Monday 15 July 2013

Epiphone Announces Bloodstock Live Music Journalist and Photo Competitions


Epiphone Announces Bloodstock Live Music Journalist and Photo Competitions
Grand Prize Winners to Cover Bloodstock Open Air Festival for Epiphone.com

Nashville, TN, July 1, 2013 – Epiphone instruments present the Epiphone Rocks Bloodstock/Live Music Journalist and Photo Competitions, offering aspiring writers and photographers a chance to cover the Bloodstock Open Air Festival exclusively for Epiphone.com. The Bloodstock Open Air music festival is the UK's premier heavy-metal event and will be held at Catton Hall in Walton-on-Trent, England, August 8-11, 2013.  

"The Epiphone Bloodstock Journalist and Photo Competitions are a great way for writers and photographers to not only see their work in print but to learn what it takes to cover a huge music festival," said Epiphone President Jim Rosenberg. “There's nothing quite like the Bloodstock Open Air festival and it's a highlight on our calendar every year."

Each competition offers a chance to win a Grand Prize package which includes media passes to cover all of Bloodstock's music stages, tickets for camping, and catering passes, as well as Epiphone t-shirts, access to the Gibson Tour Bus, and more. Winners will see their photo and journalism coverage of the Bloodstock Open Air event published on Epiphone.com.

Contestants can enter the Epiphone Rocks Bloodstock Live Photo Competition by submitting a photo they've taken from a recently attended music performance from any genre.  Epiphone.com will choose a Grand Prize Winner. The Grand Prize package will include two Bloodstock Festival photo passes to cover Bloodstock for Epiphone.com.

Contestants can enter the Epiphone Rocks Bloodstock Live Music Journalist Competition by submitting a review of a recently attended music performance from any genre.  Epiphone.com will choose a Grand Prize Winner. The Grand Prize package will include two Bloodstock Festival media passes to cover Bloodstock for Epiphone.com.

Entries may be submitted to www.epiphone.com from July 1, 2013 through July 24, 2013.  

See the contest page for complete details or contact Epiphone Editor Paul Burch at paul.burch@epiphone.com .

About Epiphone: 
Celebrating its 140th Anniversary in 2013, Epiphone is a leading innovator in musical instrument design.  From its humble beginnings in Sparta, Greece in 1873 through its rise to fame on 14th Street in New York City, to its reemergence as a dominant force in musical instruments from its new headquarters in Nashville, TN, Epiphone instruments can be heard on a century of classic recordings. Today, Epiphone instruments are played on stages and in studios around the world. Epiphone artists include legends Les Paul, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Joe Pass, John Lee Hooker, The Who, and today’s top artists like Gary Clark Jr., Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Jack Casady, Joe Bonamassa, Zakk Wylde, Dwight Yoakam, Tommy Thayer of KISS, Slash, FUN., Matt Heafy, Alabama Shakes, Vampire Weekend, and Brendon Small. As part of Gibson Brands, Epiphone offers innovation, history, and the guarantee that their instruments can last you a lifetime. 

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