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'CrowdRules® Announces Unique Unsigned Band Video Competition' Music Industry Consultant Grayson Brulte to Advise Winners

CrowdRules.com, a new do-it-yourself video contest site, is offering a competition for musical acts in Rock, Hip-Hop and Pop to land exclusive conversations with noted music industry consultant Grayson Brulte (formerly with Epic Records) of G|B Entertainment.

Los Angeles, CA (Billboard Publicity Wire) May 7, 2007 -- CrowdRules.com, a new do-it-yourself video contest site, is offering a fast-moving competition for musical acts in Rock, Hip-Hop and Pop to land exclusive conversations with music industry consultant Grayson Brulte (formerly with Epic Records) of G|B Entertainment.

"Every unsigned band wants a chance to be heard and get honest feedback from someone with experience and connections inside the music industry," says David Moss, CEO of Transilient Media, Inc., the creators of CrowdRules.com. "We're really excited to be working with Grayson Brulte on this CrowdRules unsigned band contest. He's a visionary for the new wave of the music industry. He tells it like it is, he knows everybody, and he makes things happen quickly if you're ready to roll."

Every unsigned band wants a chance to be heard and get honest feedback from someone with experience and connections inside the music industry

We're really excited to be working with Grayson Brulte on this CrowdRules unsigned band contest. He's a visionary for the new wave of the music industry. He tells it like it is, he knows everybody, and he makes things happen quickly if you're ready to roll.

I'm excited to talk with the winning bands -- to review them, give them advice, and answer their questions. It's what I do every day for top acts

It's a fast, easy way to get a shot at the one thing you can't pay for in the music business: access

It's a unique opportunity. We know that unsigned bands will benefit greatly from Grayson Brulte. We look forward to seeing and hearing some great new bands, and having the crowd pick the winners using crowdrules.com!

Video submissions from unsigned rock bands are being accepted at www.crowdrules.com now through Saturday, May 12th at midnight, when voting will start. Hip-Hop and Pop competitions will follow in the coming weeks. A larger competition with more prizes is planned for the summer.

The competition is open to any unsigned Rock act. Each act is limited to one entry. Videos can be uploaded to video sharing sites such as YouTube and MySpace, and linked into CrowdRules. All entries will be judged by the crowd only. Additional rules can be found at www.crowdrules.com.

"It's a fast, easy way to get a shot at the one thing you can't pay for in the music business: access," says Moss. "It's a unique opportunity. We know that unsigned bands will benefit greatly from Grayson Brulte. We look forward to seeing and hearing some great new bands, and having the crowd pick the winners using crowdrules.com!"

About G|B Entertainment
G|B Entertainment , founded by Grayson Brulte, builds bands into brands. With extensive relationships throughout the entertainment industry, G|B Entertainment successfully leverages old and new media platforms for artist management and labels. Grayson Brulte is a young veteran of the music industry, starting his career by founding an interactive online music community, Sharing the Groove, featured in The New York Times. Prior to founding G|B, he worked for Epic Records/Sony BMG in Digital Media Marketing and Promotions. Mr. Brulte is a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, and the California Copyright Conference.

About CrowdRules.com
Designed to disrupt the $1 Billion media research industry, CrowdRules is a do-it-yourself site for discovering the best content and talent. CrowdRules members team up in groups called "crowds" and create contest-like "challenges". The challenge system is useful wherever fair and accurate results are needed, including audience testing, band battles, casting calls, film festivals, media research, political ad testing, talent searches, and more. Videos from anywhere on the Internet can be included in challenges. Support for text, photos, news, blogs, podcasts and audio, as well as private crowds and media, are coming this summer. Mr. Moss was founding CIO of Edmunds.com, and was President of ThresholdSound.com, a music television company.

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