The Triangle

Issue date: 7/25/08 Section: Arts & Entertainment

Check out Jonah Delso opening for Coldplay at the Wachovia Center July 25 at 8 p.m. Tickets are still available, so get them while you can and support your fellow Drexel peer as he takes on his biggest audience to date.

Every year, Drexel students repeatedly excel in academia-related competitions around the world, but this summer, one music industry junior has rocked-literally. Singer/songwriter Jonah Delso won a contest to open for the popular British group Coldplay July 25 at Philadelphia's Wachovia Center.

Delso submitted a video for his song "Elevator" through 93.3 WMMR's "Open for Coldplay" contest. Through an online voting process, Delso's music video was chosen as one of the top three contenders in the competition. From there, the members of Coldplay picked their favorite artist to play a 20-minute opening set to kick off the Philadelphia stop of their 2008 Viva La Vida Tour. Along with the performance, Delso received $2,000 and 10 tickets to the show for his friends and family members.

Following the announcement of his win, The Triangle sat down with Delso and his manager, Callie McGlone, to hear their reactions.

The Triangle: How does it feel to be the winner of 93.3 WMMR's "Open for Coldplay" contest?

Jonah Delso: It feels weird because I'm not really nervous about playing in front of people, but it feels weird to conceptualize the idea of playing in front of that many people. It's not a concept that I'm used to. I'm used to having a nice, quiet, small crowd in front of me and keeping that as my general audience. This is beyond anything I've ever played.

TT: How did you first find out about the contest? When did you enter?

JD: I forget when it was, but I heard [in the car] an advertisement for it on the radio. I usually don't even listen to the radio. I thought it was a cool thing to keep in the back of my head. And then I was on the computer one day, I checked it out and submitted it. It was really easy to do-that's why I did it.

TT: Did you do anything special or out of the ordinary to help promote the contest?

JD: Yeah, I used my manager Callie [McGlone]. She definitely helped me promote it. I found out on Sunday [July 13] morning and by Thursday, the voting ended and I needed to get the most votes. Callie and I used many resources. We went nuts.

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