Top of the Mic Rules

STARTING MARCH 1ST, 2012!

Top of the Mic Rules:

Open to any musical genre, but material must be suitable for general audience.
Absolutely no obscene or offensive lyrics will be allowed. Also, indecent or obscene gestures will not be permitted.
We will supply sound equipment and drum set. Bands will provide all other instruments.
Bands must perform by self, i.e. no recorded music is allowed.
Bands selected to compete will play one 20 minute set and will be prepared to play again on a Saturday evening. If you or your band makes it into the finals, be prepared to play a live performance at Sean Kelly’s at a later date.
Each band will be responsible for keeping track of their own time. Judges will also be keeping track for their records. Points will be deducted for playing over the time limit.
Bands selected to compete will be notified by February 28th, 2012 and will be included in the event promotion after that date.
Bands in violation of eligibility requirement will be disqualified and any prize monies will be forfeited.
Sean Kelly’s Public House is not responsible for damage or theft of personal property.
Abuse or theft of the provided equipment will result in immediate disqualification and reparation to the equipment providers.
All entries must be received by midnight on February 25th, 2012. Incomplete entries will be disqualified.
It is the band’s responsibility to set gear and be ready to perform with in the allotted time.
Popular vote will have 1/3 of total decision
Employees of Sean Kelly’s are ineligible to enter the event.
Top of the Mic is open to amateurs only. For the purpose of this contest, an amateur is somebody without a major label recording contract.
Bands/ Performers and accompanying personnel are expected to cooperate with the event organizers and venue at all times, any verbal or physical abuse will not be tolerated. Event Organizers and venue includes all staff (i.e. Sean Kelly’s employees, judges). Offenders will be removed from the premises.
Top 3 winning performers must be available to potentially play on Saturday May 11th, 2012.
Montana Musicians and artist coalition prizes as well!
1st Place/2nd Place Winners:
• 1 Hour Headlining act at the MMAC Musician Showcase including featured band photo on all flyers and handbills for the event.
HD video and audio recording of live performance, with option of professionally mixed multi-track audio/video recordings of performance pieces
• 1 live track on Showcase Sampler CD Vol. 2
• Main page feature on MMACoalition.org and featured artists page.
• Selected live tracks in HD on media section of MMACoalition.org
3rd Place Winner:
• Same as 1st &2nd Place winners, only a 30 minute headlining act at the MMCA.
The event organizers reserve the right to disqualify any band that is observed to be behaving in an uncompetitive or inappropriate manner.

Sean Kellys