Recognized as one of the most acclaimed and iconic bands in the history of music, The Who are set to re-affirm their global legendary status with the imminent release of Quadrophenia: ‘The Director’s Cut’. To commemorate the album's release and pay homage to 1960s 'Mod Culture', The Who are inviting filmmakers and animators to unleash their creativity and submit a music video that does for the track what the film did for the album. The video should reflect the 1960s 'Mod Culture' and show inspiration from the musical and visionary journey portrayed in that era. The winning video will be produced as the official video for '5.15'.
‘Over the years we’ve enjoyed working with many great video production teams so we are very excited to see what the next generation of creative thinkers are capable of producing’
- Pete Townshend
The Who are a rock band formed by Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and Keith Moon. The Who have sold over 100 million records and charted 27 top forty singles in the United Kingdom and United States, as well as 17 top ten albums, with 18 Gold, 12 Platinum and 5 Multi-Platinum album awards in the United States alone.
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The winner will receive $2000 and will work with Universal Music Group's marketing team to finalize the video which will be featured and promoted on thewho.com and The Who's social media channels. The winner will also receive:
- a signed Fender guitar by Pete Townshend
- Quadrophenia: 'The Director's Cut' Boxset
One runner-up (as selected by Pete Townshend) will receive:
- Quadrophenia: 'The Director's Cut' Boxset
- $250
The three highest voted artists will each receive:
- Quadrophenia: 'The Director's Cut' Boxset
- $250
Submit by: November 10, 2011
Vote: November 11, 2011 - November 18, 2011
Winner(s) Announced: December 2, 2011
Click 'Get Started' to review the guidelines and submit your work.
The host will choose the winner(s) from all qualified submissions with special consideration for the top voted entries. A qualified submission is one which meets all the Terms & Conditions, Guidelines and Official Rules.