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Niagara Falls names Whiskey Reverb winner of Hard Rock Rising

by jmaloni

Press release

Fri, Apr 12th 2013 11:45 pm

Whiskey Reverb chosen to represent Niagara Falls in Hard Rock's global battle of the bands competition

Hard Rock International called on aspiring musicians around the globe to rock out for a chance at stardom through this year's Hard Rock Rising global battle of the bands competition - and they responded. More than 12,000 entries, 390,000 fan votes, and 941 competing bands later, Whiskey Reverb is now one step closer to having their dream come true. Following several battle rounds against some of Western New York's top talent, Whiskey Reverb will now move on to the global voting round and vie for the opportunity of a lifetime - a world tour in six renowned cities arranged by Hard Rock International - including a spot on the bill at the Hard Rock Calling festival in London; an album and music video produced through Hard Rock Records; and new music equipment and gear valued at $10,000.

Whiskey Reverb is calling on Western New York fans to show their support. Whiskey Reverb, along with 95 other winning bands from around the world that took the top spot in their respective cities, will battle it out during the final online fan vote. Starting April 22 at 10 a.m. EST, fans will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite band, while downloading free tracks from any band of their choice. The top 25 bands, as determined by total votes, will move on to the final round, where a panel of music industry professionals, including Steven Van Zandt of the E Street Band, Live Nation Senior Vice President of Music Toby Leighton-Pope, Hard Rock International's Head of Music and Artist Relations John Kirkpatrick, and Hard Rock Records co-heads of A&R, James Buell and Blake Smith, will evaluate the bands and select the grand prize winner and two runner-up bands.

The grand prize winner will play a world tour in six renowned cities arranged by Hard Rock International, including a spot on the bill at the Hard Rock Calling festival in London with suggested additional dates at Hard Rock Cafés in Sydney, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Chicago and Honolulu; make an album and music video as part of Hard Rock Records; and receive new music equipment and gear valued at $10,000. Two runner-up bands will each receive new music equipment and gear valued at $10,000.

Visitwww.hardrock.com/niagarafalls for additional details.

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