LAPTOP BATTLE AT NECTAR FRIDAY OCT 10

Seattle's own homegrown phenomenon is back and in full effect!LAPTOP BATTLE OCTOBER 10TH AT NECTAR 412 N. 36th St., Seattle WA 98103Calling all electronic enthusiasts!The Laptop Battle has made it around the world, and now has made it back to its original stomping grounds. The NW Laptop Battle will be held at Nectar, on October 10, 2008. The showcase will star the baddest talent from Vancity to the PDX. Past NW contestants include Kris Moon, Claude Balzac, Zapan, KJ Sawka, Jacob London, Buck Nasty III, Studley Buffkins, Syzygy and Kinoko. Through the thick of wires, laptops and gadgets, each player will have 3 minutes to showcase the stuff they're made of to wow the judges and to get booties movin'. Each contestant will face nail biting elimination rounds, and eventually a winner will be crowned.Laptpp Battle started back in 2003, Zach Huntting and Kris Moon from the Fourthcity collective created an original concept to bringing people and music together. You don't have to be an established musician, nor have high-end equipment to join; people use what means they have and create what they love. A wide variety of musical sounds are welcomed. The concept has caught on and has spread from Seattle to Germany, Miami, Tokyo, New York, Italy, Philadelphia, Dallas, San Francisco, New Zealand, the UK and beyond.The rules are simple:1. Gear specifications:i. Contestants can use up to one (1) midi controller & one (1) soundcard.ii. All gear must fit in a 2' x 2' square.2. Battles are chosen randomly.3. Battles are 3 minutes long. Contestants can choose whether they want a 30 second warning issued by the MC. At 3 minutes the MC will fade out the contestant's output.4. Judges (5) decide the outcome of battles in a single elimination style.5. Contestants must be at the location of the battle half an hour before the battle for reasons below.a. minimum amount of set-up time.b. alternates will be onsite to take the place of contestants who fail to show up on time.Judges: Dave Pezzner Jacob London, Last Year's Champion Colin Johnson Nectar Lounge, Mercir, Righteous Trash James Grindle Necodo.com, EarConscious ER Don Buy the new album out on Fourthcity! Josh Wright Light in The Attic RecordsMC: Alejandro Gutierrez Artifakt, FourthcityVisuals Scott Sunn - TracerContestants: Tron Sister WD4D Jeffery Mode Trona - myspace, website Orbiculus Squid Leader Andrew Luck Xben Incite Joel Pryde HeavyLight KFO website Mat Anderson John Lowe Ffej nTH 808 Claude Balzak and surprise battler!!Sponsors: Ableton Native Instruments M-Audio Mackie Necodo.com Sonic Charge Puremagnetik FabFilter Fourthcity D16 Audio Damage Electricbaby Soy Poster Midget Oseao laptopbattle.org laptopbattle.comFor more information, visit http://www.laptopbattle.com or http://www.laptopbattle.org###__________________http://www.fourthcity.net/http://www.fourthcity.net/jp/http://www.brushedgolden.comhttp://www.laptopbattle.orghttp://www.broken-disco.comhttp://database.clockstrikesgold.comhttp://www.fourthcityVersusTheWorld.com