Cakewalk and Ourstage.com launch "Your Music Anytime, Anyplace" Songwriting Contest

Cakewalk, Intel Corporation, and OurStage.com have come together to launch a new competition for songwriters and music producers. Dubbed "Your Music Anytime, Anyplace" Songwriting Contest, the competition invites artists to submit original Rock or Urban tracks to be judged on OurStage.com by fans and a panel of music industry professionals. The top 20 finalists will be selected by fans, and the six grand prize winners (three in each genre) will be chosen from the top ranked artists on OurStage by a panel of industry experts.

From September 23, 2009 through November 21, 2009, entrants may submit an original song in both Rock and Urban music genres. Entrance in the competition is absolutely free. Submissions may be created using any recording solution; however, a fully functioning trial version of SONAR Producer will be made available for download for any musicians without recording software.

The 6 winning artists will receive a complete mobile music production studio worth over $3,000 and will include:

• Intel Core i7 Mobile processor-powered laptop.
• Cakewalk's V-Studio 100 portable recording solution.
• SONAR 8.5 Producer digital audio workstation.
• Rapture virtual instrument.
• Cakewalk MA-15D studio monitors.

Starting November 1, 2009, fans can log in to Ourstage.com and vote for their favorite submission in the Rock and Urban genres. Two lucky fans will win a prize package valued at over $2,000 including:

• Intel Core i7 Mobile processor-powered laptop.
• Cakewalk Music Creator 5 entry-level recording software.
• Cakewalk pyro Audio Creator 1.5 digital music management software.
• Cakewalk UA-25EX USB audio interface.
• Cakewalk MA-7A micro studio monitors.