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Infocus - Smokefree Rockquest

Television (Full Length Episode) – 1993

Attitude, originality and motivation.
– The three attributes 1993 Smokefree Rockquest judge Trevor Reekie looks for in a winning band
...My voice is a bit...gone.
– The lead singer of Baby 700 from Queens College feels it after their performance
Now these guys write songs, original songs, about girls. But they didn't have girlfriends until they won the regional finals — and now they have girlfriends! So I'm in the wrong biz.
– Presenter Robert Rakete introduces band Illegal Green from St John's College in Hamilton
The two founders of Rockquest Promotions, Pete Rainey and Glenn Common, first met while working as high school teachers in Christchurch. In 1988 they entered some bands from their school into a performance competition that a local radio station was putting on. They saw the kids really responding to the opportunity to play contemporary music.
– Background on the history of the Smokefree Rockquest, on the official website
I had to shoot down here, get another guitar because my string broke...
– The lead guitarist from Dunstan High's band Don Quixote faces dramas at the 1993 Rockquest Finals