Congratulations
to the 10 Toast of the Coast finalists that have been chosen from the 100+
talented acts vying for a spot on the North Coast main stage. With over 100 entries, it wasn't an easy
decision, but we're excited to announce the 10 acts that will battle it out on
Wednesday, 7/20 at a FREE 21+ show at The Mid (306 N. Halsted). Come on by to
watch them play it out for those last three spots.
The
lucky artists are:
Isaiah
Grass
DJ
Solo
Flow
Theory
Mos
Scoscious
Serotonin
Blah
Blah Blahs
40oz
Kings
DJ Row
Jaik
Willis
The
Right Now
Artist
Submissions
–Between June 15th and June 30th, upload your favorite track and begin to
rally your voters. Hopefully others will agree with your choice and help propel your case.
Voting
– Between
July 1st and July 15th, vote once per day, every day, if you want to make a
life-changing difference in the life of
one band, one DJ, and one MC. Each e-mail address will be allotted one vote
per day, so encourage your supporters to vote early and often! VOTING ENDS 6PM JULY 15TH!
“The
Decision: On July 15th, the
votes will be tallied and the Top 5 Vote-Getters and the Top 5 NCMF-Picks will be chosen to round out our
10 Finalists. These finalists will
each play a short set on July 20th
for organizers and their fans at a Chicago’s newest concert destination, The MID(306 N. Halsted). Wow us, and
you'll be one of three winners. We'll
pick one band, one MC, and one DJ to
join the main stage lineup at this year’s fest. He, Her, or They
will be showered with praise and good fortune.”
If you or your friends create multiple accounts (or try to use bots to vote for you), it’s cheating, and we will disqualify those votes. So please, don’t waste your time or ours cheating.
DJ Row
Hometown: Chicago,IL Web Site: www.djrow.com
DJ Row aka Nikos Fousias was born on May 7, 1983 in the United States, but grew up at the Greek island of Samos. After guest spots at bars, beach clubs and night clubs in Samos, he moved to Athens and became a resident DJ at bars and clubs in the area.
In November 2005, he decided to move back to Chicago. He has spun at parties alongside Tiesto, Ferry Corsten, Andy Moor, Above and Beyond, Cosmic Gate, Blank & Jones, Miss Nine, Montana, The Thrillseekers, Cedric Gervais, Matthew Dekay and many more. His schedule has taken him to clubs in Greece, USA, Turkey, Canada and Holland.
He has won the following awards in South East Europe : Best Trance DJ in June 2008 , Best Producer in 2009 and Best Remix (for his remix of Cosmic Gate's "Flatline") in 2010 . He has been nominated for Best Trance DJ the last 3 years. Also, he was on The DJ List top 100 3 times so far, 69th in 2010 , 78th in 2009 and 84th in 2008 worldwide and also at the TOP-200 2 times so far,195th in 2007 and 198th 2005.Also he was 315th in 2006. For the past 5 years has been in the top 3 spot for Greece
During their interview for Ministry of Sound in the UK, The Cosmic Gate duo ( Nic Chagall & DJ Bossi ) named DJ Row “the breakthrough artist for 2010”.
