EA Announces Burnout Bandslam Winners.Virgin Records Awards Recording Contracts as Grand Prize to Hottest Bands From the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Europe REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif. -- Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ERTS ERTS Electronic Arts, Inc. (stock symbol) ERTS Earth Resources Technology Satellite (US NASA) ERTS Embedded Real Time Systems ERTS Enhanced Remote Transit Shed ) today announced that the search for the hottest new bands in the United States and Europe is complete! Conducted in collaboration with MySpace, Virgin Records and Epiphone, EA's 2nd Burnout Burnout Depletion of a tax shelter's benefits. In the context of mortgage backed securities it refers to the percentage of the pool that has prepaid their mortgage. [TM] Bandslam received entries from over 5,000 bands in the United States and over 2,100 from various countries across Europe. Following a period of intense public ranking, with around two and a half million MySpace users participating, and final selection by an expert panel, the two grand prize winning bands have been confirmed as "Never Heard Of It" (U.S.) and "Showing Off To Thieves" (UK, Europe). The winning bands will each receive a demo recording deal in a collaboration between Virgin Records and EA and a chance to have their song included in a future Burnout[TM] videogame. One Runner-Up band from the U.S. and one Runner-Up band from each of the participating countries across Europe will each receive one Epiphone Les Paul This article is about the musician. For the guitar, see Gibson Les Paul. Les Paul (born Lester William Polsfuss on June 9 1915) is an American jazz guitarist and inventor. Custom Guitar. The contest entry song tracks from the Grand Prize winners and Runners-Up can be accessed via EA's Burnout Bandslam website or by visiting http://www.myspace.com/burnoutbandslam. U.S. Winner - Never Heard Of It (NHOI NHOI Never Heard of It (band) NHOI NORAD Headquarters Operating Instruction ) The buzz surrounding "Never Heard Of It" has been steadily growing throughout the last few years and they are considered one of the hardest working independent bands on tour. Starting in the summer of 2001, they have self-booked and financed 11 U.S. tours and even expanded their schedule to Europe and Japan. They toured non-stop, playing as many shows as possible, and because of their hard work have been asked to play The 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). two years in a row. This hard driven band was determined to get their albums out to the public, so they started their own label called Unmotivated Records, put out a full length CD and got a nationwide distribution deal because of their extensive touring and fantastic tracks. http://www.myspace.com/NHOI European Winner - Showing Off To Thieves "Showing Off To Thieves" are exploding onto the UK scene with their debut release 'Everyone has their secrets'. They are driven by powerful vocals, incisive lyrics and crushing rhythms. This is music that soundtracks our lives, cinematic in scope and upheld with raw ambition. With melodies soaring between epic highs and delicate lows, their distinctly British sound has achieved the rare balance of intimacy and power. http://www.myspace.com/showingofftothieves The Runners-Up The full list of Runners-Up is: U.S. - The Sun Also Rises UK - Inuendo Denmark - Zenith Sweden - Anagoes Norway - Jeroan Drive Ireland - Boss Volenti Boss Volenti are a rock quartet based in Dublin, Ireland. They formed in 2003. Rob Daly and Dan O'Connor first met while playing in bands around Dublin. Then followed Laura Mackey, who Dan met while both were studying guitar at college. Germany - More Than Crossed Spain - Avenue and Silhouettes Russia - Apshell Italy - Let Me In France - Kiemsa Holland - Note to Amy The Burnout[TM] videogame series is developed by EA's Criterion Games Criterion Games is a Guildford, England based video game developer. It is best known for its work on the Burnout series and BLACK video games and the RenderWare middleware game engine coded by Criterion Software. Studio and is one of the most acclaimed racing videogame franchises of all time. The next iteration One repetition of a sequence of instructions or events. For example, in a program loop, one iteration is once through the instructions in the loop. See iterative development. (programming) iteration - Repetition of a sequence of instructions. of Burnout is currently in development for the PLAYSTATION[R]3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360[TM] video game and entertainment system. For more information about the Burnout franchise videogame series, please visit the EA press web site at http://info.ea.com, the official Burnout videogame homepage at http://burnout.ea.com or Criterion Games at www.criteriongames.com. About Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California Redwood City is a suburb located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Redwood City is the county seat of San Mateo County. As of the 2005 census, the city had a total population of 76,000. , is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for videogame systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS(TM), EA(TM), EA SPORTS BIG(TM) and POGO Pogo comic strip rife with political satire. [Comics: Berger, 172] See : Satire POGO - Early system on G-15. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959). (TM). In fiscal 2006, EA posted revenue of $2.95 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. 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Members have included singer Mick Jagger (Michael Phillip Jagger), 1943–; guitarists Brian Jones , Joss Stone and KT Tunstall. About MySpace.com MySpace, a unit of Fox Interactive Media Inc., is the premier lifestyle portal for connecting with friends, discovering popular culture, and making a positive impact on the world. By integrating web profiles, video, mobile communications, instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or and more, MySpace has created a global connected community with a wide array of communication choices. As the highest ranked website in terms of page views1, MySpace is the most widely-used and highly-regarded site of its kind. 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