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Friday, March 30, 2007

sparklette.net Hosts Nokia’s “You Make It Reel” Competition!

yo, people! i have very exciting news! sparklette.net is the exclusive voting blog for the nokia “you make it reel” competition!

Nokia 'You Make It Reel' Indie Music Showcase

to launch its new N93i mobile phone, nokia organised this competition in which aspiring music video directors from eight asia-pacific countries compete against one another to make the best music video. all videos are based on the music of greyskull, a punk rock band from the united states. the best music video director gets to win a cool US$10,000!

right now, the competition has narrowed down to 7 finalists, each from a different country. you can vote for the best video exclusively over here at sparklette.net!

just by voting alone, you stand to win nokia N series premiums. the grand prize winner gets a pass to the nokia indie music showcase! (i love indie music!) this is a highly exclusive, strictly by-invitation-only event where the grand winner of the “you make it reel” competition will be announced.

Event: Nokia “You Make It Reel” Indie Music Showcase
Date: April 5, 2007 (Thursday)
Venue: The Powerhouse, St. James Power Station
Time: 8pm

enjoy live performances of indie rock bands like summer’s over (from singapore), pete teo (from malaysia) and of course, greyskull themselves. i will be there too so you get to be my date for the night! i’m freakin’ excited about partying with greyskull. they’re from dallas which, coincidentally, i’ve just visited in november! is that fate or what?

expect lots of partying and drinks while playing with nokia’s latest mobile phones, exclusive backstage passes to meet and schmooze with the band members! there is one grand prize and a total of nine consolation prizes to be won so vote away!

voting opens from now to april 3 (tuesday), 6pm! view the videos below, pick your favorite and fill in the form! this contest is open to readers based in singapore only. please do provide valid contact information so that we can contact you on how to get your goodies! winners will be announced on april 4 (wednesday) so stay tuned to this blog!

the music video finalists

1. Indonesia – Ady Satria

2. India – Arun Ramu

3. Malaysia – Kamal Sabran

4. Philippines – Rommel Jonson

5. Singapore – Gavin Lim

6. Thailand – Dujdao Kerdphol

7. Vietnam – Hong Chi

news updates

April 4, 2007: winners for the voting contest have been announced!
April 5, 2007: the director of the best music video was announced at the nokia indie music showcase. congratulations to gavin lim of singapore for winning a whopping US$10,000!

external links

Official website: Nokia N93i - You Make It Reel
Official website: Greyskull
Myspace: Greyskull

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    1. Long has it since I have ventured to web-logging
      (doesn’t blogging sound disdainful?)
      yet every time one appears
      you are sure to make some wave, big or small
      congratulations for being the exclusive blog
      sure for you, does it spell more eyeballs. View all comments by Aristocrat

      Posted by posted by Aristocrat SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 · Time posted March 30, 2007 at 1:01am · Direct link to this comment link



    2. I sure hope so! Just the thought of this launch party is getting me all hot and bothered already. View all comments by Veron

      Posted by posted by Veron SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 · Time posted March 30, 2007 at 1:08am · Direct link to this comment link



    3. Congrats! This is a big step! :)

      Paddy View all comments by Paddy Tan

      Posted by posted by Paddy Tan SINGAPORE Mac OS X Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 · Time posted March 30, 2007 at 1:45pm · Direct link to this comment link



    4. Veron, is there something wrong with the links? The entries by Gavin Lim and Rommel Jonson are the same. View all comments by Pkchukiss

      Posted by posted by Pkchukiss SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 · Time posted March 30, 2007 at 6:02pm · Direct link to this comment link



    5. Thanks for pointing that out! The links have been fixed. Boy! View all comments by Veron

      Posted by posted by Veron SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 · Time posted March 30, 2007 at 6:18pm · Direct link to this comment link



    6. Congrats Veron. Looking forward to see those movies. View all comments by Harro!

      Posted by posted by Harro! SINGAPORE Windows Server 2003 Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 · Time posted March 30, 2007 at 6:48pm · Direct link to this comment link



    7. [...] right now, the competition has narrowed down to 7 finalists, each from a different country. you can vote for the best video exclusively at sparklette.net! [...] View all comments by bloggista » exercise your fingers, vote!

      Posted by posted by bloggista » exercise your fingers, vote! WordPress 2.1 · Time posted April 2, 2007 at 3:16pm · Direct link to this comment link



    8. YEAHHH…I VOTE FOR KAMAL SABRAN [MALAYSIA]…proud to be malaysian…;)..proud to vote for malaysia..idup a.kamal…;*…TQ ya.. View all comments by anissA_

      Posted by posted by anissA_ MALAYSIA Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0 · Time posted April 2, 2007 at 10:20pm · Direct link to this comment link



    9. VOTE for kamal Sabran..he did the best and awesome video from youmakeitreel video,Pete Te0-Carnival hall till the greyskull!!!and congrats for the crew (fineArts students,UiTM) for the great participation!you ROCK GUYS!!! View all comments by Leean

      Posted by posted by Leean MALAYSIA Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 · Time posted April 3, 2007 at 2:44pm · Direct link to this comment link



    10. [...] you jump over to the sparklette blog all the details are there. Down to seven finalist videos now, just by voting on which one you enjoy most you stand to win [...] View all comments by Nseries WOM World » Blog Archive » N93i keeps it reel

      Posted by posted by Nseries WOM World » Blog Archive » N93i keeps it reel UNITED STATES WordPress 2.0.4 · Time posted April 3, 2007 at 7:19pm · Direct link to this comment link



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