OBS
Road
to Memphis
Bands
2012
This
year,
the Ottawa Blues Society Road to Memphis Band competition will
be held in September 2012. The qualifying
rounds will take place Wednesdays, September 5, 12, & 19 and
the finals are scheduled for Friday, September 21, 2012; all
competition will take place at
Greenfield’s Pub in Barrhaven.
Deadline for
entries is Friday, August 17, 2012 at 6 pm (Ottawa time).
For
the
purposes of the IBC, a band is any act with three or more
musicians; vocalists are counted as musicians for the purpose of
this competition. Both
electric and acoustic instruments are allowed. At this local competition,
entrants will be judged by the same criteria used for the
International competition. Each
band will have 20-25 minutes to perform and will be given points
based on Blues Content, Vocals, Talent, Originality and Stage
Presence. For full
details on scoring criteria and official rules, see the Blues
Foundation website http://www.blues.org/ibc/scoring.php
Eligibility
Requirements:
Band
members
must be 2012 residents of the Ottawa/Gatineau area
(approximately 100 km radius of Ottawa).
Entrants
must
be available for both qualifying rounds and the final round and
must be able to travel to the IBC in Memphis, January
29-February 2, 2013.
Entrants
will
play one set; set length will be 20-25 minutes (to be
confirmed).
All
songs
presented MUST be Blues (electric or acoustic), Rock/ Blues,
Jazz/Blues, Country Blues or Rhythm & Blues.
To enter,
please download the entry form from our website http://www.ottawabluessociety.com/road2memphis.php
– complete all sections and attach completed form to an email
addressed to the Ottawa Blues Society at ottawabluessociety@gmail.com;
please cc your entry to lizblues@rogers.com.
Every
effort
will be made to accommodate all applications that are received
on time and meet the established criteria. However, should it
be required for any reason deemed appropriate, the Ottawa Blues
Society reserves the right to limit the number of entrants in
the competition. Should it be necessary to exercise this right,
a pre-screening of the applications received will be conducted
based on the sample music provided. The results of the
pre-screening process are final.
Should
there
be an insufficient number of entries to run a reasonable
competition or for any other reason deemed appropriate, the
Ottawa Blues Society also reserves the right to cancel the
event. In such a case,
all entrants would be given priority should they wish to enter
the competition in the following year.
You
will
be contacted for further information following your submission. Please address any
questions to Liz Sykes at lizblues@rogers.com