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2009 Procedure and Rules of the Competition

O.C. ICON is a Solo Vocal Competition and Concert event

which consists of three competition rounds,

culminating with a single winner in each of three age divisions. 

Each of the three winners will receive trophies, prizes

and potential performance opportunities

through and with WBZB Entertainment.

 

Age Divisions:

Division One: AGE 7 through 10

Division Two: AGE 11 through 14

Division Three: AGE 15 through 18

*Determination of division assignment shall be based upon the contestant’s age as of July 1, 2009.

 

Eligibility

· All contestants must be residents of Southern California. 

· Only the winners of Inland Idol 2008 & 2009 are ineligible from competing in O.C. ICON 2009.

 

Competition Rounds

· Qualifying Auditions - Judged by executive members of WBZB Entertainment and/or guest adjudicators.

· Semi-Finals - Judged by executive members of WBZB Entertainment and/or guest adjudicators.

· Final Competition and Performance Event - Judged by a celebrity panel of three to five judges from the Music, TV, Professional Theatre and Talent Management industries. Winners will be selected by a combination of votes from our celebrity judging panel and from the live theater audience that evening.

 

Qualifying Auditions (Day One)

The 4 Qualifying Auditions will be held at select venues in Southern CA

All contestants must pre-register online at www.OCICON.com

 

· All Auditions to be acapella - No accompaniment or “Tracks” allowed during this round

· Sing a 30 to 60-second acapella segment of a song of your choice (any style or genre except RAP)

· Song choice must be “Family and Age-Appropriate” and not contain any vulgar or inappropriate language or lyrics.

 

The Announcement Ceremony will take place approximately 15-30 minutes after the last contestants have auditioned. Contestants selected to go on to the Semi-Finals should be present to pick up their “Golden Ticket” and instructions from the Audition Committee at the Announcement Ceremony. Contestants will confirm their contact information at this time to receive complete instructions for the Semi-Finals via email.

 

Contestants who are not initially passed on to the Semi-Finals are welcome to register online to audition again at any remaining qualifying auditions if they believe they can improve their initial performance.  However, they do so at their own cost and risk; with no guarantees from WBZB Entertainment. (It should be noted that some contestants who have “re-auditioned” have gone on to compete in The Finals.)

 

 Semi-Finals (Day Two)

All contestants passed through to the Semi-Finals must check in at the Contestant table at least 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start time on the day of the Semi-Final event.

· All Performances to be acapella   - No accompaniment or “Tracks” allowed during this round

· Sing a 30 to 60-second acapella segment of a song of your choice (any style or genre except RAP)

· Song choice must be “Family and Age-Appropriate” and not contain any vulgar or inappropriate language or lyrics.

 

The Semi-Finals will be a ticketed event that is conducted on stage in front of a live audience. Contestants will use microphones for this round.

 

The Announcement Ceremony will take place approximately 15-30 minutes after the last contestants have auditioned. Contestants selected to go on to the Finals should be present to get their award and instructions from the Audition Committee at the Announcement Ceremony. Contestants will confirm their contact information at this time to receive complete instructions for the Finals via email.

 

*Each contestant participating in the Semi-Finals must prepare and bring three song choices and the music tracks (CD without lead Vocal Tracks) or karaoke tracks for those songs to be used by the contestant in the event that they are chosen to go on to the Finals.  You will be asked to fill out a form stating your First, Second and Third choice preference.  The tracks should be edited down to a maximum of 2 minutes in length. (If you are unable to edit the track yourself; a representative of WBZB will work with you to edit the track for you.)

 

In the event that two Finalists have selected the same song as their first choice, a random selection process (coin toss, draw straws, etc) will be used to determine which contestant shall sing their first choice number and who will be asked to sing their second choice.  Under no circumstances shall two contestants of the same age group be allowed to sing the same song in the Finals competition.

 

WBZB will make final decision on appropriateness of song choices and resolve any song choice conflicts.

 

Finals (Day Three)

This final round of the competition shall consist of a full two-hour performance event, produced by WBZB Entertainment and judged by a Celebrity Panel of three to five judges from the Music, TV, Professional Theatre, and Talent Management industries.  Winners will be selected by a combination of votes from our celebrity judging panel and from the live theater audience that evening.

 

The Finals will be a ticketed event that is conducted on stage in front of a live audience.

 

· Contestants will use microphones and musical background tracks for this round

· Sing a one to two-minute song of your choice (any style or genre except RAP) (Maximum of 2 minutes in length!)

· Song choice must be “Family and Age-Appropriate” and not contain any vulgar or inappropriate language or lyrics.

 

Awards and Prizes

 The announcement of the winners in each Age Category will be announced and the prizes

(or certificates for the products and services) awarded on the evening of the Final Competition and Performance Event.

 

Additional Rules and Information

 

· During all three rounds of the O.C. ICON competition, at least one parent or legal guardian of each contestant (ages 17 and under) must be physically onsite and easily accessible at all times.

· Decisions and talent selection of the judges shall be final and not subject to review.  No correspondence shall be entered into with any contestant or their representatives at any time regarding the choices or decisions made by the Contest Judges.

· An ASCAP licensing agreement has been secured by WBZB Entertainment for this event.  No contestant shall have any liability for royalty payments pertaining to the music or lyrics that are performed during this competition. However, no audio or video recording of the event will be allowed at any time, except as specifically conducted and produced by WBZB Entertainment.

· Contestants must follow the directions and instruction given to them by all representatives of WBZB Entertainment at all times during the competition.  WBZB Entertainment and its representatives reserve the right to dismiss anyone from the contest at any time if they have not complied fully with the rules or have failed to show proper respect to staff, contestants, judges and others.

· Portions of the audition process may be photographed, recorded or videotaped for promotional purposes, to be televised later, or for the production of a documentary film or DVD of the O.C. ICON project.  Each contestant shall be required to sign a release and indemnification form, allowing WBZB Entertainment, full rights to the use of any and all photographs, video and audio recordings for promotional and/or broadcast purposes. 

· At the discretion of WBZB Entertainment,  the producers reserve the right to designate alternates recommended by the judges that can take the place of the finalists should the finalists fail to complete the requirements or are forced to withdraw for any reason.

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