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”. 

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More information coming soon on deadline for submissions and the showcase itself. 

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