YOUTUBE CROWNS WINNERS OF 1st UNDERGROUND CONTEST
SAN BRUNO, Calif. and ATLANTA – November 29, 2006 – YouTube, a consumer media company that allows people to watch and share original videos through a Web experience, today announced the winners of the YouTube Underground contest presented by Cingular Wireless, the nation’s largest wireless carrier. Hundreds of thousands of people in the YouTube community voted on the video entries submitted – which topped 2,200 – determining who would rise up as the best bands in the YouTube Underground presented by Cingular.
From the top finalists selected by YouTube community votes, Alexandra Patsavas of Chop Shop Music Supervision selected Greenland as best song, Maldroid as best music video, Ostrich Head as best creative work and Pawnshop Roses as best live performance. Patsavas is well-regarded as an award-winning music supervisor for her work on shows such as “The O.C.,” “Grey's Anatomy” and “Without a Trace.”
“We left it to the community to find the best bands in the YouTube Underground presented by Cingular, and they discovered some truly gifted musicians,” said Julie Supan, senior director of marketing for YouTube. “We’re thrilled with the success of this contest and will continue to create promotions that will help musicians reach new audiences and achieve success, while also helping partners like Cingular reach new audiences in innovative and exciting ways.”
The winning bands appeared today on ABC’s Good Morning America where their videos were aired during the broadcast. The bands also received roundtrip airfare and lodging in New York City, new equipment from Gibson Guitar and Epiphone, use of the Gibson Guitar exclusive tour bus while in New York City, a front page video feature on YouTube and the chance to have their song featured in a major film or television show by Chop Shop Music Supervision.
About the Bands:
Greenland: BEST SONG Winning Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P9EonMpzlM Five piece pop-outfit Greenland hails from Nashville. The band plans to dominate the world with true pop/rock that pleases the harshest music critics while still making sure not to alienate the public by being too artsy or exclusive. A product of its past, Greenland blends Beach Boys and Beatles-esque harmonies with modern influences including Radiohead, Wilco, Phish and Coldplay and early ‘90s guitar rock and '70s folk rock. With four vocalists, three who are known to take the lead, the band's winning song "The Way it Is" was written to create an awareness that change must come from the individual and society will catch up.