Accepting Applications Beginning March 6!
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2017 ROAD TO MEMPHIS
"YOUTH SHOWCASE"
(UNDER 21) - SOLO/DUO/BAND ACTS
Sunday, May 21, 2017, 1 pm @ TBA
[Youth Showcase Rules & Scoring]
[Road To Memphis "Youth Showcase" 2017 Online Application]
[Printable Application Form]
The Minnesota Blues Society is sponsoring a solo/duo/band to participate in the "Youth Showcase" at the International Blues Challenge (IBC), Memphis in January 16-20, 2018.
Our local Road To Memphis "Youth Showcase" competition will be held in two stages:
- First, participants will be required to submit a CD, DVD, or YouTube consisting of three songs of your choosing. (Remember, this is a Blues competition.)
- Secondly, from these entries, the judges will pick up to 10 finalists that will be given the opportunity to compete in the "Live" Finals competition on May 21 @ TBA. Announcement of those finalists will be made on or before May 7, 2016.
We will hold our Road to Memphis "Youth Showcase" Finals on Sunday, May 21, 2017, at a Twin Cities "all ages" venue, TBA and judges will select a single solo, duo or band our society will sponsor. If you think you would like to sign-up for the Road to Memphis "Youth Showcase", please fill out the application form. The following lists qualifications to compete in the Road to Memphis "Youth Showcase":
- Individuals are not permitted to compete if their names have ever been included on a Blues Music Award (formerly Handy Awards) ballot. This does not apply to sidemen of these individuals.
- Membership in the Minnesota Blues Society is not required at this time, but eligibility to compete in the Finals of our Society's Road to Memphis Challenge "Youth Showcase" requires at least one musician from each act be a member of the Minnesota Blues Society at the time of the Finals. We have membership forms on this website under "Join MnBS".
- You must be a musician(s) from the State of Minnesota to compete and under 21 years of age at the time of competition in Memphis, January 16-20, 2018.
- We ask that applicants be capable, both physically and financially, of travel to Memphis for the purpose of participating in the 2018 IBC. If you travel to the IBC, we ask that you are dedicated to representing our Society at IBC sponsored functions. The person(s) chosen to represent our Society will be required to travel with at least one adult or legal guardian of the act participating.
- No entry fee is required for the first stage of this competition, but each participant for the "Live" Finals must pay a application fee. The fee is $5.00 for each musician in your act. All application fees will be dedicated to the "Road To Memphis Fund" for travel-related costs for those selected to perform in the IBC. The fee is tax-deductible.
- We require all finalist musical acts to arrive at the beginning of the Road to Memphis "Youth Showcase" event on May 21, 2017. Start time is the same for everyone and we will draw straws for order of performance. We ask that the musicians support one another.
- Applications must be received by mail (or submitted online) no later than April 7, 2017, midnight.
- Final competitors will be asked to provide a brief bio along with a photo prior to the Road To Memphis "Youth Showcase" Finals competition. We will send details once we have chosen the finalists.
Please send your demo material to:
MnBS Youth Showcase 2017
P.O. BOX 580704
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55458
Our Society does not have funds available to assist the act with IBC-associated costs but we will cooperate with them to help raise funds by sponsoring "Road To Memphis" fundraisers. It is the musician's responsibility to set up the fundraiser's gigs and let the society know the dates and venues for "Road To Memphis" fundraisers.
Our Mission Statement: The Minnesota Blues Society's mission is to preserve, commemorate, educate, celebrate and promote the past, present and future of Blues music in Minnesota.
Questions? Contact MnBS Youth Showcase Committee:
(2/26/16)
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