Your Chance to Play at Capital Hoedown 2012
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The Capitol Hoedown 2012 country music festival in Ottawa, ON will once again give an upcoming artist the chance to play before thousands of fans. To find out how to enter or help choose the winner, check out the press release below:
Following the hugely successful first year of Capital Hoedown Showdown, OurStage.com and Capital Hoedown, Canada’s biggest country music festival, are teaming up for another year to offer one undiscovered country artist the chance to perform on the same stage as Taylor Swift at Capital Hoedown 2012. The three-day festival takes place in Ottawa, Ontario from August 10th-12th.
Capital Hoedown Showdown 2011 garnered over 192,000 judging battles for 101 Canadian artists. With that overwhelming popularity, this year’s competition will be open to country artists in both Canada and the U.S. The winner will play on Saturday, August 11th, the same day Taylor Swift performs for her only scheduled North American appearance in 2012. Anyone interested in entering or judging can go to http://www.ourstage.com/prizes/9005.
“Capital Hoedown Showdown is a fun, friendly competition giving aspiring country artists the chance to play at Canada’s biggest country music festival,” said Denis Benoit, President and CEO of Concert International Inc. “Last year’s winner, WYATT, received international exposure for their participation and they had the privilege to perform on the same stage as Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts and Carrie Underwood.”
“We are thrilled to be partnering with Capital Hoedown 2012 again following the great success of last year’s competition,” said Ben Campbell, CEO of OurStage.com. “Now our U.S. members will also have the opportunity to compete for the chance to perform in front of thousands and share the stage with some of country’s top stars.”
Bands can submit original country music from now through June 25th by going to OurStage.com and signing up to enter the competition. Judging will take place on the site starting May 17th. At the end of Round 1 judging on July 2nd, the top 100 entries will move forward to Round 2 – the semi-finals. OurStage.com members can continue judging until July 16th, when the top 40 ranked entries move on to Round 3.
The grand prize winner, chosen from the top 40 ranked artists in the competition, will be selected by a final judging panel based on the following criteria: (I) presentation; (II) originality and creativity; (III) melody, vocal ability and music; (IV) lyrics; and (V) entertainment value.
Complete details about Capital Hoedown Showdown can be found on OurStage.com and CapitalHoedown.net.
Liv Carter
She holds several certificates from Berklee College of Music, and a certificate in Positive Psychology from UC Berkeley.
Her main influences are coffee, cats, and Alexander Hamilton.
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