Local musicians and DJs will be putting the finishing touches to their acts today in anticipation of tomorrow’s (Thursday) grand final of the Bestival 2012 Island Bands and DJs Competition. Ed
The event takes place at Northwood House in Cowes from 7pm, where you can watch the hopefuls perform for their chance to win the competition.
Bestival organiser & BBC Radio 1 DJ Rob da Bank has again chosen his top five local Island bands and top five DJs who, as in previous years, will play off against each other on the night, with the winners in both categories awarded the prize of a prestigious slot at September’s multi award-winning Bestival, sharing a stage (or DJ booth) with some of the greatest music stars in the World.
Who’s taking part?
See below for bios from the bands and DJs who will be performing tomorrow night.
Naked Fridays
We are an alternative rock band from the Isle Of Wight who all attend Platform One. We try very hard to be individual, and different from any other artists, but at the same time we want everyone to be able to enjoy and be able to relate to our music. We cover things from slow piano and punk to heavy electronica.
Southern Big Man
Dear Citizens of the world, I am Jono not Bono and I welcome you to ‘Southern Big Man’.
All Washed Up
All Washed up are a group of good friends brought together by toe tapping music and fun times. Our influences stem from blues, bluegrass and skiffle genres, we also like to put our own All Washed Up twang on popular songs.
Capo 4
The band are all 13 years old and have been a girl band of four members since December 2011. Our guitarist is Lucy Daniels and our flautist is Emily Whitewick; Antonia Thwaites and Annie Sussman are singers (along with Lucy and Emily). All of us are very musical and we write our own material and arrange covers with four part harmonies!
The Golden Strands
The Golden Strands explode from the studio with their debut album, sounding dirtier, grittier and sexier than ever before. They’ve spent time finding their own style and its come out much like a newborn – kicking, screaming and absolutely beautiful.
DJs
Plasmonic and Adventures in Sound (no accompanying info)
Get Carter
DJ Get Carter aka Georgie Carter (pictured above) is a party DJ who plays anything from Stevie Wonder to Skrillex. Her mission is to get people dancing and she loves to bring excitement to her sets by dropping in an old track and mashing it up with a dance track to make her own unique remixes.
The March Hare
Risen from the ashes of his former persona (Cosine), The March Hare has bounced his way onto the scene with piercing synths and wobbling basslines, with Bestival’s giant speaker stacks in his view. Expect hybrids of dubstep, electro, garage and breaks, all mixed up into one crazy ball that only Wonderland could birth.
Erik Bruce
I am a Progressive DJ/Producer. My sound is a blend of progressive house, breaks and techno. I have been DJ-ing since 94, but have taken the last couple of years off to find my feet as a producer.
