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Tim Blane Wins a Year's Supply of Guitar Strings From Ernie Ball! (Photo: Amy Lithimane)

For those of you new to this whole “OurStage thing”, you may not know that we hold monthly music competitions for both artists and fans. And we have all kinds of sweet prizes to offer these music lovers and noise makers! At OurStage, we like to reward our top-ranking artists for winning over our community. We also like to thank the fan voters with the most accurate judging predictions. You can check out our monthly prize offerings for fans and artists by clicking here. But not before we give you a rundown featuring some of our recent winners and prizes!

Artist Prize Winners

Tim Blane

Top Ranking Song in Singer/Songwriter (Male) channel for June
Prize: A year’s supply of free strings and accessories from Ernie Ball

Jenn Cristy

#1 in the Pop channel for June
Prize: Mix and mastering session from MileStone Studios

Adam Arcuragi

Top Ranking Song in Acoustic channel for May
Prize: Logo created by Alphabet Arm Design

We The Living

Top Ranking in Indie Pop channel for May
Prize: Studio time at Sanctum Sound Studio

The Rescues

Top Ranking in Indie Pop channel for June
Prize: Studio time at Sanctum Sound Studio AND a logo created by Alphabet Arm Design

Shotgun Crackers

Top Ranking in Indie Rock channel for June
Prize: Digital Distribution Services from SideCho Media

Gavin Mikhail

Top Rock Predictor for May
Prize: Shure SE115 Sound Isolating Earphones

James S. from NY

Top Alt. Rock Fan Predictor for May
Prize: First Act “Lola” CE120 Electric Guitar

Love him or hate him, Perez Hilton has a pretty good batting average when it comes to predicting the next “it” band. So We The Living were likely stoked when the celebrity blogger gave them a gushing review. (But maybe less stoked when he compared them to Lifehouse.)

The L.A. trio are most comfortable in the land of ballads, but theirs are less like the maudlin, ham-fisted melodies of Lifehouse and more akin to the expansive and elegant arrangements of OneRepublic or Coldplay. “Menelaus,” a haunting love song that borrows the Battle of Troy as its lyrical terrain, is made for slow dancing hipsters. “Best Laid Plans,” (Perez’s favorite) takes its sweet time to drive the chorus home, but sometimes its more fun to coast than cruise. Maybe it’s We The Living’s plethora of pretty, slow songs that makes the arching leap of “Sound of Love” so exciting. “This is the sound of the beat of your heart / Can you feel it? Can you feel it?”

Yes … yes we can.