MXO & THE PEPPERCORNS REPRESENTS JOZI IN FINAL ROUND OF HARD ROCK RISING
With more than 10,000 bands entered worldwide, 418,000 votes submitted and 750 bands competing in live battles at over 70 Hard Rock Cafes around the world, the results are in and Jozi’s own MXO & The Peppercorns has made it to the final round of Hard Rock Rising – the world’s largest ‘battle of the bands’ competition! After battling it out with several of the area’s top bands at Hard Rock Cafe Johannesburg, MXO & The Peppercorns is among the top winners from around the world, one step closer to winning the chance of a lifetime – an all-expenses paid trip to Rome, Italy to perform at the first Hard Rock Live Rome music festival, later this year! Second and third prizewinners will each receive new music equipment and gear valued at over R100 000.
Local fans can vote once more for their favorite competitor to move into the Top 25 via the Hard Rock Cafe Johannesburg Facebook page, www.facebook.com/HRCJohannesburg.
South Africa’s winners will be evaluated by a panel of celebrity judges and music industry professionals, including Steven Van Zandt, producer, songwriter, creator of the world’s most successful radio rock show “Little Steven’s Underground Garage,” founding member of the E Street Band and soon to be Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee; singer and hit songwriter Bonnie McKee, known for her hit single “American Girl” as well as hit songs for Katy Perry, Ke$ha, and Britney Spears; Scott Hutchison of acclaimed indie-band, Frightened Rabbit; Laura Taylor of Everybody’s Management, who currently works with Laura Marling and Mumford & Sons; Stone, guitarist of Taiwanese band Mayday and Hard Rock Records’ Artist Relations Executive James Buell, who will determine the grand prize winner and two runner-up bands.
Visit www.facebook.com/HRCJohannesburg for more details and to vote for MXO & The Peppercorns in the final voting phase.