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Warrior Records Announced today drum enthusiasts and musicians are encouraged to enter in the drum solo contest. Click on Warrior Records Logo to see some of the entries so far…and for a little inspiration from Chat Smith, hear his awesome drum solos..
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Are you a drummer? Do you think you have what it takes??? Then enter the Chad Smith’s Bombastic Meatbats Drum Solo Contest! Drummers from around the world are encouraged to submit videos of their best drum solos. 3 lucky winners will be chosen by the band: Drummer extraordinaire Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chickenfoot), guitar star Jeff Kollman, multi-faceted keyboardist Ed Roth, and Motor City bass ace Kevin Chown.
First prize
 | The First Place Winner will receive a personal phone call from Chad and the The First Place Winner will receive a personal phone call from Chad and the Meatbats to talk about your winning solo and drumming techniques. You will also win a Pearl Chad Smith Signature 5-piece Shell Pack (MSRP $1,100), with the kick personally autographed by Chad Smith’s Bombastic Meatbats, a Bombastic Meatbats T-Shirt and CD. Shell pack features 22″x18″ Bass, 12″x9″ Tom, 14″x14″ Floor Tom, 16″x16″ Floor Tom, and 14″x5″ Signature Snare. This is a limited-edition killer that gives up the funk! |
Second Prize
 | The Second Place Winner will receive a Pearl Chad Smith Signature 14″x5″ Snare Drum (MSRP $469), which will be autographed by Chad Smith’s Bombastic Meatbats and a Bombastic Meatbats T-Shirt and CD. |
Third Prize
 | The Third Place Winner will receive a Chad Smith’s Bombastic Meatbats autographed CD and T-Shirt. |
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How to Enter:
All drum solos are judged by online video entries that are posted only to 
. The entire length of your YouTube video must consist of only your drum solo (don’t ask us to scroll 3 minutes into your video to see your slammin’ solo). There may be no additional instruments playing in the video, only you drumming. Prepare your solos to be a minimum of one (1) minute in length / there is no maximum length (it’s all about how good it is, not how long). Make your solo hot, fresh, and show us your best techniques regardless of genre.
. The entire length of your YouTube video must consist of only your drum solo (don’t ask us to scroll 3 minutes into your video to see your slammin’ solo). There may be no additional instruments playing in the video, only you drumming. Prepare your solos to be a minimum of one (1) minute in length / there is no maximum length (it’s all about how good it is, not how long). Make your solo hot, fresh, and show us your best techniques regardless of genre.To enter your submission, enter all of the following information (all fields are required or your entry will not be added). Please ensure that your YouTube video is able to be embedded, otherwise your entry will not be accepted. Submissions will be accepted until midnight on 10/19/09. Winners will be announced on this page on 10/26/09:
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For a little inspiration, here are a couple solos from Chad:
| Chad Smith | Chad Smith | Chad Smith |
| Los Angeles, CA, USA | Los Angeles, CA, USA | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Raymand Harper London, England, UK | Chris Robbins Warren, Michigan, USA | Anton Olsson Gothenburg, V�strag�taland, Sweden |
| Florian Ricke Sundern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | Donta Holt Manor, TX, United States | Rafael Dolinski Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| thomas devic bordeaux, aquitaine, France | Cosmin Cadar Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania | J.D. Hall Stanville, Kentucky, USA |
| Carlos Rios San Juan, PR, USA | Timothy DiDuro geneva, NY, USA | George Bous Harwich, MA, USA |
| Mike Gryciuk Caledon, Ontario, Canada | Jeff Grindstaff Pueblo, Colorado, USA | Ian Chouinard Nashua, NH, United States |
| Justin Hopkins Oriskany Falls, NY, USA | Clint Short Los Angeles , California, USA | Barry Connors Cambridge, Ontario, Canada |
| Robert Radke, Jr. Highland Park, Illinois, USA | Pontus Gillgren V�nersborg, V�stra G�taland, Sweden | Jake Kindon Walsall, Europe, England |
| Mike Gryciuk Caledon, Ontario, Canada | Konstantin Sherbakov Maloyaroslavetc, Kaluzkaya oblast, Russia | simon hinton christchurch, south island, new zealand |
| Dani Clemente Badalona, Barcelona, Spain | Elijah Oguma Waialua, Hawaii, United States | Jeffrey Kramer Almere, Flevoland, The Netherlands |
| James Mozina North Palm Beach, Miami, Miami, United States | Marcello Rocchi Rome, Rome, Italy | Francois Lalibert� Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Francois Laliberte Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Zack Weinstein Antioch, IL, USA | Frankie Defilippis Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada |
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