Battle of the Bands 2020

 

Battle of the Bands Registration Form

 

Entry Guidelines

Battle of the Bands 2020 is…

Open to all bands (minimum 2 people)

Open to anyone who wants to enter, at any stage of his or her musical pursuits, all you need is a passion for music and the acumen to win over the judges and audiences.

Artists must be eighteen (18) years of age or older to enter or have the consent of a parent or guardian; no participating artist can be an employee of Rock and Roll San Diego, or related to any employe of RRSD.

Registration period begins on September 16th, 2020.

  • Registration materials and songs/demo must be submitted by October 11th, 2020.

Bands must be available to perform on any of the following Saturdays: October 17, 24, 31, November 7, 14, 21, December 5, 12, 19.

  • If there are any scheduling conflicts, please contact us and we will try to accommodate you with a date that works for you.

How To Enter:

  1. Fill out the entry form above

    1. Send a video demo of the song that the band will be performing along with a bio of the band and why you want to win the Battle of the Bands 2020.

    2. You may also send a DropBox or Hightail link to joel@rockandrollsandiego.com

  2. Pay a $100 non-refundable Battle of the Bands 2020 Registration fee

  3. Sign a Video Release form (located at https://www.dropbox.com/s/tp0t7n56mndtay3/rrsd-video-release-form.pdf?dl=0) and email back to info@rockandrollsandiego.com.

Rules & Regulations

Rock and Roll San Diego assigns judges who will listen to and view performances and grade accordingly.

Winner will be determined by:

  • 50% - Expert Music Panel of Judges

  • 25% - Popular Vote

  • 25% - Social Media Engagement

Contestants will be judged by a panel of industry professionals based on the following criteria: Musicianship, Originality, Quality of Sound and Showmanship.

Contestants will be selected and invited to perform on a livestream at Rock and Roll San Diego on any of the following Saturdays: October 17, 24, 31, November 7, 14, 21, December 5, 12, 19

Each band will perform 1 song.

  • The Final Four to perform on New Year’s weekend show.

  • The Ultimate winner will be announced during the show on New Year’s weekend show on January 2, 2021.

Each competing band receives 15% off rehearsal room bookings until December 31, 2020.

All songs performed by the Artists during the contest, attributed to the artists in any media, or used while the band is participating in the contest (original and/or cover songs) must not infringe upon the intellectual property rights, or defame or inside the publicity or privacy rights, of any third party, living or deceased. Creative Materials may not contain “sampling” from other songs, music, sound effects, or any other elements in which the Artists do no have the necessary rights to, title and interest, including copyright.

Prizes include:

  1. The top 4 Ultimate Winner bands will be showcased through a livestreaming package (Valued at $1,800/each) to be performed on January 2, 2021 (New Year’s weekend show - Yay!)

    1. If a band is unable to perform on New Year’s weekend 2021, that performance slot will be given to the next highest performing slot

  2. The livestreaming packages will include:

    • Full soundcheck by a World Class Audio Engineer

    • 1-Audio Engineer

    • 1-Lighting Operator

    • 1-World Class Video Director/Operator

    • Multiple cameras with operators and static cameras

    • A recording on USB

  3. The Ultimate Winner will receive all the glory, bragging rights, and additional prizes

    1. Receive a full page article on your band in a local music publication

  4. Special Additional Prizes will also be announced soon!