If you are of high school age and in a band with others your age, for $25 you can enter the band in the Maine Academy of Modern Music's (MAMM) SLAM, a.k.a. Maine's High School Rock Off!

Prizes for the winning band: $1K, a tour of Gateway Mastering Studio in Portland, recording time, scholarships to the Maine College of Art (up to $16K for each band member!), gigs – including a time slot during the Old Port Fest this summer; radio appearances, professional marketing advice … sounds like something you can't pass up, right?

To enter, to download the application, and for more information, visit Maine Today at http://mainetoday.com/maine_music/mamm-slam/mamm-slam-2016/ - by the deadline, Friday, March 4. In addition to the entry fee, bands must submit a CD and photo.

The preliminary round will be on Saturday, April 9 at the Bayside Bowl at 58 Alder Street, and the final round Saturday, May 14 at Portland House of Music & Events at 25 Temple Street.

The MAMM SLAM is generously sponsored by MaineToday.com, Bayside Bowl, Rusty Rocket Music Fund, Coffee By Design, Crooked Cove, State Theatre, Portland House of Music & Events and Gateway Mastering, with support from WCYY, WBLM, Maine Magazine, WPXT-TV, and MECA.

MAMM is dedicated to creating positive life experiences through innovative and inclusive music programs that promote resiliency, self-expression, creativity, and determination. The Maine Academy of Modern Music offers rock camps, music lessons, rock bands, gigs, and the annual high school rock off called The MAMM SLAM.

For more information, visit www.maineacademyofmodernmusic.org.