SMM VIDEO COMPETITION: Important Update

Please see www.bentleyjones.com for full details.

You have spoken and we have listened!! (^^)

Admittedly, the original rules were a little restricted. The reason you weren’t allowed to use GAME CHARACTERS in your entries was because of the legal complications of them appearing in the official music video.

But there have been SO MANY of you who have protested over this that we have come up with a simple solution…

YOU CAN NOW USE GAME CHARACTERS IN YOUR ENTRIES!! To make this happen we’ve had to cancel production of the official music video so that MORE of you can enter. It’s a small price to pay BUT you can still win the same INCREDIBLE PRIZE BUNDLES! Plus there is an extended deadline to Midnight (GMT) March 5th 2010 for anyone who wants to work on a new entry.

YOU CAN:
Sing / Lip-sync
Dance
Act
Play / Air an instrument
Animate
Be as CREATIVE as you can!

YOU CANNOT:
You cannot excessively use official artwork
You cannot use game footage
You cannot use official animations (cutscenes, cartoons, anime etc.)

WINNERS will still receive the original prize bundles. Even better in fact… the concept art has been upgraded to a SIGNED CONCEPT ART BOOK from SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING.

Entries that have already been accepted WILL NOT BE AFFECTED and the original terms and conditions still apply. However, if you want to SUBMIT A NEW ENTRY you can do that too!

YOU HAVE 2 WEEKS LEFT – get creative!!

SO MUCH MORE: Cover voting closed, track list, previews and more!!

The cover voting is now closed! And honestly, I’m so glad I decided to let you guys pick because I would have chosen a different cover entirely!! (^^;)

Now that the cover has been chosen Amazon have already added the EP to their site with PREVIEWS of all tracks! Gotta hand it to them – they work freakin’ fast! (@_____@)

The confirmed track list is below, while previews are available now on Amazon.

01 So Much More… (main theme of “Sonic & SEGA All-stars Racing”)
02 U Won’t 4get ME ~theme of Bentley Jones~ (Clean Version)
03 Swing Baby! (from Gaia Online’s “PROMAGEDDON”)
04 So Much More… ~Ballad Version~
05 Alpha Dog
06 So Much More… (Fantazia Projekt Radio Mix)
07 So Much More… (Phunkstar Extended Mix)
08 So Much More… (Fantazia Projekt Remix)
09 So Much More… (Instrumental)

EXCLUSIVE TO BENTLEYJONES.COM:

02 U Won’t 4get ME ~theme of Bentley Jones~ (Dirty Version)

I get so many e-mails regarding my CDs and the music I release, so when it came to the track list I wanted to give you guys exactly what you wanted. Specifically; new songs, remixes, an extended version and an instrumental. The ballad version was one of my own indulgences! (^^)

It seems one of these tracks is picking up a LOT of attention at the moment in the most unlikely of places… (~______^) Can you guess which one? More info coming VERY soon…

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SUMMER OF SONIC: All videos now available on YouTube

It does exactly what it says on the tin. (^^) Check ‘em all out at www.youtube.com/bentleyjonesmusic

I’m off to Tweet for a bit.

BLOG: DeviantArt Fan Club Contest

The talented guys and gals at my fan club over at DeviantArt are holding their first contest! To enter you have to create a piece of art relating to 1 of 3 of my tracks. For full details and to join check out the entry page right here.

Plus, I hear the secret guest judge is a very talented – not to mention incredibly handsome – guy…! (^_______________________^) Hehe!

(image created by Zefire01)

BLOG: A general entry for the weekend…

Just thought I’d get one in before I head to the studio to start work for the night.

I impressed myself yesterday by managing to add a couple of widgets to the blog… now you can keep an eye on my Twitter (www.twitter.com/Bentley_Jones) and check out my latest videos from YouTube (www.youtube.com/BentleyJonesMusic) right here on the blog! The Twitter is going quite well actually… I’m enjoying it a lot more than I thought I would! (^^)

The biggest piece of news from the latest couple of days is that tonight I’m starting work on the first Japanese tracks for the album. Read the rest of this entry »

ART: DeviantArt’s BJ Fan Club

I *LOVE* checking out all the artwork that you guys send me, and a group of talented peeps at Deviant Art have started a Bentley Jones Fan Club so they can show off their skills! I thought I’d share some of my favourites with you… Read the rest of this entry »

PROMAGEDDON: Tracks available now!!

As promised, all three tracks from Gaia Online’s Promageddon are now available on YouTube!! (^^) As I said before, these are only looped demos that were selected from my album sampler so it may be a while before you hear the full and final versions… Read the rest of this entry »

PROMAGEDDON: Preview tracks available soon…

Wow!! (@____________@) The response to the new tracks over at Promageddon has been overwhelming! Thanks to everyone for their comments and messages – keep ‘em coming!!

Since they’ve proved so popular… once the Prom is over on Wednesday I’ll upload a sampler onto YouTube so those who couldn’t make it can check them out too. Read the rest of this entry »

BLOG: Promageddon is here!

After a couple of delays the Gaia Online prom is finally here! Click the banner to enter (Gaia membership required – but it’s free! Waddaya got to lose?!) and busta move to 3 brand new tracks from yours truly. Read the rest of this entry »