New York, NY – November 21, 2007 – The fans have spoken! Future in Plastics has been selected as the fan favorite in the CW11 & Pepsi 2007 Battle of the Bands Contest in conjunction with the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus. CW11/WPIX, Tribune Broadcasting's CW affiliate in New York and Pepsi will help Future in Plastics get out of the garage and into the spotlight.
In a contest that began in October, unsigned bands from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut uploaded their band information and original song on CW11's website: www.cw11.com/battleofthebands and an in-house jury culled the submissions down to 11 semi-finalists: Future in Plastics, The Backbeat, Cloud 9, Ultralust, James Kinney, The Dirty Tricks, Blindswitch, United Funk Order, Status Joe, Wil Deynes, and Mission Failed. From November 8 through November 20th fans were able to vote online for their favorite band and Future in Plastics was selected the favorite.
Future in Plastics, which hails from Brooklyn, will play their winning song "No PDA in the CIA" live on "The CW11 Morning News" on Friday, November 23rd at 8:50 am. Band members include: Coco Medvitz -Vocals, Culley Johnson - Guitar and vocals, Andrew Ranaudo – Keyboards, Paul Harlan – Bass and Percy Rodriguez – Drums.
In addition to a live performance on "The CW11 Morning News," the CW11 & Pepsi Battle of the Bands Contest, Future in Plastics will receive a professional recording session on board the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, a non-profit mobile audio and video recording studio; and an automatic entry into the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, an annual international contest open to amateur and professional songwriters.
Future in Plastics will also receive a prize package of equipment valued at $5,000. The package includes: a Godin Guitar, Ableton Live 6 music program, duplication of the band's CD in the form of 1000 CDs and jackets from Discmakers, a Roland Micro Cube amplifier, Apple iPod Shuffles, Apple Logic Pro 8, 10 Sets of Elixir Guitar Strings, a PropellerHead Reason music program, a Sibelius 4 music notation program, a Purevolume.com Pro Account, a Maxell Prize Pack of CDs, DVDs with iPod accessories and a copy of "Come Together The Official JLETB Guide to Music and Video."
ABOUT THE CW11/WPIX
New York's CW11 (WPIX-TV Channel 11), is the flagship station of The CW Television Network. Founded in 1948 and owned by Tribune Broadcasting, a division of the Tribune Company, WPIX has long been regarded as a groundbreaking station in New York. In September 2006, WPIX became The CW11, and its successful Network programming, award winning news, extensive library of hit movies, first-run programs, off-network sitcom favorites, quality children's programming and public affairs shows, as well as outstanding event coverage, have contributed to the station's success. The CW11 has earned over 160 Emmy Awards, including multiple Emmy Awards for Outstanding Morning News Program and Outstanding Newscast. The station has been honored with numerous other awards for excellence in reporting, news coverage, public affairs, specials and features. In addition, The CW11 has been the official broadcast home of the New York Mets since 1999. www.cw11.com
ABOUT PEPSI-COLA NORTH AMERICA
Purchase, N.Y.-based Pepsi-Cola North America (
www.pepsi.com) is the refreshment beverage unit of PepsiCo, Inc., in the United States and Canada. Its U.S. brands include Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Aquafina, Sierra Mist, IZZE, SoBe, Mug, Tropicana Twister Soda, Tropicana Juice Drinks, Dole and Ocean Spray single-serve juices. The company also makes and markets North America's best-selling ready-to-drink iced teas and coffees, respectively, via joint ventures with Lipton and Starbucks.
ABOUT THE JOHN LENNON EDUCATIONAL TOUR BUS (www.lennonbus.org):
The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus is a non-profit state-of-the-art mobile recording and multimedia studio that provides music and video education programs for young people. In its 10th year of touring, the endeavor is an offshoot of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, which is dedicated to providing opportunities for both professional and amateur songwriters around the world. The Bus travels across America year-round, providing visitors with free, hands-on experiences using the latest audio and video technology, gear and products. The Bus, a 501(c)(3) venture, is made possible through the generosity of sponsors including Maxell Corporation, Apple, NAMM, Roland, Godin Guitars, Sibelius, Ableton, Elixir Strings, Edirol by Roland, Full Sail, Virb.com, Audio-Technica, Disc Makers, Sonicbids, Ultrasone, Propellerhead, Digidesign, Antares, Bogen Imaging, Spectrasonics, Music Player Network, Neutrik, Aphex Systems, Glyph Technologies, Musiciansfriend.com, Stanton, IK Multimedia, McDSP, SKB, Native Instruments, and Gretsch Drums. The John Lennon Songwriting Contest and Educational Tour Bus are made possible by an agreement with Yoko Ono Lennon.
