Battle of the Bands

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Battle of the Bands is an annual event organised by YUSU in conjunction with URY and Band Soc. Thirty campus bands compete in five heats for the chance of a place in the semi-finals. The grand final is usually held in Week 6 of the Spring Term.

[edit] BOB Committee members 2007

Committee Chairs:

• Leigh Kroger (YUSU Ents)
• Alex Mullings (Bandsoc Chair)

Other Committee members (by society):

YUSU:

• Tom Wise - EntsTech
• Nez Savaskan - EntsTech
• Paul van der Neut
• Amy Woods - YUSU Services and Finance Officer
• Leigh Kroger - YUSU Ents (BoB Co-Chair)
• Rory Shanks - YUSU Ents
• Colin Hindson - YUSU Socs. and Comms. Officer

URY:

• James Haigh - URY Treasurer
• Hannah Green - URY Station Manager
• Matt Gray - URY Chief Engineer (BoB Co-Webmaster)
• Shelly Richards - URY Program Controller
• Dominic Freeston (BoB Co-Webmaster)
• Matt Speed

BandSoc:

• Alex Mullings - Bandsoc Chair (BoB Co-Chair)
• Elliot Fleet

YSTV:

• Ian Martindale - YSTV Technical Director
• Nick Howell - YSTV Deputy Tech Director
• James Blackshaw - YSTV Secretary

James College:

• Anne-Marie Canning - JCRC Chair

[edit] BOB 2007

Acts in the Battle of the Bands Final 2007 (held on Saturday 17th February) were:

• Clip The Apex - Winners (now known as ...Accept Instruction)
• Make It Better Later
• Apply The Brakes
• Vudu Guru
• Knick Knack & The Jam Master Square

Videos of the final can be seen on YSTV's website.

[edit] Previous BOB winners include:

• 2006: Conceptual Misfire
• 2005: The Morning Thieves
• 2004: Bugalee
• 2003: Scassa Monakee Synth Quartet