GBOB China happened at the back end of last year. We were going to write something broader about the unfortunate nature of being an unknown band in China (let’s face it, this isn’t a phenomenon limited just to China, but it is perhaps more extreme here due to a lack of an interested media in up-and-coming anything), prompted by this post over at Beijing Daze, particularly this paragraph:
Something doesn’t add up! With a band from Beijing winning the world Battle of the Bands, this event should have been packed. instead, only 3 bands entered this heat and the 9/11 heat at D-22 had to be cancelled because of low interest. weird.. weird… the next two legs are rumored to be full so here’s hoping for more of a show.
Anyway, the Amazing Insurance Salesman won Beijing, then headed down to HK and won that too. AIS is a mixed Western/ Chinese band and will be taking their chops to Malaysia for the Global Final in February. We wish them luck.