Chords for Cause

On Friday the 26^th of July 2013, Prestige Academy’s 2^nd year Event Management students hosted their first ever Chords for Cause Battle of the Bands at Bellville High School.

The night was headlined by  Skelmbosch,  a hard rock band from Stellenbosch, and was MC’d by the ever-so-rock ‘n roll Emile van Heerden.

 The competition was tough as Sunset Sweat Shop, Feel Good Johnny, The Queenshead, Geheime Skaduwee, Last Reason, Awewolfies, After Dark and Elevated Motion battled it out to win the awesome prizes sponsored by Platinum Studios, Duisend Liggies Produksies and R&G Photography.

Our Panel of judges which consisted of Gerhard Grobler of Platinum Studios, Shaun Tait, Derick Lennox of Duisend Liggies Produksies, Estelle Gallowitz- a director and head of marketing at Prestige Academy, Tarryn Lamb of Blackbyrd and Eugene Joubert, decided that Awewolfie was the band that could not be beaten, and the crowd definitely agreed. They played a mix of old school rock n roll covers that left the audience wanting more! After Dark, and Elevated Motion, followed closely in 2^nd and 3^rd place, respectfully.

The turn-out for this event was extremely impressive for a first-of-it’s-kind event at Prestige Academy, and the response from the crowd to the music was truly electric. Food was devoured, An official Jack Parrow ring was raffled off and funds were raised in aid of the fight against women and child abuse.

Overall, this event was a huge success and we look forward to next year’s Battle of the Bands.

Lecturers supporting the cause

Awewolfies, the winning band

After Dark, the first runners up

Written by Kristyn Rohm