Kohima | December 7: Indigo Children of New Delhi emerged the winner of The Hornbill National Rock Contest 2011, one of the longest music festivals in the country, held for seven-day-long as a part of the hornbill festival here at Indira Gandhi Stadium. The winning band walked off with a cash of Rs 5 Lakhs along with musical instruments.
Grammy Winning Effort, New Delhi and Girish & the Chronicle from Gangtok, Sikkim, occupied the second and third positions respectively who were also awarded with a cash of Rs. 3.5 lakhs and Rs 2.5 lakhs.
The individual winners were awarded with a cash of Rs. 30,000 each with musical instrunments. Altogether 24 music bands from across the country participated in the national level music contest. Judges of the event includes Thejove, Dr. Wabang and Rajkumar Sengupta from Kolkata.
Dosser Urge (Shillong), Grammy Winning Effort (New Delhi), Final Surrender (Bengaluru, Karnataka), Girish & The Chronicle (Gangtok, Sikkim), Arcane Deception (New Delhi), Noiseware (Pune, Maharashtra), Sunep Assemble Band (Nagaland), Indigo Children (New Delhi) and Wolf’s Lair (Chennai, Tamil Nadu) were among the 9 finalist of the coveted contest.
PRIZE MONEY
1st Prize – Rs.5 Lacs (Sponsored by Airtel) – Indigo Children , New Delhi
2nd Prize – Rs.3.5 Lacs -Grammy Winning Effort, New Delhi
3rd Prize – Rs.2.5 Lacs - Girish & The Chronicles from Gangtok Sikkim
INDIVIDUAL PRIZES
Best Vocal - Girish & The Chronicles from Gangtok Sikkim
Best Bass Guitarist – Indigo Children , New Delhi
Best lead Guitar - Girish & The Chronicles from Gangtok Sikkim
Best Drummer- Final Surrender, Bengaluru, Karntaka
Special categories
Keyboards- Arcane Deception, New Delhi
Stage Theatrics – 11th Hour Shillong, Meghalaya
Best Nagaland Band- Sunep Assemble Band, Nagaland.
Grammy Winning Effort, New Delhi and Girish & the Chronicle from Gangtok, Sikkim, occupied the second and third positions respectively who were also awarded with a cash of Rs. 3.5 lakhs and Rs 2.5 lakhs.
The individual winners were awarded with a cash of Rs. 30,000 each with musical instrunments. Altogether 24 music bands from across the country participated in the national level music contest. Judges of the event includes Thejove, Dr. Wabang and Rajkumar Sengupta from Kolkata.
Dosser Urge (Shillong), Grammy Winning Effort (New Delhi), Final Surrender (Bengaluru, Karnataka), Girish & The Chronicle (Gangtok, Sikkim), Arcane Deception (New Delhi), Noiseware (Pune, Maharashtra), Sunep Assemble Band (Nagaland), Indigo Children (New Delhi) and Wolf’s Lair (Chennai, Tamil Nadu) were among the 9 finalist of the coveted contest.
PRIZE MONEY
1st Prize – Rs.5 Lacs (Sponsored by Airtel) – Indigo Children , New Delhi
2nd Prize – Rs.3.5 Lacs -Grammy Winning Effort, New Delhi
3rd Prize – Rs.2.5 Lacs - Girish & The Chronicles from Gangtok Sikkim
INDIVIDUAL PRIZES
Best Vocal - Girish & The Chronicles from Gangtok Sikkim
Best Bass Guitarist – Indigo Children , New Delhi
Best lead Guitar - Girish & The Chronicles from Gangtok Sikkim
Best Drummer- Final Surrender, Bengaluru, Karntaka
Special categories
Keyboards- Arcane Deception, New Delhi
Stage Theatrics – 11th Hour Shillong, Meghalaya
Best Nagaland Band- Sunep Assemble Band, Nagaland.
