ASCAP and the Mike
Curb School of Entertainment Present...
Drive I-65 : A Battle of the Bands 2004
ASCAP reps from the New York and
Nashville offices, together with the Mike Curb
School of Entertainment at Belmont University
produced a contest, Drive I-65, A Battle
of the Bands, for high-school students
to compete for an incredible package of music
prizes.
Emily Hammett,
Blue Law, Tribe of Eli,
September 22nd, and 3
Run Lead were the five finalists selected
to battle it out on May 8, 2004 at Rocketown in
Nashville in front of an enthusiastic audience.
3 Run Lead were named the lucky
winners and received four Epiphone guitars provided
by Gibson, a $500 gift certificate from the Guitar
Center, in addition to a consultation package
from the Mike Curb School of Entertainment at
Belmont University and ASCAP to include one-on-one
meetings with a music business attorney, a manager,
a publisher, a booking agent, and an A&R professional.
Pictured with their new guitars are
3 Run Lead with ASCAP's Margaret Spoddig and Dan
Keen.
The Judges: (l-r): Q Prime Management's Jewly
Hight, ASCAP's Margaret Spoddig, and Vector Records'
Dylan Puryear.
