I am so excited to tell you that the 3rd Annual “Battle For Berklee” is upon us! In fact, as of tomorrow, April 1st is when we start taking submissions!
For those of you who may not be familiar with this annual event, it is the ULTIMATE guitar competition open to HIGH SCHOOL guitar players ONLY! 3 years ago, we teamed up with the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA and created this fun competition. Kids from all over the country were vying for a chance of a scholarship to Berklee’s one week “Summer Guitar Sessions” program. This is our 3rd year doing this event and this year - the prizes are RIDICULOUS! Check these out!
Prize Package:
Grand Prize:
- Full scholarship (tuition and housing) to the Berklee Five-Week Summer Performance Program (July 10 - August 13, 2010)
- Autographed Pat Metheny Ibanez PM35NT Guitar
- Godin 5th Avenue Kingpin Guitar
- Fender GDEC30 Amplifier
- Dunlop MC404 DUAL INDUCTOR WAH
- Dunlop WHE701 AQUA PUSS DELAY
- Dunlop DVP-1 VOLUME PEDAL
1st Place:
- Partial scholarship ($3000) to the Berklee 5 Week Summer Performance Program.
- Autographed Pat Metheny Ibanez PM35NT Guitar
- Dunlop GCB95 CRYBABY WAH
- Dunlop CSP028 VINTAGE DYNA-COMP
2nd Place:
- Partial scholarship ($2000) to the Berklee 5 Week Summer Performance Program
- Dunlop M116 FULLBORE METAL
- $100 gift card to Daddy’s Junky Music
HUGE thanks to this years sponsors:
Berklee College Of Music, Music Drives Us, Godin, Ibanez, Fender, Dunlop, D’Addario.
For complete details on how to enter, rules etc., please click here! 3rd ANNUAL BATTLE FOR BERKLEE . Hurry - submission deadline is April 30th! We will be updating and adding more details on this event, so keep checking back!
