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MEDIA CONTACT Skip Wilson 301-620-4040 x1120 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [email protected]

MUSIC & ARTS AND FENDER ANNOUNCE INSTANT BAND PRIZE PACK GIVEAWAY The two national music companies partnered to celebrate the 28th annual International Month

Announcement Highlights: . Six-piece prize package valued at $3,000 includes guitars, amps, cases, and PA system . Sweepstakes begins on 4/1/15 and ends on 5/30/15 . Music & Arts will offer special discounts on all guitars and select guitar accessories

FREDERICK, MD (APRIL 1, 2015) ─ Music & Arts and Fender Guitars announced the Instant Band Prize Pack Giveaway in celebration of the 28th annual International Guitar Month. One grand prize will give musicians and aspiring bands the chance to get a head start on making music.

“International Guitar Month gives us the opportunity to get edgy and show we are the go-to place for all types of music,” said Skip Wilson, Senior Integrated Marketing Manager for Music & Arts. “Having a world-renowned, innovative partner like Fender Guitars helps us provide our customers with the best opportunity for musical greatness.”

The grand prize package is valued at $3,000 and includes: . Fender Standard Stratocaster HSS w/Gig Bag . Fender Standard Precision w/Gig Bag . Fender CD60CE Acoustic-Electric Guitar w/ Hard Shell Case . II (V2) Amp . Fender Acoustasonic 90W Amp . Fender Rumble 200 V3 PA System

"There’s no other feeling like playing music,” said Dean Herman, Director of Sales, National Accounts for Fender Guitars. “As a company that thrives off supporting musicians, we couldn’t be happier to put together a chance to help others create music memories.”

In addition to the Instant Band Prize Pack Giveaway, Music & Arts will include a special sale on all guitars and select guitar accessories in-store and online.

For more information and official rules on how to enter, visit MusicArts.com/GuitarMonth ###

ABOUT MUSIC & ARTS The first Music & Arts, run by founder Benjamin O’Brien, opened in 1952 and was located in a small house in Bethesda, MD. Still run by the O’Brien family today, Music & Arts now has more than 500 retail and affiliate locations, 120 educational representatives and 32,000 lesson students making it the nation’s largest school music retailer and lesson provider. Now based in Frederick, MD, the company of trained musicians offers friendly service for everything musical in your life including instruments, lessons, rentals and repairs. Visit MusicArts.com for more information.

ABOUT FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is one of the world’s leading manufacturers, marketers and distributors, whose portfolio of brands includes Fender®, ®, ® fretted instruments, Jackson®, EVH® and ® among others. For more information, visit Fender.com