Sweetwater Presents: The GearFest 2010 Song Contest

Don't miss your LAST CHANCE to submit to Sweetwater's GearFest 2010 Song Contest, an opportunity for bands to get their music in front of thousands of GearFest registrants and Sweetwater customers, plus the chance to win thousands of dollars in recording gear and recording time. FREE submissions for artists are covered in full by Sweetwater.

All artists who submit will receive a coupon for $25 off of a $200 purchase from Sweetwater for being included in the program./n/nSweetwater presents The GearFest 2010 Song Contest, an opportunity for bands to get their music in front of thousands of GearFest registrants and Sweetwater customers, plus the chance to win thousands of dollars in recording gear and recording time. FREE submissions for artists are covered in full by Sweetwater, and all artists who submit will receive a coupon for $25 off of a $200 purchase from Sweetwater for being included in the program.

In the month of May, songs from all artists who submit will be included in the GearFest Song Contest, where your fans and GearFest attendees can download your track for free as a celebration, in conjuction with GearFest. The 5 artists with the most downloads will win an awesome gear package valued at $2,500, courtesy of Digidesign/Avid, and move on to be reviewed by an independent panel of judges.

From there, the judges will pick one band to win the Grand Prize – the choice of either 40 hours of studio time or one day on Sweetwater’s "sound stage" with recording and video – at the world-class Sweetwater Productions studio on Sweetwater’s Indiana Campus. But that’s not all. The winning band will also get $2,000 in cash to cover travel. The Grand Prize winner will be announced in mid-June.

About Sweetwater

Sweetwater began business 31 years ago in Fort Wayne, Indiana — originally as a mobile recording studio. Since then, Sweetwater has grown to become the country's most-respected dealer in performing and recording equipment, offering everything from mixers to microphones, guitars to recording software. With an emphasis on pre- and post-sale customer service, Sweetwater matches every customer with a specific Sales Engineer who provides one-on-one buying advice and help putting together custom stage and studio systems. To find out more, visit
www.sweetwater.com.

About GearFest

GearFest 2010 is a free music technology and pro audio expo taking place in Fort Wayne, Indiana on June 25th and June 26th. Much like a NAMM trade show — but open to the public — GearFest features hundreds of manufacturer booths where customers can try out the latest gear. GearFest also features scores of free workshops and seminars, led by widely respected industry personalities. In the past, Michael Jackson's recording engineer Bruce Swedien, and Grammy-winning producer Frank Filipetti have been among GearFest's many presenters. Find out more at
www.sweetwater.com/feature/gearfest2010.

About the Prize Packages from Digidesign/Avid
The top five artists with the most downloads will receive a complete home-studio recording package from Digidesign/Avid, valued at $2,500. The prize package includes an Mbox 2 Mini audio interface with Pro Tools LE 8 software as well as the Pro Tools Instrument Expansion Pack, a copy of Sibelius 6 professional notation software, and the Music Production Toolkit plug-in bundle. Each of the winners will also receive a full complement of M-Audio hardware, including BX5a Deluxe studio monitors, an M-Audio Oxygen2 49-key MIDI controller, and a Nova vocal-recording microphone. For more details on the prize package from Digidesign/Avid, click here.