Sony Media Software Comes to 'The Terms' With ACIDplanet.com Remix Contest

Sony Media Software Comes to 'The Terms' With ACIDplanet.com Remix Contest

$10,000 Prize Package Provides Winner With Pro-Caliber Home Studio

MADISON, Wis., March 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Terms have spent years developing their gritty, Southern-influenced tunes and now, the Louisiana natives are asking amateur producers around the world to remix their most recent single "Welcome to the Now 'Evo Devo'" in an exciting new contest from ACIDplanet.com(R), the Internet's leading digital music community managed by Sony Media Software.

Starting today, visitors to ACIDplanet.com can download loops from "Welcome to the Now 'Evo Devo'" along with the free ACID(R) Xpress(TM) software to reimagine The Terms' unique sound. An all-star group of judges including celebrated producer/recording engineer Elliot Scheiner (Beck, Faith Hill, Steely Dan, Fleetwood Mac, Aerosmith, Foo Fighters, The Eagles), The Terms' producer Greg Ladanyi (Jackson Browne, Don Henley, Toto, The Church, Fleetwood Mac, Warren Zevon, David Lindley), and editors from Remix Magazine will select the best remix.

"Not only is this a great opportunity for the contestants, but The Terms' members have a chance to hear their music with a unique spin that they may not have thought of," said Ladanyi. "The ACIDplanet(TM) community is known for attracting the most talented amateur producers, so we expect the best."

Sponsors including Sony Media Software, Maple Jam Records, Guitar Center, Spectral, PreSonus Audio, TC Electronics and Remix Magazine will recognize the best remix with the largest production prize package in ACIDplanet.com history. Valued at more than $10,000, the grand prize gives the big winner all the gear and software necessary to start a top-of-the-line home studio. Prizes include:

* Spectral(TM) RM 7100 w/Intel dual-core processor
* PreSonus 8-channel FIREPOD Firewire recording system
* Sony Media Software products including:
- Vegas(R)+DVD Production Suite
- ACID Pro 5 software
- Sound Forge(R) 8 software
- Chicago Fire box set of dance music loops
- Drums from the Big Room box set of drum loops
* TC Electronic PowerCore Unplugged
* Sony Oxford Plug-in bundle PC-SOX1G2
* Sony Walkman Bean(TM) MP3 player NW-E307
* 1-year subscription to Remix magazine

"ACIDplanet is giving one person the chance to go from amateur to pro overnight by supplying the winner such an amazing array of premium hardware and software," said Dave Chaimson, vice president of marketing, Sony Media Software. "A prize of this caliber and involvement of all these great sponsors really shows how seriously the music business takes the remix community."

Rules:
* The contest begins Wednesday, March 1, 2006
* All entries must be fully uploaded by 12:00 a.m. PST on Wednesday,
April 12, 2006
* Entrants must be at least 13 years of age
* Entrants must provide a Windows Media or Real Media version of their
entry

For more information and complete contest rules, please visit: http://www.acidplanet.com/.

About Sony Media Software

Sony Media Software manages the following media creation software titles: Sound Forge(R) software, Vegas(R) software, CD Architect(TM) software, DVD Architect(TM) software, ACID(R) Pro software, Sony Sound Series(TM) music and sound effects libraries, Sony Vision Series(TM) graphics, animations and stock footage libraries, Noise Reduction(TM) plug-in, Vegas Movie Studio(TM) software, ACID Music Studio(TM)software, ACID XMC(TM) software, Sound Forge Audio Studio(TM) software, and PSP(TM) (PlayStation(R) Portable) Media Manager software. The team also runs the ACIDplanet(TM) online service (www.ACIDplanet.com), a worldwide community for progressive musicians. For additional product information, please visit www.sony.com/mediasoftware.

ACID, Sound Forge, Vegas, CD Architect, DVD Architect, Noise Reduction, Sony Sound Series, Sony Vision Series, ACID Music Studio, Sound Forge Audio Studio, Vegas Movie Studio, Jam Trax, Super Duper Music Looper, and LooperVision are trademarks or registered trademarks of Madison Media Software, Inc., a Sony Corporation of America subsidiary, or its affiliates in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners in the United States and other countries.

Source: Sony

CONTACT: Brent Marcus of Bender/Helper Impact, +1-310-694-3123,
brent_marcus@bhimpact.com, for Sony

Web site: http://www.acidplanet.com/

Web site: http://www.sony.com/mediasoftware

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