The R.A.P. Soundstage - April 2016

The 26th RAP Awards: Best of the Rest – Part 1
Feature Productions & Commercials

Not only do we each year congratulate all the winners and runners-up of the RAP Awards, but we always acknowledge those that came very close to the finals with our “Best of the Rest”! This month, we shine the light on the Best of the Rest from the Feature Productions and Commercial categories. Next month it’s Imaging and Promos. Feature Productions are on tracks 1-7. Large Market Commercials are on tracks 8-11. Medium Market Commercials are on tracks 12-17, and Small Market Commercials are on tracks 18-27. Great work everyone, and we hope to see you again next year!

Note: The numbers next to each Finalist only reflect the cut number on the Soundstage player and do not indicate any ranking in votes received. The name on each entry is the name of the person submitting the entry, unless that person was not a participant in creating the entry, in which case, the name listed is the name of the producer.
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1. Halloween Mashup - Z100/103.5 KTU/Empire State Building, Azeem Haq, Crevo, Toronto, ON
2. NC-17/NSFW-Politically Incorrect Humor for a PC Audience that Needs to Lighten the Hell Up!, Kevyn Howard, Sirius-XM Satellite Radio, New York, NY
3. Indie88’s Most Festive Man in the World, David Cockram, Central Ontario Broadcasting, Toronto, ON
4. 2015 in Review, Colin McGinness, UKRD, Bristol, UK
5. May The 4th Be With You – CFOX, Jamie Ellard, The World Famous CFOX, Vancouver, BC
6. Indie88’s 21st Century Santa, David Cockram, Central Ontario Broadcasting, Toronto, ON
7. Z953 - Adele Opener, Jay Helmus, Newcap, Richmond, BC
8. Christmas Eve In Space, Lee Rugen, Moody Radio Network, Chicago, IL
9. 25 Models - Volvo of Toronto, Dave Calvert, Rogers Media, Toronto, ON
10. Mainland Ford - Action Movie, Dan Macintosh, Newcap, Richmond, BC
11. Threshold  - Tedx Toronto, Dave Calvert, Rogers Media, Toronto, ON
12. Duke Highrocker - Station 420, Warren Cargill, Bell Media, Calgary, AB
13. Mr. Kia, Ben Thorgeirson, Newcap Radio, Calgary, AB
14. Let Us Pray -1-800-Drywall, Warren Cargill, Bell Media, Calgary, AB
15. Harvest Honda - More Than, Nicole Bonekamp, Corus Entertainment, Winnipeg, MB
16. Christmas Eve After Party - All Make Vacuum, Phil Tzanidis, Bell Media, Calgary, AB
17. Puff N Stuff, Steve Conley and Don Robertson, WCLT Radio, Heath, OH
18. ITEC - Premium Ad, Alex Shenton, UKRD, Bristol, United Kingdom
19. Wing Love, Darren Haddrell, Bell Media, Kelowna, BC
20. United Cabs - The Machines, Russ More, Island Radio/Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, Nanaimo, BC
21. Coffee Club – LOL, Tamara Heinjus, Southern Cross Austereo, Bunbury, Western Australia
22. Fix Auto - First Words Car, Steve Bucek, Bell Media, Kelowna, BC
23. Jim Pattison Hyundai - Hard to Say, Russ More, Island Radio/Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, Nanaimo, BC
24. Jessicas Family, Jessica Baldwin, Loyalist College, Belleville, ON
25. Dakoda's - Burrito Dance, Doug Loepp, Power 104/Q1031, Kelowna, BC
26. Greatest Commercial - Sterling Trailers, Jesse Wilkins, Rogers Media, Medicine Hat, AB
27. Driver Hire - S2S, Luke McPeake, UKRD, Bristol, United Kingdom 

Support the R.A.P. Soundstage by sending some audio you’ve recently produced at your studios. Please include your e-mail address for anyone interested in finding out details about the work. Promos, commercials, sweepers/IDs, bits, spoof spots, song parodies, and most any other good piece of production are welcome. If you send sweeper/ID montages, make them around sixty to ninety seconds long max. All other items should be sent on separate files. Please normalize your mp3 files and trim the silence from the front and back. Email to jv@rapmag.com, and thank you for supporting the R.A.P. Soundstage, formerly known as The R.A.P. CD and The R.A.P Cassette from way back in the day – none of which exist or have existed without you. J