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December 17 2003--Paragon is a band competition program geared toward serious independent bands and musicians that have substantial live experience.
The competition is comprised of three preliminary rounds that take place on back to back saturday nights at Third Floor at Reilly's, 340 Yonge St., down town Toronto. Each preliminary round has 8 bands competing. 2 bands out of every preliminary round advance to the finals. The finals are held at the Opera House, 735 Queen St. E.
The first Paragon took place this past June and due to high demand was followed up by the second Paragon in October (prelims) and November (finals) They were great successes with an estimated 700 filling up the Opera House on the night of each finals.
Paragon 3 is now under way. The prelimary rounds will take place January 24th, 31 and February 7th, 2003 at Third Floor @ Reilly's. The Paragon Championship Round will take place on Friday March 26th, 2003 at the Opera House.
Judging is a large factor that separates Paragon from other such competitions. We assure you that all event judges will be credible music industry professionals including: Record Company A & R, Record Producers, booking agents, etc. Criteria for judging will include:
Overall talent (musicianship, band cohesiveness etc.)
Originality
Attitude/Stage presence
Professionalism
In terms of our grand prize, we have put together a package of prizes for our Paragon champion that has a $10,000 value. We assure you that all competing bands will be unable to pass up this opportunity. Runners up will also be rewarded with prizes to help them advance their careers.
paragononline.ca was founded by Toronto musician Michael Gruneir, a former partner in localmusicbuzz.com. As a former lead singer in an independent toronto band Michael put together a competition that geared to the interests of established independent artists that took music seriously and professionally. By doing this he offers a "rock star dream package" as his main prize which includes: recording time, cd duplication, merchandise, photography and distribution with the help of his sponsors: Whirlwind Sound, Healey Disc, Indie Pool, Incredible Clothing Company and Long and McQuade.
