We welcome your participation in this
event and encourage you to review
the official rules, scoring criteria and related information on the Blues
Foundation website at http://www.blues.org/ibc/index.php
The information below also appears on the OBS website at http://www.ottawabluessociety.com/road2memphis.php
Please do not hesitate
to contact me if you have any questions.
Ottawa
Blues Society Local Blues Challenge
The Ottawa Blues
Society will again participate in the Blues Foundation’s International
Blues
Challenge in Memphis
TN. The
winner of the OBS Blues Challenge will compete as OBS representative in
the
International Blues Challenge to be held in Memphis, January 20-23, 2010.
We have scheduled
three semi-final rounds at Tucson’s
(2440 Bank Street)
on Wednesday, September 9, Wednesday,
September 16
and Wednesday, September 23. Our IBC
representative will be chosen at the final Blues Challenge round on
Friday,
September 25, 2009.
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, and both
electric and
acoustic instruments are allowed. At
this local competition, bands will be judged by the same criteria used
for the
International competition. Each band has
25 minutes to perform and is 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 2009 residents of the
Ottawa/Gatineau area (approximately 100 km radius of Ottawa).
- Each band must be available for all semi-final rounds and
the final round and must be able to travel to Memphis in January 2010.
- Each band will play one 25-minute set.
- All songs presented MUST be Blues (electric or acoustic),
Rock/ Blues, Jazz/Blues, Country Blues or Rhythm & Blues.
- Each participating band will provide the OBS with one
original recorded song for inclusion in the ‘OBS On the Road to Memphis’
compilation. This compilation will be produced
in limited quantity and sold to raise funds for OBS expenses incurred
in the annual local competition.
Application
information should include names and contact info for all band members,
a brief
biography, a summary of the band’s experience and performance history
and an
audio sample of the band’s music (link to myspace, band website, MP3 or
CD). You will be contacted for further
information
following the submission deadline.
Please address any questions to liz@ottawabluessociety.com
Applications should be submitted via email to boardmembers@ottawabluessociety.com
Submission deadline is midnight
Monday, August 10,
2009.