SATURDAY, APRIL 4TH, 2009 was a great night at the El Mocambo Upstairs!

Thanks to all the bands that played:

THE PARAGON BAND IN DEMAND COMPETITION PART I:
LAMINA RAILS, ADAM & EVIL, BABY WHITE, SYNERGY, SPEED OF SERVICE & BRAVURA

It was a tough decision for Lisa & Marco from http://unchartedsounds.com to choose who would move on to The Paragon Band In Demand Competition Finals on May 30th Downstairs at The El Mocambo.

These are the first batch of preliminary winners for
The PARAGON BAND IN DEMAND COMPETITION:

SPEED OF SERVICE, BRAVURA & SYNERGY!

Congrats to the winners and thanks to our judges & The El Mocambo!
Two wild card positions are still available and will be decided after the next preliminary round.

Here is the line-up for the next PARAGON BAND IN DEMAND Preliminary Round:

SATURDAY, APRIL 25TH, 2009
@ THE EL MOCAMBO (464 SPADINA AVE., TORONTO, ON) UPSTAIRS

BANDS & PERFORMERS:

Betty Shine
Christina Nova
Darwin's Bible
Etta Royal
Language of Innocence
Morning Glory
Recruiem For A Dream
The DM Project

Judges, April 25th:

Kori Skeffington - UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA
Lisa & Marco - http://unchartedsounds.com

Eight bands from these nights will move on to

THE PARAGON BAND IN DEMAND FINALS
ON MAY 30TH, 2009 DOWNSTAIRS @ THE EL MOCAMBO.

FOR A CHANCE TO WIN:

First Prize:
-A 3 song EP to be recorded & mixed at Catherine North Studios. to the band that wins the "Band In Demand" competition. It will be overseen by Dan Achen (for more information on Catherine North Studios and Dan Achen please go to the news section of our site and click on CATHERINE NORTH.)
-Your band's song on our myspace
-Your band as the featured band on http://paragononline.ca
-A professional Photoshoot, article and radio interview on unchartedsounds.com
-A chance to go straight into the PARAGON 20/20 FINALS in June for a chance to win $40,000 worth of prizes!
One of these bands will get a chance to play the PARAGON BAND CLASH 20/20 FINALS for a chance at a $20,000 monetary prize and $40,000 worth of prizes!!!

These shows will definitely be worth checking out!

PRELIMINARY PRICES:

$10 IN ADVANCE
$12 @ THE DOOR

PRELIMINARY DOOR TIME:

8PM

*ALL SHOWS ARE 19 AND OVER

See you there!

Michael & Lital
http://paragononline.ca