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Critically Acclaimed The Derek Trucks Band Open up Their Hit Track, "Get What You Deserve," for Collaboration with Fans Through Indaba Music.


Prizes From Leading Music Gear Companies Epiphone, Sweetwater, and Shure To Be Given To Winning Musicians

NEW YORK New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 -- Today, Indaba in·da·ba  
n.
A council or meeting of indigenous peoples of southern Africa to discuss an important matter.



[Zulu ín-dàbà, affair, topic for discussion, conference : ín-, n. pref.
 Music, the leading online music collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software.  web application, announced the opportunity for musicians to collaborate with The Derek Trucks Band on the track, "Get What You Deserve", off of the band's hit album, "Already Free" (Sony Music/Victor). The album was the highest debut ever for The Derek Trucks Band with a top 20 debut on the Billboard album charts. As one of the most talented and inspiring guitarists in the world today, Derek Trucks, along with his band, are utilizing Indaba Music to engage with their fans in a creative and engaged way.

"Indaba Music is a remarkably diverse and rich community of and for musicians. We're excited that Sony and The Derek Trucks Band recognize the value of our members and are tapping into their talent," said Matt Siegel, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Indaba Music. "With their latest release, The Derek Trucks Band has shown an unbelievable level of energy and enthusiasm for music creation - we're thrilled thrill  
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v.tr.
1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly.

2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture.
 to have them work with our community."

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a restless or wandering person
 reported that "Derek Trucks could very well be the best guitarist of his generation," and now Indaba is offering its community of more than 125,000 professional, amateur, and student musicians the opportunity to work with one of the songs off of "Already Free." The winners of this contest will receive prizes from high-quality music companies including Epiphone, leading music technology and instrument retailer Sweetwater, and Shure, a top recording product manufacturer.

Submissions for the contest will be accepted until March 10, 2009 on the Indaba Music contest page. The winners will be selected by Derek Trucks as well as Doyle Bramhall II (Producer) and Steve Berkowitz (Sony A&R), with the final announcement being made on March 24, 2009. This opportunity to collaborate with one of the leading guitarists of our time follows past campaigns on Indaba Music with renowned artists, including Yo-Yo Ma
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Yo-Yo Ma (Traditional Chinese: 馬友友; Simplified Chinese: 马友友 
, Mariah Carey, and The Roots.

"Derek Trucks is a multifaceted mul·ti·fac·et·ed  
adj.
Having many facets or aspects. See Synonyms at versatile.

Adj. 1. multifaceted - having many aspects; "a many-sided subject"; "a multifaceted undertaking"; "multifarious interests"; "the multifarious
 entertainer; the greatest guitarist of his generation, a fantastic songwriter, producer and band leader," said Alex Miller For Australian novelist, see .
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, General Manager, Victor Records. "It's exciting to have the Derek Trucks Band lend their music to the world of musicians and artists for this unique Indaba Music collaboration."

About Indaba Music

Indaba Music is a web application as well as a social network for musicians that enables artists all over the world to create music together online. Members can connect with an international community of musicians to create online recording sessions - editing and mixing tracks recorded in different parts of the world using our online mixer mixer, either of two electronic devices in which two or more signals are combined. In the type of mixer used in radio receivers, radar receivers, and similar systems, a signal is translated upward or downward in frequency. . Following Indaba Music's first year of strong growth, the site is becoming an integrated platform from which musicians can manage all aspects of their digital lives. For more: www.indabamusic.com
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