All bands registering for Muzak Heart & Soul Battle of the Bands must read and accept the rules and regulations before completing the registration form.
- Each band is required to register before the deadline (different for each city).
- Each band is required to have 2 to 8 members.
- No more than 50% of your band members can perform with another band.
- At least 2 members of the band must currently be enrolled in high school.
- Only pre-registered bands are permitted to play.
- Bands must use backline and drums provided.
- Sound checks will not be permissible at the auditions or at the event.
Muzak Heart & Soul Battle of the Bands is open to all bands whether unsigned or signed to a record label. There is no pre-selection and no demos are required. All bands who register are guaranteed to play in the preliminary band auditions. In completing this registration form you are acknowledging that you have read and accepted the Rules and Regulations.
Bands entering Muzak Heart & Soul Battle of the Bands will not be asked to sign any licenses or any kind of management or recording contract. All we need from bands is the permission to use any of their photographs and music for purely promotional purposes. Bands only need to pay a small one-time registration fee.
The registration fee is $40 per band. Fill out the form and follow instructions to register your band. Band¹s registration fees must be paid in total as one sum by credit card (only one credit card).
Registration fees are non-refundable.
The registration must contain band name, email address, telephone numbers, names, ages and instruments played by all band members. Each band must consist of two members currently enrolled in high school.
Adding additional band members after registration is prohibited without the consent of the organizer. Replacing more than one-third of band members is prohibited without the consent of the organizer.
Equipment and Onstage Rules:
The organizer will provide a high quality sound and lighting system, which all the bands will use.
The organizer will provide all drums, keyboard, bass and guitar amplifiers, microphones, monitors and backline equipment used in all Battle of the Bands events.
The organizer will provide all sound and lighting engineers as well as all necessary stage crew.
Band members will bring any personal instruments such as guitars, basses, as well as any effects pedals etc. Drummers will bring their own bass drum pedal and drumsticks.
All bands must use the same backline and drums provided by the organizer.
Any special equipment other than personal instruments such as guitars will be placed on stage before the event begins and will remain there until the end of the event.
All bands must follow instructions given by the organizer and the appointed stage manager.
It is not permitted to use pre-recorded sound material. All bands must play live.
Bands will play 12 minute sets. All bands will play 3 songs. One song must be a cover and two songs must be originals, but not necessarily written by the band themselves. The total playing time for each band must not exceed 12 minutes.
Any band overrunning their allotted playing time will result in the sound board being turned off and points deducted.
Pyrotechnics are not allowed.
The playing order of the bands will be determined by a draw.