GRANDWEST OPEN MIC JAZZ 2013

GrandWest Open Mic Jazz 2013

Auditions: Every Wednesday from 14 August 2013 to 02 October 2013 (8 weeks)

Quarter finals (top 24): Wednesday 09 October 2013 to 16 October 2013

Venue: Jackson Hall

Time: Registration opens at 19h30 for a 20h30 start

Cost: Free

Restrictions: Not open to anyone under 18 or *professional singers
*(Professional singer defined as someone who derives their sole source of income from singing)

Semi Finals (top 12)   Wednesday 23 October 2013

Finals (top 6)              Wednesday 30 October 2013

Venue: Hanover Street

Time: 20h30

Cost: Free

GrandWest invites would-be jazz vocalists to audition for the fourth annual Open Mic Jazz Singing Competition (OMJ).  The auditions take place at Jackson Hall every Wednesday from 14 August 2013 to 2 October 2013. Entrants who are over the age of 18 and are not professional singers need to be at Jackson Hall on audition nights to enter the contest.

Quarter finals

The quarter finals for the top 24 quarter finalists will be held every Wednesday between 9 October 2013 and 16 October 2013, also at Jackson Hall.

Semi-finals and finals

The contest will move to Hanover Street on Wednesday, 23 October to select the top 12 semi finalists.  The finals will be held on Wednesday, 30 October 2013, also at Hanover Street. The final top six entrants remaining in the contest will be required to perform two songs each on the night.

Prizes

The winner of the contest will receive R25 000 in cash plus a Shure Sm55 microphone from Wild & Marr, a demo recording session at Nuthouse Studios, Vocal Mentoring from Spotlight Music and Vocal Lessons from Cape Music Institute, Make-up for OMJ2013 Finals as well as portfolio shoot from Flash & Lash of Madness and an invitation from espAFRIKA to perform at their Cape Town International Jazz Festival free Community Concert which takes place on Green Market Square.

The second placed entrant will receive R7 500 cash and a two-night stay for two at the Table Bay Hotel complete with complimentary bed and breakfast plus Shure SM58 Microphone from Wild & Marr, Vocal Mentoring from Spotlight Music, Make-up for OMJ 2013 Finals from Flash & Lash of Madness and a Personal Image Consultation from A New You.

The third placed will receive R5 000 cash plus a one-night mid-week stay for two at the Golden Valley Casino in Worcester including dinner plus Shure SRH 440 Head Phones from Wild & Marr, Vocal Mentoring from Spotlight Music, Make-up for OMJ2013 Finals from Flash & Lash of Madness and Personal Image Consultation from A New You.

The participants will be accompanied by accomplished musicians playing piano, double bass and drums.

The judges will focus on vocal technique, song interpretation, stage presence and audience response. The entrants are encouraged to bring their friends, family and fans to cheer and support them. The panel of adjudicators will be made out of Bev Scott-Brown, Clarence Ford and Neil Benjamin.

Entry forms can be collected from Jackson Hall on audition nights and the song list is available on www.grandwest.co.za and www.1049.fm.

For more information, tune into Heart 104.9fm.

Registration opens at 19h30 and the competition begins at 20h30. Entry is free.

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Rules

1. Only songs from the repertoire list provided may be performed
2. The Jackson Hall band will provide the accompaniment music for the song/s chosen
3. 24 Quarter Finalists will be announced at Jackson Hall on Wed 2 October at the end of Audition 8.
4. 12 Semi-Finalists will be announced at Jackson Hall on Wed 16 October at the end of Quarter Final 2.
5. 6 Finalists will be announced at Jackson Hall on Wed 23 October at the end of the Semi Final round.
6. Judges decisions are final
7. Entrants must be 18 years or older
8. Entrants must provide proof of ID
9. Entrants may only enter once
10. Entrants must be present for all competition requirements
11. No communication will be entered into with the judges, either written or verbal
12. GrandWest and Heart 104.9fm have the rights to publish images and details of all entrants in the media for publicity purposes