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May 20, 2005

Gibson Guitar Named Co-Presenting Sponsor of the Kauai Music Festival May 26-29, 2005

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Source: Gibson Guitar

Musical giant Gibson Guitar announced its co-presenting sponsor support of this year's Kauai Music Festival in Hawaii. The four-day musical festival will boast many new programs and events sponsored by Gibson Guitar and will give guests unique experiences in all levels of musical instruction.

The Kauai Music Festival is a four-day celebration of the art of songwriting held on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. The festival runs from May 26, 2005 to May 29, 2005. Some of the best songwriters of our time will take to the Gibson stage to perform, instruct and excite the audiences. Guests will have the chance to have one-on-one communication with award winning songwriters, Grammy winning producers and top A&R industry executives along with Gibson Guitar and Baldwin Piano representatives.

As co-presenting sponsor Gibson will offer guests the opportunity to visit the Cool Guitar Library located within the festival while also trying their hand at playing one of the legendary musical instruments. The Gibson stage will play host to numerous performances throughout the four days with artists from every facet of music. To consult a schedule of musicians to perform at the Gibson stage go to www.kauaimusicfestival.com.

Gibson is known worldwide for producing classic models in every major style of fretted instrument, including acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins and banjos. Gibson's digital guitar represents the biggest advance in electric guitar design in over 70 years. Founded in 1894 in Kalamazoo, MI, and headquartered in Nashville since 1984, Gibson Guitar Corp.'s family of brands now includes Epiphone, Dobro, Valley Arts, Kramer, Steinberger, Tobias, Slingerland, Maestro, Baldwin, Hamilton and Wurlitzer. Visit Gibson's website at www.gibson.com.





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