THE BATTLE & THE SHOWCASE
UPDATE BELOW - STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE 2020-2021 BATTLE
The program formerly known as The Battle of the High School Bands has new rules and a new format.
“The Battle” portion of this program is open to all musicians in WNY under the age of 25.
Open to all bands, duos, rappers, acoustic artists, solo artists, etc.
All genres included and accepted
Complete a submission form for each entrant
Most of the band must be under 25 years of age
A video of a performance must be included with your submission. Please provide a youTube link to the performance. Videos need not be professional quality, a simple cell phone video will suffice
Judges will review all submissions and the “winners” will be asked to perform at “The Showcase”
Judging will be based on:
Stage presence and preparedness
Sound, volume, and clarity
Band synchronicity
Song quality & choice (originals not required, but highly advised)
Band enthusiasm & attitude
All submissions will be reviewed and the “winners” of “The Battle” will be asked to perform at “The Showcase”.
More information coming soon on deadline for submissions and the showcase itself.