North
Valley
Battle of the Bands
Sponsored and
Hosted by Paradise
Valley Community College
In an effort to strengthen our ties with
our
feeder high
schools and the North Valley Community, and to create more scholarship
opportunities for all North Valley students, Paradise Valley Community
College
will sponsor and host a Battle of the Bands Competition. In addition to
performing as part of two live concerts, these selected groups will
have
the opportunity to record up to three songs in PVCC's music recording
studio.
Proceeds from all North Valley Battle of the Bands CDs and merchandise
sales will be used to create scholarships for future students in the
commercial music program at PVCC.
High School
Division
•
All local bands that have members in a North, Northeast or Northwest
Valley
High School are eligible.
•
At least 50% of the current membership of the band must be enrolled at
a North,
Northeast or Northwest Valley High School.
College Division
• At least
two
members of the band must be currently enrolled for 6 credit hours at
PVCC
or one member of the band must be currently enrolled
for 12 credit
hours at PVCC.
•
Only original songs or compositions will be accepted in this
competition. All
entered students must sign a letter of authenticity in regards to the
nominated
song or composition.
•
All styles of music are welcome.
•
Explicit lyrics are strictly prohibited.
•
All application materials must be completed and submitted to the Music
Department at Paradise Valley Community College by 4:00pm on Wednesday,
November 21, 2007.
•
Each band that has successfully completed the application process will
be
invited to perform in a preliminary round of competition on Saturday,
December 1, 2007. This round will be adjudicated by a panel of judges
created by the
Music Department at PVCC.
•
Upon approval of the adjudicating panel, the selected bands
will be scheduled for a professional
recording session at PVCC. The selected bands will work with the
recording engineer and members of the PVCC Music Department to produce
a CD
recording of up to three songs per participating band. The recording
session will take place
between January 22, 2008 and February 26, 2008.
•
All recorded songs will be mastered onto the North Valley Battle of the
Bands
compilation CD.
•
All selected solo or groups acts will perform as part of a live concert
at PVCC
to celebrate the North Valley Battle of the Bands Competition. This
concert
will be Friday, May 2, 2008.
• Proceeds from all North Valley
Battle of the Bands CDs and merchandise
sales will be used to create scholarships for future students in the
commercial music program at PVCC.