1. Sponsor

The Pocket Challenge (the “Contest”) is sponsored by Gruss Productions LLC (“Sponsor”), operating Yurt Rock and Wheelhouse Beats. All inquiries should be directed to support@yurtrock.com.

2. No Purchase Necessary

No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or win this Contest. A purchase will not increase your chances of winning.

3. Eligibility

The Contest is open to individuals who are at least thirteen (13) years of age at the time of entry. The Contest is open to participants worldwide, except where prohibited or restricted by applicable law. Entrants between the ages of 13 and 17 must have the consent of a parent or legal guardian to enter and to receive any prize.

Employees, officers, directors, and agents of Gruss Productions LLC, Yurt Rock, Wheelhouse Beats, and their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, prize suppliers, advertising and promotion agencies, and the immediate family members (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such person are not eligible to enter or win.

4. Contest Period

The Contest begins on the date the entry form is made live (the “Start Date”) and all entries must be submitted by 11:59 PM Central Time on July 1, 2026 (the “Entry Deadline”). Entries received after the Entry Deadline will not be considered. The Sponsor’s computer is the official timekeeping device for this Contest.

5. How to Enter

To enter the Contest, you must complete the following steps during the Contest Period:

1. Download the Wheelhouse Beats app (available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store).
2. Record a video of yourself playing any musical instrument along to a track in the Wheelhouse Beats app. Videos must be 60 seconds or less in duration.
3. Post your video publicly on at least one of the following platforms: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, or Twitch, using the hashtag #pocketchallenge in the post caption or description.
4. Complete the official entry form at the Contest landing page, providing the URL to your posted video and all required information.

There is no limit on the number of entries per person, provided each entry features a unique, original video submission. Duplicate or substantially similar video submissions will be disqualified. Automated, programmatic, or robotic entries are prohibited.

By submitting an entry, you represent and warrant that your video is original, does not infringe any third-party intellectual property rights, and that you have the right to grant the licenses described in Section 11 below.

6. Finalist Selection — Public Vote

Following the Entry Deadline, all eligible entries will be made available for public voting through the Contest platform. The public vote is used solely to identify the ten (10) Finalists who will advance to the judging phase. The public vote does not determine or influence the final prize placements.

The ten (10) entries receiving the highest number of public votes will be selected as Finalists. In the event of a tie in the public vote, the Sponsor reserves the right to select the Finalist(s) at its sole discretion. Voting by any automated, programmatic, or other non-human means is prohibited and will result in disqualification.

7. Judging — Final Winners

Beginning on or around July 1, 2026, a panel of four (4) judges (the “Judging Panel”) will review the ten (10) Finalist entries and select the 1st Place, 2nd Place, and 3rd Place winners. The Judging Panel consists of:

• Charlie Hunter — Guitarist & Bassist
• Brad Wilk — Drummer (Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave, Black Sabbath)
• Larry Goldings — Keyboardist
• Tim Lefebvre — Bassist

Entries will be evaluated based on the following criteria, weighted equally:

• Time: Rhythmic accuracy and consistency with the groove track.
• Feel: Musicality, groove, and the intangible quality of the performance.
• Musicality: Taste, tone, and overall musical expression.

The decisions of the Judging Panel are final and binding in all matters. Winners will be announced on or around July 8, 2026.

8. Prizes

Three (3) prizes will be awarded as follows:

Total approximate retail value of all prizes: $10,000.

Physical prizes (guitars, backpacks) will be shipped directly by their respective manufacturers at no cost to the winner. Sponsor is not responsible for any delays, damage, or loss in shipping. Digital prizes (Yurt Rock bundles, XLN Audio products) will be delivered via email within seven (7) days of the winner announcement on July 8, 2026.

Prizes are non-transferable, non-exchangeable, and have no cash value. No substitution of prizes is permitted except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Winners are solely responsible for all applicable federal, state, local, and international taxes on prizes received. Physical prizes will be shipped to the address provided by the winner; Sponsor is not responsible for prizes lost, stolen, or undeliverable due to an incorrect or incomplete address.

9. Winner Notification

Winners will be notified via the contact information provided at the time of entry on or around July 8, 2026. If a selected winner cannot be contacted within seven (7) days of the first notification attempt, fails to respond within the required time, is found to be ineligible, or declines the prize, the Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify that winner and select an alternate winner from the remaining Finalists.

10. General Conditions

The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest at any time if fraud, technical failures, or any other factor beyond the Sponsor’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Contest.

The Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any individual found to be: (a) tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest; (b) violating these Official Rules; (c) acting in a disruptive manner; or (d) acting with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other person.

Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law.

11. Intellectual Property and License

By entering the Contest, each entrant grants to Sponsor a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual license to use, reproduce, display, distribute, and promote the entrant’s submitted video and username for purposes of operating and promoting the Contest and the Sponsor’s products and services, in any and all media now known or hereafter developed, without further compensation or permission. Entrants retain ownership of their submitted video content.

Each entrant represents and warrants that: (a) the submitted video is the entrant’s original work; (b) the submitted video does not infringe the copyright, trademark, right of publicity, right of privacy, or any other right of any third party; and (c) the entrant has all necessary rights and permissions to grant the license above.

12. Privacy

Information collected in connection with the Contest will be used for Contest administration and prize fulfillment purposes and in accordance with the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy. By entering, entrants consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of their personal information for these purposes.

13. Release and Limitations of Liability

By entering, each entrant releases and holds harmless Gruss Productions LLC, Yurt Rock, Wheelhouse Beats, and each of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees, agents, prize suppliers, and each of their respective successors and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs, or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to: (a) participation in the Contest; (b) the acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize; or (c) any breach of these Official Rules.

The Released Parties are not responsible for: (i) late, lost, stolen, misdirected, incomplete, or illegible entries; (ii) technical failures of any kind; (iii) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the Contest; (iv) printing, typographical, or other errors in these Official Rules or in any Contest-related materials; or (v) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest.

14. Disputes and Governing Law

Except where prohibited by law, all disputes arising out of or relating to this Contest or these Official Rules will be governed by the laws of the State of Iowa, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Each entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action. Any disputes shall be submitted to binding arbitration in Iowa.

15. Social Media Platform Disclaimer

This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, or Twitch (collectively, the “Platforms”). By entering, each entrant acknowledges that they are providing information to the Sponsor and not to the Platforms. The information provided will only be used for Contest administration as described in these Official Rules. Each entrant releases each Platform from any and all liability arising from or related to this Contest. Any questions or concerns regarding the Contest should be directed to the Sponsor at support@yurtrock.com, not to the Platforms.

16. Winners List

The names of the prize winners will be posted at the Contest landing page on or around July 8, 2026. To request a copy of the winners list, send a written request with a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Gruss Productions LLC, Attn: Pocket Challenge Winners, Waukee, Iowa.