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Unsigned Bands Get A Shot At Stardom With Bandemonium
Band Search; Nationwide Competition Lets Bands Compete for $20,000 Prize Package MINNEAPOLIS--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 1, 1999--With the 20th century quickly coming to an end, the search is on to find the hottest new music for the next millennium. So for the fifth consecutive year, Sam Goody is conducting one of the largest unsigned band competitions in the country. The contest is called Bandemonium, and for musicians looking for a big break, this could be the chance of a lifetime. "Sam Goody is committed to being on the cutting edge of music and to helping talented new bands get their music heard," said Marcia Appel, Senior Vice President of Advertising, Brand Management and Communications. "We know there are a lot of incredible musicians out there and we want to do what we can to help them succeed." Bands can enter Bandemonium free of charge by sending in a demo tape along with their name, phone number and address to: Sam Goody's Bandemonium, 120 North Victory Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Burbank, CA, 91502. Entries must be received by October 31. The demo tapes will be judged by representatives of the SFX Network Group, who will select the two best bands in each of eight regions across the country. The quarterfinalists will then compete head-to-head as the opening acts for a major national headlining act that will be touring the eight regions between January and March next year. A panel of judges, including a local radio representative and a record label representative, will award $500 to the winning band in each region. Judges will then select the top two bands to travel to Panama City, Florida, where they will compete as the opening acts for a major Spring Break concert. The Grand Prize winner will be selected by a panel of judges after the Spring Break show. The winning band will receive a prize package worth more than $20,000. This includes cash, studio time with a producer to work on a demo tape, and Gibson musical equipment including an SG Standard guitar, an SG-Z bass guitar, amplifiers, and a five-piece Slingerland Spitfire drum kit. Pepsi is once again the title sponsor for Bandemonium, marking the company's fourth year of involvement. This is the second year Gibson has signed on as a sponsor. Sam Goody is a division of Musicland Stores Corporation (NYSE:MLG). Based in Minneapolis, Musicland Stores Corporation is the leading specialty retailer of home-entertainment software products in the United States. As of June 30, 1999, the company operated 1,325 retail stores in 49 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands under the names Sam Goody, Suncoast Motion Picture Company, Media Play and On Cue. In addition to its four store formats, Musicland also operates five commercial Web sites including: SamGoody.com (http://www.samgoody.com), Suncoast.com, MediaPlay.com, OnCue.com and Requestline.com. For additional information on Musicland Stores Corporation, visit the company's Web site at http://www.musicland.com. CONTACT: Musicland Stores Corporation, Minneapolis Brant Skogrand (612) 931-8325 or Brian Lucas Fleishman Hillard (612) 573-3110 "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding Musicland Stores Corp.'s business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.
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