The program that began just two years ago as a way to celebrate and support female drummers has grown into a major promotion of female drumming, becoming one of the drum community’s most popular, fastest growing activities.

Since beginning in 2011, the Hit Like A Girl Contest' s accomplishments have included:

• Participants from the ages of 7 to 70 from 42 countries
  
• More than 4,000,000 web impressions
  
• Tens of thousands of votes and comments
  
• Participation and judging by many of the top women drummers in the world
  
• Support from leading drum, percussion, hardware, electronics and accessory companies

In 2014 the Hit Like A Girl Contest will expand in many ways. In addition to recently acquiring support from Guitar Center and the Percussive Arts Society (PAS), contest organizers are in the process of growing the event's footprint by bringing on major corporate and media sponsors from around the world. Because the promoters have invited all companies to participate in the event, this year's sponsors and supporters will include a larger, more diverse number of drum and percussion companies.

The 2014 contest will also feature participation by a wider range of top female drum artists, such as Jessica Bowen, drummer of popular punk-pop band The Summer Set, who has been named the Hit Like A Girl spokesperson for the year as well as one of the 2014 contest judges.

To learn more and sign-up go to www.hitlikeagirlcontest.com.