Sun 22Nd April @ Sutherland Entertainment Centre Over $10,000 Worth of Prizes Will Be on Offer This Year

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YouthRock 2018 Wed 18th April – Sun 22nd April @ Sutherland Entertainment Centre Over $10,000 worth of prizes will be on offer this year.

YouthRock is now the premier event in New South Wales for teenage contemporary bands and songwriters.

It is a joint operation between Belmore Boys High School, Youth Week and YouthRock.

YouthRock is the focus event for New South Wales Youth Week.

2018, like 2017, will see ALL finalists receive recording studio time.

It is about encouraging young people to express themselves through music by writing and performing original material only

It also involves young people at every level of the production from organisation to sound, lighting and filming.

This year one of our sponsors will be running workshops for any students interested in being part of the film crew.

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Belmore Boys High School Burwood Rd Belmore 2192 Tel: (02) 9758 2800 Fax: (02) 9740 5834 Department of Education Department of Family and Community Services NSW Health Advocate For Children and Young People 2

STOLEN MEMORIES Northlakes High School

YouthRock @ The Easter Show Date Time Band School Thursday, April 01 4:00pm – 4:30pm Picture Perfect Blaxland High

Friday, April 02 12:30pm – 1:00pm Cota Kotara High

5.45pm - 6.00pm From Her Breath Kilarney Heights High

Saturday, April 03 12:30pm – 1:00pm Stolen Memories Northlakes High 5.45pm - 6.00pm Picture Perfect Blaxland High

Sunday, April 04 12:30pm – 1:00pm Altitude Dubbo Senior College

5.45pm - 6.00pm Altitude Dubbo Senior College

Monday, April 05 12:30pm – 1:00pm The Polaroid People Kiama High

5.45pm - 6.00pm From Her Breath Kilarney Heights High

Tuesday, April 06 4:00pm – 4:30pm Mind Priorities BWSC - Woy Woy Wednesday, April 07 4:00pm – 4:30pm Powerage Maitland High

Thursday, April 08 4:00pm – 4:30pm No Performance No Performance

Amphitheatr e Friday, April 09 4:00pm – 4:30pm Breaking Contrast GLC - Tuncurry Senior

Saturday, April 10 4:00pm – 4:30pm No Performance No Performance

Sunday, April 11 4:00pm – 4:30pm No Performance No Performance Monday, April 12 4:00pm – 4:30pm The Lincolns Deniliquin High Tuesday, April 13 4:00pm – 4:30pm Sayd Toormina high Wednesday, April 14 4:00pm – 4:30pm Sleep Intense Winmalee High

Thursday, April 01 3:00pm – 3:40pm No Performance No Performance Friday, April 02 3:00pm – 3:40pm From Her Breath Kilarney Heights High

Saturday, April 03 3:00pm – 3:40pm Stolen Memories Northlakes High Sunday, April 04 3:00pm – 3:40pm Altitude Dubbo Senior College

Monday, April 05 3:00pm – 3:40pm The Polaroid People Kiama High Tuesday, April 06 3:00pm – 3:40pm Mind Priorities BWSC - Woy Woy Wednesday, April 07 3:00pm – 3:40pm Powerage Maitland High

Thursday, April 08 3:00pm – 3:40pm Ricky Bloomfield Bega High Friday, April 09 3:00pm – 3:40pm Breaking Contrast GLC - Tuncurry Senior

Saturday, April 10 3:00pm – 3:40pm Ricky Bloomfield Bega High Graze Stage Sunday, April 11 3:00pm – 3:40pm Ricky Bloomfield Bega High

Monday, April 12 3:00pm – 3:40pm The Lincolns Deniliquin High Tuesday, April 13 3:00pm – 3:40pm Sayd Toormina high Wednesday, April 14 3:00pm – 3:40pm Sleep Intense Winmalee High

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Background Belmore Boys High School Audio Engineering staff and students are responsible for the audio and lighting production, in conjunction with a team of highly experienced production crew whose credits include InXs, David Bowie, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Screaming Jets, Mental As Anything and Midnight Oil.

Other students involved in this aspect have been drawn from Wiley Park Girls High, Kirrawee High, Woolooware High, Turramurra High, Gunedah High, Merriwa Central, Hunter River High, Lucas Heights Community School, The Jannali High while additional staff are from Robert Townson High, Punchbowl Boys High, Lurnea High, Camden High and Picnic Point High.

The event which is grass roots in nature is seen as the most significant and credible event of its kind by both the Music Industry and participants alike. Judges are drawn from major record companies and music publishers, prominent booking agents and promoters, as well as successful artists.

Approximately 100 video entries are received annually, which are culled to between 32 & 40 bands by an experienced review panel, and these bands then have the opportunity to perform live before prominent and influential music industry personnel and compete for in excess of $10,000 worth of prizes . From 1994 to 2015 silverchair donated $1000 cash for the best original song award.

The now famous Australian group ‘silverchair’ was a past YouthRock winner and YouthRock continues to identify and promote emerging amateur rock bands.

Other artists include Alex Lloyd (ex Balmain High), Quirk (Moruya High) who toured as support to the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Sony Stevan (Belmore Boys High) who played lead guitar for Enrique Iglesias on his recent world tour and Hayley Warner (currently managed by April Lavignes Management) who song writing abilities have come to the fore, penning half the songs on the latest Tina Arena Album and nominated for both Aria(Taylor Henderson, Reece Mastin) and Grammy Awards(Tori Kelly - "Hollow"). Her latest achievement is having a song selected to appear on country muisc giants, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's latest album. Morgan Evans winner of both Tamworth Golden Guitar Awards and US Awards such as "CMA Global Music Award", host of Foxtel's Country Music Channel and supporting such artists as Taylor Swift and Alan Jackson.

The event began in 1988 as a joint venture between Belmore Boys High, Canterbury City Council, Police Blue Light Disco and YouthRock. Originally a local band competition with 8 competitors from Canterbury it gradually grew into a statewide event. Over the years it has been staged at Campsie Orion Centre, Seymour Centre, Sutherland Entertainment Centre and Bankstown Entertainment Centre. Other performance opportunities have included The Royal Easter Show, Darling Harbour, Australia's Wonderland, Telstra Stadium, NRL Semi-Finals and the Big Day Out at the Homebush Stadium. BLEACHED ACADEMY NO IDEA Lithgow High School Lucas Heights School

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LUNATIC FRINGE -Forbes High School Past News Short Stack who got through to the finals in 2006 representing Hunter School of the Performing Arts are having quite a deal of success, moving from supporting the likes of Simple Plan and The Veronicas to headlining their own shows at the Metro and The Sydney Entertainment Centre Their debut album reached Number 1 on the ARIA charts in 2009.

More News BenJaLu (Whitebridge High) - YouthRock 2006 winners, have just come off an extensive tour of Germany and now are on tour with one of the biggest independent bands in the world "Dispatch". http://www.benjalu.com.au/

Even More News 2015 sees the return of last year's YouthRock winners "The Syndicators" (St Pauls Kempsey) as guest performers at the Grand Final. Over 2014 - 2015 Jason, Jane, Claire, Simon have performed with the likes of Phil Emmanuel, Joe Robinson (Australian guitarist now based out the US), Uncle Jed, Shinobi (featuring Eric Groethe Jnr for the NRL aficionados - more likely seen on the Footy Show with Beau - and prior to that, yes in YouthRock during the 90's with his band Wench who appear on the first YouthRock CD). FIREHOU SE -Randwick Boys High School

Other Past News Third place getter Firehouse a steaming blues band with obvious Stevie Ray Vaughan and Cream influences, features Rick Grossman's son on guitar (legendary bass player from The Hoodoo Gurus, Divinyls and Matt Finish). Rick also got involved in the recent recording done by Powerage at Damien Gerards Studios.

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POWERAGE - Hunter School of the News ! Encouragement Award Winner Powerage Performing Arts - from Newcastle supported Matchbox 20 in 2009 and even more recently went to England representing Australia in an International Band Competition. The result - they came second. On their return the band has had songs featured both on Triple M and Rage.

News !! Morgan Evans, front man for former YouthRock winners “Extortion” (Warners Bay High), this year became a presenter for Foxtel's Country Music Channel. Adding to his collection of awards, Morgan is now the recipient of the international award, the CMA Global Music Award. Other milestones include performing in front of over 50,000 people at the world's largest country music festival, the Country Music Association Music Festival at Nashville. To add to this, in the last year he was signed to the world's largest talent agency William Morris Endeavour and scored a #1 hit single and video from his latest album. Locally Morgan has just headlined at the Snowy Mountains Country Music Festival alongside Adam Brand, The McClyonts, Sunny Cowgirls and Catherine Britt. http://morganevans.com.au And even more recently Morgan announced as part of the massive lineup for CMC Rocks Qld 2016 in March featuring Jason Aldean, one of the biggest superstar acts in American music

News !!! Hayley Warner, lead singer of the 2008 Winners “Bleached Academy” (Lucas Heights Community School) and runner up in the last Australian Idol series. At last year's ARIA Awards, Hayley was in the running for several awards having written hit songs for Taylor Henderson and Reece Mastin. Also half the songs on the new Tina Arena album were also Hayley Warner songs. And if you weren't aware she is now managed by April Lavigne's Management. Also her new single "Closure" has just been released.

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PARABOWLA Kempsey High School

Past News First placed band 2008 Bleached Academy lead singer comes second in Australian Idol 2009 and plays to an audience of in

excess of 20,000 on the steps of Parliament House Canberra on Australia Day 2010. The album was produced and mixed by Phil MacKellar whose credits include silverchair, Grinspoon and Spiderbait. The Polaroid People from Kiama High were fortunate enough to be offered the support at the Metro with Short Stack.

CLOUD 9 - Lucas Heights featuring Hayley Warner

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Past Line Up

Semi Final 1 Tuesday 31st March 7:00pm 7.00 pm The Fontaynes Newtown School of the PA 7.20 pm Zygotic AISPA 7.40 pm IV II VI Sir Joseph Banks High 8.00 pm Vermane NBSC - Balgowlah Boys Campus 8.20 pm No Reason Arthur Phillip High 8.40 pm TNT Bega High 9.00 pm The Bennisons South Sydney High 9.20 pm Kill Appeal SSC - Leichhardt Campus 9.40 pm Dirty Waves Killara High

Semi Final 2 Wednesday 1st April 7:00pm 7.00 pm CIGVA Blacktown High 7.20 pm Kit Marlowe Killara High 7.40 pm From Her Breath Killarney Heights High 8.00 pm No Pressure Wadalba Community School 8.20 pm Mercify Lisarow High 8.40 pm Hyperrealism SSC - Balmain Campus 9.00 pm Shotgun Blues Bass High 9.20 pm Bad Days Goodnight AISPA 9.40 pm Anarchist Lisarow High 10.00 pm Halcyon Mudgee High

nd Semi Final 3 Thursday 2 April 7:00pm 7.00 pm The Light Pages Penrith High School 7.20 pm The Chestnuts Warners Bay High 7.40 pm Partro Erina High 8.00 pm Metallic Panda McDonald College 8.20 pm The Flash Colo High 8.40 pm Halyard Warners Bay High 9.00 pm The Polaroid People Kiama High 9.20 pm Vex Reverend Penrith High 9.40 pm Powerage Maitland Grossman High 10.00 pm Black Pheonix Erina High 10.20 pm Altitude Dubbo Senior College 10.40 pm Picture Perfect Blaxland High

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Past Line Up (ctd)

Semi Final 4 Friday 3rd April 7:00pm 7.00 pm The Quick Casino High 7.20 pm Readimade Duval High 7.40 pm Sayd Toormina High 8.00 pm Sleep Intense Winmalee High 8.20 pm Siege of Attrition Wagga Wagga High 8.40 pm The Black Dots Bega High 9.00 pm Mind Priorities BWSC - Woy Woy Campus 9.20 pm The Reck Duval High 9.40 pm Stolen Memories Northlakes High 10.00 pm Keep Left Casino High 10.20 pm Breaking Contrast GLC - Foster Campus

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Judges have included: Graham Bidstrup "The Angels", "GangGajang", "Party Boys" Gregg Donovan Manager "Grinspoon" Grant Thomas Manager "Crowded House", "The Screaming Jets", "Divinyls" etc David Price Producer/Engineer credits "Screaming Jets", "Midnight Oil", "InXs" Brett Murrihy The Harbour Agency Luke Morton The Harbour Agency Craig Hawker EMI Music Michael Smith The Drum Media Simon Moor EMI Music, Sony Music, FMR Dale Harrison The Herd Jeremy Fabinyi Manager "Mental as Anything", Managing Director FMR, Chief Executive AMCOS Lindy Morrison “The GoBetweens” Michael Harrison The Harbour Agency Brent Eccles “The Angels” Rod Willis Manager "Cold Chisel", "Icehouse" John Woodruff Manager "Savage Garden", "The Angels", "Baby Animals" Elizabeth McMartin Hoodoo Guru’s Management Jaslyn Hall Triple J Pam Swain ABC -TV Owen Orford Trading Post Agency Jim Shipstone Managing Director - BMG Music Mark Callaghan Shock Music, "Gang Gajang" Michelle Hines Brett Oaten Solicitors

Note: any status associated with judges may relate to either current or former positions.

For further information contact Alan Smith: 0414 433 969

ESP - Chatswood High

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What do sponsors get from YouthRock * Association will the coolest and most credible event for young bands and songwriters in NSW. * Name on Poster mailed to all NSW schools including 500 Government High Schools * Name on Poster distributed to all Youth Workers and Youth Centres in all New South Wales Councils. * Logo and name on t-shirt * Logo and name on programs * Name, Contact , Phone number on sponsor promotional document accompanying mailout to all NSW schools prior to event (if desired) * Mention by MC nightly during event * Opportunity to provide judges for the event * Name, Contact , Phone number on sponsor promotional document accompanying mailout to all participating bands and schools post the event (if desired) * Acknowledgement in media releases * Opportunity to present workshops where appropriate * Opportunity to have banners and other promotional material at the event. * Link on YouthRock website and links to sponsors website. * Sponsor pack containing Framed Certificate, YouthRock Poster and T-shirt, YouthRock CD, Program and any other promotional material. * Name on promotional material at The Easter Show (when Easter Show events happen)

Media Coverage has included: Sydney Morning Herald half page story page 5 Sun Herald half page story Channel 10 News Channel 7 News Footy Show live performances of YouthRock bands Drum Media half page story minimum Numerous local newspapers ABC TV full story on YouthRock SBS TV story on School Talk and The Crew Channel 7 story on K-Zone ABC Radio 2Day FM 1 hour segment daily for 3 weeks pre, during and post YouthRock NBN Television Newcastle FBI Radio daily 1 hour feature of YouthRock bands over 3 week period 2GB Alan Jones Show

Numerous community radio stations, regional newspapers and regional television and radio.

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YouthRock 2018 Sponsors

Major Sponsors Prize Donation - Equipment Prize Donation - Studio Time NSW Health Turramurra Music Main Street Studios Belmore Boys High School Dynamic Music Trackdown Studios Department of Education Drummers Dream Zen Studios Youth Week Sound Devices Damien Gerard Sound Studios Department of Family and JANDS The Grove Studios Community Services Smithy's PA, Stage & Lighting Soundworks Studios Advocate for Children and Young Dream Music Sound Heaven Studios People Stage Door Productions Maple Studios

Prize Donation - Resource Music Product Production Related Brett Oaten Solicitors Sony-BMG Chameleon The Harbour Agency Universal Music Lots of Watts Warner Music PA People Stage Systems

Prize Donation - General Prizes Supplied Additional Support JAM4Awareness Marshall Trademark of Quality silverchair Shure Tuffa Cases Ample Property Solutions Zoom The Crew – SBS TV Tama Ben Williams Constructions

Production Crew Front of House Garry Hall credits include InXs, Crowded House, Red Hot Chilli Peppers etc

Monitors Tristan Johnson credits include David Bowie Dave Henderson credits include Lee Kernaghan

Studio David Price credits include Midnight Oil, Screaming Jets, Mental As Anything

Film Allan Ellis SBS Television

Studio Fulvio Colaiacolo The Sonic Factory Nathaniel Sherwood Maple Studios

Lighting Troy MacKay Global Television

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Hayley Warner and Bleached Academy Lucas Heights Community School

2018 PRIZES

SCHOOL 1ST PRIZE * $1000 RRP worth of Marshall product from TURRAMURRA MUSIC and MARSHALL

BAND 1ST PRIZE * $1000 RRP worth of Musical Instrument product from DYNAMIC MUSIC * 5 Days of MultitrackRecording, mixing and mastering at MAINSTREET STUDIOS * $750 worth of Legal Advice from BRETT OATEN SOLICITORS * 8 hours Rehearsal StudioTtime from ZEN REHEARSAL STUDIOS * Photoshoot by MARTIN BRADY * Support Gig courtesy of THE HARBOUR AGENCY ______

SCHOOL 2ND PRIZE * 750 RRP worth of Australis Music product from DRUMMERS DREAM

BAND 2ND PRIZE * $750 RRP worth of Music Related product from SOUND DEVICES * 1 song tracked and mixed at TRACKDOWN STUDIOS (FOX STUDIOS MOORE PARK) * 12 hours Rehearsal Studio time at ZEN REHEARSAL STUDIOS ______

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SCHOOL 3RD PRIZE * $500 RRP worth of Shure Microphone product from JANDS ELECTRONICS

BAND 3RD PRIZE * $500 RRP worth of Musical Equipment from DREAM MUSIC * 1 Day of Multitrack Recording at A-SHARP STUDIOS ______

ABDULLAH EL DANNAWI ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD * Multitrack recording at SOUND HEAVEN STUDIOS * $250 RRP worth of Musical Equipment from SMITHY'S PA, STAGE AND LIGHTING

Note: The encouragement award is named after a student from Belmore Boys High School who worked on the YOUTHROCK production team for 6 years and whose bands performed on behalf of Belmore Boys High School in 1995, 1996 and 1997. In 1997 his band was placed fifth in the Grand Final and one of his songs appears on the first YOUTHROCK CD. He also had a song chosen to be the theme for Child Protection Week. Sadly Abdullah passed away in late 1997 after a 3 month battle with an inoperable brain tumour.

Bleached Academy

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______YouthRock Special Regional Award - [encouragement award for bands travelling the furthest distances] * Multitrack recording at SOUNDWORKS STUDIOS * Cash prize from Ample Property Solutions ______YouthRock Aaron Chugg Award * $500 RRP Musical Equipment from Dynamic Music ______YouthRock Musicianship Awards * Assorted CDs from Sony-BMG, EMI Music, Universal Music and Warner Music

YouthRock Special Finalist Award 1 * Multitrack digital recording at THE GROVE ______YouthRock Special Finalist Award 2 * Multitrack digital recording at STAGE DOOR STUDIOS ______YouthRock Special Finalist Award 3 * Multitrack digital recording at DAMIEN GERARD STUDIOS ______YouthRock Special Finalist Award 4 * Multitrack digital recording at ZEN STUDIOS ______YouthRock Special Finalist Award 5 * Multitrack digital recording at MAPLE STUDIOS ______

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2017 Prize Winners Tabetha Salmon St Scholasticas College, Glebe Special Finalist Award RoXferry Wauchope High Special Finalist Award Soar Taree High Special Finalist Award Damsel In Dismay Kariong Mountains High Special Finalist Award

320 Punchbowl Boys High Aaron Chugg Award

Tabetha Salmon St Scholasticas College, Glebe Abdallah El Dannawi Encouragement Award

Noon Shift Oakhill College 3rd Place Abbey Gardner Kellyville High 2nd Place

320 Punchbowl Boys High Ample Property Solutions Award

The Lazy Eyes Newtown School of the Performing Arts 1st Place

2016 Prize Winners Octave High Nowra High Special Finalist Award Devalero St Pius X College Special Finalist Award Last Thursday Rosebank College Special Finalist Award Amish Tech Support Knox Grammar Special Finalist Award 320 Punchbowl Boys High Special Finalist Award

Smacked Youth Whitebridge High Aaron Chugg Award

Smacked Youth Whitebridge High Abdallah El Dannawi Encouragement Award

Guilty As Charged Oakhill College 3rd Place Abbey Gardner Kellyville High 2nd Place

Guilty As Charged Oakhill College silverchair Songwriting Award

Haze Trio Rose Bay Secondary College 1st Place

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2015 Prize Winners Soar Taree High Special Finalist Award Guilt Trip Lake Munmorah High Special Finalist Award Gone Electric Rose Bay Secondary College Special Finalist Award Vasban Kirrawee High Special Finalist Award The Moving Stills Kincumber High Special Finalist Award

Loose Connections Erina High Special Regional Award

David Taylor Knox Grammar Abdallah El Dannawi Encouragement Award

Southern End Whitebridge High 3rd Place The Citizens Rose Bay Secondary College 2nd Place

The Citizens Rose Bay Secondary College silverchair Songwriting Award

In Motion Hunter River High 1st Place

2014 Prize Winners Vacant Shade Wyndham College Special Finalist Award Eleven Eleven Taree High Special Finalist Award Snatch Kotara High Special Finalist Award Hunting Eden Carlingford High Special Finalist Award The Dawsons Rose Bay Secondary College Special Finalist Award Envy Days Wauchope High Special Finalist Award

Soar Taree High Special Regional Award

Hunting Eden Carlingford High Carlingford Music Award

Jester Mosman High Abdallah El Dannawi Encouragement Award

Codi Kaye and the Unappreciated Warners Bay High 3rd Place The Citizens Rose Bay Secondary College 2nd Place

Codi Kaye & the Unappreciated Warners Bay High silverchair Songwriting Award

Syndicators Kempsey High 1st Place

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2013 Prize Winners The Citizens Rose Bay Secondary College Special Finalist Award Eleven Eleven Taree High Special Finalist Award Inciter Hawkesbury High Special Finalist Award Salute To Sundown Duval High, Armidale Special Finalist Award Russian Caravan Kirrawee High Special Finalist Award

I took the crown Duval High, Armidale Special Regional Award

The Citizens Rose Bay Secondary College Carlingford Music Award

Envy Days Wauchope High Abdallah El Dannawi Encouragement Award

The Syndicators St Pauls College, Kempsey 3rd Place Merlin Twist Winmalee High 2nd Place

Envy Days Wauchope High silverchair Songwriting Award

Go Mason Go Hurlstone Agricultural High 1st Place

2012 Prize Winners Sayd Coffs Harbour High Special Finalist Award The Episets Warners Bay High High Special Finalist Award Fresh Nelson Duval High, Armidale Special Finalist Award Defiant Sound Winmalee High Special Finalist Award

Believe The Hype Taree High Special Regional Award

The Episets Warners Bay High Carlingford Music Award

Darktown Strutters Coffs Harbour High Abdallah El Dannawi Encouragement Award

Angels of the Tattooed Generation Kirrawee High 3rd Place Eleventh Hour Blaxland High 2nd Place

Valley Of Kings Erina High silverchair Songwriting Award

Valley of Kings Erina High 1st Place

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