Brownbag Johnson

From our friends at RockBandAide.com:

You guys remember Graveyard BBQ, don’t ya? They were featured way back on the original Guitar Hero, and now have several tracks in the Rock Band Network. I just received a quick message from the boys in the band (via @RG_Studios), and here is the latest RBN contest for everyone to check out!

Are you the rippinest, shreddinest member of the BBQ Nation? Want to win tons of cool GRAVEYARD BBQ swag (signed CD, shirt, BBQ apron), 1600 MS Points, AND a personal Skype guitar lesson with the King of Sling himself, BROWNBAG JOHNSON?

All this can be yours if you score the #1 spot on the guitar leaderboard for the GRILL ‘EM ALL Battle.

ALL HAIL THE NATION! “IF YOU AIN’T WITH US, YER AGAINST US”

Battle Details:
To win, you must be ranked #1 at the end of the Xbox 360 guitar setlist battle at http://www.rockband.com/battles/grill-em-all-guitar-battle/view, which includes the following Graveyard BBQ tracks:

1. BBQ Nation
2. By the Grace of the Grill
3. Cheat on the Church
4. Creamskull Boogie
5. Ride the Stache
6. The Clothes that Makes the Man

The top ranked player at the end of the battle will receive:

• (1) Xbox Live code redeemable for 1,600 MSP
• (1) Signed copy each of Graveyard BBQ’s Greatest Hits Volume 1 & 2 CDs
• (1) Graveyard BBQ “Grill ‘Em All” BBQ apron
• (1) Personalized guitar lesson with Graveyard BBQ guitarist Brownbag Johnson, via online video chat (ie. Skype).
• (1) T-shirt of winner’s choice from Graveyard BBQ’s merch store (http://www.graveyardbbq.bigcartel.com/)

Random Winners:
Not skilled enough with a plastic guitar to take the top prize? No worries, we got you covered too. Five (5) random participants will be chosen from the leaderboard at the end of the battle to receive 960 MS Points each, good enough for six Rock Band tracks at 160MSP!

Winners will be notified via Xbox Live Private Message within 3 business days of the end of the Grill ‘Em All Guitar Battle.

Good luck!

And now, a very special message from Graveyard BBQ‘s Brownbag Johnson:

GOT EPIC???….. 1st Grillion to post a PERFECT Guitar Score of the NEWLY released ROCKBAND 3 BBQ jam, “BY THE GRACE OF THE GRILL” will WIN a “Grill Em All” BBQ Apron, and a T-SHIRT of yer choice thru (www.graveyardbbq.bigcartel.com)
The next 5 to post their scores on the GRAVEYARD BBQ page will receive a code for a free download thru the Rock Band Network Store!
ALL HAIL THE BBQ NATION
“IF YOU AIN’T WITH US, YER AGAINST US!”

To enter, head on over to Graveyard BBQ’s Facebook page and be one of the first five people to post a screenshot on their wall with your final score. It’s that easy!

Also, be the first to post a perfect Expert Guitar score (FC) to win a kickass BBQ apron (perfect for summer grillin’) and a Graveyard BBQ t-shirt of your choice!

You can download a free trial or purchase “By the Grace of the Grill” HERE.

Sexy.

Remember way back when we told you we’d give away our Xbox 360 with 60GB hard drive, perfect for all those RBN songs you’re about to buy, once we reached 1,000 followers? Thanks to all of you, we hit our mark, and we’re ready to send her to a good home.

HOWEVER…

We don’t quite feel like giving away our Xbox to Spamanda679vhx (as much as it’s going to break her little spambot heart), so that pretty much rules out a random drawing from our followers.

We also don’t want to do a challenging trivia question, since we want to give everyone an equal chance to win.

So, here’s how we’re going to do it… please follow the rules to make sure you don’t get disqualified:

* Between now and 12PM EST on Friday, October 16, tweet the name of your favorite band that you’d like to see on Rock Band.
* Include a link to the band’s official website or MySpace.
* Hashtag your tweet #RGS360
* Only one entry per user will be considered… so spamming #RGS360 WILL NOT increase your chances of winning
* You must be following @RG_Studios in order to win
* A random winner will be chosen from all qualified entrants at 1PM EST on Friday, October 16.

Example: I would love to see Amberian Dawn on Rock Band http://www.amberiandawn.com/ #RGS360

Simple, huh? OK kids, have at it, and good luck!

Here’s our first mention in a press article, from Costa Rican news site Vuelta En U. It mentions our involvement in authoring Gandhi’s “Arigato”. Unfortunately for our non-spanish-speaking readers, the article is… in spanish. But seeing as we are super cool, we have translated a few choice bits for you:

GANDHI WILL BE IN ROCK BAND by Víctor Fernández G.

“That feeling of ‘How cool would it be to play like Gandhi’ is not so out of reach anymore… virtually speaking.

Today we found out that this quartet will soon be part of Rock Band, the popular video game in which players can form a virtual rock group and perform well-known songs, scoring points depending on their skills.

Hit single ‘Arigato’ is the band’s song chosen for Rock Band, and according to their guitarist Federico Miranda on his website, it would be ready by the end of this year to be included in the Rock Band Network.

Gandhi’s inclusion into the popular franchise was propelled by an old acquaintance of the band: Costa Rican guitarist, composer, engineer and author Richie Nieto, who now resides in Canada. Nieto is part of RockGamer Studios, a New York-based company chosen and trained by Harmonix (Rock Band’s creators) to author songs into the game’s format. According to Nieto, Gandhi is the first band they are working with, and ‘Arigato’ will be their first contribution to the Rock Band Network, which will allow independent authors, musicians and labels to expand the catalogue of songs to be available for the game.”

Sweet, eh? I’m personally very excited that we’re starting to pull the Latin Rock community into Rock Band. There is a wealth of talent and material there, so keep tuned… lots of more great stuff to come!

Win our Xbox 360

If you want to keep up to date on on our progress, what artists/labels we’re working with, and our current state of mind in general, the best way is to follow RockGamer Studios on Twitter by visiting http://www.twitter.com/RG_Studios

Help us reach 1,000 followers for a chance to win an Xbox 360. Once we hit the magic number, we’ll run a contest to give one lucky winner a brand new Xbox 360 with 60GB hard drive. So what are you waiting for? Help us spread the good word!