Guitar Center On Stage is your chance to make rock history.  Think you have what it takes to open up for one of the world’s great rock bands, Mötley Crüe?  Do you have the commitment, energy, stage presence and, most importantly, the music to rock a crowd 20,000 strong? 

Well, here’s your chance.

One Band Will Win: 
An opening slot on Mötley Crüe’s 2009 U.S. tour
$25,000 cash
Management from 10th Street Entertainment
A recording deal from Eleven Seven Music
$20,000 in new gear from Gibson
And the chance to Make Rock History

Eligibility Requirements:
All band members must be 18 years of age or older.
All band members must be legal residents of the continental United States.
Your band must be able to perform at least 30 minutes of complete, original music.
Your band must not be signed to any record contract or label.
Your band must not qualify as professional musicians, with earnings exceeding over $100,000 per year.

Here's How It Works:

Preliminary Evaluation:

1. Artists create their free profile by completing the artist registration process and uploading three original audio tracks and one live performance video.  The live performance video can be from rehearsals or a live concert.  Audio dubbing is not permitted.  The goal here is to gauge your band’s vibe and presence live.
2. Bands can encourage their fans to support them by promoting the band in any way possible:  radio, flyers, posters, online promotions or embedding widgets across MySpace, PureVolume, Facebook, etc.
3. Fans vote for their favorite bands between August 4th and September 28th.
4. The top bands are reviewed by a panel of industry professionals from 10th Street Entertainment and Eleven Seven Music.
5. Thirty bands will be selected to move on to the regional live evaluation.

Regional Evaluation:
The 30 bands selected in the preliminary evaluation perform live in front of a panel of industry judges at three Guitar Center locations around the country in late October 2008.

Final Evaluation:
The top two bands from each regional evaluation event (six total) will travel to Los Angeles in November to perform for the panel of judges and Mötley Crüe.

A winner is then chosen and given their chance to Make Rock History.


Keep In Mind:

• All contest voting begins on August 4, 2008 and ends on September 28, 2008.
• Submissions close on September 21, 2008.
  
• Fans may vote for as many artists as they wish, but each fan may only cast one vote per artist, per day. 

Want to make it to the top?  Here are a few tips on how to set yourself apart:

• Network.  Not only should you be spreading the word about your video to your existing network of family and friends, but you should actively seek out new friends and fans to share your music with, whether it be on Guitar Center On Stage, FameCast, MySpace, Facebook or elsewhere.  You know you are popular, show us.
• Embed, Embed, Embed!  Use your widgets, located in your account manager, to quickly access all of your embeddable items, including your On Stage videos, photos, fan club sign-up form and vote link.  Copy & paste the embed code provided into your MySpace profile, Facebook page or personal web site.  If you need help with embedding, click here.
• Get some press.  We're not talking the New York Times here (that will come later).  Seek out your local news outlets and online music zines, blogs, etc., and find a way to get your band in them.
• Aim high.  Record your work using the highest quality video and audio that you can.  Remember, videos files must be in one of the following formats: ASF, AVI, MOV, MPEG, QT, DV or WMV.
• Keep it tight.  Unless you plan on recreating Michael Jackson's "Thriller," keep your videos to less than 6 minutes in duration.  All uploads have a 1 GB file size limit.
• Be original.  Save the karaoke for your next trip to Japan.  Ensure the material you upload is yours, if not we'll karate chop you.