February 26, 2007 - Press Release
Pop Starz Inc. Announces Subsidiary’s Music Director Francisco Del’s Band a Finalist to Bodog Music’s $1 Million Battle of the Bands |
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Pop Starz Inc. (Pink Sheets: PSRZ) an operator of dance training centers currently concentrating on the musical genre popularly referred to as Hip Hop and Pop, announced today that its record label subsidiary, Pop Starz Records Vice-President and Director of Music Francisco Del’s band, "Big Band Radio," is one of seventeen finalists out of 7,000 contestants for Bodog Music's $1 Million Battle of the Bands, www.bodogmusic.com.
Starting January 23rd, the 17 who remained said "Cleveland Rocks" as the competition took to the road to the home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, where the final elimination tour and shooting of the Bodog Music www.bodogbattleofthebands.com - reality show begins, which will air on Fuse TV. The tour manager for the Bodog Music Battle of the Bands is noted KROQ DJ
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and Loveline host Stryker. Judges for the battles include legendary Sex Pistol John Lydon, www.bodogmusic.com/artists/bif-naked.php. They will be joined on the road by an array of music notables who will test the competitors with challenges. The notables include: Bowling for Soup, members of Slipknot, the Exies, Avril Lavigne, the Barenaked Ladies, Steve Vai, Maxim model Julie Hinton and more.
As they visit six rocking cities - Cleveland, Memphis, New Orleans, Austin, Las Vegas and Los Angeles - on five plush Bodog tour buses, the bands are facing a variety of ordeals and battles to finally decide which one is the best unsigned band in America and who wins the coveted million-dollar contract.
Bodog.com Entertainment Founder Calvin Ayre noted, "The Bodog Music $1 Million Battle of the Bands has become even bigger than we imagined. It is so gratifying to have our contest become a force in independent music. The bands have been forced to the edge of their creativity in music and marketing and now the best will get to the next level in the finals on our reality TV show." Film crews have been following every step closely in each city. This unique look into the Bodog Music $1 Million Battle of the Bands will take nationwide audiences front and center to the final rounds, where defeats, victories and personal triumphs will be documented.
Stanley Marseille, Vice-President A&R of Pop Starz Records, states, “Although we miss Del very much while he is taking a leave of absence to follow his dream, we realize this is a great opportunity for him and for the company. The experience and relationships established on the road will benefit the company and our artists. We wish Del the best of luck!”
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