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  Monica Lopez                          
626.396.3625                          
November 4, 2016
EDM ARTISTS, PRODUCERS, SINGERS, AND COMPOSERS
SET TO JUDGE TEEN BATTLE OF THE BANDS AT THE
PASADENA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION'S
ROCK 4 PEF MUSIC FESTIVAL, SATURDAY NOVEMBER 5 
PASADENA, CA - EDM artists Dani Artaud (a.k.a SnowBlood) and Luis Dubuc (a.k.a. Mystery Skulls), composer Jae Deal, singer/songwriter Santina Giordano, and film composer Bobby Johnston will join with guest MC, musician Jonathan Martin Berry, to judge the Pasadena Educational Foundation's 3rd Annual Battle of the Bands at the Rock 4 PEF Music Festival on Saturday, November 5, at Levitt Pavilion from 5-8PM (gates open at 4PM.) All 12 bands that competed in the online semi-finalist phase, will perform including 55 young musicians from throughout the San Gabriel Valley, followed by the Indie-tropical band Feli and the LemonShakers. The festival features great music, food trucks, photo booth, activities, and more. Rock 4 PEF supports music programs for the more than 17,000 students in the public schools of Pasadena, Altadena, and Sierra Madre. Admission is free. Suggested donation $10.
 
What: Rock 4 PEF Music Festival
           Supporting Music in Our Schools
 
When: Saturday, November 5, 2016
            Gates open at 4PM. Concert 5-8PM
 
Where: Levitt Pavilion
             Memorial Park Band shell
             85 E. Holly St. Pasadena, CA 91103
 
Features: 12 Teen Bands PLUS Feli and the LemonShakers
                  Food Trucks - Rodney's Ribs, The Lobos, and the PuddingTruck
                  Photo Booth
                  Activities
                  All-ages 
 
More info available here: http://rock4pef.com
 
Feli and the LemonShakers met at the Los Angeles College of Music in Pasadena. The band features a unique mixture of nationalities and musical backgrounds that promises to whisk you away into a bright tropical world filled with the band's world music beats. Concert-goers should feel free to bring their dancing shoes along with their blankets and chairs. Dancing is most definitely encouraged.
 
The teen Battle of the Bands winner and two runners-up will be the featured acts at Pasadena's premier all-ages club, No Future Café. The winner will also receive a professional photo shoot and band picture from The Unexpected Portrait and rehearsal time at Summit Rehearsal in Pasadena.
 
Rock 4 PEF is supported by Scholarshare, The Helen and Will Webster Foundation, Toyota of Pasadena, Parsons, Berkshire Hathaway Realtor Kelly Bradley, The Unexpected Portrait, Con Cariño Inc., Los Angeles College of Music, Altadena Academy of Music, Pasadena Conservatory of Music, Podley Properties, Tournament of Roses Association, and Blaze Pizza.
   
Feli and the LemonShakers bio and photos here:
http://www.rock4pef.com/feli-and-the-lemonshakers.html 
 
Judges bios and photos available here:
 
Guest MC, Jonathan Martin Berry bio and photos here:
http://www.rock4pef.com/judges.html

Battle of the Bands contestant's bios and photos here:


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Pasadena Educational Foundation (PEF) is a nonprofit organization that advocates for public education, engages the community, and develops resources to support excellent education for every Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) student.

Whether it be through the arts, music, health centers, gardens, or STEM programs they support, PEF is dedicated to creating a better future for the public school students of Altadena, Pasadena, and Sierra Madre. http://pased.org