JANE'S ADDICTION's STEPHEN PERKINS To Host DRUM-OFF Grand Finals

November 6, 2007

Stephen Perkins of JANE'S ADDICTION will host the Drum-Off grand finals on January 5, 2008 at the Music Box @ Fonda in Hollywood, California.

Now in its 19th year, Drum-Off continues to bring together thousands of the nation's top undiscovered drummers for the chance to compete for incredible prizes, national recognition and the bragging rights of being crowned Drum-Off champion.

This incredible night will feature performances by the four Drum-Off finalists as well as ANGELS & AIRWAVES, "Go Get A Late Pass!!!" featuring ?uestlove of THE ROOTS, STREET DRUM CORPS with special guests Adrian Young of NO DOUBT, Brooks Wackerman of BAD RELIGION, Shannon Leto of 30 SECONDS TO MARS, John Sawicki of STOMP and Byron McMackin of PENNYWISE.

Drummers across the country began competing over three months ago at Guitar Center stores across the country. Beginning with preliminaries in over 213 Guitar Center stores, drummers then advanced on from store preliminaries to store finals. Winners of store finals then went on to compete at district finals at 24 Guitar Center stores nationwide for the chance to advance on to one of the four regional competitions held at Guitar Centers in New York City, Hollywood, Chicago, and Houston, TX with the winner of each of these regions advancing on to compete to be crowned the Drum-Off 2007 champion.

This year's winner will receive a prize package valued at more than $45,000 including a Toyota FJ Cruiser, $10,000 cash, a feature in a Guitar Center ad campaign, a $2,500 Levi's shopping spree, a custom designed drum kit from DW, Pearl, Tama or Gretsch, a Roland TD20 electronic drum-set, a set of cymbals custom printed with the winner's signature, a one-year drum, cymbal, stick and head endorsement deal, and a write-up in Modern Drummer magazine. Additionally, store, district and regional winners will have walked away with thousands of dollars in prizes from Drum-Off partners.

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