Local band DRIvIN' RAIN hopes to Make Rock History AND tour with Motley Crue in 2009

Local hard rock band DRIvIN' RAIN enters the Guitar Center's Make Rock History Contest. For a chance to tour with Motley Crue in 2009, also cash, gear, record and management deals.

We need you to help DRIvIN' RAIN to open for Motley Crue. Go to the website watch the video of DRIvIN' RAIN live in Texas and Vote for them To Make Rock History. Support your local talent and vote online today!

Go to www.makerockhistory.com set up a account then click artist and DRIvIN' RAIN. Then vote.

One Band Will Win:

An opening slot on Mötley Crüe’s 2009 U.S. tour

$25,000 cash

Management from 10th Street Entertainment

A recording deal from Eleven Seven Music

$20,000 in new gear from Gibson

And the chance to Make Rock History

Eligibility Requirements:

All band members must be 18 years of age or older.

All band members must be legal residents of the continental United States.

Your band must be able to perform at least 30 minutes of complete, original music.

Your band must not be signed to any record contract or label.

Your band must not qualify as professional musicians, with earnings exceeding over $50,000 per year.

Here's How It Works:

Preliminary Evaluation:

1. Artists create their free profile by completing the artist registration process and uploading three original audio tracks and one live performance video. The live performance video can be from rehearsals or a live concert. Audio dubbing is not permitted. The goal here is to gauge your band’s vibe and presence live.

2. Bands can encourage their fans to support them by promoting the band in any way possible: radio, flyers, posters, online promotions or embedding widgets across MySpace, PureVolume, Facebook, etc.

3. Fans vote for their favorite bands between August 4th and September 28th.

4. The top bands are reviewed by a panel of industry professionals from 10th Street Entertainment and Eleven Seven Music.

5. Thirty bands will be selected to move on to the regional live evaluation.

Regional Evaluation:

The 30 bands selected in the preliminary evaluation perform live in front of a panel of industry judges at three Guitar Center locations around the country in late October 2008.

Final Evaluation:

The top two bands from each regional evaluation event (six total) will travel to Los Angeles in November to perform for the panel of judges and Mötley Crüe.

A winner is then chosen and given their chance to Make Rock History.

Keep In Mind:

* All contest voting begins on August 4, 2008 and ends on September 28, 2008.

* Submissions close on September 21, 2008.

* Fans may vote for as many artists as they wish, but each fan may only cast one vote per artist, per day.

www.makerockhistory.com

www.drivinrain.net