OK Go Kicks Off New Tour With A Remixing Contest

OK Go will kick off their extensive North American tour with a performance at the Los Angeles County Fair on October 3rd and a remixing contest on September 21st.

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In addition to its headlining dates, the band will perform at the MTV Brazil Music Awards on September 16th, at the Discover Louisville Festival in Louisville, Kentucky on October 12, and the PopTech Conference on October 21, in Camden, Maine.

In addition, OK Go is partnering with Indaba Music and the Rock Band Network to launch a remix contest for their new single, "White Knuckles."The contest encourages fans to get as creative as possible with, to not feel afraid to redefine the song in both genre and feeling. The contest will run from September 7th through October 14th. Further details are at http://www.okgo.net.

Each week starting September 21st, Dave Fridmann, producer of "White Knuckles" and the album Of the Blue Colour of the Sky, will choose his favorite remixes to feature across all OK Go web sites. All featured remixes will also be available for fans to download on the database that accompanies the pre-order for the Nov. 2nd U.S. release, Of the Blue Colour of the Sky, the Extra Nice Edition.

The grand prize winner will be announced on October 29th and will have his/her remix mastered and made available for download in Rock Band. The grand prize winner will also receive a gaming console, a copy of Rock Band 3, and a set of Rock Band instruments to jam with friends to their winning remix.

Tickets for OK Go's tour are on sale now.

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