Influenced by indie-grunge genre, Dimapur based band, Papersky won the Battle of the Bands (BoB) contest Tuesday, held at the DDSC Stadium.
The four piece band include– vocalist Jongma, guitarist Neisakhou, bassist Augustine and Yanger on the drums, emerged from a pool of 11 promising bands grabbing the BoB title after more than a month on the road.
The winners took away cash prize of Rs. one lakh and also would have the opportunity to interact with guitar virtuoso Vinnie Moore. The band further received the most ‘likes’ on Facebook as the contest progressed.
Meanwhile, Funk Fuzz from Mokokchung held the runners-up title. Kohima-based Stereotype won the direct entry for the Hornbill International Rock Contest 2014 as the ‘judges’ choice’.
The band was also adjudged ‘the most promising band’ and won 1000 watts worth of sound equipment sponsored by Zip Sound, besides garnering the most views of their taped performance uploaded on YouTube.
Individual winners
Vocalist : Tshering (LINES OF NOTES)
Guitarist : Wati (FUNK FUZZ)
Drummer : Hemand (STEREOTYPE)
Bassist : Augustine (PAPERSKY)
While Nungshitemsu (The Magic Bean vocalist) who won the most promising artist received a three months Hillspraise Music Academy scholarship.
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