“Jam Track Central, the home of virtuoso guitar improvisation, has announced the launch of its first ever guitar solo competition, anticipated to be one of the biggest ever! There are prizes worth over £10,000, including gear, endorsement deals with major sponsors and the grand prize of becoming a ‘JTC Artist’. The winner will join the JTC artist roster alongside some of the world’s best guitarists such as Guthrie Govan, Alex Hutchings, Jeff Loomis, Kiko Loureiro, Marco Sfogli, Jack Thammarat, Andy James and many more!”
The contest is free to enter and all you have to do is film yourself playing a solo over one of five selected JamTrackCentral backing tracks. The backing tracks will be free downloads available from the JTC site. The competition is aimed at all players, with backing tracks in Rock, Metal, Jazz, Blues and Funk styles.
Round One - Anyone can enter; all videos will be displayed on the JTC website.
Round Two – Ten finalists will be chosen. They then have to record and film an original composition. Finally the JTC judges will choose the winner and two runners up!
“The finalists will be selected by the JTC celebrity judging panel, featuring 10 of JTC’s top artists. These will include Jack Thammarat, Martin Miller and Marco Sfogli. All finalists will receive prizes from a prize pool worth over £10k, which includes products from Fractal Audio, ToonTrack, EMG, Blackstar, Roland, D’Addario and Andertons Music!”
The winning composition will be released as a selling product at Jamtrackcentral.com, and the winner will have the opportunity to become a regular JTC contributor. This will bring regular worldwide exposure and a guaranteed income from JTC’s artist royalty scheme.
The competition is due to launch in March 2015, keep checking https://jamtrackcentral.com/jtcguitarsolocontest2015 or the JTC Facebook page for more info.