GBOB

THE Global Battle of the Bands (GBOB) Challenge Malaysia 2008 has returned for the second year, calling for a more exciting participation from the local bands.

GBOB 2008 is sponsored by the Jack Daniel’s Global Tour and supported by Traxx FM, Radioactive, The Guitar Store, Titanium Super Dance Club, Faces and i-bands.net.

The event will begin by the end of the month with a series of nationwide qualifying rounds in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Johor Baru and Kota Kinabalu.

It will culminate in the national final where the champion will be awarded RM50,000 in cash and an all-expense paid trip to London as the official Malaysia representative to the GBOB world final in December.

 

Time to party: Jack Daniel marketing manager Steven Ho (left) and Medina at the launch of the GBOB challenge 2008 recently.

The GBOB world final winner will walk away with US$100,000, a world tour and a crack at international stardom.

Currently there are 36 participating countries and it is welcoming participation from more.

GBOB Malaysia director Issa Rodriguez Medina said the competition provided an opportunity for local band hopefuls to rise to the ranks of other world-class musical talents and receive global recognition for Malaysia’s emergence in the international music industry.

“GBOB Malaysia was first held in Malaysia in 2007 although it first began in 2004.

“It is aimed at giving raw or established Malaysian musical talents the opportunity to springboard into the international scene.

“All you need are original songs and must be able to perform live,” she said in a press conference held at the Titanium dance club in Phileo Damansara II recently.

The competition is open to bands of all genres of music, signed or unsigned by a recording label which makes it the World Music in its truest sense.

In view of the Jack Daniel’s Global Tour this year, the brand will hold a consumer contest where GBOB audiences and Jack Daniel’s consumers throughout Malaysia stand to win an exclusive concert-trip package to the United States.

To enter, Jack Daniel’s consumers can send a text message with the correct answer and a pin code on each bottle purchased.

Five winners will be selected from the SMS pool while another five will be selected from the GBOB audiences during the qualifying rounds.

The 10 will represent Malaysia to a three-day and two-night party in Singapore with other participating South East Asian countries where the draw to the United States will be held.

All interested band must pre-register by visiting my.space.com/gbobmalaysia or register on http://www.gbob.com or call 03-2144 5733.
PRIZE:
Cash prize of RM50,000 for the regional winner (who also gets an all-expense paid trip to Camden, London, for the grand finals) and US$100,000 (RM320,000) for the world final winner

Consumer: In view of the Jack Daniel’s Global Tour this year, the brand will hold a consumer contest where GBOB audiences and Jack Daniel’s consumers throughout Malaysia stand to win an exclusive concert-trip package to the United States. To enter, Jack Daniel’s consumers can send a text message with the correct answer and a pin code on each bottle purchased. Five winners will be selected from the SMS pool while another five will be selected from the GBOB audiences during the qualifying rounds. The 10 will represent Malaysia to a three-day and two-night party in Singapore with other participating South East Asian countries where the draw to the United States will be held.

DEADLINE:
25 October 2008

WEBSITE/URL: http://www.myspace.com/gbobmalaysiakl