Blue Man Group Announces Fourth Annual Drum-Off in Partnership with Florida Music Festival

Blue Man Group announced today that they are teaming up with Florida Music Festival to host the fourth annual drum-off on Friday, April 21 and Saturday, April 22 in downtown Orlando. Video submissions are open from Mar. 13 to Apr. 2, 2017.

To enter, drummers will need to create a video showing their creativity, technical ability and pure awesome drumming skills, upload it to YouTube or Vimeo with the hashtags #BlueManDrumOff and #Contest and then submit a link to the video. Details and the complete official rules can be found online at www.blueman.com/orlandodrumoff.

The Florida Music Festival 2017 Blue Man Group Drum-Off selection panel, comprised of Blue Man Group musicians and performers, will select 20 semi-finalists from the video submissions to perform live on Friday, April 21 at Wall Street Plaza in downtown Orlando. The panel will then select five finalists to perform live at the Wall Street Plaza Main Stage on the closing night of Florida Music Festival, Friday, April 22.

The winner of the Drum-Off will receive a prize package valued at over $5,000 and containing prizes from DW Drums, Vic Firth, Sabian and Blue Man Group.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Enter contest between 3/13/17 at 9:00 a.m. EST and 4/2/17 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. & D.C. 18 years of age or older at time of entry. Limit 1 entry per person.

SEMI-FINALISTS MUST TRAVEL ON APRIL 21, 2017. FINALISTS MUST TRAVEL ON APRIL 22, 2017. ALL TRAVEL COSTS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SEMI-FINALISTS AND FINALISTS.

Visit www.blueman.com/orlandodrumoff for full details on how to enter, eligibility requirements, prize description and limitations. Void where prohibited. Sponsor: Blue Man Productions, LLC, 559 Broadway, New York, New York 10012.

International entertainment phenomenon Blue Man Group has been performing in the custom-built Blue Man Group Theatre at Universal CityWalk since 2006. With 1,000 seats, a 30-foot Blue Man façade and plenty of paint, Blue Man Group at Universal Orlando® Resort offers audiences a fun-filled experience like no other.

Blue Man Productions is a global entertainment company best known for the award-winning Blue Man Group show, performed in over 20 countries and seen by more than 35 million people worldwide since 1991. A dynamic combination of art, music, comedy and technology, the show's euphoric celebration of human connection has universal appeal for a broad range of age groups and cultural backgrounds. The show is continually refreshed with new music, fresh stories,custom instruments and state-of-the-art technology. Blue Man Group has permanent theatrical productions in New York, Las Vegas, Boston, Chicago, Orlando, Berlin and a World Tour.

This creative collective has become part of the pop culture zeitgeist. Blue Man Group has served as the face of branding campaigns for Intel and TIM/Brasil and appeared countless times on hit shows like "The Tonight Show," "Arrested Development," "Ellen," "Schlag den Raab" (Germany), "WOWOW" (Japan), and "Caldeirão do Huck" (Brasil).

Beyond the stage show, they are Grammy-nominated recording artists, known for their contributions to various film and TV scores and multiple Blue Man Group albums, including their most recent, THREE. Their "Megastar World Tour" rock concert parody played arenas across the globe. The group's recently published first-ever book, Blue Man World, is a visually stunning anthropological exploration of the curious bald and blue character.

Artist-owned-and-operated and based in New York City, Blue Man Productions has extensive production facilities, a training center, recording studios and a 6,000 square foot Research & Development Lab with numerous new creative projects in the pipeline.

Over a 17 year span, the Florida Music Festival has helped gain industry exposure for then great unsigned artists like Taylor Swift, Flyleaf, Manchester Orchestra, Black Tide, The Academy Is, and There For Tomorrow to the who's who of the music industry and thousands of music fans in Downtown Orlando. The Festival & Conference boast unique events within the context of the weekend, highlighting original artists, including the Florida Grammy Showcase, BMI Brunch and Blue Man Group Drum Off. Drummers formerly associated with FMF Conference Seminars include Paul Doucette of Matchbox Twenty, Will Hunt of Evanescence, Brad Wood of Liz Phair/Smashing Pumpkins, Scott Phillips of Altered Bridge among others.

Check out www.FloridaMusicFestival.com for more information on the Showcase and Industry Conference Schedule.