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At The Bottling Works
August 26 and
September 22, 2007.
Contestant
Registration Form (Microsoft Word document)
Registration
Form as Webpage
WV's Finest website |
W.Va's Finest is
a talent competition for singers and singing/rap groups in the state
of West Virginia. The Bottling
Works is hosting the regional audition sessions. The remaining auditions
Saturday, September 22, 2007.
Semi
Finals and Finals will be held at the Capital Theater in downtown Charleston
starting Thursday November 15th and ending Saturday November 17th.
The
top twenty scorers from each area will go to Charleston in November
to compete. Individuals and groups will be competing for cash, prizes and
the right to be called one of West Virginia's Finest. There will be a
winner in each of five catagories:
1. R&B/Jazz/Blues
2. Country/Folk
3. Pop/Rock
4. Gospel
5. Hip-Hop/Rap
Sign up to audition
in Romney, Saturday, September 22nd. Call 304-496-8201
or e-mail wvafinest@thebottlingworks.com to get on the list (those who
do will still need to sign agreement to the rules that follow, and pay
their entry fee, so arrive no later than an hour before the start of the
auditions). Be
prepared to sing two songs for the judges.
Contestant Rules 1. Contestants must be 12 years
of age and older to enter the competition.
2. Contestants must be legal residents
of West Virginia or attending a college in West Virginia.
3. Individual singers and singing/rap
groups with no more than five people may enter the competition.
4. Singing/Rap groups must include
each member of the group in their presentation.
5. Contestant registration fees
are non-refundable.
6. The individual registration
fee is $25 for adults and $15 for youth (12 to 17). You may enter more
than one category, paying the entry fee for each category entered, and
if qualifying to go to the semi-finals, must choose one category to compete
in.
7. The group registration (Two
or more constitutes a group.) fee is $40 for adults and $30 for youth
between 12 and 17.
8. All contestants must audition.
9. Contestants must have background
music tracks on CD or may sing acappella. No instruments or bands allowed
for accompaniment. (Prepare
two songs to sing.)
10. Absolutely no vulgarity or
profane lyrics or gestures will be tolerated. Failure to abide by this
rule will result in removal from the competition.
11. All contestants must be amateurs
or unsigned artists unaffiliated with any working record label, independent
or otherwise.
12. Contestants will be judged
on stage presence, vocal quality and vocal interpretation.
13. Contestants may not heckle
or harass other contestants either verbally or physically. Doing so will
result in removal from the competition.
14. Contestants may not consume
alcohol or illegal drugs during the competition. Anyone found using alcohol
or illegal drugs or having them in their possession within the competition
venues will be removed from the competition.
15. Contestants making it to the
final rounds of competition must wear proper attire during the show.
Bare midriffs, micro minis and "wife
beaters" are unacceptable.
(Each contestant will be asked to sign an agreement that he/she understands
each of these rules and will abide by them.) |