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A After the audition, what should a contestant expect? - Official Huntsville Superstar 2011 Contestant Information & Rules - CONTESTANTS & AUDIENCE MEMBERS: You, the performer, should have properly entered this contest by submitting to Huntsville Superstar your personal information per the online contestant entry form, your audition packet which includes a one minute CD (or mp3) of you singing, and your $25.00 (non refundable) entry fee. NOTE: ENTRY PACKAGE NEEDS TO BE RECEIVED BY US NO LATER THAT FRIDAY JUNE 17 IN ORDER TO QUALIFY. Assuming you have done all of that, you will be assigned a number which will be your number throughout the entire competition. The audition CDs (or mp3s) will be reviewed by our judges in a closed listening session. After listening to all the entrees, our judges will select up to 40 contestants who will progress on to the live performance portion of the contest. These contestants will receive notification by a personal phone call from us by (no later than) Monday evening June 20st, 2011. Then, around noon on Tuesday June 21st, we will post (on the website) the names of everyone selected to advance to the live portion of this competition. If your name appears on this list or if you receive a call - congratulations, you will subsequently go on to compete in the live portion of the Huntsville Superstar 2011 summer talent competition series which will take place at the Old Town Theater on Saturday's June 25th, July 9th, and July 16. You will have become an official contestant, competing against others to win $1,000.00, a recording opportunity, and the honor of being named the 2011 Huntsville Superstar. Everyone else (family & friends) will be considered part of the voting audience and must purchase a ticket at a cost of $10.00 to enter the theater and attend the show. Due to the nature of this show along with limited theater seating, there will be NO complimentary tickets for inside the theater seating. The Old Town Theater is limited in its seating capacity, so please encourage those who wish to come and see you perform, and vote for you, to purchase advance tickets for the shows they wish to attend by logging onto Huntsville Superstar Ticket Information. JUDGING CRITERIA - The manner in which contestants will be rated: 1). OPINIONS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF MUSIC AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCES VARY AND ARE EXTREMELY SUBJECTIVE - ESPECIALLY AMONGST THOSE WHO ARE EITHER CONSIDERED TO BE, OR WHO CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE "QUALIFIED" TO RENDER AN OPINION ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. 2). HUNTSVILLE SUPERSTAR IS A CONTEST WHEREIN EACH CONTESTANT COMPETES BY PERFORMING A SONG BEFORE A LIVE VOTING AUDIENCE AND A PANEL OF JUDGES. 3). Our Judges - In addition to having adequate musical backgrounds (which can be extremely subjective in the arena of musical opinion), our judges are people who are mostly well known throughout the community for their high level of character and integrity. All of them meet and surpass the Huntsville Superstar organization's judging standards which in addition to many other things requires a judge to demonstrate: 1). A high level of appreciation and understanding of all musical styles and performance, and 2). a strong commitment toward upholding the strict principle of impartiality. Additionally, none of the judges, and/or any member of the Huntsville Superstar staff or organization may be related to any of the current contestants. 4). The Judging Criteria - In this contest the judges are ultimately looking for someone who presents themselves on stage as an all around superstar. The areas of performance that will be critiqued and rated are stage presence, vocal quality, and showmanship. These areas include such things as dress and on-stage appearance & expression, pitch (intonation), diction, dynamics & projection, expressive energy, overall showmanship, and crowd response. SONGS & MUSIC: THIS APPLIES ONLY TO THE FIRST SHOW. FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SUBSEQUENT SHOWS (song length, style, etc.) WILL BE FORTHCOMING. So, here’s how it will work. Unless you plan on accompanying yourself on guitar, you must submit to us (this means that we must receive in our hands) – one (1) well labeled (easy to read and understand) CD (or emailed mp3) that contains the one (1) song track that you will sing to. Please make sure that your song track is burnt onto a CD or emailed to us in mp3 format, and that your CD will work on ALL CD Players. And, for the first show, please keep the length of your song to approximately 1 minute - and absolutely no longer than 1 minute and 20 seconds. Email for mp3s is: contestant@huntsvillesuperstar.com It will be a good idea to test your CD out on several different CD players before submitting it to us. Our music editing equipment is home made CD friendly, as long as your CD is properly made. So, if you do it right (or have it done right), our equipment should read it just fine - but, be sure and do it right! Also, make sure that your CD contains only one (1) song. Please DO NOT submit a CD that contains multiple tracks (Remember - this year you'll also have the option to email mp3s as well). Additionally, it must be a well labeled CD with your name, and the name of your song, and (VERY IMPORTANT) must be NO LONGER THAN 1 MINUTE 20 SECONDS IN LENGTH. That’s (1) one minute long. This means that on the initial show, you will have about a minute and 20 seconds to perform and dazzle the audience and judges. This is equivalent to about the length of a quick verse and a chorus. Make it work! It can be done, as performers do it on TV all the time. With as many 40 performers in the initial round, the show must flow along swiftly, and without any hitches so that we don't lose our audience. This is why we need your initial show CD by no later than Wednesday June 22nd!!! Editing music and burning it onto a CD (or creating mp3s) is an extremely common thing these days. If you can’t do it – find a friend who can, or email us at: info@huntsvillesuperstar.com and we will direct you to someone who is in the business of doing that. IMPORTANT – WE MUST RECEIVE YOUR FIRST SHOW MUSIC ON CD OR MP3 BY THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS WEDNESDAY JUNE 22, 2011, AS WE WILL NEED TO TRANSFER ALL CONTESTANT'S SONGS ONTO ONE MASTER SHOW CD. Each individual performance will be filmed, and if things run smoothly in post production, will subsequently made available to view online by sometime Wednesday evening following each show. Because of this – the show must flow without any hitches, thus the reason for the master CD, so DO NOT try to get away without fulfilling this relatively simple request. WE NEED YOUR MUSIC by Wednesday June 22, 2011. TIME & PLACE: You will ultimately need to be prepared to sing in three (3) different live shows which will take place at the Old Town Theater located at: 1023 12th St, Huntsville, TX 77340. The theater phone number is: 936-293-8681. If you've never seen the Old Town Theater, you can check it out at: www.towntheater.org Showtime is 7:00pm on June 25th, July 9th, and 16th. The doors to the theater will open to the general public at: 6:00pm. However, for the initial show, we will need you to be there (attentive and ready for instruction and a dress rehearsal - sound check) absolutely no later than 3:30pm. On the day of the first show, there will need to ample time for questions and answers along with a complete dress rehearsal (sound check), and any last minute modifications. Remember, there could be as many as forty (40) performers in the initial show. It can turn very chaotic unless we all manage it right! So please, be on time, and be prepared to participate appropriately in putting on a great show, and Huntsville Superstar will be a great experience for everyone. BACKSTAGE: Backstage protocol is one of the most important aspects of any live show - especially one with potentially this many performers. The backstage area will be strictly monitored and managed by our qualified, and easily identifiable stage management team. These people will be the absolute BOSS, BIG CHEESE, and FINAL SAY of any thing that happens backstage. Their first concern of course will always be you, but your obedience to their word is of the utmost importance, as they will have the authority to remove you from the show if needs be. Only contestants that are under the age of fourteen (14) are allowed to have someone accompany (be with) them backstage, and even then - by only one (1) person (a parent or friend). This should be the same person to accompany them in or out of the dressing rooms. Boys may only be accompanied by a male in the men’s dressing room, and Girls may only be accompanied by a female in the Women’s dressing room. The person who accompanies you backstage must remain with you backstage throughout the entire show. Due to the lack of back stage space, all other contestants must see to their own backstage needs, and may NOT be accompanied backstage by anyone. These backstage rules will (out of necessity) be strictly enforced so once again, please remember that there may be a very large number of contestants back stage. We absolutely MUST maintain backstage control for safety as well as carrying out a smooth flowing show. We thank you sincerely ahead of time for your cooperation in this matter. THE JUDGES & AUDIENCE VOTE: The audience will vote (both live and online), and their vote will have great impact and influence on each contestants standing throughout the contest, but the judges will collectively make the ultimate decision as to the final outcome of the contest. Huntsville Superstar is a live talent show series that will take place on Saturdays June 25th, July 9th, and July 16th at the Old Town Theater in Huntsville, TX. It will feature area wide participants who will enter and compete to win $1,000.00 along with a Recording Opportunity, and the title of 2011 Huntsville Superstar. Contestants of all ages will sing live on stage in an attempt to dazzle the live (voting) audience and our esteemed panel of judges, where they will either be eliminated or progress on to the next show until finally - a first, second, and third place winner will be selected. The number of songs to be performed at the final show, as well as other instructions will be given to the final contestants after show # 2. THE FINAL SHOW #3 ON SATURDAY JULY 16th: Contestants who survive and progress on to this show will once again perform before a live (voting) audience and a panel of judges - and three final winners will be selected as follows: Third Place Winner receives $300.00 and other prizes. Second Place Winner receives $500.00 and other prizes. First Place Winner receives the official title of 2011 Huntsville Superstar, plus a cash prize of $1,000.00 along with a recording opportunity. Contestant Rules, Terms and Conditions You must be able to reserve and set aside: Saturdays June 25th, July 9th, and July 16th. If you are initially selected, and then subsequently progress in the competition, you will need to be available to perform (compete) on these dates. Once again, we’re looking forward to seeing everyone at 3:30pm on Saturday June 25, 2011 at the Old Town Theatre on 12th Street in Huntsville, TX. for the initial group instruction before the show. Thank you, and good luck – Your friends at Huntsville Superstar
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