Best Buy Presents Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands 4.Entertainment Editors/Music Writers SAN LUIS OBISPO San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. , Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 2, 2000 Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : BBY BBY Best Buy (stock symbol) BBY Before Battle of Yavin (Star Wars) BBY BeBeyond (Chinese online community) ), the number one retailer of consumer electronics, will present Ernie Ball Ernie Ball (1930 – September 9 2004) was an American entrepreneur, musician, and innovator, widely acclaimed as a revolutionary in the development of guitar-related products. Battle of the Bands 4. The promotion is the longest running and largest live music promotion, giving 304 emerging bands worldwide a chance to play live in front of thousands of screaming fans at one of the 38 Warped Tour Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. The tour is held in venues (generally parking lots or fields upon which the stages and other structures are erected). 2000 venues this summer. One band will win the grand prize of a recording contract with SpinRecords.com. Bands can enter the contest beginning May 1 by uploading photos, a biography and a one song MP3 audio file on the Battle of the Bands 4 site, http://www.ernieball.com/. They may also enter by picking up an entry form at one of Ernie Ball's 7000 North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. retailers and sending to: Battle of the Bands 4, Ernie Ball, Box 4117, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. All entries must be received by 5 p.m. (PDT PDT abbr. Pacific Daylight Time PDT Pacific Daylight Time PDT n abbr (US) (= Pacific Daylight Time) → hora de verano del Pacífico PDT ), June 15. SpinRecords.com will select eight bands to perform at their nearest Warped Tour venue on Ernie Ball Music Man's new self-contained mobile stage. The stage features an EV (Electro-Voice) sound system, Line 6 amplifiers, DW drums, Zildjian Cymbals cymbals (sĭm`bəlz), percussion instruments of ancient Asian origin. They consist of a pair of slightly concave metal plates which produce a vibrant sound of indeterminate pitch. , Evans Drumheads and Ernie Ball Music Man bass amps. At the conclusion of the Warped Tour, a video of each band's live performance and previously submitted material will be posted on www.ernieball.com as part of an online competition where fans can help their favorite band win prizes. During the online competition, SpinRecords.com will determine which bands will compete in a series of live events for the recording contract. Other sponsors include: PlayStation, Vans Warped Tour, SpinRecords.com, Yahoo! Music, Launch, Drum Workshop, Evans Drumheads, EV (Electro-Voice), Zildjian, Line 6, Guitar World, Drum Magazine and Alternative Press. The Ernie Ball Company was the first to offer rock strings with the creation of Slinkys, and further revolutionized the market by offering guitarists Custom-Gauge single strings. EB also produces Music Man guitars and basses, volume pedals and accessories. Minneapolis-based Best Buy Co. Inc. is the nation's largest volume specialty retailer of consumer electronics, personal computers, entertainment software and appliances. The company operates 358 retail locations in 39 states, and will launch its new E-Commerce site at http://www.bestbuy.com soon. For more information, contact the Ernie Ball Company at 800/543-2255, or visit http://www.ernieball.com/. Editors may contact Horizon Communications at 805/773-1000. |
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