2009 Winners – WE ARE THE CITY, THE LEFT, BEND SINISTER
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And the Winner Is…

Congratulations to our Peak Performance Artists of 2009 - WE ARE THE CITY! They take home the Peak Summit award of $150,00 towards career development. Taking the second place (and still massive) award of $75,000 is THE LEFT! And sharing in the huge prize money is BEND SINISTER with an award of $50,000! All our top 3 bands put on an amazing sold-out show at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver on January 22nd, where the rankings were announced. A huge congratulations to all our top 19 bands for making this premier year of the Peak Performance Project such an amazing ...

Peak Performance Project

Peak Performance Project 2010 Applications will open on Friday March 19th 2010, and close on Friday April 30th, 2010. Updated guidelines and eligibility requirements for 2010 coming soon! In a nutshell: The PEAK Performance Project is a seven-year, $5.29 million contest open to all musicians in British Columbia. The project was created by 100.5 The PEAK and Music BC to develop BC based emerging artists. Every year, twenty finalists from BC will receive an intensive, one week training program in the music business, live performance, songwriting, marketing and promotion. Artists will benefit from mentorships from some of the music industry’s top professionals and performers. ...

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“In A Minute” Free Song Downloads!

At the Peak Bootcamp, our top 20 artists were given a challenge - write a song based on the title, "In A Minute".   It was meant as a songwriting exercise, but turned out to be one of the most enjoyable aspects of Camp! For the next 24 hours, you could hear artists strumming away, and  joining together to create once in a lifetime collaborations on original music.  We realized the songs they were coming up with were so great, they shouldn't be lost in the hills of Princeton, but shared with their fans! So with the help of Don McLeod producing, Carl ...

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And the Winner Is…

Congratulations to our Peak Performance Artists of 2009 – WE ARE THE CITY! They take home the Peak Summit... 

Get Your Tickets for the Finale!

Tickets for the Peak Performance Project Final Concert are on sale now through Ticketmaster! Come watch as The... 

CONGRATS TO OUR TOP 3!

CONGRATULATIONS to our TOP 3 ARTISTS! (in alphabetical order) Bend Sinister The Left We Are The City These three... 

TOP 3 ANNOUNCEMENT

It’s been a whirlwind of work, shows, promotion and press for our artists since they were named the top 19... 

Online Voting Concerns

Music BC and the Peak FM have been made aware of voting irregularities arising from the online voting for the Peak... 

“In A Minute” Free Song Downloads!

At the Peak Bootcamp, our top 20 artists were given a challenge – write a song based on the title, “In... 

Stay tuned!

We’re going to be announcing some exciting details SO SOON! - how you can attend the fall showcase series... 

Day 2 photos so far!

Check out some photos from Day 2 at the Peak Performance Project bootcamp! It’s a lot of work, but we’ve... 

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Peak Artist Blogs

Adrian Glynn Showcase Blog

Its 9pm on Friday night. I havent been to bed since Wednesday. Im waiting to play a show at a poetry festival in Victoria... 

Bend Sinister Showcase Blog

So last night we performed our showcase for the peak performance project. The cellar is a club on granville street where... 

The Left Showcase Blog

Since boot camp, we have had November 12th on our minds. We wanted to give everyone who has supported, helped and voted... 

Bodhi Jones Showcase Blog

Wow what a night, the crowd was awesome and so was the music! The final showcase has come and gone and so we now await the... 

Wassabi Collective Showcase Blog

The alarm went off at 5:30 AM on showcase day, and believe it or not, everyone was in the lobby on time to head over to the... 

Alexandria Maillot Showcase Blog

Hey everyone! Sorry for an overdue blog; I have been pretty ill with the flu. It’s not H1N1, for the record. I am currently... 

Ben Sigston Showcase Blog

What a night! I’ve got to say that I had such a great time playing at the Cellar. The atmosphere in the place was... 

Kuba Oms Showcase Blog

The Ever Growing Fan Base The PPP showcase the other night at The Cellar was a humbling experience. Having such a strong turnout... 

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    • 'Tales From The Boot Camp' The final Edition September 3, 2009
      The Peak's Tamara Stanners writes"It's late as I write this. Rather, it's early. 3:37 AM.My brain seems to have overdosed on creative energy, and is still trying to figure how to deal with everything that's happened.The thing is that I don't want to detox from this spiritual experience.I had no idea what The PEAK Performance Boo […]
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