Adrenaline will be flying to Anaheim California as a finalist in the SchoolJam USA music competition. The competition will be held at the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) show, which is expected to attract over 100,000 visitors. The contest will take place Saturday, January 16 and will feature 10 high school bands from around the country. The band members' high school music departments and the competing bands will both benefit by receiving music equipment as prize winnings.
Adrenaline submitted songs for review by a panel of judges and was selected as one of 50 semi-finalists. Each band had fans voting daily over the internet resulting in 2 finalists from each of five regions in the country. Over 115,000 votes were cast.
Drummer Jack Johnson states " We're really excited to be going to the west coast for this contest. And we're really grateful to all of our fans who supported us in the online voting."
Adrenaline will get passes into the NAMM Show and hopefully get to listen to some of the other great musicians who play there. They will also get a tour of the Lennon Recording Bus.Following the battle of the bands there will be a concert by the Dares. The outdoor concert will be free and open to the public.
The winners will be determined by a panel of judges including - Michael Blakeslee - MENC National Association of Music Education, Steve Dobo - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Dominic Pohlman - SchoolJam Germany, and Rob Davidson - VH1 Save The Music Foundation.