Motif – Battle of the Bands

Motif - Battle of the Bands

Battle of the Bands celebrates Providence as “The Creative Capital” and encourages cross-pollination and collaboration. This annual competition consists of several rounds where groups compete to take part in the finale at PVDFest. Held at various locations throughout PVD, the competition not only brings the community together to give artists the recognition they deserve but also helps support the venues in the area. Four finalists compete in the finale and a winner is selected by the audience and by judges.

Motif Community Outreach of RI (MCORI) is a non-profit dedicated to helping niche artistic communities by providing opportunities for celebration, networking, appreciation, promotion, and advancement in the Rhode Island area. Specifically, our goal is to support the crowd-pleasing events like Battle of the Bands that Motif has been road-testing for years in the arts and entertainment sector. Facilitating networking and a shared experience for these communities is also a crucial component.

Many of our events involve collaboration with existing non-profits, venues, artists etc., and that collaboration is to be encouraged. This activity is dedicated to the philosophy that networking within niche artistic communities produces a multiplier effect. Ideas cross-contaminate, like-minded artists find support (practical and emotional) and by comparing notes and working better together, arts segments can create the “rising tide that raises all boats.” The world is enhanced by the arts and changed. It is through the arts that many new ideas are introduced – sociologically, scientifically, philosophically, politically – by exploring the human condition. This organization seeks to enhance and encourage all of that.

Performers:
Breachway / Maintenance / Second Place Trophy / Taxidermy / The Water Project / The Felt Time / I’m Not Crying You’re Crying / Mostly Bugs / Sayles Hill / Lainey Dionne / Cosmic Factory / The Benji’s / Teevio and the Aces / Ike Dee + the 3 / The XTet / Hemlok

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