Guitarists are invited to audition online for the chance to win a one-to-one mentoring session with Mark Knopfler.

PRESS RELEASE: PureSolo.com the online music recording community has teamed up with Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler to launch an online guitar competition, in which guitarists are given the chance to win a master class with Knopfler at his private studios in London.

Mark Knopfler is best known for his role as founder and lead guitarist in international band Dire Straits, whose tracks ‘Sultans of Swing’ and ‘Money for Nothing’ are considered a staple in any respectable guitarists’ musical repertoire.

The competition’s unique method of entry offers wannabe guitarists the opportunity to essentially ‘take the place’ of Knopfler on his ORIGINAL recordings. Three tracks have been specially remastered with the lead guitar part removed and entrants are invited to re-record this part in their own style.

Guitarists without access to recording equipment need not worry as all the tools needed to create their competition entry are provided at PureSolo.com. The site boasts an online recording facility that makes it easy for anyone to record music using just a microphone and computer.

Once submitted for entry, songs can be played and rated by other members of the PureSolo community, eventually creating a shortlist from which the winning recording will be chosen by an expert panel of judges including Mark Knopfler himself.

The competition is due to launch on the 14th June and will run until 13th August. The original backing tracks required for entry are exclusively available at PureSolo.com and are priced at £1.99. Once purchased, PureSolo tracks can be re-recorded an unlimited number of times.

About PureSolo:

PureSolo is an online recording community that provides the opportunity for singers and musicians of all abilities to record their own performances using just a microphone and computer. With over 25,000 licensed backing tracks and PureSolo’s free online recording platform, users can record themselves within minutes and share the results in either audio or video format within the PureSolo community, other social networks such as Facebook, or alternatively save their recordings as CD or mp3 for their own personal use.