Well, after pouring through a TON of killer submissions for the 2010 Battle For Berklee, the folks at Berklee have picked the Top 10 to compete at the finals at Daddy’s Boston on June 12, 5pm. The winner of that evening will walk away with some AMAZING prizes - not to mention bragging rights for a year!
The finals on June 12th are open to the public, so we would LOVE it if you all could join us in celebrating these outstanding young musicians!
BIG thank you to ALL guitarists who entered - you made it a very tough decision for Berklee….
And a HUGE congrats to our Top 10 Finalists! See you on June 12!
TOP 10 FINALISTS:
Alexander Palazzo - Shaker High School, Latham, NY
PJ Brutzman - Morristown High School, Morristown, NJ
Jeremy Bernstein - Lincoln Sudbury High School, Sudbury, MA
Josh O’Neil - Pinkerton Academy, Derry, NY
Brandon Ellis - Rampapo High School, Glen Rock, NJ
Josh Bacon - Hunterdon Central Regional High School, Ringoes, NJ
Jesse Kennemer - Grants Pass High School, Grants Pass, OR
Max Sink - Hopkinton High School, Contoocook, NH
Cody Angel - Port Aransus High School, Port Aransas, TX
Myles Jasnowski - Aurora High School, Aurora, NE
Below are the prizes that they are battling it out for!
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
- D’Addario - 1 year endorsement deal
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.
