Southern View: June 25, 2019

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Tuesday June 25 2019
News
A THEATRICAL performance
has won a Middleton Grange
School band the Canterbury
regional Smokefreerockquest
final.
The Sneaky Caribbean Monk
Seal’s lead guitarist Jonathan
Manning was ecstatic with his
band’s win, which he attributed
to their unique stage presence
and genre fusion.
Combining blues guitar and
classic old school rock influences,
the band placed an emphasis on
creating a full on-stage experience
for the audience.
“We love very theatrical
performances and it’s natural
for all of our personalities to be
more eccentric on stage,” said
Jonathan.
“You can go up there and
play music and stand still, but
we want to be more than that.
It’s about being in the moment,
revival, energy, and loving rock
’n’ roll,” he said.
The other members of The
Sneaky Caribbean Monk Seals
are Yannik Turner (vocals),
David Archer (bass) and Abel
Carson (drums).
Second place in the band
category went to Indigo State
from Burnside High School and
Hagley Community College,
with members Keira Jonkers
(vocals) Israel Soper (bass) Kayne
Child (lead guitar) and Lucas
Royds (drums).
They join Canterbury solo-duo
winners There is a Tuesday Between
a Monday and a Wednesday
from St Margaret’s College
and Christchurch Girls’ High
School (first place) and Amber
Williams from Cashmere High
School (second place).
The Canterbury winners now
have the opportunity to submit
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a video of their original material
for selection as one of the top-10
national finalists to play at the
Bruce Mason Centre in Auckland
on September 14.
The Smokefree Tangata Beats
Award went to Lovely and the
Late Notes from St Andrew’s
College.
They now go into the selection
process for the national final
of Smokefree Tangata Beats, at
the Vodafone Events Centre on
September 21.
For Smokefreerockquest
founder and director Glenn
Common, the opportunities,
which could come after the competitions
was reflected by a music
industry full of past participants.
“It’s fascinating for us to
look back at success stories like
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Middleton Grange band smokes Rockquest final
UNIQUE: The Sneaky Caribbean Monk Seal members. (From left) – Jonathan Manning, Abel
Carson, Yannik Turner and David Archer took out the Smokefreerockquest regional final with their
genre fusion of blues and old school rock.
SOUTHERN VIEW
Fire rages, homes at risk
Kimbra, Marlon Williams and
Broods where we could see the
star factor right back at the
regional level,” he said.
“Each event gives a new cohort
of bands the opportunity to take
their obsession with music and
develop the organisational and
stagecraft skills that will help
them become another Kiwi music
success.”
The full list of awards for
Canterbury is:
Band 1 – The Sneaky
Caribbean Monk Seals,
Middleton Grange School
Band 2 – Indigo State,
Burnside High School,
Hagley Community College
Band 3 – JJ and the
Stingers, Christ’s College
Solo-duo 1 – There is
a Tuesday Between a
Monday and a Wednesday,
St Margaret’s College and
Christchurch Girls’ High
School
Solo-duo 2 – Amber
Williams, Cashmere High
School
ZM people’s choice –
Portland, Cashmere High
School
Musicianship – Drummer
from Happy Karma (Cristo
Senituli), Linwood College
Best song – Loose Edge,
St Andrew’s College
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