Heizöfel!i, Luna Oku and Rhea König receive awards
The jury judged the eight songs in the final round in a Skype session after the live event on March 26 had to be canceled.
The Rockförderverein Basel RFV writes: "Canceling the Soundclinic completely was not an option for the RFV Basel. The reason: musicians currently have to do without enough of their income. The RFV Basel is sticking to the adjudication of its planned competitions even in the Corona crisis and will continue to provide funding. However, there will be no live events, as is normally the case with the Soundclinic, for example.
The four-member, independent jury of Soundclinic experts met virtually last week and spent over two hours judging the eight songs in the final round from home (35 bands had applied). Their conclusion: "All eight deserved an entry, but the songs by Heizöfel!i, Luna Oku and Rhea König could have been a little more convincing in the end."
The young women of the band Heizöfel!i, the solo project Luna Oku by drummer Alon Ben and the young soul singer Rhea König will receive a grant. They can choose between professional coaching worth 4,000 francs each and a freely available contribution of 2,000 francs each.
The jury consisted of Anna Aaron, musician, producer, label maker, Basel, Severin "Sevi" Landolt, musician (Klaus Johann Grobe), former booker Radicalis, IG Musik, Basel, Miriam Lenz, music and culture journalist Keystone-SDA, music blog Rockette, Bern, and Niklaus Riegg, head of Popkredit Zürich, former artistic director of the Blue Balls Festival Lucerne, Zurich.
The announcement for the Soundclinic in the fall will be made after the summer vacations.
