The first round of prelims went off great, even under 2 feet of snow! Some great performers made their way through winter wonderland to participate in both the variety category at the NewCap Stage and the BOTB's at Red's. Thanks to all who participated and to those who came out to support. Special thanks to our volunteers for making this event a success...the next round of variety goes on April 8 and 9 at the NewCap Radio Stage, the next BOTB is on April 30 at Reds'....see you there!!!

Variety Preliminaries: March 18- April 23, 2006

Newcap Radio Stage, West Edmonton Mall & Visionary College, St. Albert

Lloydminster Variety Preliminaries: March 24, 2006

Vic Juba Theatre, Lakeland College, Lloydminster

Battle of the Bands Preliminaries: March 19 & April 30, 2006

Red's, West Edmonton Mall

Variety Finals: May 21, 2006

Winspear Centre, 9720 - 102 Avenue

Battle of the Bands Finals: May 20, 2006

Red's, West Edmonton Mall

Pick up your entry form at Innovations Music or download a copy here.

PRIZES

This Year's Top Band will win a $3,000 recording package.

Top Variety winner will recieve a recording/promotional Package valued at $2,000.

The Top Ten Variety Winners will record one trac for the "Futures Fest 2006 Compliation" CD

People's Choice Award for best band will recieve a Boss BR-900:

The BR-900CD the musician's portable dream studio. It's road tough, fun to use, and it performs far beyond its weight class. This reliable all-in-one digital recorder stands out with its professional effects, realistic drum-pattern generator, vocal-correction and Mastering Tool Kit, digital output, and internal CD burner. No matter where you are — in your home studio or on the road — all you'll need is a BR-900CD, and you can write, record, edit, mix, master, and burn a complete polished CD anywhere, anytime.

The People's Choice Award for the best Variety Act will recieve a Roland CD-2:

If you need a fast and easy way to record music, or if you want to burn high quality CDs on the spot, then the CD-2 is perfect for you! Whether your goal is to record audio and make CDs to present a performance or composition for evaluation, to advance your playing skills with the help of high-tech learning tools, to preserve and archive important audio, or to capture unforgettable moments like concerts or public events, or record a conference for archiving, the CD-2 will do the job quickly and simply - and with professional quality results.