Win the Chance to Direct a Music Video in the Big Easy

Louisville, Ky. (October 5, 2001) – Whether you’re thenext big thing in directing or just an average Joe with a video camera,your chance to see your name in lights may have just arrived. SouthernComfort, official tour sponsor of New Orleans rock band Cowboy Mouth,announces the kick-off of the Southern Comfort Behind the CameraContest Friday, October 5, 2001.

In partnership with RollingStone.com, the leading authority on musicand popular culture, the contest awards one winner* a five-night stayin New Orleans as well as a $10,000 budget (cost of film crew,equipment and editing is already covered) to direct a professionalmusic video with New Orleans’ biggest home-grown rock band,Cowboy Mouth. The winner’s video will be exclusively debutednationwide on RollingStone.com, offering anyone with a passion formusic and film a rare opportunity to win widespread recognition in theentertainment industry.

Straight out of the famed French Quarter, the musicians of CowboyMouth blend rock and roll with country-tinged harmonies to create agospel-inspired live show that can only be described as a“revival” experience. All four band members work assingers/songwriters to make music as hot and flavorful as a bowl ofCajun gumbo.

*Must be legal US resident and over 21 to enter. Void in Californiaand where prohibited. See Official Rules for Details. Contest endsDecember 31, 2001.

Get Behind the Camera:
· To officially enter, visit www.musicvideocontest.com - agree tothe contest rules and download the MP3 file of the song “JennySays” by Cowboy Mouth.
· Develop a 1-2 page (typed) creative concept for a music videoset to “Jenny Says” with a New Orleans backdrop, that canbe filmed on DV over a two-day period with Cowboy Mouth’sparticipation.
· Develop a realistic, typed, line-item budget of no more than$10,000, detailing the costs behind the music video concept. It is notnecessary to budget for a video production company, cameras, orlighting equipment, as that will be provided for the winning entry.Budgets should include costumes, permits, props, etc. A sample budgetwill be available at www.musicvideocontest.com
· Send in a demo video tape demonstrating your video-directingability (no more than four minutes long) or shoot a homemade videobringing your concept to life, giving judges a sense of your directingand camera composition ability.
· Mail in the typed music video concept, line-item budget and demovideo tape (together in one package) to the address listed onwww.musicvideocontest.com. Materials must be postmarked no later thanDecember 31, 2001.
· Additional restrictions apply, see Official Rules atwww.musicvideocontest.com for details.

A panel of experts, including RollingStone.com editors, willjudge the entries based on originality of the concept, creativity,appropriateness of concept to song, feasibility of budget, andfilmmaking quality of demo video tape. For complete details about theSouthern Comfort Behind The Camera Contest, please visitwww.musicvideocontest.com or email questions to musicvideocontest@edelman.com.

For more information on Cowboy Mouth, please visit www.cowboymouth.com.