On Friday, September 18th, 2009 Paragon rocked the Hard Rock Cafe in its first installment of the ROCK THE HOUSE HARD COMPETITION. Seven great bands hit the stage in the following order and set-times:

8:40pm Executive Religion
9:20pm Mediocre at Best
10:00pm Pulse In Tempo
10:40pm Dirt and Diamonds
11:20pm Masons Landing
12:00am Rough House
12:40am Cell

Thanks to all the bands that played, it was a great show and a great performance by all.

These bands competed for a chance to go to the ROCK THE HOUSE HARD FINALS to beheld at THE OPERA HOUSE ON SATURDAY, JANAUARY 16TH , 2009 for a chance to win $20,000 worth of prizing which include:

*Recording with an esteemed producer
*Three sit-down interviews with one Major, Independent and Publishing Label.
*A band Merchandising package which includes: Logo Graphic Design and printing of good quality, cotton T-shirts & More.
*An Artist Development Deal with Paragonyx Entertainment which includes:
-A slot in three of Toronto's biggest indoor, industry music festivals.
-Three Lucrative weekend gigs at hard to crack Toronto Venues.
-One industry showcase.
-Featured band - www.paragononline.ca for three months.
-Your band's song on Paragon's myspace for three months.
*An Electronic press kit.
*CD Duplication.
*A live professional digital recording of your band's next show.
*A professional photoshoot.
& MUCH, MUCH MORE!

The judging was the closest one in Paragon history as the second place bands tied and the third place band was only one point away from being tied for second! Here are the bands that are moving on the Opera House on Saturday, January 16th, 2009:

PULSE AND TEMPO, MASON'S LANDING and DIRT AND DIAMONDS

Thank-you to our judges Julien Lafleur and Donna Danielli and congratulations to the bands for moving on! There will be wild-cards announced at the end of November so don't fret if your favourite band didn't get announced as a finalist!

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