Shredfest 4 Saturday April 7th at House of Blues!

Guest Performance by 

Battle bands:
First place band gets a years worth of free rehearsal time at GC Studios!

 



 


- These Bands are helping raise money and awareness for Pediatric Cancer Research

Do you want to join them?

What do you need to do? Complete the application below...

Shredfest 4 Band Application Remember...Please submit a link to your band's best video performance at the bottom! It needs to be an original song written by your band. Good Luck!! Band Name:  Band Members and Ages (All must be 18 or under):    Contact Name:    Email:    Phone Number:   How long have you been together?: How many live performances have you done? List venues and dates if possible(or refer to website/facebook page):  How did you hear about us?:    Band Website/facebook (if applicable):    link to video original song performance (or email file to shredkidscancer@gmail.com - please be sure to identify your band name):

If your band is notified that you have been selected to participate you must send in $200 tax deductible donation via paypal within a week of being informed you have been selected. 

RULES FOR THE BATTLE OF THE BAND:

1.        Bands must play 2-3 original songs.  The original music will be the only music that is judged. Cover songs are acceptable, but the cover songs will not be considered in the judging. The original music has to be written by the band members - not a professional songwriter.

2.       Participating band members must be 18 or under.

3.       Bands must not be signed to a major recording label.

4.       All bands will receive an equal amount of time on stage. Minimum of 2 songs. Max time TBD.
5.       There will be a required meeting with the stage manager and the bands at 11:30am the day of the show, April 7th.  Bands will meet the stage manager in charge of the event and go over last minute announcements.  Bands must report to the stage again at least one hour before their scheduled performance and remain on-site (at The House of Blues) until the end of their performance.   

6.       A panel of judges will score the musicians using a point system.  Criteria to be considered will be Song quality and originality, Band Synchronization, Musical Ability/Technicality, Stage Presence and “gut feel”. If bands end up in a tie, the following individual category scores will decide the winner: Song quality and originality, and gut feel.

7.       All bands agree to have their name, voice and/or likeness used in any advertising or broadcasting material without any compensation or rights or royalties for such use.

8.       PA system, amplifiers, cables, microphones and drum kit will be provided.  Musicians are only required to bring guitars, bass guitars, drum sticks.

9.       No prerecorded music or tracks can be played during performance.

10.   Important: Please advise what settings you need for your amplifiers for what songs by March 25.  We will provide this to the stage manager.

11.   Band members are responsible for all of the security of their equipment and the event managers cannot be held liable for any lost, stolen or damaged equipment.

12.   Fires, pyrotechnics and fog machines are not allowed for the battle.

13.   Shred Kids’ Cancer reserves the right to change the rules and regulations of the contest as well as the final word in any disputes that should arise concerning the contest.  All members must read the rules and by submitting tax deductible donation to Shred Kids' Cancer payment acknowledge that they have read and understand the rules in this document.