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Abi McQuater wins Basecamp Rocks
By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 23 February 2011
The final of new bands competition Basecamp Rocks took place at the Camden Barfly last night, with five bands competing for the overall prize of an all-expenses paid mini-tour of some key Alpine ski resorts in April.
As previously reported, this new bands contests, sponsored by ski company Basecamp, begins online with fans voting for their favourite acts via the competition’s website. 24 bands then performed at a mega-semi-final at the Islington Academy at the start of the year. A judging panel of four, including CMU Publisher Chris Cooke, then picked four finalists, with a fifth going through based on an audience vote.
Competing last night were folk-tinged acts Early Ghost and Dickie & The Bohemians, rock bands Cytota and Rothko (who had changed their name from Kill!TheKid since the semi-finals), and singer-songwriter Abi McQuater. All five put on impressive sets, but it was McQuater who got the most votes from the returning judging panel, making her the overall winner.
Commenting on the final, the boss of Basecamp, Fergie Miller, told CMU: “Last night showed how important a competition like Base Camp Rocks is. With our final selling out for the second year in a row, it is great to be providing such talented young artists with the opportunity to perform at some of the best London venues, the O2 Academy Islington for the semi-finals, and The Camden Barfly last night”.
He added: “Thanks must go to all of our musicians and judges who have made BCR another huge success this year, along with our partners, including The Eleven, Ticket To Ride and OnePiece. Though, of course, our main praise has to go to Abi McQuater, our incredible champion. We now look forward to heading out to The Alps with her for her prize-winning tour!”
You can check out McQuater at www.myspace.com/abimcquater
