The tension is mounting as votes pile up for contestants in Hit Like A Girl 2012: The Contest For Female Drummers. As the competition heads into its final stretch, its sponsors have announced that dozens of drumming videos by girls and women as young as eight to over fifty, on acoustic and electronic drumsets, and from all around the world have been posted to the hitlikeagirl2012.com website. Along with entries from the United States, videos have been posted by drummers from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, England, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland.

Hit Like A Girl 2012 has also announced that the world-famous School Of Rock (www.schoolofrock.com) music school has joined major event sponsors Crush, Drum!, Tom-Tom Magazine, TRX, Alfred Publishing, Drum Channel, Evans, SKB and Vater—contributing drum gear  and prizes valued at more than $10,000. In addition, Daisy Rock, Drumscore.com, Fuse Fitness For Women, Kelly Shu, Swan Percussion, Common Ground Festival, District Drum Company, Interstate Music, Kickport, MEOW, Savior Custom Drums, The Drum Experts, Public Relations Divas, Obsidian Development Group, Love Gone Apparel, Pahu International, Torre Fuerta Music, April Dawn, Tiffy Lea and Yazlyn Ruiz have signed on as contest supporters.

Additional media sponsorship is provided by the Enter Music Network and its affiliates, including onlinedrummer.com, drummercafe.com, drummerconnection.com, sickdrummermagazine.com and drumlink.com.

Videos can be submitted at hitlikeagirl2012.com through April 1, 2012 and voting continues online through April 15. After that, the most popular videos along with several “wild card” entries chosen by the sponsors will be posted at hitlikeagirl2012.com and drumchannel.com and adjudicated by a panel of top women drummers, including Sheila E, Kim Thompson, Jess Bowen, Susie Ibarra, Dawn Richardson and Hannah Ford. Winners will be announced May 1, 2012. For further information, please contact info@hitlikeagirl2012.com.

A free Starter Pack of CYMPAD cellular foam cymbal washers is now included with every TRX Cymbal purchase totaling $300 (MSRP) or more. The Start Pack includes three standard Optimizers, one Ride Optimizer and a 3-piece Hi-Hat set and carries a $20 retail value. This offer is valid at participating dealers while supplies last.

Cympads are used and endorsed by leading drum artists, including Steve Smith, Antonio Sanchez, Thomas Lang, Stephen Perkins, Johnny Rabb, Gil Sharone, Walfredo Reyes, Jr., Derek Roddy and Taku Hirano.

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Aiming to seek, support and celebrate the impact of female drummers on contemporary music and the worldwide drumming community, leading drum equipment manufacturers Crush, TRX, Vater, Evans and SKB, along with major drum media companies including Drum!, Tom Tom Magazine: A Magazine About Female Drummers, Alfred Music, Drum Channel and the Enter Music Network, are joining together to sponsor “Hit Like A Girl 2012”, the first ever drumming contest for girls and women.

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