SchoolJam

SchoolJam – Germany's biggest school band competition

The finale of SchoolJam, Germany’s biggest school-band competition, is held every year at the Musikmesse. The eight finalists compete for the title of ‘Germany’s Best School Band’ on a large stage with professional lighting and sound equipment. Against hundreds of other bands, they qualify for the finale in regional heats throughout Germany and internet voting. At the fair, they are judged by a jury of experts from the sector and renowned musicians.

Every year, well-known stars take part in the finale with the school bands on the Musikmesse stage. The winning band can look forward to a concert trip to the USA and – the absolute highlight – the chance to play in front of thousands of music fans at ‘Rock am Ring’, Germany’s biggest open-air festival.

SchoolJam is a collaboration between MM-Musik-Media-Verlag publishing company, the German Music Council (Deutscher Musikrat), the ‘respect’ initiative of the ‘Aktion Mensch’ charity, VIVA and Musikmesse Frankfurt. The Federal Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Young People has also been an official sponsor of SchoolJam since 2006.

SchoolJam Finals – the finalists have been chosen

The finals of ’s biggest competition for school bands, will be held at Musikmesse 2010 on Friday, 8 April. Now, after numerous regional heats and online voting, the eight finalist bands have been selected and, beginning at 18.00 hrs, they will compete for the title of ‘’s Best School Band’. The headliner of the evening will be the Finish band ‘Sunrise Avenue’.

The following bands will compete in the finale for the title of ‘’s Best School Band’:

Rising Anger (Hessen)

Beta 2.0 (Baden-Württemberg)

Short Run (Sachsen)

Kyonic (Sachsen-Anhalt)

Last Exit (Nordrhein-Westfalen)

Joormade (Nordrhein-Westfalen)

At Eaze (Hessen)

Zero Gravitation (Nordrhein-Westfalen)

As a special highlight, the winners of the American SchoolJam competition, ‘Peligro’ from Ohio, will open the evening on the Agora Stage at 18.00 hrs.