Feedback from others who have participated:

"Just wanted to give a quick thank you for meeting with us this past saturday. We are extremely excited to be a part of emergenza this year. We are headed into the studio to record our demo next month. So again, thanks for taking the time to meet with us and we'll see you again in January. Take care."
Marc guitar - A glass diary
New York - United States of America

"An experience not to be forgotten. There are no words for to explain how perfect the organization was and I think the Emergenza Village was a fu**ing good idea, unbelievable. No doubt we would pay for to be there again!!!! We also felt extremely welcome by all Emergenza staff. I am writing to you just to thank you for all your hard work in making sure we understood all the things that we must improve (like the band’s image or how to find the way to promotion our music). Every one from Sixteenth Solid Spread appreciates the things you said and we are working on it. The conversation we had on the Emergenza Village was very important to us, it not only help us grow our motivation but our self-esteem as a band. Thank you so much for helping and make us believe that all this hard work we’re committing ourselves to do will someday show off. After Taubertal, things are changing for better in the life of the band and we have to benefit from this moment. "
Albert Moya Ruiz vox - Sixteenth Solid Spread
Barcelona - Spain

"Firstly I must say it was an absolute pleaseure to play for emergenza!! myself and the guys from Indra throughly enjoyed the festival and an experience not to be forgotten! We also felt exrtemely welcome by all you emergenza guys! The drum kit was fantastic, what a joy to play, each drummer I spoke with also said it was a great choice of kit and the fact that I personally use sabian cymbals was a complete bonus. Thank you so much. "
Peter Lorenz drummer - Indra
- United Kingdom

"iI am writing to you to express my sincerest feelings of grattitude to all of you!!! what we have experienced thanks to Emergenza is outrageous! two sold out concerts in one of basel's most important clubs, the Sommercasino, playing in front of 1000 people on Switzerlands second best known stage, the zürcher Volkshaus, where every swiss musician would like to play once in his lifetime and of course four sensational, unforgettable days at the Taubertal festival!! thank you very much for all of that!!! i'll keep all those experiences in mind until the age of 80, when i'll be sitting in a rocking chair, telling all those fabulous stories to my grand childs... The organisation was at all times perfect. never have we experienced such well organised concerts like the Emergenza concerts. and Taubertal was the top of it! we had a great time there, with very friendly emergenza staff who alsways treated us with respect and kindness. At last i wish to express a very special thank you to the responsible man for our area, and his charming assistant. Both of them had the perfect balance of professional behaviour on one hand, and a heart warming tone of caring friends on the other. They made us feel we were never alone in Taubertal and that they really cared for our wellbeing. They do their job with an amount of passion and joy like i have seldom seen in the whole music industry! take care of them, They're a big bargain for Emergenza!! thank you and all the best wishes for the emergenza organisation! "
Alain Ihr bassist - Bluch
Basel - Switzerland

"I want to send you a formal greeting once again on behalf of Broken Stigma. Our name's are, Pat Tweed (bass and keyboards), Ryan Thompson (guitar), Gary Keefer (drums). I want to thank you, and Emergenza, for such a wonderful time at the state theatre. That is currently our greatest venue, and what an honor it was to play where Hendrix once played. I believe that Emergenza has nothing but great things in completly pure intensions of great success for future ground breaking bands. In short playing another gig for you all and the audiance we bring will be a total YES!. "Broken Stimga" is ready to take on any challenge, and certainly any venue. Me and the rest of the band love to play music. and we love to inspire those who seek it. with that said, to create another adventure of seeling those little tickets and meeting new people, It all sounds totaly worth it. "
Patrick Tweed bassist - Broken Stigma
- United States of America

"Our band placed 2nd in the Emergenza Finals held in Atlanta GA this past June, and we are certainly interested in continuing our relationship with you! We were highly impressed with the organization of the shows and the venues associated with the festival. So many "battle of the bands" seem to just be throw together without paying attention to the details or keeping the best interests of the bands in mind. As a result of our second place finish, we were informed that Xzamen would be eligible to possibly play some showcase dates in the future. What would be involved in moving forward with this opportunity? Thanks again for putting together a great competition and giving smaller bands in the U.S. a chance to play these great, professional venues!"
Mike Garner manager - Xzamen
Atlanta - United States of America

"Bueno no se por donde empezar, quizás por darte las gracias por todo lo que hemos vivido estos 5 días, la verdad es que ha sido impresionante. Nos llevamos un montón de experiencias inolvidables que seguro que nos ayudarán a seguir adelante con nuestro proyecto. Hemos hablado con muchisíma gente de diferentes nacionalidades (managers, jurado, musicos, gente de discograficas, prensa...), en definitiva, enriqueciéndonos como grupo y como personas. Como viene siendo habitual causas ajenas a nosotros se han vuelto a aliar en nuestra contra (lluvia, pequeños problemas técnicos), pero fue increible, que digo increible, fue la ostia, ver como el público lejos de refugiarse de la lluvia siguió allí pasandoselo en grande con nuestro concierto, fue algo realmente maravilloso. Creo que uno de los puntos fuertes de esta edición ha sido el village de Emergenza. Ha sido un punto de encuentro genial, tanto de dia como de noche. Estamos muy contentos con nuestra actuación, tanto como banda como individualmente. La verdad es que el nivelazo era brutal, sobretodo los yankees que para mi están realmente a otro nivel. Bueno me despido no sin agradecerte por enésima vez la oportunidad que nos ha brindado Emergenza de poder salir al extranjero i poder vivir está experiencia inolvidable. "
Albert - Sixteenth Solid Spread
Barcelona - Spain

"Guys, we of Drenched just wanted to say, THANKS FOR A TERRIFIC EXPERIENCE. It was a supreme pleasure to work with Emergenza. We appreciate the professionalism with which every level has been handled, and the patience and personality that we have encountered with every member of your staff. It's unfortunate that we didn't make it to the next level of the competition and we wish the best of luck to everyone who is participating in Atlanta. Maybe next year we'll be there!"
Jeff Ricketts - Drenched
Memphis - United States of America

"I just wanted to thank you one last time for all of your hard work in making sure the St. Louis contest was a success. I have never had so much fun or met so many cool people in my life. You have the best job in the world and it was a pleasure to meet you. We will see you next year no doubt. If we can ever be of assistance to you in the future, you have friends in BKC. Thanks again and take care"
Ken Husser - Bare Knuckle Conflict
St. Louis - United States of America

"We don't believe there are enough words to show how much we appreciate all the support you have given us in the past few months. We want to thank you for the initial article on Channel 47, the article on Mapex's website and now (of course) we want to thank you for inputing into this latest article. We cannot describe how important and exciting this is to us, specially a day before our performance in Philadeplhia. It not only help us grow our motivation but our self esteem as a band. Thank you so much for helping, supporting, and making us believe that all this hard work we're commiting ourselves to do is finally paying off. From the bottom of our hearts."
Rey - 20 amps
Philadelphia - United States of America

"We want to thank you for the oppourtunity to play the Emergenza fest. We had a great time playing the "Blue Note" with the other bands and gained some good exposure. We also wanted to thank you for commenting on our performance on your internet site each time we played. Take care. Hopefully we will cross paths again. Cheers."
Brad Bowman - HIEROPHANT
Cincinnati - United States of America

"Just want to take this time to say thanks for the write up you gave us at the Finals in Pittsburgh. Everyone from Lifted appreciates the things you said and we're grateful for the opportunity this presented. Everyone at Emergenza did an excellent job and you provided what every band looks for in Pittsburgh....an opportunity. So with that, we'll see you next year in Germany"
Zach Steiner - LIFTED
Pittsburgh - United States of America

"Dear Emergenza family, I'd like to thank all of you one more time for everything you've done this year. You are now an integral part of our lives. In the span of a year we went from playing our very first tour and printing CDs on our home computer to winning Emergenza in Boston and traveling to Germany, releasing our first album, shooting our first music video, selling out venues and doubling our fan base. However, the most important part was getting a taste of the big stage, confirming our commitment to the band reagardless of problems and set backs and disovering a family of similar minded musicians all over the world. What you do is incredible. Thank you! I wish all of you happy holidays and a very successful new year. Hope to see you all in Boston or elsewhere in the world."
Vessela Stoyanova - fluttr
Boston - United States of America

"Thanks to you guys, we'll be on tour from sept 18-oct 3. We're playing throughout the midwest (including 2 shows with the Ghettobillies) and a gig in Toronto with Running Against Radar! > The Emergenza connections have really being paying off!"
Troy Kidwell - fluttr
Boston - United States of America

"I’m thrilled to say that thanks to Emergenza and its contacts, the Ghettobillies will be making a run to the east coast this month. We will be playing in Boston Friday August 27th with another fantastic Emergenza band: Fluttr (our new friends)……it makes me nervous like a 12 year old boy at a catholic school dance….very sexy!"
Matthew Longobons - ghettobillies
Chicago - United States of America

"“When Emergenza said "Emergenza's role is to provide the means for bands to play in quality venues.", you guy's weren't kidding!!! It is unheard of for a new band such as ourselves to be performing at The Paradise. Our band has only been together for 6 months!! Since our performance, our website traffic increased by nearly 200%. We have a show coming up”."
- Frank Aveni
Boston - United States of America

"“We strongly feel that Emergenza has helped not only the local music scene here in Chicago, but all local bands around the world achieve their music goals.”"
Heat Rogers - crankchest
Chicago - United States of America

"Hey Guys, my name is Zack and I played in the Boston band “Say When” at the Avalon. I just wanted to thank all of you guys and Emergenza for helping us build such a great resume which has placed us with so many recent opportunities. We just got booked at major venues in Boston and got placed on a major radio station WAAF 107.3FM and have been asked to play live on air as well. Also we have many more fans now due to the Emergenza competition not to mention tons of experience. Also thanx to Emergenza we are receiving more press in the area and are getting booked by major colleges. "
Zack Starikov - Say When
Boston - United States of America

"Since GEN triumphed at the Emergenza UK final at the London Astoria things have become increasingly amazing in the life of the band. The excitement of playing in the European Final at the Taubertal Festival last summer is a lasting memory. The sunshine, sonic-bombardment and plentiful supply of refreshing beverages made this the high-point in the band’s career. But little did we know quite where it would take GEN next. John Tearle (drummer) was offered an endorsement by Jalapeno Drums, which he accepted. Rich Styles and I were approached about an endorsement by Engl and Carlsbro. Once landed, the phone rang. ‘Jon, are you sitting down?’ said Dave Williams (half of the Meltdown Management team). ‘Yep. It’s 10.30 at night. ‘Good. How would you guys like to fly to America to record your debut album with Tim Bushong?’ he said. ‘...Eh?’ came my reply, eventually. The shock, excitement, confusion, delirium etc. etc. hit me and I think I was probably the happiest man on the planet.The album is now completed and the artwork is being finished. ‘Rite of Refusal’, GEN’s debut album, will be released in May"
Jon Armstrong - Gen
London - United Kingdom

" Just a note to say a big thank you for everything you have done for us since Round 1 back in January. It was unfortunate for us that our progress in the competition ended before the Astoria final, but the experience and new fans that we have gained through working with you guys has been extremely valuable, and will hopefully help us to progress to the next stage, and get us the recording contract that we are looking for. It would be great if you would continue to bear us in mind if you are looking for bands to play at any other events that you may be organising. For example, you mentioned the BBC Project later this year... Thanks again for your support, and hopefully hear from you soon. "
Nick Haverly - Sounder
Southampton - United Kingdom

"Just a quick email to say hi and thanks to everyone we had the pleasure of meeting and playing with last weekend. It was truly an amazing experience to meet so many great people from around the world and we had the time of our lives. Thank you to the Emergenza staff that made the weekend possible and run as smoothly as is humanly possible with 20 bands to take care of!! You guys done a great job and the contacts and experience we have gained from Emergenza has been more than we could have hoped for. We hope to see you all in the future and wish everyone the very best of luck! Please keep in touch and let us know how our new friends are doing."
Andy Bell - Lexxi
Glasgow - United Kingdom

"Hi There!! First of all, we wanna thank you for a brilliant contest. Its really a god opportunity for bands with no contract to show themselves. We made it to the Swedish final and did well. We are thinking of being part of it next year to. So we wonder if you can give us information when the next competision is in Stockholm. Once again... Thanks"
Aleco - Stonepark
Stockholm - Sweden

"As we proceeded to the next step of Emergenza, the whole band is in a rush of happiness and excitement. I wanted to thank you for the great handling of the show, and the help with everything!"
Jesper Rosen Zabell - Moving Picture
Stockholm - Sweden

"I just wanted to say that the whole band would like to thank you for a well organized and really fun gig!! Too bad we missed second place with only 2 votes, but we're had really really fun on stage and hope we delivered some good music! I hope the final goes well and that you get the best band to go to Germany! "
Daniel Balotis - Divider
Stockholm - Sweden

"Emergenza a nosotros nos pareció una de los pocas ocasiones que teníamos para poder mostrar nuestra música a un mercado como el alemán que encaja más con nuestro estilo de música e intentar conseguir algo fuera de nuestras fronteras por lo difícil que está el tema por aquí. Creemos que es una buena oportunidad para grupos cuya música este más ligada al mercado anglosajón."
Victor - Idioterne
Madrid - Spain

"Ciao a voi tutti di Emergenza!! Sono Nick il cantante degli Zen, ricordate? Rothenburg 2000? Esperienza, per noi indimenticabile. Vi volevamo comunicare che è uscito "pornstar" il nostro album d'esordio che mai sarebbe potuto nascere senza Emergenza che ci ha dato stimoli a gogo e grosse soddisfazioni. Grazie di nuovo e a presto. "
Nick - Zen
Roma - Italy

"Volevo farvi i complimenti per Rothenburg è stato fantastico anche se la nostra classifica non è stata proprio delle migliori siamo rimasti entusiasti e questo ci ha molto caricati per il futuro. Spero che rimarremo in contatto per il futuro Ciao "
Mag - Introdusco
Milano - Italy

"Il momento più emozionante di tutta l'esperienza di Emergenza è stato sicuramente la finale internazionale al Taubertal. Dopo aver vinto la finale di Firenze abbiamo passato due mesi interminabili di attesa. Arrivati in Germania, tutto era come ce l’eravamo aspettato: un posto immenso, un’organizzazione meticolosa, un pubblico che ogni musicista sogna di avere davanti (17.000 persone!!!) e tutti i gruppi di altissimo livello. L’adrenalina era a mille! L’importante era far vedere quello che eravamo capaci di fare. Abbiamo suonato con gruppi fantastici!"
Orso - no radical change
Livorno - Italy

"Dopo aver suonato per anni nei pub, un contest organizzato e qualificato come Emergenza, in cui la tua musica non è un semplice sottofondo, ma il mezzo e il fine stesso della situazione, era quello di cui avevamo bisogno. Al primo soundcheck, siamo rimasti letteralmente sconvolti dalla puntualità… a mio parere l’aspetto più positivo è che Emergenza punta sull’esibizione dal vivo: non c’è preselezione, non c’è la possibilità di ‘trucchetti di studio’, sul palco devi davvero far vedere quello che sai fare… è una situazione che ti spinge al massimo impegno per trovare pezzi credibili, maturi, che rendano al meglio.”"
Francesco Catena - glam
Napoli - Italy

"Siamo ancora increduli per quanto ci è successo, ma a un certo punto, vedendo il favore che ottenevamo, abbiamo iniziato a crederci per davvero, anche se i gruppi della finale erano tutti fantastici e la lotta è stata dura. L’esperienza di Emergenza ci ha fatto crescere moltissimo, soprattutto in coesione e feeling sul palco… Quello della finale è stato il nostro miglior concerto, saremmo stati felicissimi anche solo per questo."
Daniele De Santis - Lost Property Office
Roma - Italy

"Emergenza è una realtà abbastanza insolita per la nostra zona, e indubbiamente positiva. Normalmente, se non sei una cover band, le difficoltà per trovare spazi e occasioni di suonare dal vivo possono essere insormontabili. Con Emergenza abbiamo potuto finalmente esprimerci con la nostra musica, e poi suonare al Rolling Stone è stata davvero un’esperienza fantastica. Altri aspetti che abbiamo apprezzato molto sono stati l’organizzazione eccellente e capillare, la varietà anche all’interno della stessa serata, la possibilità di entrare in contatto con gruppi stranieri, e di competere a livello internazionale. Alla finale internazionale, vogliamo scoprire e conoscere il più possibile gente, musica, modi di pensare diversi."
Francesco Dini - Addicted
Milano - Italy

"Viva emergenza!!!!! Grazie all'esistenza di questo Festival si vivono emozioni uniche e si fanno esperienze indimenticabili!!! il 16 Maggio al Rolling ho seguito affascinato i concerti di gruppi VERAMENTE TOSTI. E pensare che, paradossalmente, sono venuto a conoscenza dell'esistenza di emergenza tramite un mio collega di lavoro che, ahimè, con il suo gruppo si è fermato al secondo step svoltosi al c-side, sempre in quel de Milan!! Ma chiacchiere a parte: UN SINCERO RINGRAZIAMENTO ALLA VALENZA PROFESSIONALE DELLO STAFF DI emergenza!!! Noi Lambisco abbiamo solo tre concerti all'attivo...quelli fatti e vissuti GRAZIE AD emergenza!!! Senza musica che mondo sarebbe, ciao a tutti "
Fabrizio Clerici - Lambisco
Milano - Italy

"Abbiamo partecipato l'anno scorso a emergenza arrivando in finale, quest'anno ci siamo reiscritti e siamo arrivati in semifinale e siamo lo stesso contenti 1° per aver suonato l'ennesima volta su quel favoloso palco del rolling stone, 2° perchè se ti piace veramente suonare suoni ovunque e accetti critiche e complimenti nello stesso modo, 3° perchè emergenza sarà quel che sarà ma per lo meno a noi ci ha dato la possibilità di suonare su dei grandi palcoscenici facendoci sentire quasi dei V.I.P. anche se non lo siamo assolutamente, 4° ci ha dato l'opportunità di conoscere altri gruppi ridendo e scherzando con loro e suonando anche in altri posti con loro e 5° grazie ad emergenza a qualcuno siamo piaciuti e tuttora ci fà suonare nei locali magari prendendo anche qualche soldino per arrotondare a fine mese quindi SUONATE, ACCETTATE LE COSE COME VENGONO SENZA LAMENTARVI CHE TANTO E' INUTILE E SOPRATTUTTO DIVERTITEVI CHE LA VITA E' UNA E STARE A RODERSI IL FEGATO NON SERVE ASSOLUTAMENTE A NIENTE E MAGARI UN GIORNO CHISSA' POTREMO ESSERE PROPRIO NOI O VOI A SUONARE AL TAUBERTAL COME GUEST. CIAO A TUTTI E IN BOCCA AL LUPO A TUTTI I FINALISTI E NON "
Luca Salmaso - Another Four
Milano - Italy

"Il Taubertal è stata davvero un'esperienza unica.... Siamo stati benissimo con tutto lo staff di Emergenza e ora vi aspettiamo ai nostri prossimi concerti!!!! ;-) un bacione"
Roberto Pifero - lost property office
Roma - Italy

"Ritorno alla vita normale post Taubertal... Un'esperienza fantastica che ci ha permesso di vivere contemporaneamente da fans e da protagonisti... Abbiamo conosciuto ragazzi provenienti da tutto il mondo che condividono la stessa passione....Ci siamo confrontati con un livello musicale altissimo... abbiamo bevuto litri e litri e litri di birra... Abbiamo pestato chili e chili e chili di fango.... Tutto questo e molto altro è il Taubertal: 3 giorni di musica e delirio,che mi hanno fatto capire che Emergenza è una grande palestra in cui alla fine si incontrano i giovani più promettenti: uno solo viene incoronato, ma in realtà tutti vincono solo per il fatto di esserci... In Italia sono poche le opportunità del genere.... Un consiglio a tutti coloro che suonano: Pensate a suonare bene, a creare il proprio sound, a individuare ed esprimere la propria personalità.... Al Taubertal ho visto gruppi che mi sono piaciuti un casino e altri un po' meno, ma TUTTI AVEVANO UNA PERSONALITA' BEN DEFINITA... cosa che invece durante le selezioni milanesi ho visto molto poco... Forse perchè molti pensano più a tirare fuori i difetti degli altri piuttosto che a guardarsi intorno per imparare a tirare fuori il meglio di ciò che ognuno ha dentro di sè.... Mi dispiace per tutti quelli che non ci sono andati (!!!), ma il Taubertal è proprio una figata!!!! Ciao ciao "
Nicolò Baracchi - addicted
Milano - Italy

"would like to thank you for your hospitality, for organizing everything so well and for giving us and the other bands a chance to play at such a beautiful festival. Mille grazie from the whole band. By the way we could brush up our italian vocbulary (birra alla spina) ;-) So once again G R A Z I E Tutti Spero voi siete bene Tanti saluti Joey and sore!"
Joey S. - Sore
Zurich - Germany

"Hallo, ein sehr gelungener positiver Bericht über das Deutschlandfinale, allerdings hat sich ein Fehler eingeschlichen! Wir heißen "state of emergency", uns kennt niemand unter "emergency state", wir bitten hiermit um Berichtigung!!! Vielen Dank im Voraus und keep on rockin "
Diana Milz - State of Emergency
Hannover - Germany

"Ich bin echt stolz darauf, dass ich mit dir und den Bands am Festival teilnehmen kann... Du bist nicht mehr am reden sondern handelst. Ich hoffe dass du deine positive Energie nie verlierst, und immer an deinem Glauben fest hältst. ...Ich will eigentlich nur sagen, dass ich mich mehr denn je freue an diesem Festival teilzunehmen. Wir sehen uns am 27. bis dahin viel Spaß "
Tommy Crow - crevasse
Wien - Austria

"Ich möchte mich mal ganz offiziell beim ganzen Emergenza-Team für die geniale Arbeit bedanken!!!! Ihr macht das echt super! Es ist alles perfekt organisiert, die Jungs von der Technik (Bühnentechnik, Bühnensound, Licht, Mischer... usw.) sind saunett, superhilfsbereit, und fachlich sehr kompetent... einfach grandios -> gibt das bitte mal an die Jungs weiter!!!!! ... und von Dir brauchen wir ja gar nicht reden..... DU BIST EIN RIEEEEESSSEN GOLDSCHATZ!!! Nachdem wir die letzte Zeit auch auf anderen Bühnen gestanden haben bzw. andere Wettbewerbe gespielt haben wissen wir, was Eure Arbeit wert ist!!!!! Ihr alle habt dazu beigetragen, dass wir einen perfekten und unvergesslichen Abend auf der Backstagebühne erleben durften! DAFÜR EIN DICKES DANKE!!!!"
Dominica - f.i.s.h.
München - Germany

"Von unserer Seite noch mal ein kurzes aber lautes DANKE SCHÖN für alles.... Dank Emergenza können wir im Dezember als Vorband von Shakra spielen! YES :) "
Martin - Plexus
Bern - Germany

"hier is Ramon!!! Kennst mich noch!? Muss ja schon sagen Cooler Artikel, den du da auf die Emergenza Seite geschrieben hast. Ich bin übrigens zum Einen deiner Meinung, wegen dem schwierigen Publikum. Andererseits was will man erwarten, wenn da ein Haufen von Leuten kommt die natürlich wollen dass ihre Band weiterkommt. Man muss ja alles in Allem sagen dass an unserem Abend schon die beiden besten Bands gewonnen haben, jedoch glaub ich einige Bands weiter vorne gesehen zu haben, und nicht zuletzt RAPSOUL(Gottverdammt ich hasse HipHop aber ich glaube die waren gut-gut war auch dass die trotz Stimmgleichheit hinter uns geblieben sind, weil das ja so ne alphabethische Sache war… vielleicht sollten wir uns aus solchen Gründen andicapt nennen). Jedenfalls so oder so wars ne coole Sache und ne ganz nette Erfahrung, auch wenn der Abschied sang- und klanglos war. Aber man lernt ja aus allem. Vielleicht sieht man sich ja mal… …in den Charts J "
Ramon - RAMON
Frankfurt - Germany

" Natürlich möchten auch wir von Nurse Nervous uns ganz ganz herzlich bei Euch edanken. Es war eine super geniale und entspannte Atmosphäre - über die ganze Zeit, die wir von Euch betreut wurden. Auf alle Fälle war es für uns Nöases ein unvergessliches Erlebnis in München, sogar bis zur Muffat, mit Euch zu rocken. Leider hat es doch etwas mit unserer Performance auf einer solch großen Bühne gehapert, aber Käfigtiere gewöhnen sich nur langsam an die Freiheit. ;-) Ich hoffe, daß es beim nächsten Mal klappt uns von der befreiten Seite zu zeigen. Nichts desto Trotz haben wir die Gelegenheit genutzt uns die weiteren Finalbands anzuhören und waren auch total begeistert, was Professionalität, Musikqualität und Coolness auf der Bühne betrifft. Ein weiteres Schmankerl ist aber, daß wirklich alle Bands, mit Euch, hinter der Bühne ein absolut Faires und super nettes "together" zelebriert haben - hier mein RESPECT - spricht total für Euch - Und vielen Dank - so macht des Spaß !!! Nun sage ich mal - bis bald !! "
Andy Noas - Nurse Nervous
- Germany

"Salut l'équipe, Je tenais à vous remercier une fois de plus pour votre énorme travail et votre organisation, on sent que vous vous êtes démenés pour ce tremplin... chapo ba, l'équipe!!! A bientôt... "
Jonathan Schneider - Chapoba
Paris - France

"bravo! pour la prépa et le concert du 21/01/05, nous étions partis avec quelques doutes....mais l'accueil, et le timing étaient parfait,merci à l'ingé son à la jolie p’tite, à mathieu, antoine,...et à la prochaine "
Jean Claude Chioccarello - Arago
Paris - France

"Ben merci a vous ! ! ! Ca nous a fait super plaisir, de retrouver les planches du balthazar, notre public marseillais et en plus de gagner, certe le premier tour, mais jouer au poste à galene au prochain tour sera encore mieux... et encore merci a julien qui ma fois a bien gerer le planning et les horaires, c'etait pas evident avec 8 groupes... schussss et au prochain tour !!!!"
Stephane Merat - Nuisible
Detroit - France

" I wanted to write you guys to thank you so much for the CD. It really sounds great and will be a great promo tool for BTT as well as for the Emergenza Festival. We are so pleased to have received it and appreciate you taking the time to consider us. Once again, we really enjoyed our experience with the festival and are looking to next year's rounds. Thank you for bringing new life to indie bands in Montreal. You've done a great thing. Unfortunately, I, myself was not able to be there at the finals, as I had a gig that night. However, my band did go and said that it was packed. So in closing, thank you once again for the CD and hopefully we will stay in touch. We'd love to promote ourselves in Europe at one point and look forward to possibly working with you. "
Randi Katz - Better Than That
Montreal - Canada

"Bien sûr, l'encadrement professionnel du concours nous a permis de bien nous concentrer sur notre musique et de profiter du plaisir d'être sur cette scène et de jouer pour de notre public et pour tous ceux présents. Nous sommes enchantés d'avoir remporté cette première place malgré une tempête de neige... Enchantés de voir que l'accueil de nos pièces et notre prestation nous ont permis de gagner cette première soirée Emergenza Montréal 2005!"
Philippe Oullette - Wendy's Dreaming
Montreal - Canada

"Montréal a deux scènes musicales différentes : l'une Française et l'autre Anglaise. Le plus dommage c'est que mixer les deux est très rare. Emergenza donne la chance aux deux de démarrer sur scène et de faire leurs preuves. Emergenza a maintenant une place de choix à Montréal. Quelque chose comme 300 groupes (aussi bien anglais que français) ont participé à l'édition 2004 du festival rien que pour la ville de Montréal. Ça a été la meilleure expérience que nous avons vécue jusqu'à maintenant. Le voyage en Allemagne était impressionnant. Ce qui est génial c'est qu'Emergenza laisse aux groupes la possibilité de faire ce qu'ils veulent, sans restrictions... APPLAUDISSEMENTS !!"
Murphy Möss - Pete Moss
Montreal - Canada

"What a beautiful time we had this weekend. Thank you so much for the honor of best singer, I'll treasure it always. We had an absolute blast, maybe too much of a blast. Ah! what's too much? We're all still alive and kicking and made alot of new friends. I just wanted to say that I was really impressed by everyone's performances and that I greatly appreciated the organization and hospitality on the part of the staff. Cheers to all of you. Thanks for the great memories."
Tim Brink - Pete Moss
Montreal - Canada

"Hi everybody!!! It's Tony, the drummer from Running Against Radar. Just a quick response to Andy's e-mail to everyone. To Andy, thanks for taking the initiative to thank everybody, the bands and Emergenza staff alike. It was so nice to hear from one of our fellow Rothenburg bands after we all had such a wonderful experience. I'm sure that we all wish we were still over there playing our music to a great enthusiastic German crowd. Myself, as well as the other members from RAR - Dave, Greg and Simon - feel so lucky to have met so many wonderful musicians and bands over the span of the trip. We should all be proud of our achievements, and know that the future holds many more of these occasions. I think we all remember the mud covering the whole festivals grounds, and how many music listeners chose to slide and wrestle in it. Also, what a great stage to play on, looking out onto the audience, the valley, the hills and the amazing castles and old houses on top of them. And what tasty food! Those vouchers filled many hungry belly's. We all remember making the walk down the hostel stairs with a hangover, and feasting on the wonderful buffet breakfast that was waiting. Naturally, we all went for the coffee first because we were still half asleep! What an experience! Whenever RAR are travelling to a different country, we'll make sure to contact your band, and perhaps we can arrange some shows or a mini tour, or just meet up and have a drink and talk about this great experience. Again, thank you to all the bands and the Emergenza staff for giving us this wonderful musical opportunity…"
Tony Nesbitt-Larking - Running Against Radar
Toronto - Canada

" Just want to say thanks once again. We had a great time. Hopefully we can do something in the future with you."
Robert Brickner - 3DO
- Canada

"Thanks for your article of May 31 which included "Paradigm Shift". We all had a great time and appreciate the hospitality and professionalism of the Toronto Emergenza Team. Looking forward to future involvement with Emergenza. Together in Music,"
Chris Hill - Paradigm Shift
Toronto - Canada

"Thanks for everything you've done for us, it's been great. We had a lot of fun during the contest and we're glad we became second after a great band as Willowtree. I very much hope we hear eachother soon. YOU'RE FU**ING GREAT!!!! "
Daniel Goethals - Sincere
Brussels - Belgium