The PennRock Scholarship

This will be an annual showcase to promote and build talent in in the Greater Pennsylvania (PA, OH, NY, and WV) region for musicians, by musicians. This is not a battle of the bands but a showcasing of talent. How many tickets you can sell your family or how many friends show up to see you play this one time will have no determination which band wins. Celebrity panel of judges will pick a winner based on points per category. Contest will be judged solely on these 4 categories: songwriting, musicianship, live performance, and crowd reaction, that’s it!

Winner takes all PennRock Scholarship includes:

 Recording Agreement for up to a 4 song EP Produced by SuperMonkey Recording Co. showcasing the best of what you have to offer as an artist. www.ilovesupermonkey.com

 Studio time a Soundscape Studios engineered by Doug Kasper www.soundscape-studio.com

 CD Mastering by 4x Grammy winner Jay Dudt at Audible Images www.audibleimages.net

 1000 CD’s in Jackets from Discmakers www.discmakers.com

 Artist Endorsement from Dean Markley Strings www.deanmarkley.com

 Digital Distribution on - Spotify, Pandora, iTunes Radio, Rockstars Unglued, Rhaposdy, Tradebit, Amazon MP3, 7digital, 24-7, Simfy, iHeartradio, Rumblefish, Rdio, Muve Music, Bloom.fm, Shazam, Nokia, GreatIndieMusic, Last.fm, Google Music Store, MediaNet, Myspace Music, Samsung Music Hub, Beyond Oblivion, Yandex

 $500 Gift card to Hollowood Music www.hollowood.com

 150 full color 8.5 x 11 flyers (10x per month) from Copies on Carson www.copiesoncarson.com

 Showcasing Opportunity September 6th @ the kickoff Beatles week gala (Venue TBA)

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of The Beatles Coming to Pittsburgh Concert that Pat DiCesare

put together. Pat is responsible of bringing the Beatles to Pittsburgh in 1964 and was one of the

biggest concert promoters in our region for over 30 years with DiCesare/Engler Productions

http://dicesare-englerproductions.com/ .

 2 Opening Act showcasing opportunities in 2014/15 with Drusky Entertainment

www.druskyentertainment.com

 12 cases of Straub Beer – one per month

 12 bottles of ****** – one per month

 1 ******** guitar

Dates: August 9th, 16th, 23rd & Finals August 30th

Bands: 12 bands will be selected to compete via online submissions ending July 1st In Pittsburgh, Pa.

Four per week the 1st 3 weeks, winners compete week 4.

2014 Venues:

1. Aug 9th @ The Rex – Pittsburgh, Pa

2. Aug 16th @ Thunderbird – Pittsburgh, Pa

3. Aug 23rd @ The Smiling Moose – Pittsburgh, Pa

4. Aug 30th Finals at Altar Bar – Pittsburgh, Pa

10% of all ticket sales will go to Guitars 4 Vets. http://www.guitars4vets.org/

Contest Rules as follows:

 Must submit by June 30th, 2014 for consideration: Name of act, any audio, video, social media links, website info available (put your best foot forward!) to pennrock2014@gmail.com

 Each act will be given 20 minute to preform 3 original songs, and one original interpretation of a Beatles song in celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Beatles live performance in Pittsburgh in 1964.

 Artists must be available to perform in Pittsburgh on any of the selected dates including grand prize.

 Original compositions must be exclusive rights to artist written by the artist performing them.

 You do not have to sell any tickets, but you will be expected to help promote your showcasing opportunity.

 All applicants must be 21 years of age.

This is an opportunity for an artist or band to get some help taking their musical career to the next level. If you think you have a hit song, we want to hear it and want award you the 1st annual PennRock Scholarship!