Hit Like A Girl Female Drummer Contest Kicks Off Internationally

First Weekly GoPro Winners Announced. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) February 06, 2014 - The Hit Like A Girl Contest, which kicked off at the annual NAMM show last week, has drawn more than 50 entrants in its first few days. The entrants to date represent 14 countries including the US, Brazil, France, Germany, Nigeria, Indonesia, South Korea, Ireland, United Kingdom, Colombia, Slovenia, Australia, Argentina, Uruguay,

Hit Like A Girl is the global contest for female drummers featuring prizes totaling more than $20,000. Girls and women drummers can enter in one of two age categories between now and March 1. Each week finalists are chosen by celebrity judges and industry personnel. Following the entry period there are three weeks of fan voting to help determine wildcard finalists. The finalists are announced March 24, 2014 and then the celebrity judges review all the videos again. Winners are announced April 4, 2014.

PRIZES: EVERYONE WINS
The top three finalists are guaranteed to win acoustic or electronic drum sets from Pacific Drums & Percussion or Yamaha DTX Drums. Runners-up 3 through 10 will receive additional prizes that may include drums, hardware, cases, sticks, and heads. All entrants will win something, though including gift certificates, digital subscriptions, web site memberships, or free instructional downloads.

YOUNGEST TO THE OLDEST
Already the contest has garnered one especially young-and talented-entrant Milana. Just five years old she plays along to "Monster" by Skillet, a tune that features Hit Like A Girl Contest judge Jen Ledger. At the other end of the spectrum some of the entrants took up drumming later in life and are entering in their 40'ws.

See Milana play drums http://www.hitlikeagirlcontest.com/under-18/entry/milana.

WEEKLY GO PRO WINNERS
Each week during the entry period from January 24 to March 1, the judges, working with women execs in the music products industry choose weekly winners. Each winner receives a GoPro camera and is automatically included in the contest final voting round.

For Week 1 the finalists were chosen by Sarah Hagen, artist relations director for Zildjian Cymbals, and Hannah Ford, the drummer for Prince's 3rdEye Girl. And the winners are…

Under 18 category
Nine-year old Kalonica is from Indonesia and plays with great energy http://www.hitlikeagirlcontest.com/under-18/finalist/kalonicanicx.

Jasmin Ulrich is from Germany and has been playing since age 6. She covers a tune by Paramore in her video. http://www.hitlikeagirlcontest.com/under-18/finalist/jasmin.

18+ Category
AnyK of Germany plays an original called "Wild Boy." http://www.hitlikeagirlcontest.com/18-plus/finalist/anyk
Susan Lucia plays a scorching solo with an unusual marimba-cello trio. http://www.hitlikeagirlcontest.com/18-plus/finalist/susan-the-drummer.

CELEBRITY JUDGES
Emmanuele Caplette
Hannah Ford
Jess Bowen
Meytal Cohen
Dawn Richardson
Alexey Poblete
Emily Dolan-Davies
Cherisse Osei
Valeria Sepulveda
Allison Miller
Lux
Samantha Maloney
Sheila E
Kate Schellenbach
Nia Lovelis
Jen ledger
Didi Negron

INDUSTRY JUDGES
Mindy Abovitz
Sarah Hagan
Craigie Zildjian
Sarah Heil
Michelle Levitt
Kim Willis
Jordan Liffengren
Prudence Elliott

SPONSORS
Ahead
Alfred
Avedis Zildjian
Bateros-com
Big Bang Distribution
Cleartune
Crush Drums
Dark Horse Percussion
ddrum
Drum For Goodness Sake
Drum Guru
DRUM! Magazine
Drum Workshop
Drumchannel.com
Drummer Cafe
Enter Music Network
Evans
Go Pro
Guitar Center
Hail Sound
Hudson
Indian Drummer
Innovative percussion
Kickport
Music Radar
OnlineDrummer
Overtone Labs
Pacific Drums & Percussion
Percussion Marketing Council
Percussive Arts Society
Performance Drumming
Planet-Drum
Pro-Mark
Rhythm Magazine
Robert Downs Photography
SKB Cases
The Black Page
Tom Tom Magazine
TRX Cymbals
Vater
Women In Music Network
Yamaha DTX

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