Ernie Ball Music Man Dreamscape Challenge - CLOSED!!!

http://www.facebook.com/ernieballinc
Milan Polak has teamed up with Ernie Ball Music Man to present to you the ultimate Ernie Ball Music Man Dreamscape Challenge!

The Judges:
Derek Brooks: http://www.facebook.com/ernieballinc
Laurie Monk: http://truthinshredding.com/
Julian Puttins: http://www.youtube.com/petruccifever
Milan Polak: http://www.facebook.com/milanpolakofficial

The Prizes:
1st prize: Wah Pedal ($249 retail)
2nd prize: Retail Gig Bag Amp-Powered By Marshall ($199 retail)
3rd prize: Volume Pedal JR ($120 retail)
added bonus prize: 1 year Ernie Ball strings endorsement - just upload your entry to http://www.facebook.com/ernieballinc

The Steps you need to take to enter:
1) Subscribe to http://www.youtube.com/milanpolak
2) Then download the backing track (feat. Thomas Lang on drums)
3) Video your response solo
4) and then post your video in response to this video (put name of the competition and your full REAL name in the title!):
http://www.youtube.com/video_response_upload?v=LlNZQGuzWo0
5) Promote your video
6) Win!

Backing Track chord sequence is:
part a) Amaj7/#11 - Emaj9 (E Ionian)
part b) F#min11 - Bmaj/add4 (F# Dorian)

What we are looking for: great improvisation or composition, great tone, note selection, a ONE TAKE solo, no harmonies, no double tracking, just you with the backing track.
Multiple submissions are allowed and there are no country or age limits!

IMPORTANT: please DON'T delete your entry once it is posted and approved!!! Each entry goes through a process of being watched, commented, approved and added to a list for the jury. This is a very time consuming act and deleting your entry afterwards messes up that list (apart from the time wasted)! Also, DON'T post your video as a response to any other video as it won't be on here anymore due to YT spam policies...!
Participants who fail to follow the rules will be disqualified!

Problems with video response:
It can take a number of hours for your response to appear. This is because they have to be approved first.

Watch Milan Polak perform "Dreamscapes" live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9iAYRL-Xxs
Watch Milan Polak demonstrate the Ernie Ball Gigbag Amp: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBVMRozzdr0

All video Responses: http://www.youtube.com/video_response_view_all?v=LlNZQGuzWo0

Milan Polak's music: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/milan-polak/id23227961?uo=6

Song in this Video:
"Dreamscapes" from Milan Polak's CD Dreamscapes (Lion Music) feat. Thomas Lang on drums:
http://www.guitar9.com/dreamscapesmp.html

Competition closes 26 June 2011 at 23:00 BST. We'll then shortlist as soon as we can, but it does take some time.

Milan Polak wants to thank Derek Brooks & Kevin Scoles at Ernie Ball Music Man, Laurie Monk and Julian Puttins.

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[ebealienhead]

Congrats to all the winners! Most definately deserved! Curious where I placed though, hmmm. lol...Thanks Milan and the rest of the judges!

[MilanPolak]

@ebealienhead thank you for participating! :)

[mindwalkr]

gosh 7 pages of video responses... tough job!! Most of those entries were all awesome... so awesome that I didn't even try to enter this one so not to fall in the hall of shame lol! Really would hate having to pick only 3! good job guys

[MilanPolak]

@mindwalkr yeah, wasn't an easy task at all... too bad you din't enter!

[theBRENNOGUITAR]

Congratulations for the winners!! and, thank you for this opportunity! and, I want soon participate in more competitions!!

[MilanPolak]

@theBRENNOGUITAR if you are subscribed you will be notified when the next contest is up & running...

[cjoey39]

@TheFiddlah Hey John! Thanks for the plug man!! Yeah! Great comment about the melody! Without melody music becomes a total arbitrary mess of tangled notes and incomplete ideas. Music comes from the heart not the fingers as you always demonstrate with your profound moving and inspired instrumentals! Take care old friend! Nice to hear from you again!! Joey Vaughan "World Blues Attack"

[MilanPolak]

Hi guys, this has been a real tough one but the judges have finally decided on the TOP 3.

Video of announcement following soon...

[MilanPolak]

@Philguitar88 grazie a te! :)

[MilanPolak]

@dhalif thank you for being part of it! :)

[Philguitar88]

Thank you very much for the 1st place!!Special thanks to Milan Polak, Laurie Monk, Derek Brooks, Julian Puttins and Ernie Ball Music Man for this great opportunity. It has been an honor to take part of this amazing competition with so much fantastic players from all over the world...Congratulations to the winners and all the amazing guys who took part of this contest.Thank you very much guys!!Greetings from Italy :)

Felipe

[dhalif]

Thanks to EBMM, Milan Polak, Derek Brooks, Julian Puttins, and Laurie Monk for yet again, another amazing contest for all of us in the guitar community. Im GLAD to be a part of it and to everyone else, you guys frickin rock \m/ Thank you and god bless.