TnT Music Productions PRESENTS THE BATTLE FOR THE HOUSE OF BLUES AND THE GALAXY THEATRE
at Lake Alice Trading Co. 3613 University Ave., in Riverside. Ca. 92501
120 BANDS BATTLE FOR $10,000.00 CASH AND PRIZES!
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SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OUR SPONSORS!
RULES...PLEASE READ!!
--No age minimum --All types of music welcome --All SOUND equipment PROVIDED ... bring guitars, amps and cabs, snare, and cymbals with stands, bass pedals, and throne. Basic 4 piece drum kit will be provided for the preliminaries***. You MUST bring your own drums for the semi-finals & finals. ***this is to save time in between performances... no exceptions to this rule!
--Sound tech provided
--All shows held on SUNDAYS from 1PM-8pm., for 11 weeks.
--Each week will have TEN COMPETITORS AND TWO WINNERS
that go on to the semi finals.
Each band is welcome to enter as many times as we have
slot availabilities. Bands entering more than once will not be made
to sell presale tickets after the first time.
--The bands will have 40 minutes total to work with. We suggest 25 minutes performance and 15 minutes set up and break down.
-- They will be ASKED TO SELL 30 TICKETS
THEY MUST SELL 15 TO PERFORM FOR THE PRELIMINARIES
FANS PAYING AT THE DOOR WILL BE CREDITED TOWARD TICKET SALE POINTS
BUT WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE 15 PRESALE TICKETS.
THE SEMI-FINALS HAS A 50 TICKET
MINIMUM SALES REQUIRED. NO TICKET SALES REQUIRED FOR THE FINALS.
The pricing is as follows:
Preliminaries..$7
Semi finals....$10
Finals.........$15.oo door only
This is presale prices, tickets at the door are $3.00 more at each performance level, EXCEPT FOR THE FINALS
--Bands must sign responsibility contracts for the tickets and the money. If members are minors parents must sign.
JUDGING
2 BANDS MOVE FORWARD TO SEMI-FINALS EACH WEEK
SCORES ARE TALLIED
THEN PLACED ON A SCOREBOARD
POINT VALUES ARE 1-10 WITH 10 BEING THE BEST
CATAGORIES JUDGED:
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
STAGE PERFORMANCE
ORIGINALITY(appearance & performance)
MUSICAL ABILITIES
CROWD RESPONSE
THERE ARE 5 JUDGES IN THE PRELIMINARIES AND
10 FOR SEMI-FINALS AND FINALS.
TICKET SALES WILL BE SCORED AT 1 POINT FOR EVERY 2 TICKETS SOLD
THEN ADDED AT THE END OF THE ABOVE SCORING.
ANY BAND EXCEEDING THEIR 40 MINUTES WILL HAVE A 3 POINT DEMERIT.
THE ORIGINAL SONG YOU WANT JUDGED MUST BE ANNOUNCED AND INTRODUCED, ON STAGE, BY THE BAND, BEFORE YOU PLAY IT. THE LYRICS MUST BE WRITTEN DOWN FOR THE JUDGES TO READ AND RECITED FROM THE STAGE PRIOR TO PLAYING IT.
PERFORMANCE ROUNDS
THERE WILL BE 11 WEEKS OF PRELIMINARIES.
THEN THE FOLLOWING WEEK IS THE NORCO FAIR
ALL SEMI-FINALIST WILL BE INVITED TO BE SHOWCASED AT THE FAIR! THE FOLLOWING 2 WEEKS ARE SEMI-FINALS(SEPT.9 AND 16)
ON SEPT 23, 2007 WE WILL HAVE THE FINAL SHOW AND PICK THE 5 WINNERS THAT WILL RECIEVE ALL THOSE PRIZES!
MOST IMPORTANT: HAVE FUN!
THIS IS AN EXPERIENCE IN GROWTH,
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EXPOSURE, AND A MEMORY THAT WILL LAST FOREVER
WINNERS FROM THE HOUSE OF BLUES FINALS:
******* FINALS WINNERS *******
1ST PLACE ** CONSPIRACY OF THOUGHT
2ND PLACE ** DESECRATE
3RD PLACE ** A DULL SCIENCE
4TH PLACE ** TOP SHELF
5TH PLACE ** NEVER SAY DIE