoria band The Special Guests "cleaned up" in the inaugural year, including winning "Best Artist." The 2nd One.... The 2003 M*POWERS will honour not only the talents of artists from Victoria, but also those from acts all over Vancouver Island. The awards will be designed by a Victoria sculptor. The evening will see 10 awards presented by various local personalities and 15 live music performances from Island bands. Hosts are to be announced. Award categories include: Best Artist, Best Male Vocalist, Best Female Vocalist, Best Male Songwriter, Best Female Songwriter, Best Song, Best Album, Best Producer / Engineer, Best Live Performance, and Career Award (Categories are not genre-specific and are open to all styles of music). The M*POWERS are a presentation of M*POWER Events, 100.3 The Q, and The Zone @ 91-3. The 2003 award winners will be featured on the "Rocktoria" CD from 100.3 The Q. Questions? e-mail James Kasper @ [email protected] Thank-you for supporting independent local music! kasper. - Fri, 20 Dec 2002 8:15pm | ||
| virge | well it sounds all very nicely laid out and official.. what do you win? a toaster oven? - Fri, 20 Dec 2002 8:45pm | ||
| King Meat | Best live performance: gallows end Best female vocalist: Gallows End. Need I say more??? - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 1:57am | ||
| bullshit | so in other words it has nothing to do with talent, just whoever has the most friends, its another bandfest. - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 2:03am | ||
| rack of spam | at least this time it is being advertised to all bands and not to m*power associated ones. is that a plus? i don't know. - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 4:04am | ||
| King Meat | Acually, if your band really kicks ass, guess what! You MAKE friends! Talented bands that can grip a crowds attention will become popular despite how many "friends" they had to begin with - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 10:54am | ||
| Wreaker of Havoc User Info... | Wanna be my friend?? - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 12:10pm | ||
| Eric | Well everyone bitched last year about the fact that the bands that won, well sucked. So how about we get some of the better island bands nominated. bands like: Little Hanna Moneyshot Grace Nocturnal Hot Hot Heat Velvet ML7 Belt Good Night Irene Armchair Cynics Rod Iron Haulers Jeffery Sez Undergo Zapplin Black etc etc etc.......................... - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 5:28pm | ||
| Mr. Hell User Info... | Awards and such...a nice gesture. I don't know if they are required for our city, although it is something that could bring together the entire scene more, as in all genres being connected in some way. The issue that devalues the whole thing for me is the application form requirement. What awards show has this? Sounds more like a Battle Of The Bands to me. My suggestion. Set up an online poll with all the categories for all genres or for each genre. Whatever works best. Let the people decide. Don't require bands to submit an application. I can assure you we won't. Again, an application to enter an awards show? Doesn't sound correct to my ears. Like I said, cool that M*Power is doing this, but a different approach may bring more legitimacy to the whole deal. - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 6:04pm | ||
| Adrenaline Animal | I'd have to agree with mr Hell, I think the whole concept of the awards has merrit. Nominating the bands to recive the awards should be up to the public, not left in the hands of us mucisians, many bands wouldn't enter, I wouldn't, it kinda goes against what an awards show is about. Did Tom Hanks have to put in an entry form at the Oscars??. In my opinion and band that nominates the selves probably shouldn't be in contesion in the first place. - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 6:20pm | ||
| Anon386 | Actually most awards shows etc are carefully planned as they are self-serving. Big name actors do essentially apply to be nominated in that those who represent them make sure they lobby for them to be nominated. Awards with any meaning are done by industry since using the music listening public simply identifies the one with the most media attention including advertisements etc. It's always a popularity contest but the good thing here is that a band cannot suffer from not winning or being nominated but could by ignoring the added exposure this could bring. The idea behind awarding winners is good for the public to pay attention to the scope and talent Victoria has. - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 6:58pm | ||
| Ralpherd | I think people are still scpetical after last years farce M Poower awards where upon all nominated bands were on the M Power label or whatever it is, and all the bands that won awards were also directly affiliated with M Power. It's not unlikely that it will be a farce again. Small town. - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 7:09pm | ||
| Mr. Hell User Info... | If I remember correctly, M*Power were called on a variety of things concerning last year's show. Yeah, it looked fishy. That was then. Everyone deserves a new start, especially when they are trying to promote Victoria bands. To reiterate AA's point, a band that applies for an award is not deserving. As far as added exposure compared to what bands are currently receiving...that may be beneficial. Did the Special Guests get signed last year? We are the black sheep of music, so we do our own exposure or bully people into it. It's worked wonders so far. If done properly, this could be a cool yearly event. BTW, when do the cash awards get handed out? We need to be rewarded retroactively. heh - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 7:16pm | ||
| Anon386 | Mr Hell, doesn't that mindset go along with "we shouldn't have to tell people about our band, they should come to us."? - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 7:22pm | ||
| Mr. Hell User Info... | I'm sorry, which point are you referring to? - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 7:27pm | ||
| ROSS B AY User Info... | Awards? For what? Are you people crazy? - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 7:27pm | ||
| Anon386 | I was reffering to AA and your opinion that a band that nominates themself doesn't deserve an award. Small time acts like ML7 and Moneyshot are now, albiet growing, have to be their own manager/promoter etc. Who else would nominate them. At this stage of the game you can do things like this.. or if you are worried you can have Adrenaline animal nominate ML7 and you or Mike can nominate them. The only stupid thing is that MPower can't handle the diversity. Are they going to pick metal for the best songwriting or singing? Maybe, but I doubt it. - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 7:28pm | ||
| Mr. Hell User Info... | Awards for being a fucking cool guy. - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 7:28pm | ||
| Mr. Hell User Info... | If you are referring to a band applying for an award not being deserving, no. Promoting your band to attract a crowd and allow people to hear your music is a positive action with honourable intentions. Awards, while being nice for recognization of an achievement, are not integral to a band's progression in their career. Ultimately, people decide anyway. Black Sabbath shunned the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame because they know this. When a soldier gets injured, does he put in an application for a purple heart? - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 7:30pm | ||
| Anon386 | Mr Hell "Black Sabbath shunned the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame because they know this. When a soldier gets injured, does he put in an application for a purple heart? " bugger hell does this board need the old quote function back! A soldiers family or direct firends etc often would and in their case it would be honorable to ask for recognition rather than have some lesser deserving ones take it. The same goes for M*Power. Black Sabbath and their format is way too tough and cool for awards anyway. - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 7:35pm | ||
| Mr. Hell User Info... | This board is frustrating sometimes. Your response showed up way after mine but was posted before mine. Yes, the family or friends would because the person is deserving. The individual in question would not. I cringe when someone nominates themselves for an award. How big of an ego must one have to do such a thing? Who's to say a band that nominates themselves is worthy of being in the running? That's why awards for music and movies are stupid and don't mean anything. They way in which they are implemented are out of whack. - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 7:35pm | ||
| Anon386 | Well I suppose so and at the end of the day it's only Victoria with the internationally renowned Monday Magazine to report it all. The gerogia straight does a public best of thing along the lines of AA's suggestion so perhaps MPower should fill the ballot with only acts who have been active either recording or performing and put in loads of categories. There is an amazing amount of local music in all genres. The other cool thing would be the awards ceremony itself where you could hear a dozen music styles in one evening. - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 7:41pm | ||
| Mr. Hell User Info... | By the way, it's nice to have an intelligent discussion with someone on here without name calling. You are a stand-up mofo! Do I know you? - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 7:41pm | ||
| Anon386 | Gotta love the bizzare delayed messages... obviously my thoughts take longer to get to keyboard. I don't know you at all and as you can see have decided to post anonymously as a personal statement of dislike for anonymous boards. Stupid irony really. I do however belong to a band that is performing regularly in this city and not metal. - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 7:45pm | ||
| Mr. Hell User Info... | Monday Mag is having a best of in January, although it's only Best Band among a variety of other lame categories, like Best Coffee Shop and Best Garden or some crap like that. The ceremony would be my main interest in the whole deal. It would give people a chance to check out alot of different kinds of music. - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 7:46pm | ||
| Mr. Hell User Info... | I suppose you won't divulge the band or your identity then. - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 7:49pm | ||
| Anon386 | I have to stick with my plan of anonymity for now. It is always a pleasure to actually attempt to debate a point now and again. You Meatlocker boys seem well adept at this and bring respect to the metal scene. I don't mind the moronic posting at times.. the one way you can avoid them is by using at least fifty words. Morons don't have the patience or intelligence to read. - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 7:50pm | ||
| anon386 | My name is tony. I play guitar for meatlocker seven. But as I said, we are not metal.... - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 7:53pm | ||
| Mr. Hell User Info... | Thanks for the compliment, Anon! You ain't Tony, anon. I know that because you aren't typing in Portuglyphics. (And yes, anon is an imposter). - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 7:54pm | ||
| Anon386 | Well not all! - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 7:55pm | ||
| Adrenaline Animal | Well Anon I see you piont about getting out there and telling people about your band, I think in the past it has just bothered me, that these types on contests always end up being well..........BS. Not saying that my band deserves to win any award, but in the past, winners on awards such as this leave me scratching my head, and saying to my self "I have never even heard of that band" Now I been a part of this citys music scene for about 7 years and I seen or know all of the prominent players, in almost all musical styles (with the exeption of hip hop). And when some band or group comes out of left field and wins these things, well it kinda pisses me off. I guess in my mind hard work and talent should be noticed and awarded, but this is not always the case - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 7:57pm | ||
| Mr. Hell User Info... | Ok, this is a done deal. Anyone else who has an opinion, keep it to yourself. The issue has been solved. Now go fuck yourselves. - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 7:58pm | ||
| Anon386 | Gotta go Mr Hell, nice talking. Sorry to the others who have to suffer through a public one to one chat. BTW Anon286, 486, Pentium 1,2,3,4 ,Xeon are all still avaiable. Wait there has been and AnonPentium4! - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 7:59pm | ||
| Anonymous | fucking queers.......I NOMINATE GALLOWS END - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 7:59pm | ||
| Sax Hoochy User Info... | Glad to see people actually discussing things instead of flaming each other. The problem I see is that while one band may be more deserving in a certain category, they'd be denied the award because of their genre of music. Say, for example, there's an awesome female vocalist, but she's in a band that doesn't get as big turnouts as some of the bigger punk/metal bands. I understand that many more people would be upset if the award went to the best songwriter if they'd never heard of them before, but that's the nature of awards shows and why I'm not always for them. - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 7:59pm | ||
| Mr. Hell User Info... | If it's the NAMBLA Awards, they get it by default. - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 8:01pm | ||
| Anon386 | I have a few extra minutes.. AA, time in the scene, as I'm sure you are well aware, has nothing to do with deserving any award besides commitment or participation. Just like in elementary school. Some kids got award of excellence and others the bronze and the same kids got participaction pins year after year because they were born fat and talentless (athletically of course). Another clue here.. you know how old I am. - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 8:10pm | ||
| hyder | Award ceremonies : If your in a band, apply. Magazines : get them writing about you. Radio : get on it. Video: make one.Posters : put up hundreds. Live shows :play them .Network , dont't complain, write songs LIVE A LIFE OF MUSIC LET THE TALKERS TALK....DREAMERS DREAM....I WAKE UP AND MIND MY BUISNESS....I STOP FOR NO ONE. - Sat, 21 Dec 2002 10:25pm | ||
| adfghjk | But awards battle bands against each other competitively, and having bands compete (rather than support each other) does nothing but tear the scene apart. - Sun, 22 Dec 2002 2:36am | ||
| Mr. Hell User Info... | Holy fuck, don't you get it? Now that I'm drunk I realize you don't. Awards are fine if you don't have to apply to be nominated. Otherwise it's a battle of the bands. All we want is some honesty for fuck sakes. And hyder (coward, post your real name, fraudhead) don't put up hundreds, go for thousands or tens of thousands. If you are that dedicated, be a monster and show yourself and do it big time. Until you do that, your opinion means shit here. Same goes for all anonymous posters. You post anonymous, you aren't taken seriously so don't waste my valuable oxygen typing your B.S. And you can all swallow and big load of my boiling choad. Thanks for the air time. - Sun, 22 Dec 2002 5:05am | ||
| Donnie Black | I say they have drinking contests for the drinkers, and I dunno, tennis matches for the non-drinkers. The booze-winners get the cup for a year, then rematch a year later. If they can hold the title and get a dynasty going, all the power to 'em. The tennis champs hold the Golden Balls for a year, then realize that booze creates and solves all problems, and in so doing, join the other side for heavier competion the following year. All end up happy or hung over, and everyone's a winner baby! - Sun, 22 Dec 2002 5:08am | ||
| Mr. Hell User Info... | Hey Donnie. You said Dynasty. My fave song off that is Charisma...yours? - Sun, 22 Dec 2002 5:25am | ||
| RSBF | Mr. Hell - your choad is boiling? that's pretty HOT dude - you ain't hurtin' anyone with that are you? - Sun, 22 Dec 2002 5:28am | ||
| Mr. Hell User Info... | You are stirring, hunh? Need a fillin'? I am one minute away, doll. - Sun, 22 Dec 2002 5:31am | ||
| RSBF | ya i'm around, i'm on some guy's computer and my friend is in another room doing lord know's what - come pick me up!! this is not a place for me. - Sun, 22 Dec 2002 5:32am | ||
| RSBF | i got booze at home - not to be mistaken with boobs though ; ) - Sun, 22 Dec 2002 5:33am | ||
| Mr. Hell User Info... | Heh, get on ICQ and we can negotiate. - Sun, 22 Dec 2002 5:35am | ||
| Mr. Hell User Info... | Ok, time is up. I am sleeping as I type. Maybe next time. Your friend's antics should be documented and delivered to me by hand (know what I'm sayin'?). In the meantime, just think of the excessively long tongue that will be hanging out of my mouth as I snore the night away and be comforted in the fact that during the night it will be acrobatic in R.E.M. state. - Sun, 22 Dec 2002 5:42am | ||
| helonwheels User Info... | RSBF? Hi baby. I'm here if you want me. Hey Donnie, are you the Donnie I tickled last week at Evolution? So funny. You've got a great heart. Good times. - Sun, 22 Dec 2002 6:16am | ||
| Donnie Black | Hard Times is my song of choice off of Dynasty Mr. Hell. As for Helonwheels tickling me at Evolution... anytime. As for the last Donnie you tickled there, twasn't I. Happy Sunday to all. - Sun, 22 Dec 2002 5:19pm | ||
| Zipp Gunn User Info... | So, if I have this correct, if I want to "apply" for an award for myself, there is the remote possibility that I can "win" the "producer of the year" award or perhaps a "career achievement" award, provided the powers that be "recognize" my talents, which, given the fact that this year's extravaganza is tied in with the venal Q100 is a remote possibility indeed. Mr. Kasper you are indeed something, putting forth the idea that bands should be in competition, however friendly, for dubious "awards". I can think of no more counter-productive initiative. I would also like to remind everybody that the curse of Rocktoria further taints this event. Out of God knows how many bands that have appeared on Rocktoria CD's over the past decade or so (it's gotta be close to 100) almost none of them seemed to be able to even come up with a subsequent recording, never mind hit the big time. It's interesting to see that many of this year's categories are different to last year's. Also last year nobody had the time of day for Hot Hot Heat, but I'll bet you dollars to doughnuts that embarrassing oversight will be rectified; that is if the Heat will have anything to do with such a misbegotten concept, which is unlikely. Last year's big names are all but forgotten (whatever happened to iRiS ?), and not a one of even the nominees (with the exception of Carolyn Mark) have been heard of anywhere in the music business that matters. The tie in with the Q is sooooo appropriate; a quick listen to the "live" CD from last year revealed studio overdubs and other little production tricks worthy of the Eagles' "live" album. Despite their best efforts they just can't seem to help being completely full of shit. If the artists on the last Q comp are truly the future of music in Victoria then we are all in deep trouble. Luckily none of this seems to have affected the Swollen Members, HHH, Nelly F., Diana Krall, Carolyn Mark, Nomeansno, the Day Glos etc. all of whom have developed internation careers with out the "help" of such dubious initiatives. - Sun, 22 Dec 2002 6:33pm | ||
| Adrenaline Animal | Scott, I hear by nominate you for producer/enginier most likely to take a break from recording to watch the last period of the hockey game. - Sun, 22 Dec 2002 7:20pm | ||
| watcher of rules | i hope you submitted your application form animal. - Sun, 22 Dec 2002 7:29pm | ||
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