PRS Guitars Supports Music for Life Alliance and Music For All
Guitars and Experience PRS 2008 Getaway Up for Bidding
(STEVENSVILLE, MD) January 24, 2008 – Paul Reed Smith Guitars donated an Experience PRS getaway and several guitars during charitable events benefiting the Music for Life Alliance and Music For All at this year’s Winter NAMM musical instruments trade show. Music For All is auctioning an all new Mira model (color of choice for the final bidder) along with a getaway for two to the Experience PRS 2008 open house event in Maryland. Bids for the Mira / Experience PRS 2008 Getaway Package can be placed by visiting www.musicforall.org through Sunday, January 27, 10:15 p.m. PST.
Experience PRS 2008 is the second annual open house event hosted by PRS Guitars at their Stevensville, MD manufacturing facility. Entrance to this exclusive event, to include PRS artist performances, various guitar demonstrations and seminars, new model introductions, archive displays, factory tours, food, beverages and much more, is by invitation only and will cater to authorized PRS dealers/distributors and their PRS enthusiast customers from around the world.
Muriel Anderson’s All Star Guitar Night, an event sponsored in part by PRS Guitars and headlined by PRS Signature Model Artist David Grissom, also hosted an auction that benefited the Music for Life Alliance. Instruments provided by PRS earned thousands of dollars for the Music for Life Alliance, an organization that has long since been affiliated with the annual NAMM all-star jam and supported by PRS. The All Star Guitar Night will be rebroadcast on various online performance channels such as www.TrueFire.TV, www.AllStarGuitarNight.TV, www.GuitarPlayerTV.com among others in the coming months.
This is the second year that PRS has contributed to auctions that benefit both the Music for Life Alliance and Music For All. “PRS Guitars is happy to provide support whenever we can to help keep music education accessible for children and teens. We can’t be there for every project but we certainly do our best to help,” said Paul Reed Smith.
About the Music for Life Alliance
Music for Life Alliance seeks to unite individuals and organizations actively supporting music education for children who may not otherwise be able to experience the educational, psychological, and social benefits of making music; and to create and maintain a national database that enables the sharing of information, combining of resources, and speaking in a common and more effective voice.
About Music for All
Music for All is one of the largest and most influential national music education organizations in support of active music-making. Music for All is committed to expanding the role of music and the arts in education, to heightening the public’s appreciation of the value of music and arts education, and to creating a positive environment for the arts through societal change. Music for All presents more than 30 events annually through its Bands of America and Orchestra America divisions. Bands of America events are recognized as the pinnacle of programs for high school instrumental music nationwide. Annual events include the Grand National Marching Band Championships, the Summer Symposium, the Music for All National Festival, Regional Marching Band Championships, the Honor Band of America, Honor Orchestra of America and the Jazz Band of America.
About PRS Guitars
Founded in 1985, Paul Reed Smith Guitars is a leading manufacturer of high-end electric-acoustic guitars. PRS guitars were originally crafted for local musicians and have since become highly prized by musicians and collectors across the world. Through innovative design and quality of workmanship, PRS has a worldwide reputation for building premier quality products, as each guitar is handcrafted with attention to detail from the finest materials available. The company builds approximately 13,000 guitars per year and sells its products through exclusive domestic dealers and international distributors across the world. PRS guitars are used by Carlos Santana, Dave Navarro, Mark Tremonti and a veritable "who's who" of top musicians.