Ford Announces the End of "Gimme the Gig"

Ford and Grammy Award-winning producer Don Was have announced that the “Gimme the Gig” seven-month competition, which is sponsored by the 2011 Fiesta has reached its peak. The winning band will be selected during a live performance that is scheduled to take place Thursday, February 17, at the Whiskey A Go Go in Los Angeles.

The live concert will include performances by the even top-voted and up-and-coming bands chosen from a total of 2,500 applicants during the competition, which kicked off on June 1, 2010. The concert will also stream live online - you’ll be able to watch it by clicking here.

"Gimme the Gig was a natural complement to the launch of Ford Fiesta because of the demographic of start-up bands and Fiesta's association with music, such as American Idol and the SYNC AppLink feature," said Tom Grill, U.S. Western Ford Market Area sales and marketing manager. "The promotion has exceeded our expectations in the number of participants and awareness for Fiesta in the western states."

The winning band will get the chance to work with Was, who will produce two tracks for the group. Production will include studio fees, remixing and engineering, with the band retaining the ownership rights to its two recordings.

Over 250,000 people entered the competition online from across the US. The list of finalists, which was announced last week, includes Eyeshine (Granada Hills, Calif.), Jake Newton (Los Angeles), Lost in Atlantis (Phoenix), Lost Point (Littleton, Colo.), Perry Acker (Gig Harbor, Wash.), Roosevelt Radio (Oakland, Calif.) and Wooster (Santa Cruz, Calif.)