2018 User Showcase Awards.... Congratulations to....
You may have won a free Band-in-a-Box 2019 UltraPak ..... check here
Over the past year (2018), we've had over 1,200 new original compositions posted to the User Showcase. Wow! Now over 7,000 songs in the Showcase! Many thanks to all who have contributed.
Compared with the previous year, there were 12% more songs posted (1200), 24% more posts in total (26,880), and 16% more people who posted songs (164)! There were contributions from 25 countries... Australia, Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jersey Channel Is, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, and USA.
We'd like to thank and recognize these amazing contributions that people have made!
So we announce the "Top 40" User Showcase Awards...to the top 43 contributors of 2018 – a free Band-in-a-Box 2019 UltraPAK for Windows (including the 49 PAK bonus)
We've reviewed the contributions from Jan 1 to Dec 31, 2018, and have based the results on a combination of the following criteria:
- great compositions/arrangements/productions
- use lots of Band-in-a-Box or RealBand (RealTracks or MIDI)
- most contributions
- other contribution to the forum (songwriting tips etc.)
- haven't won before (not an absolute requirement)
- haven't already got a free version from beta testing etc.
And the winners (alphabetical order) are:
44kfl
Al-David
animarorecords
Belladonna
BlueAttitude
Chris37
Crossroads
cubanpete
dani48
David Snyder
dcuny
Deej56
Don Gaynor
eddie1261
Ezekiel's Storm
F.M.M.
floyd jane
Greg Johnson
gruverider
guitar1
Guitarhacker
Janice & Bud
jannesan
JoanneCooper
MarioD
PeterF
Phil Leith
Riccled
RnAM
Rob4580
Robertkc
ROG
rsdean
Rustyspoon#
Samuel Davis
Scott C
Steve Young
Tangmo
Tano Music
tommyad
Tommyc
Torrey Bliss
Will Josef
If your name is on the list.... congratulations! You have won a free Band-in-a-Box 2019 UltraPak Hard Drive (including free shipping of course)
To collect your award, please contact marketing@pgmusic.com (by Feb 28, 2019) (attn: Callie), and provide details of where you want it to be sent. (don't forget to let her know your Forum name)
If you've already purchased 2019, we will refund your purchase price. If you already have BB 2019 via another means (beta testing etc.), then you can designate "someone else" to receive it (just send that info privately in your email).
If you're a Mac user, you can either get 2018 UltraPak or request a raincheck for the 2019 Mac UltraPak when it comes out.
Once again, thanks to all the creative people who create, produce and share these wonderful songs!
This is so cool!
Thank you so much!
I've enjoyed this software for many years now
I am so grateful
Kenny 44kfl
Peter,
Thank you so much.
I am blown away by the generosity of this company and community.
Bob
You are amazing people at PGMusic with an outstanding approach to the difficult art of making customers happy!
Thank you so much for including me on that list!
I, however, got a relatively cheap ($50) upgrade to 2019 Ultra because I was one of the winners of the PAK5 contest in the autumn last year. I don't need a refund... instead please add the $50 to the prize fund for the next contest (if you are having one).
Thanks again,
Will
Thanks Peter and PG Music! This past year has been a blast.
Thanks so much for all the joy you bring to so many lives, and for all the beautiful music you help us to create.
You are my favorite company in the world!!!
Absolutely stunned and shocked to see my name on that list. Thanks to all at PG, to the promoters, everybody at the academy, all the fans who voted for me....
Well Peter, once more, many thanks for this company and your generosity. No one other company of this type or any (as far as I know) do this for their customers. Congratulations to all winners!
Mike B.
Thank you Peter and the PG Music staff. It's an honor to be chosen. You have a great product and I look forward to checking out the new features in the 2019 version.
Thank you so much Peter and the whole PG Music team! For years I had songs in my head that I could not put into a meaningful tangible form until I found your product! It has allowed me to express myself musically with confidence! I am very grateful for this wonderful gift and will do my best to produce my best works yet with it! Congratulations to all the other winners who I know feel like I do! Let's all make some great music together now!
Wow! Congrats to all the winners! It's cool to see so many names I recognize. Perhaps the day will come when I will win. You all give a lot to aspire to. Many great songs and discussions have come from that list! Well deserved!
Congratulations to all the winners. Well deserved by all.
Peter & PG music crew.
First of all, thank you! This is quite a generous gift.
Generally PG forum members are very polite and respectful. I am trying my best to keep the spirit alive too. Kindly do not take this as insult of any kind. If it is possible, I would like to donate my prize share to contribute to development of BIAB. Specifically to further Mixer or/and GUI development. I know it is a drop in the sea, but I rather support the progress, than take it away.
My biggest prize was meeting some fantastic members who helped me with technical issues, creativity, language and even collaborated with me on a few tunes.
I recognize that this year update was a major step forward in the right direction. Please do not stop! Thank you.
Congrats to all winners! You kept me entertained all year long
Misha.
Congratulations everyone!!!
Well done you lot. GREAT prize.
Many, many thanks to Peter and the team at PG Music for this amazing gift of amazing software.
I'm honoured to be included in this list of musicians who's work I always admire.
ROG.
Thanks Peter and the PG Music Team. This is a very generous gift. This software has made it possible to enjoy my music every single day. Your company has also introduced me to a great group of people. Our collaborations are especially dear to me. Thanks again
Thank you PG Music! Awesome!
Thanks Peter and PG Music Staff !
It's a great honour for me to be one of the 43 winners for 2018.
Band-in-a-Box is a very high quality tool for all musicians in the world ! Christian
The Showcase did seem to Explode! this year. More posters, more songs. A flurry of activity. And for the most part, a great group of caring, involved folks...
As others have said, this is such an AMAZING thing for a company to do!!
HUGE thanks to the entire crew at PG Music - for what you do and the incredible software you have created (you coders do not get the credit you deserve!!!). It has changed ALL of our lives. I sincerely hope that the varying productions posted in the Showcase encourage prospective customers to purchase Band-In-A-Box and jump on board... it is THE most worthwhile music software available anywhere.
Congratulations to all the recipients.
fj
Many thanks Peter,and PG team biab has help me to grow as a musician very honored and grateful to be a part OF this list of musicians chosen, thanks for your generosity and contribution to our music world Fmm
Man!!! So Cool. Thank you PG Music for what you do and how you do it!
Without your hard work, none of what I do here would be possible.
An amazingly generous gift! Thank you to Peter and all the PG team for your great product and support for your customers.
Robert
Wow. I just saw this. And ... I'm on the list.... I had no idea. What an honor!
I had the 2018 ultra pack, and I did upgrade to 2019.
This software has really opened up my music production capabilities. I released "Alive" as a single, and I'm still polishing up old pre-BIAB versions of my originals to release a whole album ... er ... CD ... uh... collection of mp3's ... or whatever they call them these days.
I LOVE THIS SOFTWARE!
Dear Peter and staff !
I too feel more than honored
for this grand gift ! I am
humbled in fact to a degree
that I can only say that I am
so grateful for this wonderful
gift ! Thank you Peter and staff !
I promise to come up with new
and exciting music as soon as
I have the time to sit down and
produce it !
Cheers
Dani
Peter and the team. Once again your generosity has floored me! I continue to use your software everyday of my life and continue to shout its praises from the roof tops. I really appreciate the gift.
Thanks PG Music very much for this gift, you are too generous, I'm sure I would continue making music with your fantastic life changing Program even without this kind of reward, but I'm really honored to be on the list once again
Janne
Wow, thanks a lot, Peter and that great PG Music team.
When I joined this great forum last September I was very uncertain if I resp. my songs would be accepted here, and now you gave me the honor of being one of the 2018 Award winners, something I would not even have dreamt of a couple of months ago.
Believe me that I am more than just flattered: I am honestly thankful.
Thankful for having the great pleasure of using your awesome software products - Band-in-a-box is something like world wonder no. 8 to me anyway.
Thankful for this fantastic forum with great members who write and produce brilliant songs galore. And who are always friendly, benevolent and constructive. Any of my fellow winners of this award deserve it so much - man, they are all so talented
Thankful because I even have come into closer contact with some of them who I already regard as friends.
I am looking forward to all the music and all those posts that the months ahead will bring - no doubt: Being retired could be far more boring and unpleasant.
All the best to everybody,
Stefan
PG Music has once again shown great generosity in the continuation of the showcase awards. Thank you for this amazing gesture. This magical software along with the best musical forum around has been life enhancing for many of us. I am sure that I speak for all users in that we are forever grateful for the product and the continued enhancements provided by a wonderful and caring group of people. Tom
Thanks for your incredible generosity and great product. Tom said very eloquently what I was thinking in the post above mine.
Peter
Congratulations to all the wonderful musicians who are featured here. They deserve to be recognized for their commitment, not only to this forum, but the musical talent by which they are driven.
For my own part, I am just honored to be among them.
To Peter and all the unknown and sometimes unsung contributors and engineers who are responsible for this amazing software. I Thank you from the bottom of my heart. It is through your hard work and talent that me and many others are able to further pursue our own dreams. I salute you!
Thank you Dr. Gannon and staff.
BiaB has brought great joy to our lives not only through use of the product but also from the lasting friendships we’ve made with many forums members.
And for that we are deeply appreciative!
J&B
Thanks to all who included me on this list...love the community, and the PG products have been essential in helping me "make real" the music in my head!
Tom Sperrazzo
Thank you so much Peter and all the other members of the staff!
We appreciate your gesture very much and we hope to create a lot of beautiful music with this wonderful program.
Rob and Anne-Marie
Thanks to all who included me on this list...love the community, and the PG products have been essential in helping me "make real" the music in my head!
Tom Sperrazzo
Thank you so much for your generosity! I don't think that I would be playing music today if I didn't have BiaB. I know that I would not be exploring all of the different genres that BiaB as introduced me too.
I am honored and humbled to be a part of these outstanding contributors.
Doctor Peter Gannon and all of your staff at PG Music,
PG Music is the absolute GREATEST!
Thank you all so much.
BIAB is an unique and amazing product which I have been using for about 20 years.
I'm very happy and honoured to have been included in this year's awards.
And… Congratulations to all the other winners!
All the best,
Shigeki Adachi
Many of my favourite contributors on that list this year, which is rather pleasing
Ooops! As usual, I'm
super late to this train! Thanks to floydjane for cluing me in.
And thanks to Peter for his generosity!
As with a lot of folk here, I wouldn't be writing and posting music at all if not for BiaB and all the support I get from people on this forum. I'm grateful to be part of this music-making community.
My congrats to all the winners. PGM Rocks!!!
DC SpaceDog
Hi everyone.
Thanks again,I’m delighted to win the award for the 2nd time,I’m delighted to have such appreciation for my tracks and of course such outstanding software to create them with,well done to my colleagues too on their awards!
Great stuff!
R.
Wow!! I just found out I won on the Showcase Awards. I hardly ever win anything so just didn't check here. BIAB was so nice to actually email me. I really love BIAB and there's nothing else out there like it. Being able to bring your music to life is a Godsend. Thanks to a great company!!
Thank you so much for this wonderful prize.
Band in a Box has been a large part of my life for many years.
I am very humbled. Thank you again. Rob
Thanks to Peter and all of the PGMusic people. It is an honor just to be named and remembered. Thanks also to Blue Attitude Dave for the timely reminder I've known about this for a couple or three days now, but I've been really busy. I hope everybody is doing well, and doing good too.
Hi All,
Congrats to all the great songwriters on Pgmusic.Well done and well deserved,H
Congratulations to all those featured. A great selection!
I am sure many echo my sentiment when I say this forum has been a huge help in nurturing my journey along, in and out of "the box."