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The FORTUNE Battle of the Corporate Bands is an annual music competition for amateur company-sponsored bands in the United States, Europe and Australia. Created in 2001, the contest's proceeds benefit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH, which also serves as the location for the final round of the competition. The FORTUNE Battle of the Corporate Bands is presented through a partnership with FORTUNE magazine and the Rock Hall, and is sponsored by the NAMM Foundation (National Association of Music Merchants), Gibson Guitars, Marshall Fridge and Fender Premium Audio. The competition is sometimes billed as a "celebration of musicians with day jobs".〔 As of 2013, a requirement is that all participants must be employees of the submitting company. == Contest origin and purpose == The Battle of the Corporate Bands was developed as a joint effort between FORTUNE Magazine and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum to enhance the Museum’s profile in the business community. The two executives most responsible for its creation were Kip Meyer, Director of Integrated Programs for FORTUNE and FORTUNE Small Business magazines, and Steve Dobo, Director of Sponsorships and Promotions at the Rock Hall of Fame. The competition serves multiple purposes. First, it serves as a fundraiser for the Museum’s Educational Fund. In the 2007 contest, each entrant submitted a $200 entry fee, and each finalist's company donated $7,300 to take part in the final round. The Museum also earns contributions from the competition's corporate sponsors and from ticket sales. The contest also provides increased exposure to the companies which sponsor the bands, via the media attention generated by the contest, and via recaps of the contest that appear in FORTUNE magazine. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fortune Battle of the Corporate Bands」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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