Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville
Arts Build Community raquo ArtWorks raquo Bowtie Awards raquo ABC Music City Corporate Band Challenge raquo Arts Immersion

BMI's Royal Tea$e hits a high note.
Photo Credit: Skip Hopkins
ABC Band Challenge winner, MTA's Transit, takes the stage.
Photo Credit: Skip Hopkins
The Nashville Symphony's Phil & the Harmonics add a little flair to the fun.
Photo Credit: Skip Hopkins
ABC Music City Corporate Band Challenge

Nashville! Music City! Everyone’s a talent! In the spirit of Nashville’s amazing creative community, the ABC presents the second annual ABC Music City Corporate Band Challenge. Companies are invited to share their talents and “start a band” to compete against other Nashville businesses…all for fun, pride and bragging rights! The winner is invited to perform at the 2010 CMA Music Festival and the Jefferson Street R&B Festival in June 2010.

2010 Winners:

First Place: Allstate Insurance - The Good Hands Band
Second Place: Avenue Bank - The Hummingbirds
Third Place: BMI - $timulu$ Package

Participating Bands:
 
1600 Division from Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
The Hummingbirds from Avenue Bank*
Pushing Metal Beaman Automotive*
The Good Hands Band from Allstate Insurance*
The Max Band from ACSI
Three Day Weekend from First Tennessee*
Full Tilt Mac from MacAuthority
$timulu$ Package from BMI*
Phil & the Harmonics from the Nashville Symphony Association staff 
Toby Steele Band from Comcast
Legal Trouble from Loeb & Loeb*
The Other Brian Setzer Orchestra from CIGNA Government Services*
Plumb Crazy with Next of Kin from Myers Plumbing

*2010 Music City Corporate Band Challenge Finalists
 
Finals: Sunday, March 14, 2010 – 6 pm
Massey Performing Arts Center
Belmont University
Demetria Kalodimos of Channel 4 News - Hosts
Tickets: $21 each. 
 


The 2009 Music City Corporate Band Challenge in Review

Co-Chairs: Tony Conway, Ron Corbin and Rod Essig

FINALS - March 14, 2009
Massey Performing Arts Center at Belmont University

Host:
Demetria Kalodimos (Channel 4 News)

Judges:
Tony Conway (Buddy Lee Attractions)
Rod Essig (Creative Artist Agency)
Tammy Genovese (Country Music Association)
David Ross (Music Row Magazine)
Brad Schmitt (Channel 2 News)
 
Winners:
First place: Metro Transit Authority (MTA) - Transit
Second place: Avenue Bank - The Hummingbirds
Third place: BMI / Landmark Digital - Royal Tea$e

Competing Bands:   
AllState Insurance -- The Good Hands Band*
Avenue Bank -- The Hummingbirds*
Beaman Automotive -- Car Tunes
BMI/Landmark Digital -- Royal Tea$e*
Buddy Lee Attractions -- The Secret Agent Band
Enterprise Rent-A-Car --Sphere of Influence
Flying Saucer -- Innuendo
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center -- The Interstellar Outcasts
Healthways -- Strat 5
MTA – Transit*
Myers Company, Inc. -- Next of Kin*
Nashville Symphony Association -- Phil & the Harmonics*
Vanderbilt University -- Soul Incision*
* indicates performed in Finals
 
Supporting Partner: