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05-02-2000

Best Buy Presents Ernie Ball Battle Of The Bands 4

Email: cmangan@ernieball.com
Website: http://www.ernieball.com/
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA (May 2, 2000) - Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY), the number one retailer of consumer electronics, will present Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands 4. The promotion is the longest running and largest live music promotion, giving 304 emerging bands worldwide a chance to play live in front of thousands of screaming fans at one of the 38 Warped Tour 2000 venues this summer. One band will win the grand prize of a recording contract with SpinRecords.com.
Bands can enter the contest beginning May 1 by uploading photos, a biography and a one song MP3 audio file on the Battle of the Bands 4 site, http://www.ernieball.com/. They may also enter by picking up an entry form at one of Ernie Ball's 7000 North American retailers and sending to: Battle of the Bands 4, Ernie Ball, Box 4117, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. All entries must be received by 5 p.m. (PDT), June 15.
SpinRecords.com will select eight bands to perform at their nearest Warped Tour venue on Ernie Ball Music Man’s new self-contained mobile stage. The stage features an EV (Electro-Voice) sound system, Line 6 amplifiers, DW drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Evans Drumheads and Ernie Ball Music Man bass amps.
At the conclusion of the Warped Tour, a video of each band’s live performance and previously submitted material will be posted on www.ernieball.com as part of an online competition where fans can help their favorite band win prizes. During the online competition, SpinRecords.com will determine which bands will compete in a series of live events for the recording contract.
Other sponsors include: PlayStation, Vans Warped Tour, SpinRecords.com, Yahoo! Music, Launch, Drum Workshop, Evans Drumheads, EV (Electro-Voice), Zildjian, Line 6, Guitar World, Drum Magazine and Alternative Press.
The Ernie Ball Company was the first to offer rock strings with the creation of Slinkys, and further revolutionized the market by offering guitarists Custom-Gauge single strings. EB also produces Music Man guitars and basses, volume pedals and accessories.
Minneapolis-based Best Buy Co., Inc. is the nation's largest volume specialty retailer of consumer electronics, personal computers, entertainment software and appliances. The company operates 358 retail locations in 39 states, and will launch its new E-Commerce site at http://www.bestbuy.com soon.
For more information, contact Ernie Ball at (800) 543-2255, or visit http://www.ernieball.com/. Editors may contact Horizon Communications at (805) 773-1000.

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