Search Party

Search Party is MUSE, The California Aggie's arts and entertainment magazine, and KDVS 90.3 FM's annual judged musical composition competition. It is open to all student musicians, bands or solo artists of any genre.

Official Press Release for 2008 Search Party:

Third Annual Search Party: Davis, Sponsored by the ASUCD Entertainment Council, KDVS 90.3 FM and The California Aggie

Student musicians, the spotlights are searching for you! It’s time for the annual campus media sponsored Search Party talent show. Co-sponsored by KDVS 90.3 FM, The California Aggie and now the ASUCD Entertainment Council, Search Party gives UC Davis’ budding musicians the opportunity to perform to the campus community. Submissions will be due by 4 p.m. on Friday April 18 to the office of KDVS 90.3 FM, located at 14 Lower Freeborn Hall.


The Search Party will take place in three rounds. First, all submissions will be listened to and judged by a panel of Entertainment Council, KDVS and Aggie staff representatives. Based on this judging four winners will be announced, which will be given spreads in the May 8th issue of MUSE as well as air time on a KDVS show best fit the following week. The third round will be the live component — the four finalists will perform at the ASUCD Coffee House May 21 and be awarded cash prizes based on attendee’s votes.


Please join the facebook.com event group under the ASUCD Entertainment Council, look to issues of MUSE and listen to KDVS 90.3 for more information on the Search Party event.

Rules of entry are as follows:
• Music group must include at least one UC Davis student or alumni.
• Paid staff members of campus media groups (KDVS 90.3. FM, The California Aggie and ASUCD Entertainment council) need not apply.
• Submit a full recording (EP or full length) to demonstrate the band’s ability to play a full live set at a concert. Indicate on the track listing the first/most appealing song you would like the judges to listen to.
• Include a brief paragraph to serve as a mission statement as to why your group should be considered, and a brief biography including information about the genre, band members and so on.
• All submissions are due by Friday, April 18 at 4 p.m. in the lobby of KDVS, the campus radio station, located at 14 Lower Freeborn Hall in the “Search Party Submissions” box.

Contacts:
Emilia Varshavsky, EC Director, ec@asucd.ucdavis.edu
Nicole L. Browner, Arts Editor, arts@californiaaggie.com
Ben Johnson, KDVS General Manager, gm@kdvs.org

Visit ec.ucdavis.edu, the Entertainment Council group on facebook.com or thecaliforniaaggie.com for more information.

Winners: The Pangolins Win! (1st), Mudge (2nd), Chris Thielen (3rd)
Jurors: Melanie Glover, Nicole Browner, Adam Tanguay, Jayne Wilson (Aggie)
Elisa Hough, Brian Ang, Jason Dunne, Andy Pastalaniec (KDVS)

Winners: Candice Wang (1st), Baby Deathray (2nd), The Rhythm Aces (3rd)