Posted by banjogeezer on Sunday, April 18, 2010
My son's company band "Underpaid" has made it to the final 16 in the "Fortune Battle of the Corporate Bands. They will travel to Nashville and if they win there they will be in the final playoff at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Wish them luck !! I think I allowed to much talent ooze into him...:o) No...He's not into banjo's....but I'm workin on him. BTW...He plays lead guitar on all of the recordings.
Underpaid is going to Nashville!
I have great news. Underpaid is one of the 16 corporate bands whose audio recording demos rocked enough to earn a spot in the regionals of the 2010 FORTUNE Battle of the Corporate Bands. We will be rocking at B.B. King's Blues Club in Nashville on June 19th. If you are in town, please come out to support your band! If we make the next cut, the finals of the FORTUNE Battle will be Oct. 1 & 2 in Cleveland at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
Below are the companies with the corresponding regional that they will play in:
NASHVILLE REGIONAL – SAT. JUNE 19 – B.B. KING’S
Da Vita
BTI Systems
Eaton Electric
GE Aviation
Invacare Corporation
itelligence Inc.
Johnson and Johnson
McKinney
LAS VEGAS REGIONAL – SAT. MAY 22 – WASTED SPACE AT THE HARD ROCK HOTEL AND CASINO
Allied Word Healthcare
Anvil Cases
Chesapeake Energy
Deloitte Consulting LLP
Frontier Natural Products Co-op
Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP
Northwestern Mutual
Spencer Gifts
More information about the FORTUNE Battle:
For the tenth year running, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is hosting a celebration of musicians who happen to have day jobs. More importantly, this event is a benefit helping to support the Education Programs of the Rock Hall.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a nonprofit organization that exists to educate visitors, fans and scholars from around the world about the history and continuing significance of rock and roll music. It carries out this mission both through its operation of a world-class museum that collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets this art form and through its library and archives as well as its educational programs.
FORTUNE is the premier business storyteller, helping senior executives understand the complex business landscape while honoring their time outside the office. While the FORTUNE Battle is certainly a competition on stage, the real magic of this event is uncovering so many passionate artists who practice and perform for the love of music.
With the partnership of NAMM, the international music products association, this event has been elevated in stature and further supports the value of recreational music making – particularly in the workplace where music fosters creativity, teamwork, discipline, commitment and focus.
Past winners include Strat 5 from Healthways in 09’, The Consumer Republic from Procter & Gamble, Soul Focus from American Century Investments, Cambridge Australia, PANTS! From McKinney, Negative Feedback from eBay, The Residuals from Banc of America Leasing, The Raving Daves of PeopleSoft and the inaugural winners, The Difference from Air Products and Chemicals. These bands include CEOs and forklift operators from Allentown to Alameda to Switzerland.
Here is where you can download the three demos that we submitted:
Mr. Brownstone, Comfortably Numb and Texas Flood. Please, please, please do not listen to them on your computer. The poor sound card won't do them justice. Get them on your mp3 player and play them LOUD in your car or on a good stereo. You need to listen to Underpaid in Hi Fi!
:-)
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