CALLING ALL
DJs
LUMINES II
VIDEO MIXER
READY TO
ROCK THE WEB
Junkie XL To
Choose
Contest
Winner for
Miami VIP
Getaway
BURBANK,
Calif. –
(November
30, 2006) –
Coinciding
with the
recent
release of "Lumines
II," the
popular
music-enhanced
puzzle video
game for the
PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable)
system,
Buena Vista
Games
announced
today that
it will
sponsor an
online video
mixer
contest in
which
aspiring DJs
can put
their skills
to work and
create a new
music track.
The contest
winner will
be headed to
Miami this
spring for
the ultimate
Winter Music
Conference
experience
and to meet
Junkie XL.
Utilizing
musical
elements
like loops,
beats and
other sound
effects from
the Junkie
XL song “Breezer,”
along with
visual
elements,
including "Lumines
II" gameplay
footage and
prerecorded
footage of a
dancer
executing
various
moves, users
can create
their own
remixes to
share with
friends and
enter to
win.
“Music,
creativity
and
customization
come
together in
'Lumines
II.' Now,
those
elements can
be used by
fans to
create a
musical and
visual
experience
with a
chance to
discuss
their new
creation
with Junkie
XL in
Miami,” said
Craig Relyea,
vice
president of
marketing,
Buena Vista
Games. “With
digital
music and
online video
being so
popular, we
hope this
contest will
inspire many
would-be
musicians
and music
video
creators.”
To enter the
"Lumines II"
Video Mixer
Contest,
entrants
will use the
video mixer
program at
http://buenavistagames.go.com/lumines/mixer/.
Various
tracks,
including
video,
music,
effects and
moves can be
mixed to
create an
original
music video.
Entrants
also can
share their
new
creations
with friends
online.
All
customized,
individually
created
re-mixes
must be
submitted by
December 31,
2006, to be
considered.
Ten
finalists
will be
selected and
judged by
Junkie XL,
who will
choose a
winner based
on
creativity,
overall
sound/visual
appeal and
feeling. The
winner will
receive a
trip for two
to Miami for
the Winter
Music
Conference,
a VIP
experience
with Junkie
XL, hotel
accommodations,
round-trip
airfare, car
rental and
$500
spending
cash.
The contest
is open to
U.S.
residents,
but anyone
can create a
new musical
track using
the video
mixer.
For more
information
and
additional
entry rules,
please visit
www.lumineseee.com.
About "Lumines
II"
"Lumines II"
for the PSP
system is
the sequel
to the
extremely
addictive
puzzle-based
video game,
"Lumines."
To play,
gamers
control
squares made
of four
smaller
block pieces
that are
dropped into
the playing
field one at
a time to
form
same-color
rectangles.
The vertical
“timeline”
sweeps
across the
playing
field from
left to
right and
wipes the
same-color
rectangles
from the
playing
field.
Unmatched
blocks pile
up, and the
game ends
when the
pile gets to
the top of
the playing
screen.
Advance
through many
action-packed
levels, each
with its own
musical
theme and
sound
effects.
The game
includes
licensed
soundtrack
featuring
songs and
music videos
by today’s
cutting edge
musicians –
Beck, Black
Eyed Peas,
Chemical
Brothers,
Fatboy Slim,
The Go!
Team, Gwen
Stefani,
Hoobastank,
Junior
Senior,
Missy
Elliott and
New Order.
Additional
songs are
from Junkie
XL, Stigmato
Inc, Star
Casino, Ken
Ishii and
Techriders.
About Junkie
XL
A celebrated
musician and
solo artist,
Tom
Holkenborg
(Junkie XL)
is also one
of the most
popular
young
composers in
video games,
film and
television.
He's also a
producer and
revered
remixer who
masterminded
one of the
biggest
remixes in
history: the
2002
resurrection
of Elvis
Presley's "A
Little Less
Conversation,"
which became
a No. 1
smash hit in
24
countries.
About Buena
Vista Games
Buena Vista
Games, Inc.
(BVG) is the
interactive
entertainment
affiliate of
The Walt
Disney
Company. BVG
publishes,
markets and
distributes
a broad
portfolio of
multi-platform
video games
and
interactive
entertainment
worldwide.
The company
also
licenses
properties
and works
directly
with
third-party
interactive
game
publishers
to bring
products for
all ages to
market. For
more
information,
please log
on to
www.bvg.com.
Sony
Computer
Entertainment
America
takes no
responsibility
for this
offer.