Rising Stars 2010

The day began with beautiful weather at the outdoor stage at the Redwood Empire Fairgrounds for 17 competing musical acts and 4 featured acts on Saturday October 2nd.. The day long music competition was a fund-raiser for Ukiah Boys & Girls Club of Ukiah and a chance for Lake and Mendocino County musicians to display their talents for the public. Through the support of the community, family and friends this event was a resounding success.

Participants had 25 minutes to impress the panel of 5 judges with their talent, performance and audience relational skills. In that 25 minute time span, with the help of a Stage Manager, they had to hook their equipment to the provided backline, play their set, and remove themselves and their equipment from the stage.

Starting at 12PM, the crowd was entertained by solo acoustic artists, duets, and full bands. The day started out with acoustic music and moved on to Country, Rock, Hip-Hop and Metal as the night came to a close at 12AM. Every participating act received prizes donated by Russian River Records. 1st place in each category received studio time from Russian River Records and a $50 gift certificate at dig! Music. At midnight, the overall winners were announced. 3rd and 2nd place received studio time at Russian River Records and cash, 1st place received studio time at Russian River Records and a $50.00 savings bond for each member of the band provided by Savings Bank of Mendocino County.

Musical acts were encouraged to bring their fans and play to the crowd for a chance to win the People's Choice Award of studio time provided by Laughing Coyote Studios.

During breaks between sets, the crowd was entertained by local bands, Side of Blues and II Big with special guests Dalton and Nakai Chilson.

At the end of the evening, 2009 3rd place winners The Rose Knight Band performed leading the way for 2009 1st Place winners, One Moment to take the stage for their featured performance.

In an effort to raise funds for The Boys & Girls Club of Ukiah, the public was encouraged to donate money throughout the day along with a silent auction of other items donated by various area merchants.

A great time was had by all and we are proud to present the 3rd Annual Rising Stars winning artists

The winners of this event were:

First Place: The Slice of Summer
Second Place: Paulina Logan
Third Place: Travis Rinker

Acoustic: Paulina Logan
Country/ Rock: The Slice of Summer
Hip-Hop : K-Town Ent
Metal: Chamber Puppet

We had some very talented photographers taking pictures of the whole day! Keep checking back for photos taken at the event!: