Olympus is making a new OM-D E-M5 Mark II system camera and an LS-100 PCM Recorder available to up-and-coming bands for a period of at least two months, free of charge.
The gear will allow them to make high-quality video and sound recordings and bands can apply for the equipment now, via Olympus’ music blog .
Bands from all European countries can apply for the equipment. All they need to do is to fill in an online form here with a brief project description and explaining why they want to use the Olympus equipment.
The pilot for the blog has been up and running since the start of the year. And since the re-launch, Olympus is now also offering tips on self-marketing for bands via the music-open music blog. This includes, for example, tutorials on video-editing and contributions from well-known guest writers including trainers, artists as well as video or sound experts.
“With our blog and above all our promotion to lend out professional equipment, we want to support talented newcomers to develop high-quality material for their self-marketing,” says Torsten Lenk, from the Audio Product Division at Olympus Europa.
The LS-100 enables separately-recorded sound sources to be mixed together to create a single sound-stream. That gives users the flexibility to adjust each recording or to re-record or edit until the result is truly perfect. Moreover, when using the OM-D E-M5 Mark II, you can take video recordings and photos with no need for a tripod, steadicam or gyro-rigs, because of the camera’s unrivalled image stabilisation system.
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