HR People Take Crown in Channel 93.3’s Demo Derby
by Thom Jackson
HR People used their fresh take on hip hop, rock and soul music, combined with a solid marketing effort, to take home the bacon in Channel 93.3’s Demo Derby finals on October 15 at LoDo’s Bar and Grill downtown. The contest spanned multiple rounds and pitted local groups against each other for a chance to record a session in Channel 93.3’s infamous Garage. We spoke with HR People’s Ryan Hughes about the win and what happens next.
CMB: How was the emotion coming off stage?
RH: We had tons of support from our fans who came out to vote. It was the first time we had to turn them down an encore. It was really exciting.
CMB: What exactly did it take to win?
RH: We didn’t know until a few days before the Demo Derby how the set would look: how many songs?, How it would be judged?, etc. So we took a chance and put together a set that we had never played before, where we actually played parts from 5 or 6 songs to fit in a 3 song set. It took some late night practice sessions to get it tuned up before the show. We also put a lot of effort into promoting the event on social media to get all those people out.
CMB: What happens now that you’ve won?
RH: We are working on scheduling our 93.3 Garage Session now, then we will get to go in and record a session that will eventually get played on the station. We got the opportunity to get to know a lot of people at 93.3, which was awesome.
Online: facebook.com/hrpeoplemusic
Category: Local News
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