MAMM SLAM 2015 | Complete MAMM SLAM rules
MAMM SLAM brings teen bands and solo performers (singer/songwriters and DJ’s) together in a friendly competition that showcases their musicial talents. They’ll be judged on all the elements that matter in real-world music careers, including songwriting, performance skills, web presence, marketing and other aspects of being a professional touring and recording musician.
Put on by The Maine Academy of Modern Music (MAMM), the MAMM SLAM prize package is also pretty sweet. Winners have a crack at $1000, sponsored by the Rusty Rocket Foundation, along with coveted recording time, radio appearances, plum gigs, a tour of Gateway Mastering, and professional marketing direction and scholarships to Maine College of Art (MECA) of up to $16,000 a year to each band member. Awesome, right?
The Prelims
The preliminary round will be held on April 11 at Bayside Bowl in Portland and the finals are May 9 at Asylum in Portland.
The Bands
Check out the MAMM SLAM 2015 bands and vote for your favorite below. [jump to poll]
Direct Impingement
Traip Academy & home school
Matt Collier (guitar, drums, vocals), Chris Saiauski (bass), Dan Hanley
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Djar Djar
Mount Desert Island High School
Will Miller (guitar), Jack Sasner (guitar, vocals), Kevin Elk (drums), Simon Roberston (bass)
// Check them out
Fading Dawn
Camden Hills Regional High School & Oceanside High School East
Alex Winn (lead guitar, backing vocals), Dylan Hitz (guitar, lead vocals), Jason Pierce (bass, backing vocals), Tyler Bilodeau (drums)
// Check them out
Grey Scale Project
Camden Hills Regional High School & Oceanside High School East
Jason Pierce (guitar, vocals, bass), Tyler Bilodeau (drums), Dylan Hitz (guitar, vocals, bass)
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Guilty Bystander
Scarborough High School & Greely High School
Talya Davis-Day (bass, vocals), Jamie Kerr (guitar, vocals), Zach Brodeur (guitar), and Josh Medrano (drums)
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Metal Sideburns
Portland High School Casco Bay High School & Cape Elizabeth High School
Aidan Richman (guitar, bass, drums, piano, recorder), Sigrid Harmon (bass), Luc Houle (guitar)
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NME NMNE
Portland High School, Old Orchard Beach High School, Deering High School & Lincoln Middle School
Thomas Victor (guitar), Leo Paterniti (guitar, piano), Juliana Pappavasiliou (bass), Charlie Rooks (drums), Haley Dimillo (vocals)
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Practically Canada
Mt. Blue High School, Mt. Blue Middle School & Thornton Academy
Noah Widen (bass and vocals), Ellis Hemenway (guitar and vocals), Ian Berry (drums)
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QQQQQ
Windham High School
Kaleb Eddy (drums, keyboard), Zachary DeFosse (guitar)
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Random Ideas
Erskine Academy
Lexi Johnson (bass, vocals), Kinsey Johnson (guitar, harmony vocals), Meagan Johnson (drums)
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Spectrum
Cheverus High School & Falmouth High School
Andy Peak (vocals), Darren Thiboutot (guitar), Thomas Hiscock (bass), Michael Young (drums), David Fitzpatrick (guitar)
// Check them out
Work in Progress
Scarborough High School & Scarborough Middle School
Josh Caiazzo (drums, vocals), Justin Caiazzo (bass), Justin Lindsay (lead guitar)
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Yard Sail
Thornton Academy & Casco Bay High School
Ève Gagné (drums), Zoé Gagné (guitar), Esmé Howland (keyboard), Skyler Cummings (bass, vocals)
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Vote!
MAMM SLAM 2015
Direct Impingement
Djar Djar
Fading Dawn
Grey Scale Project
Metal Sideburns
NME NMNE
Practically Canada
QQQQQ
Random Ideas
Spectrum
Work in Progress
Yard Sail
Vote for your favorite MAMM SLAM 2015 band! Six bands will move on to the final. Your vote will help choose one of them. The band with the most votes will head to the finals at the MaineToday.com Wild Card!
For information on the Maine Academy of Modern Music: info@maineacademyofmodernmusic.org. Check out Facebook: MAMMrocks and Twitter: @mammrocks for updates.
The MAMM SLAM is generously sponsored by MaineToday.com, Coffee By Design, Crooked Cove, State Theatre, and Gateway Mastering, with support from WCYY, WBLM, Maine Magazine and WPXT-TV and MECA.
MAMM is dedicated to creating positive life experiences through innovative and inclusive music programs that promote resiliency, self-expression, creativity, and determination. The Maine Academy of Modern Music offers Rock Camps, Music Lessons, Rock Bands, Gigs and the annual high school rock off called The MAMM SLAM. www.maineacademyofmodernmusic.org
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