John Van Deusen in EMP Sound Off Finals

John Van Deusen (left) is a teenager with a vision.  Our family had the pleasure of hosting the Blue Tree Recording artist last December while he was in Moses Lake playing at the Noon Moon Coffee House and Desert Bar.  His playing was raw and passion filled, even extraordinary at times with thoughtful lyrics.  It wasn't surprising to learn that John's band, John Van Deusen and the Lonely Forest, made it to the finals of this years Experience Music Project (EMP) Sound Off competition.  Sound Off is the Pacific Northwest's biggest battle of the bands for musicians 21 and younger.  To get to this point the band had to win their respective semifinal round.  Now it's down to 3 bands.  The prizes are huge.  The finals are tomorrow!  John, we're rooting and praying for you guys!

Have a great weekend everybody!

(UPDATE: 02-25-06)  

Props go out to the band, the families who supported them, the fans, and EMP!  Support the band Labor Day Weekend at Bumbershoot 2006 in Seattle!!!

First place winner will receive:
Performance at Bumbershoot 2006
Live on-air performance on KEXP’s Audioasis
Production of a song by producer Glenn Lorbecki from Glenn Sound Studio
Drumcore software package
Production of 1000 CD's from Discmakers
2 Days Studio Time at Soundhouse Studio
EMP Memberships for each band member

Second place winner will receive:
2 Days Studio Time at Orbit Audio
Guaranteed Airplay on 107.7 The End’s The Young & The Restless
Band feature on 1077theend.com
Drumcore software package
EMP Memberships for each band member

Third Place winner will receive:
Drumcore software package
EMP Memberships for each band member

Comments

[Deea]

Go John!! We're praying for you! Wish we could be there.

[Matt]

That is awesome!! I was glad I got to see the semifinal, wish I could have seen the finals. The show at Bumbershoot should be awesome! If you haven't picked up John's new EP, it is an awesome listen.

Cheers,
Matt

[pete wmson]

I got to know John a few years back through a church in Mt. Vernon. I appreciate his skills as much as I appreciate his character...a really good guy from a really good family. I'm excited to see these kind of opportunities open up for him.

[Cassia]

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