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# OK Go + Amanda Palmer: The Kings & Queen Of Modern D.I.Y. Join Forces
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/ok-go-amanda-palmer-the-kings-queen-of-modern-diy-join-forces/
- Published: 2010-05-21T09:51:43.000Z
- Updated: 2010-05-21T09:51:43.000Z
- Description: Two of the most visible proponents of modern music marketing, Amanda Palmer and OK Go are joining forces for both a design contest and live concert webcast this Monday ,May. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/05/ok-go-amanda-palmer-the-kings-queen-of-modern-diy-join-forces.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Live & Ticketing, Music Marketing, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:59

Two of the most visible proponents of modern music marketing, **Amanda Palmer** and **OK Go** are joining forces for both a **design contest** and **live concert webcast** this Monday ,May 24th. Broadcast at 6p.m. PST/9 p.m. EST, the webcast is hosted by Ustream and [**Creative Allie**s](http://creativeallies.com/?ref=hypebot.com), a growing online art and design web community that also hosts contests bringing artists and musicians together.

[![Paplmer OKGO](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2013481567ac9970c-500wi "Paplmer OKGO")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2013481567ac9970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

Both the live webcast and fan art contest are free. (Details [here](http://www.creativeallies.com/more/expressionwebcast?ref=hypebot.com).) The actual concert, broadcast from the soundstage of Ex’pression  
College for Digital Arts near San Francisco, is by invitation only. 

**The Creative Contest Details:**

Palmer‘s contest encourages fans to upload original art about "what it means for an artist to be unrestricted, independent and free". The contest celebrates Palmer’s public struggles with label Roadrunner and her recent release. 

One winner will receive a picture hand drawn by Palmer on the back of the webcast setlist. Twelve selected fan artworks, including the winning submission, will be exhibited in September/October at a venue TBA. The deadline to submit artwork is August 31\. 

OK Go’s contest lets artists and designers create a new logo for a content filled USB drive the band distributes at concerts. One winner receives $100\. The deadline to submit a design is August 1.