Shure Gets Back to its Musical RootsContest Celebrates Amateur Musicians' and the Artists Who Influence
Them October 11, 2001Where would grunge be without Ozzy Osborne? Where would boy
bands be without The Jackson Five? They certainly wouldn't be where
they are today. Shure Incorporated salutes musical influences from all
music genres in the Shure Musical Roots Contest. Amateur musicians
across the United States can show their roots by recording a creative
cover of a song they consider to be an influence on their music. So,
whether you are in a garage band from Georgia or recording in a
basement in Boston, Shure wants to hear "your sound."
Creating the most inspired cover will win you nearly
$10,000 in Shure gear, plus an all-expenses paid trip to the 2002
National Association of Music Manufacturers' (NAMM) International Music
Market in Anaheim, California in mid-January. While at the show, the
Grand Prize Winner will be the guest of honor at Shure's Musical Roots
Hearing Conservation Benefit Concert headlined by Living Colour at the
House of Blues. Ten finalists will also receive a Shure KSM27 studio
recording microphone.
Contest entries will be accepted through November 15,
2001. Entries can be submitted online in MP3 format at
www.shureaudio.com
or by mail at Shure Musical Roots Contest, Dept. 1560, 222 Hartrey
Avenue, Evanston, IL, 60202-3693. An entry form can be obtained by mail by sending a self-addressed
stamped envelope to "Musical Roots Contest Entry Form" at the contest address. A 50-word essay
explaining the musical root choice must accompany all entries.
Each tuneful tribute should not exceed four minutes in length. A panel of music experts will judge
all entries based on creativity (50%), performance (25%) and production values (25%).
The contest is open to amateur musicians 18 years of age or older who are residents of the United States.
For more information, visit their web site at www.shureaudio.com. | 
