Open Labs, Intel and Linkin Park Announce Yearlong Music Contest

AUSTIN, Texas, March 14, 2016 — (PRNewswire) — Open Labs, LLC. (openlabs.com), creator of Stagelight music creation app and Grammy^®-Award-winning rock band Linkin Park are announcing a yearlong contest supported by Intel^® and Lenovo. The Stagelight Monthly Music Contest II is a twelve month music contest offering weekly and monthly prizes for music listeners and creators. To compete, emerging talent from all over the world must submit an original composition created in Stagelight, the fastest-growing FREE music app available on Android and Windows.

"Music creation is no longer limited to the studio. Open Labs' Stagelight software along with Intel processor power is enabling more people to create and share their own music," said Frank Soqui, Intel's General Manager of Enthusiast Desktop products. "Intel-based desktop PCs are a great tool for music creators with plenty of performance and screen space for all those tracks. And it's great to see how Linkin Park embraces PC technology and takes sincere interest in enabling new musicians."

The Stagelight Monthly Music Contest II enables eligible contestants to compete for impressive prizes, worldwide recognition and studio technology powered by the 6th Generation Intel^® Core™ processor on desktop computers. Intel, Lenovo and Linkin Park are all long-time collaborators of Open Labs and have been instrumental in connecting Stagelight to a growing audience of aspiring musicians, fans and technology professionals in more than 134 countries.

Stagelight is designed to quickly transform music listeners into music creators, empowering anyone to become a music maker in just minutes. Stagelight comes with everything needed to start making music including in-app lessons, on-screen instruments, pro loops and much more. Stagelight is FREE to download and is available on Android and Windows devices including phones, tablets, phablets, laptops and desktops.

Starting March 14, 2016 music fans and creators from all over the world are encouraged to unleash their imagination and enter the Stagelight Monthly Music Contest II as either a voter and/or creator. Styles of music will alternate on a monthly basis between Rock, Electronic, Hip Hop and Wild Card (any musical style). Weekly prizes will be awarded at random to voters. The prizes include Lenovo's award winning YOGA series tablets, desktops, Chromebooks, and gaming devices. Monthly contest winners will enjoy a prize package of more than USD $3,000 in gear and will join the final 12 at the end of the year for a chance to win the Grand prize: a creative mentoring session in the studio with Linkin Park. Promotion ends March 31, 2017. Void where prohibited. No purchase necessary. Official contest rules.

For more contest or sweepstakes information, visit the official promotion site HERE
The official Stagelight Monthly Music Contest II video can be viewed HERE
Stagelight can be downloaded FREE for Android and Windows devices HERE

Open Labs, LLC. - Headquartered in Austin, TX – "The Live Music Capital of the World" – Open Labs creates software products designed to inspire, educate and elevate musicians across the world.

Linkin Park - LINKIN PARK is a Grammy^®-Award-winning, multi-platinum alternative rock band which has sold over 50 million albums worldwide and had four #1 albums on the Billboard 200. Linkin Park is the biggest band on Facebook with over 63MM fans.

Intel Corporation - Intel expands the boundaries of technology to make the most amazing experiences possible. Information about Intel and the work of its more than 100,000 employees can be found at newsroom.intel.com and intel.com.

Lenovo - Lenovo is a $46 billion global Fortune 500 company and a leader in providing innovative consumer, commercial and enterprise technology.

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