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Please contact me directly if you have any questions.
Liz
Liz Sykes
President
Ottawa Blues Society
http://www.ottawabluessociety.com
*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
websitehttp://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(a)gmail.com
<mailto:ottawabluessociety@gmail.com>; please cc your entry to
lizblues(a)rogers.com <mailto: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 toLiz Sykes
atlizblues(a)rogers.com <mailto:lizblues@rogers.com>