THE CULLMAN TIMES
By Stan Voit 9/16/99

Third Door wins Teen People's band search competition

The teens went crazy over Third Door.
The Holly Pond rock band won Teen Peoples magazine's grand prize in the publication's Five Live Search for the best band. Third Door will now record its song " Little Crazy" this fall and have it included on a Warner Brothers CD of songs from famous recording artists.
The band found out about its win by letter that arrived Monday. The letter came to Gadsden, and Jarrod Oliver was designated as the on to go retrieve it. "I didn't dare open it until I got back," he said "Then when we saw we had won we went crazy."
The band's song was selected as the favorite by readers who voted on-line and by telephone. The song competed against four other songs by bands from around the country. Thousands of bands entered the contest, and Third Door was one of five to make the finals.
Oliver said he doesn't know when the band will go to New York to record the song, but he has been told that the CD is due out before the end of the year. The band will be the only unknown band on a CD that will feature some of Warner Brothers' top music stars.
" In the meantime just sit tight and enjoy the victory and excitement of what the future hold for you," said the letter from Teen People.
Third Door lead singer Jason McBrayer is from Holly Pond. The band recorded its new CD, Apartment 82, in an apartment the musicians rented in Hanceville. The CD thanks residents of Apartment 81 who tolerated the music sessions and recordings.
Third Door's music probably fits into the category of Top 40, Jarrod Oliver said. The music is alternative and pop-rock