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Rock The HouseGlasgow

Grand Central Hotel Ball Room15 January 13

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What is Rock The House ?

What is Rock The House ?Rock the House is a Parliamentary live music and venue competition founded by

Mike Weatherley MP. This year the prizes are much bigger and the

competitions Patrons range from rock legends Alice Cooper, Mark Hoppus, Ian

Gillan to Charlie Simpson, Matt Tuck, Rick Wakeman and Yngwie Malmsteen.

The competition celebrates the very best of up-and-coming unsigned

British artists and the live music venues that support them. The aim of the

competition is to raise the political profile of the importance of intellectual

property rights, and live music, among Parliamentarians. The UK music

industry is hugely important in terms of employment and overseas earnings.

This must be encouraged and protection of copyright is essential to the ongoing

ability to pay artists for the work they create.

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Sponsors:

Yamaha

Incorporated Society ofMusicians

Google

Orange

Associate:

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Patrons Of Rock TheHouse include...

Patrons of Rock The House:

Brian May,Alice Cooper, Young Guns,Ian Gillan from DeepPurple, Rick Wakeman,Mark Hoppus from Blink182, Charlie Simpson from

Fightstar, Matt Tuckfrom Bullet ForMy Valentine andAxewound, RobDamiani from DonBroco, YngwieMalmsteen, RobCaggiano fromAnthrax, Steel Panther,Scott Gorham from ThinLizzy, All time low, andBernie Marsden fromWhitesnake.

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About the event:

The categories for the competition this yearinclude:

Best solo act under 19Best band under 19Best solo act(categories TBC)Best band

Best music videoBest small venue

Every MP is invited to nominate theirfavourite act from each category in theirconstituency. A panel of international music

industry experts and musicians will thendetermine the finalists who will compete ina live battle of the bands. The lucky winnerswill receive some once in a lifetime prizes,while some will also get the chance to play alive set on the Terrace of the House of

Commons in the evening at the finalereception.Bullet For My Valentine's Matt Tuck has

said: "I am totally in support of the Rock TheHouse campaign and had an amazing timeat Parliament. I'm extremely happy to be

involved".

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