YOUNG STARS BRING AWARENESS TO MUSIC IN SCHOOLS AND HELP BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN ENTERTAINMENT AND EDUCATION

LOS ANGELES, May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate the upcoming release of the film BANDSLAM, in theatres August 14, 2009, Summit Entertainment and Walden Media will bring the film's stars together with students from Los Angeles County middle schools for a day of exploring the music business through an interactive educational experience at The GRAMMY Museum at LA LIVE in Downtown Los Angeles on May 15th.

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Co-stars Aly Michalka, Vanessa Hudgens, Gaelan Connell and Hollywood Record's Mitchell Lieb will help students examine the role and positive impact of music in society based on the themes from their upcoming film: BANDSLAM. Through the program, students will learn about music arrangement, composition, musicianship, and the importance of music in everyday life. GRAMMY songwriter Lucy Walsh, daughter of The Eagles' Joe Walsh, will also be participating in the Q&A and performing for the students. The program will be recorded and edited to service to educators across the country to use in their classrooms.

BANDSLAM is a funny teen tale that navigates life's big dilemmas between friendship and romance, gossip and truth, jealousy and loyalty, dreams and reality. When gifted singer-songwriter Charlotte Banks asks new kid in town Will Burton to manage her fledgling rock band, she appears to have just one goal in mind: go head-to-head against her egotistical musician ex-boyfriend at the biggest event of the year, a battle of the bands. Against all odds, their band develops a sound all its own with a real shot at success in the contest. When disaster strikes, it's time for the band to make a choice: Do they admit defeat, or face the music and stand up for what they believe in?

Walden hosts Reel Thinking events for all of its titles; they are multi-component educational and entertainment events. The programs engage onsite and remote students nationwide in informative and interactive interdisciplinary explorations while incorporating national and state educational content standards.

Other sponsors for the event include The GRAMMY Museum, Cable in the Classrooms, The National Association for Music Education (MENC), and SchoolTube.

About Walden Media

Walden Media specializes in entertainment for the whole family. Past award-winning films include: "The Chronicles of Narnia" series, "Journey to the Center of the Earth," "Nim's Island" and "Charlotte's Web." Upcoming films include "Tooth Fairy" starring Dwayne Johnson and "Ramona & Beezus" starring Selena Gomez.

About The GRAMMY Museum

Paying tribute to music's rich cultural history, this one-of-a-kind, 21st-century Museum explores and celebrates the enduring legacies of all forms of music, the creative process, the art and technology of the recording process, and the history of the premier recognition of excellence in recorded music -- the GRAMMY Award. The GRAMMY Museum features 30,000 square feet of interactive and multimedia exhibits located within L.A. LIVE, the downtown Los Angeles sports, entertainment and residential district. Through thought-provoking and dynamic public and educational programs and exhibits, guests experience music from a never-before-seen insider perspective that only The GRAMMY Museum can deliver.

About Summit Entertainment LLC

Summit Entertainment is a worldwide theatrical motion picture development, financing, production and distribution studio. The studio handles all aspects of marketing and distribution for both its own internally developed motion pictures as well as acquired pictures. Summit Entertainment, LLC also represents international sales for both its own slate and third party product. Summit Entertainment, LLC plans to release 10 to 12 films annually.

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