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OurStage Ramps up Exposure for Emerging Musicians in JulyBOSTON --(Business Wire)-- OurStage, www.ourstage.com, the only 100% democratic online competition where the fans decide who's best in emerging music and film, has announced multiple high-profile performances, showcases, and prizes for its high-ranking musicians in July. The company has partnered with Bumbershoot: Seattle's Music & Arts Festival, Virgin Festival By Virgin Mobile, Starbucks Music Maker Competition, CMJ Music Marathon, and 1st Bay Area Indie Music Festival to offer a total of 14 different showcases to promising OurStage musicians in July. In addition, OurStage joined hands with leading retailers Gibson for rehearsal time and BC Ethic for a complete band wardrobe for the July Music Grand Prize Winner on OurStage. Two high-ranking acoustic/signer/songwriter OurStage artists will be selected to play the Virgin Festival By Virgin Mobile at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, August 4-5; three high-ranking OurStage bands will play Bumbershoot, Sept 1-3; one high-ranking band will play CMJ Music Marathon in October; and one OurStage band will play at the First Bay Area Music Festival (August 25th), while seven New England performers will be joining other promising artists from the region throughout August at various Starbucks locations for the Starbucks Music Makers competition. "We are excited to have emerging bands from OurStage join our A-name talent at the Virgin Festival By Virgin Mobile," shares Andrew Dreskin of I,M,P., producers of the Virgin Festival, "We love the democratic nature of the selection process." "For 37 years, Bumbershoot has drawn the best in music, film and arts to Seattle, "says Heather Smith, Bumbershoot Producer. "It is a new twist for us to offer the best in up-and-coming music as voted on by the fans." For the first time on OurStage in July, the renowned BC Ethic Clothing will offer a complete wardrobe for the July Music Grand Prize Winner on OurStage. The winner, if a band, will receive a BC Ethic wardrobe of approximately three items each and if a solo artist - five pieces of BC Ethic trendy clothing. And through its partnership with Gibson, OurStage is excited to offer five high-ranking artists a complimentary 4-hour studio rehearsal session at the Gibson Entertainment Showroom in New York City, formerly the legendary Hit Factory. "Our bands have already played Bonnaroo and Pops on the Edge Fest, among other music and film festivals and we will continue to innovate on that front", says Ben Campbell, CEO of OurStage. "It is our mission to continue to secure real, high-impact opportunities for OurStage artists to help advance their careers." About OurStage, Inc. (www.ourstage.com) Still in its official beta, OurStage is the only purely democratic online competition where the fans decide who's the best in emerging music, film and video. The OurStage mission is to help talented artists achieve critical exposure by solving the greatest challenge on the Internet today: sorting quality content from the sea of mediocrity online. OurStage provides a neutral, trusted, game-free platform, in which the true judgment of the fans drives the best content to the top. Through its wealth of partner programs, including Bonnaroo, Virgin Festival, Bumbershoot 2007, Paste, CMJ, PLUG Awards, Pops on the Edge Fest, Slamdance, Relix, Gen Art, Noise Pop, Videomaker, IFFBoston, and many others, OurStage offers winning artists real opportunities to actually launch their careers. About Virgin Festival: www.virginfestival.com The second U.S. Virgin Festival By Virgin Mobile will be held August 4-5, 2007 at Historic Pimlico Race Course(R) in Baltimore, Maryland, hosted by Virgin Mobile USA and Virgin USA, with Kyocera Wireless as the premiere handset sponsor. The two days of A-list talent also include numerous entertainment and activity, with high-quality concessions, a diverse array of vendors and non-profit organizations, art installations, performance art and more. The event is being produced by I.M.F., a company formed by the principals of I.M.P., one of the country's leading independent concert promoters. More information about Virgin Festival By Virgin Mobile can be found at www.virginfestival.com. About Bumbershoot/One Reel: www.bumbershoot.org The 37th annual Bumbershoot: Seattle's Music & Arts Festival is produced and presented by One Reel, in collaboration with Seattle Center and AEG Live. One Reel is an independent, not-for-profit arts organization. 2007 marks One Reel's 36th year producing the Northwest's premier arts events including Bumbershoot: Seattle's Music & Arts Festival, Teatro ZinZanni, WaMu Family 4th at Lake Union, and Summer Nights Concert Series. About Starbucks: www.starbucks.com Starbucks Coffee Company provides an uplifting experience that enriches people's lives one moment, one human being, one extraordinary cup of coffee at a time. To share in the experience, visit www.starbucks.com. About BC Ethic: www.bcethic.com BC Ethic Clothing is driven largely in part by the company's well known penchant for fast cars and loud guitars. It's with that in mind that the company enters into summer and fall with a completely revamped line of clothing, branding, and attitude at retailers such as Nordstrom, Metro Park and the Buckle. Coupled with marketing partnerships alongside hot new bands like the Ringers, The Shys, and Lords of Jack as well as brands like ourstage.com, Viper Room and Suicide Girls, BC Ethic is poised to take fashion to a new level of loud. Yep, music currently burn brightest amongst all at BC Ethic, and its influence is a part of everything that we do. In 2007, BC Ethic Clothing is introducing stylish fashion pieces for any season, and it as Loud, Fast & Outta' Control as ever! "OurStage is addictive...I have a feeling this one is going to be a big deal." -- Eliot Van Buskirk, Wired.com "We truly believe in the OurStage potential to bring the best up-and-coming artists of today to music lovers everywhere" -- Rich Goodstone, Bonnaroo "OurStage is finally giving the power to the people... to lead in an industry that is currently in chaos." -- Jay Sweet, Paste Magazine |
