Bluescazorla keeps the dates in its third edition Bluescazorla Blues Battle band contest. This year, the contest will continue in April. It has the same character as the Bluescazorla festival, but it is independent and binding.
This contest’s third edition will take place on April 19, 20, and 21. It hopes to host more than 150 performers from across the country. The economic value of the prizes is still at 1,000 and 500 euros for the first and second prizes. The winning bands will also have the opportunity to perform on Plaza de Santa Maria’s Saturday and Friday of the festival.
Antonio Jose Rodriguez, Mayor of Cazorla, stated that the initiative was designed to encourage artistic creation in blues, and thereby contribute towards its dissemination and social dissemination as well as promote knowledge and research into new trends, languages, and forms of musical expression.
The first mayor stated in this line that “this contest was a way to recognize bluesmen, amateur musicians, and all music lovers who have year after year supported and followed Festival and who, in one way or the other, are the soul and soul of Bluescazorla”. He recalled that “the last edition had exceeded all expectations and was almost fully booked in certain hotels during the contest’s three-day duration”.
Rodriguez stated that the Festival should be disassociated from it in terms of dates.
The mayor also highlighted the “closeness” of the event between musicians and the public, which makes Cazorla a multi-cultural benchmark for music and blues in general.
Bases
The rules for the BluesCazorla Blues battle awards have been announced by the City Council of Cazorla. Five of the participating bands will be facing each other in a final gala, April 19, and 20, in different establishments. They will compete for the 1,000 Euro prize and perform on the Plaza de Santa Maria’s Saturday. The prize for the second classified is 500 euros, and the opportunity to perform at the festival.
A Bluescazorla member will chair the expert jury that will evaluate the performances. They will also decide on the awarding of performance quality, participation with the public and sound quality. It will also consider the votes of the public who can deposit them into the mailboxes in the establishments.
The number of representatives in this third edition is kept at six per group. The contest will conclude on Saturday, April 21st with a Final Battle, in which the five top bands will compete for the prize on the Jaen Paraiso Interior stage at the Cristo Auditorium.
To register, participants must guarantee that they are the legitimate owners of the performance rights and authors of the songs presented, and fill out the registration form included online at www.cazorla.es or www.bluescazorla.com. These pages will provide more information. The registration period ends March 25, 2018. The group must also include at least one YouTube URL or Vimeo URL. This URL allows the group to be seen and heard. The video must include original music from the formation. It may or not be a standard video clip. Live videos with static images or montages with photos of the band are acceptable.
The contest organizer, “Battle of Blues Bands”, reserves all rights to realize the contest with the consent of registered bands. The event will take place when at least 9 bands are available. There will be no more than 30 registered participants. Attendance will be in the order that they were registered.
The list of participating bands, along with the date, time, and duration of the concert, will be made public on March 30. To prepare for the contest, the organization will reach out to all participants.
All admitted and registered bands should contact the organization to obtain all necessary information. They will make every effort to make the experience as easy and pleasant as possible.
