NAMM Announces Wanna Play? Film Contest

Music Products Association Encourages Amateur Filmmakers to Capture the Joys and Benefits Associated with Playing Music

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Carlsbad, Calif., January 15, 2009—NAMM, the trade association of the international music products industry, announced that it will be hosting a new Wanna Play? Film Contest encouraging amateur filmmakers to capture the joys and benefits of people playing music.

The contest was created to raise awareness about the organization’s national Wanna Play? campaign, which encourages people of all ages to start playing music and enjoying the many social and wellness benefits of this activity.

The association is working with OurStage, an online community site for filmmakers, to judge the submissions.

The details of the contest are as follows: 

Participants must:

  1. Produce a 5–10 minute short film focusing on a theme about making music
  2. Include important information about NAMM’s Wanna Play? campaign and the benefits of making music
  3. Incorporate footage of a NAMM Member music products retail store
  • NAMM must receive uploaded film submissions at www.wannaplaymusic.com by May 31, 2009
  • The OurStage community will judge the winners and NAMM will show the winning film at the 2009 Summer NAMM Show in Nashville, Tenn., during the event’s pre-show party held at “The Hang.”

Winners will receive:

  • One Grand Prize winner will be presented with $5,000 cash, a MacBook Pro, a trip to the Summer NAMM show in Nashville, Tenn., for a world premiere of the film, and various computer software for video and audio editing.
  • Four winners of the monthly contests held February through May will be presented with a prize that includes a set of hi-fi studio monitors, audio software, a MIdI Controller keyboard and audio interface.

For more details about the contest and NAMM’s Wanna Play? campaign, go to www.wannaplaymusic.com.

About NAMM
The National Association of Music Merchants, commonly called NAMM in reference to the organization's popular NAMM trade shows, is the not-for-profit association that unifies, leads and strengthens the $17 billion global musical instruments and products industry. NAMM’s activities and programs are designed to promote music making to people of all ages. NAMM is comprised of more than 9,000 Member companies. For more information about NAMM, interested parties can visit www.namm.org or call 800-767-NAMM (6266).

Media Contacts

Kymberly Drake - NAMM
Public Relations Manager | Phone: 760.438.8007 ext. 162 · Fax: 760.438.8257
Scott Robertson, APR - NAMM
Director of Marketing & Communications | Phone: 760.438.8007 ext 102 · Fax: 760.438.8257

© 2009 NAMM, the International Music Products Association