UPDATE: Talent needed for further success of Top 7@7 Awards Show- Lake
President of the Follow The Movement organisation, Craig Lake aka DJ Push Pop, announceed at a press conference today, March, 28, 2013 that the Top 7@7 Awards Show has been cancelled this year. Photo: VINO
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - President of Follow the Movement (FTM) Craig Lake aka DJ Push Pop, in expanding on the reasons for the cancellation of the Top 7@7 Awards Show this year explained, “we were moving into the preparation of the signing of Mr Travis Walters and the signing took place late February so we did not have [time] to prepare for the awards show and we were under a lot of pressure from the guys in the states…”
Lake also stated that the door was now opened within the entertainment world of Tortola and he credited Walters for this.
“The pressure that we have been under from the guys in the [United] States (R.A.Y.D.A.R. Entertainment) is that we need to have talent.”
He felt if record labels were to be continuously brought to the Territory, then the evidence of talent was a prerequisite for them to continue to come. “[They’re] not just coming on a trip,” he said, “because then that trip will soon stop if we don’t have talent.”
The series of proposed elimination shows to be staged later this year, he said would be done in June, September and December which would lead into the next year’s Top 7 of 7 Awards Show.
The FTM Group is also looking for applications from persons between the ages of 16-25 years in genres such as R&B, Gospel and Pop. Applications are available from FTM members, schools as well as churches.
According to the President, the group is also seeking judges from within the music industry, who are in the churches, schools and other such places within the community.
During the months of June and September, when the competition is staged, seven of fourteen persons will move forward to the next round in December where two separate groups are expected to meet in a ‘head-to-head competition’.
R.A.Y.D.A.R. Entertainment is expected to contribute an ‘Image Enhancement’ workshop to the competition to give participants an idea of what is expected of their performances as artistes.
“We are not cutting out the training programme in Atlanta, but if we can get an artist right here, then that’s what we’re looking for,” Lake explained.
Fans of the competition should be allowed to vote by text for their favourite participants at some point during the competition as the organisers explained that they would be partnering with a local communications service provider to facilitate this.
Lake also expressed concern about the prevalence of rappers within the competition and felt there needs to be more singers within the competition.
"This is bigger than Follow The Movement, the signing [of Travie Rozae] that took place in February proves that this is bigger than Follow the Movement... this is now a BVI thing," Lake expressed.
The first elimination show is scheduled for June 15, 2013 after which additional dates will be announced through the media.
See previous article on March 28, 2013
Top 7@7 Awards Show cancelled!
The Top 7@7 awards show for 2013 has been officially cancelled.
President of the Follow The Movement organisation, Craig Lake aka DJ Push Pop, made the announcement in a press conference today, March, 28, 2013.
The President blamed "pressure" from record label scouts as being among the reasons for the cancellation.
The timing of local artiste, Travie Rozae's signing was also mentioned as a delay that contributed to the cancellation.
The President also stated that a series of competitive elimination type shows are planned for June, September and December, 2013 that will lead up to next year's show in March, 2014.
More details to follow.
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15 Responses to “UPDATE: Talent needed for further success of Top 7@7 Awards Show- Lake”
insider this time aint the politician fall short...is he boy B....He in hot water wid the smuggling of gas lol so he can't fund the FTM.