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East Coast Showcase will start on July 29, 2007 and run through June 15, 2008. This event will be divided into three rounds. Each round will have eight preliminary tryout nights, two semi-finals, two staff's choice, and the finals. The grand finals for all three rounds will be held on Saturday June 14, 2008. Following will be a yearly awards ceremony and wrap up party on June 15, 2008. (Please see Schedule comming soon on ECS home page for more dates)
We will do everything to see that this contest is executed with the highest degree of professionalism, fairness, and organization. The Money's management reserves the right to make final decisions about unforeseen circumstances.
Upon arrival at The Money(on time), bands should check each band member, roadie, etc. in through the front door and receive an armband, and then the band should check in with the stage crew for parking instructions, etc. Each band is allowed its members, two roadies and a manager. Please note no free guests are allowed. Once you have checked in, your band will be entered in a drawing to determine what slot you will receive. The slots are as follows with a twenty-minute stage change:
-Slot 1 8:00pm till 8:30pm
-Slot 2 8:50pm till 9:20pm
-Slot 3 9:40pm till 10:10pm
-Slot 4 10:30pm till 11:00pm
-Slot 5 11:20pm till 11:50pm
PRELIMINARY NIGHT TRYOUTS
Each preliminary night will consist of up to five bands doing thirty-minute sets. Two bands will be selected to receive cash prizes and a sponsor prize pack. One band will be chosen by our staff and the other band will be chosen by the most votes received by the audience. Staff will be choosing the bands based on stage presence, crowd response, originality, musical ability, professionalism, and song writing skills. Each staff's choice band will receive $50 and a prize pack provided by the sponsor and a staff's choice semi-final night slot. The band selected by the highest number of votes will receive $50 and a prize pack provided by the sponsor and a votes semi-finals slot. Each customer will receive five ballets upon entry and must pay a $8.00 cover charge. Ballets can be used for several bands or a single band of their choice. When inviting guests, please remember you must be seventeen years or older and possess valid id to be able to enter.
VOTES SEMI-FINALS NIGHT
Each votes semi-finals night will consist of four out the eight popular vote winners from the preliminary tryout nights. The votes semi-finals will run exactly like a finals night with the exception of only having two judges. The two bands with the highest scores will receive a finals night slot.
STAFF'S CHOICE SEMI-FINALS NIGHT
Each staff's choice semi-final night will consist of four out of the eight bands from the staff's selection. The staff's choice semi-final will run exactly like the finals night. The top two bands with the highest score will receive a finals night slot.
FINALS NIGHT
Finals night will end each of the rounds. It will consist of two bands from each votes semi-finals night, two bands from each staff's choice semi-finals night and one additional staff's choice(wildcard) bands to be selected by the staff for a total of nine bands. Each band will perform twenty-minute sets with twenty-minute stage changes.
The voting will only be a small part of the total score for this night. We will provide three or more celebrity judges; with an appreciation for all types of music that will score each band in the following six categories:
-Stage Presence 1 to 20
-Crowd response 1 to 20
-Originality 1 to 20
-Musical ability 1 to 20
-Professionalism 1 to 20
-Song writing creativity 1 to 20
Total = 120 points per judge
Voting will be scored also as follows:
~The band with the most votes receives 100 points
~The band with the second most votes receives 95 points and decresed by 5 for each subsequent band.
Judges scores and the votes scores are added together for a grand total. In case of a tie, the sound man will have one vote to give out.
GRAND FINALS
The grand finals will include the top two winners of each finals night. There will also be one(1)additional staff's choice(wildcard). The grand finals will be judged the same as a finals night, but with the high level judges and people in the music industry present.
SPECIAL AWARDS & TROPHY PRESENTATION
The day after the grand finals we hold our special award and trophy presentation ceremony. Ttrophies will be awarded this night for the winners from each of the nights. We will be serving heavy hor d'oeuvers at this ceremony.
Awards will be given in the following categories:
Overall musical talent, best punk band, best acoustic band, best hard rock band, best individual attitude, best female vocals, best cover song, best groupies, best acoustic guitar, best drummer, best unusual instrument, angriest band member, best dancer, most humorous band, best hair, most professional show, best mainstream band, best modern rock band, best band attitude, best male vocals, best original song, best crowd response, best electric guitar, best bass, best keyboard, most individual energy, best costume, best DJ, most votes, and more!
CANCELLATIONS
We hope that all bands that apply will be as professional as possible. We're looking for bands that want to move forward in the music industry, wanting to network, play in front of a great crowd, and conduct their business well. Occasionally, we have slack bands try to participate. This is a reason why we hold a deposit. We gauge this event on band participation and how many people will attend. When a band chooses to cancel or not show up(or not on time), it causes a set back. Each night is designed to accommodate five bands. For every empty slot, the nightly prizes will drop by twenty(20) dollars. The canceling band will forfeit any future dates at our venues and forfeit their deposit.
~If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Missy@ 803-329-5767 Monday - Friday from 10am-4pm