Emcee and Judges
He knows how to wow a crowd: Introducing the bands and keeping you entertained throughout, courtesy of TV One, is Bell Bellamy, host of TV One’s hit comedy competition series, "Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes?”
Let's Hear it for the Emcee!
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Bill Bellamy: Bill Bellamy hosts TV One's hit comedy competition series, "Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes? Over the last decade Bellamy has been a staple in the world of comedy, performing hundreds of shows to sold-out audiences across the country. |
Idolize This: Here are the Judges making the call
Battle of the Bands judging comes from two sources: a panel of celebrity judges and you (as in, a sweat-soaked, hooting and hollering audience member with your mobile phone).
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Jeff "Skunk" Baxter: A Grammy-winning extraordinaire, Jeff has played and recorded with Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers, Rod Stewart, Ringo Starr and more. |
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Jordan Berliant: Jordan Berliant is General Manager at Tenth Street Entertainment, one of the largest and most successful artist management companies in the music industry. Over his 15 year career in management, Jordan has worked with a wide range of musical superstars and legends including Meat Loaf, Duran Duran, The Cranberries, The Bee Gees, Blondie, Hanson, Mötley Crüe, Buckcherry and others, overseeing the creation of global marketing and promotional strategies and the implementation of these campaigns on their behalf. |
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Hugh Surratt: With almost 30 years experience in the music business, Hugh Surratt has played a major role in launching and building the music careers of a wide
range of artists such as the Dave Matthews Band, Foo Fighters, Christina
Aguilera and ZZ Top. As the Senior Vice President of Marketing at Sony BMG
(and previously RCA Records), Hugh directed the marketing campaigns for all
of the winners of American Idol. He is currently a strategic consultant to
a number of record labels.
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Unleash Your Inner Text Messenger
Bring your phone or PDA to register your support for your favorite Battle of the Bands performer. A live text-messaging system makes it easy to cast your vote for the top band. You will find details on-site. Remember to bring your fully charged phone ready to text: Your vote makes up 50 percent of the total score for who wins Battle of the Bands. Plus, all mobile text messaging voters will automatically be entered into live drawings to win one of four Motorola music-enabled phones. One winner announced each hour during event.
*Phone awarded dependent upon carrier of winner. Sponsored by Motorola - www.motorola.com
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