Matthew Ebel » Contests

Giving away a free Album tonight on UStream

Matthew Ebel — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:52:48 +0000

That’s right, folks, Songs from the Vault, vol. 1 is now available via CD Baby! To celebrate, I’ll be giving away a free copy (or maybe more) tonight at my weekly UStream show!

Details for how to get the free CD will be announced during the show, but the CD (or CD’s) will be given away at the end!

Just show up tonight at 6pm Eastern US Time at http://matthewebel.com/ustream

Two New Videos, One Big Winner

Matthew Ebel — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:32:55 +0000

Just a quick little update with some shiny things to look at. First of all, congratulations to Ian Boswell for winning my “I Blame The Spy” Video Contest. You’ve just picked up a free All-Access Pass for one year with this video:

And then there’s a little something I put together from Megaplex 2009. The venue had a camera on me the whole time, so I threw this up on YouTube to share with the world. Feel free to spread it around!

I Blame The Allergy Meds

Matthew Ebel — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:06:06 +0000

So last night I had a dream that I won a black Chevy Silverado pickup truck. Brand new, too. In fact, my brother won one as well… but he got a diesel model and mine was a gas model. I was ticked off about all this, complaining to the contest people that my brother doesn’t even know what biodiesel is, let alone has any intention of making it and using it.

On top of all that, the badges on the truck (you know, the little Chevy logo and the nameplate and all that) kept falling off, like they were held on by Elmer’s glue or something. The rest of the truck was rock solid (even though it’s a Chevy), but I was fairly pissed off about the cheap badges.

I guess the moral of this story is that no matter how bad the pollen gets, taking antihistamines before bed is a really bad idea.

"I Blame The Spy" Video Contest

Matthew Ebel — Fri, 01 May 2009 17:38:50 +0000

Fans of Team Fortress 2 from Valve Software now have a chance to win a full year of the All-Access Pass from Matthew Ebel dot net (a $99 value) and show off their movie-making skills.

All you have to do is make an in-game music video (aka Machinema) using “I Blame The Spy” and you could win a full year of free music from Matthew Ebel dot net!

Full contest details available at www.matthewebel.net

Spring 2009 VIP Song Winner Announced

Matthew Ebel — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:34:52 +0000

It’s that time of year… time to pick the first-ever Matthew Ebel dot net VIP Song winner! Congratulations to VIP Subscriber Tony Carcieri, he’ll be getting a custom-written song from Matthew sometime soon!

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Contest Winner: Name That Mugshot

Matthew Ebel — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:09:23 +0000

A little over a month ago I posted this contest asking folks to caption this great photo:

My room mates and I sat down and deliberated, picking the best entries and deciding on which one would eventually take the prize- one free month of a Matthew Ebel dot net All-Access pass. We recorded our reactions to the best entries here:
Mugshot Contest Winner.mp3

The winner? Below the fold…

Scott Kingsley for this amazing photoshoppery:

Winning Entry by Scott Kingsley

Many thanks to all who entered the contest, and congratulations to Scott! Enjoy the new music and live music over at Matthew Ebel dot net!

Please Vote at Sellaband

Matthew Ebel — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:50:14 +0000

UPDATE: Hooray! I just made Artist of the Week! Thank all of you who voted, this is your victory!

Last week I made the #2 slot for Sellaband’s Artist of the Week contest. This week I’m back and I need your help to make #1 by Monday morning! Here’s what you need to do:

If you haven’t already, sign up for Sellaband as a Believer.
Once you’ve got an account, go to my page at http://sellaband.com/matthewebel
Click the giant button on the right-hand side that says:
BONUS: If you’ve invested any money in any artists (like me) on Sellaband, you can vote every day this week. Please do!

If I make it to the #1 spot this week I’ll get $200 towards my next album from Sellaband as well as a bunch of other promotional opportunities. So far they’ve been VERY good about not spamming people, too, so don’t worry. Please help by voting, thanks!

Vote for me on Sellaband

Matthew Ebel — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:36:33 +0000

REAL quick, I promise… I’m part of their “Artist of the week” popularity contest right now and I need your votes. If you’ve already pre-ordered my next album you can vote daily, otherwise just make your mark once and you’ll help me out!

Just hit http://www2.sellaband.com/sixpack.html for more info and to see the competition.

Just LOG IN and VOTE at http://sellaband.com/matthewebel as often as you can. Thanks!

New Contest: Name That Mugshot

Matthew Ebel — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:34:32 +0000

Update: Contest entries have ended… time to decide on a winner!

Matt Needs A Drink
Originally uploaded by RoninOtter.

Pay attention, you could win a Matthew Ebel dot net All-Access Pass for one month! My room mate RoninOtter took this picture as we were testing out some of his new photography equipment. Right after he posted it, C.C. Chapman mentioned it looked like a mugshot.

Well, C.C., you’re absolutely right.

So what’s the contest? Reply to this blog post and tell me:

Where I was arrested

What I was arrested for

The winning entry will be picked on Feb. 1 by a panel of random friends who haven’t entered the contest. Yes it’s totally subjective and will be based on whatever makes us laugh the most. If you really want to skew your chances, try photoshopping this and posting to your own blog, but make sure you link to it here in the comments with your official entry.

Contest ends at the end of January 2009 and you can enter as often as you like!

Leave your entries here…

Update: I thought it would go without saying that entries containing vulgar language or epithets would be deleted. Apparently, it needs to be said. Be tasteful.