Yamaha Music India ’ s
TEENS ROCK – THE BATTLE OF BANDS
Yamaha Music India Pvt . Ltd . Presented “ Teens Rock – The Battle of Bands 2016 ”; which was not just a competition between bands from academic schools but also a VISION to develop music culture in India .
ABOUT THE COMPETITION
This competition focuses on providing a platform to all budding musicians , young and fresh talents from school , a platform where students can showcase their talent , skills with a competitive spirit . As we believe that music not only refreshes and relaxes one ’ s mind but also when performed as a team in form of a band teaches a lesson of being a team player , reacting to dynamic situations , enhances confidence level which helps a person at any stage of life .
Teens Rock – the Battle of Bands is a musical band competition , organized for academic schools in which students of schools form a band and can participate . November 2016 witnessed the 3rd edition of this competition .
With the vision to develop music culture this competition laid it ’ s foundation in the year 2014 , in which schools from DELHI / NCR were invited to participate . This competition took its 2nd Edition to North India level where schools from cities like Lucknow , Chandigarh , Delhi , Gurgaon , and Jaipur participated and enhanced the level of competition .
Yamaha Music India ensures that this exercise does not limit itself till the finals of competition but also ensures to provide and pave way for future musicians . In 2015 the winner school was “ STUDY HALL ” from Lucknow was given the opportunity to play at PALM EXPO 2016 which is one of the biggest music instruments expo in India and also features performances of International and National Artist .
In continuation , Yamaha Music India launched its 3rd edition and this time its wings were widespread in North India and South India . The participating cities were Lucknow , Chandigarh , Delhi , Gurgaon , Jaipur , Bangalore and Cochin featuring participations from 116 schools across these 7 cities !!. The participated Yamaha Music Squares where auditions took place are as follows :
1 . Amrit Music Pvt . Ltd . Chandigarh 2 . Music Ville Pvt . Ltd . Lucknow 3 . Rajputana Enterprises , Jaipur 4 . Sangeeth Mahal Musicals , Cochin 5 . Thomsun Music House , Bangalore & Cochin 6 . Times Life Style , Gurgaon & Delhi
List of 9 finalists were chosen after auditions in respective Yamaha Music Squares are as follows :
1 . Amity International School , Saket , New Delhi 2 . Bishop Cotton Boys ' School , Bangalore 3 . Jagran Public School , Lucknow 4 . Manav Rachna International School , Gurgaon 5 . NPS Kormangala , Bangalore 6 . Rajagiri Public School , Cochin 7 . Ryan International School , Jaipur 8 . S . H . HSS Thevara , Cochin 9 . St . John ' s School , Chandigarh
17th November 2016 was decided as the Grand Finale day for this competition . The Grand Finale took place in Jain Heritage School in Bangalore . The Grand Finale was judged by Mr . Rahul Ram ( Bass Guitarist , Indian Ocean ), Mr . Amit Kilam ( Drummer , Indian Ocean ) and Mr . Nikhil Rao ( Guitarist , India Ocean ) members of Indian Ocean Band .
On this evening people in Bangalore witnessed hardcore power packed performances from 9 finalists ’ bands . The competition was tough as all finalists were best and showcased extraordinary skills in their craft of music in various genre . After all the performances Manav Rachna International School , Gurgaon was declared as Winners . The runner ' s up of the competition was Amity International School , Saket , New Delhi & the second runner ' s up were Sacred Heart School , Cochin .
The event also featured the performance from the members of INDIAN OCEAN band featuring Mr . Rahul Ram , Mr . Nikhil Rao and Mr . Amit Kilam .
With this competition Yamaha Music India also showcased their strength and variety of musical instruments available in India as the musical instruments used for grand finale were sponsored by Yamaha Music India Pvt . Limited .
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