***THIS IS NOT THE SIGN UP FOR THE ARTISTS. THIS IS TO PURCHASE TICKETS TO ATTEND ON THE NIGHT. ARTIST SIGN UP IS A SEPARATE LINK IN THE FACEBOOK EVENT***
DOORS 6:30PM // SHOWTIME 7PM
Tennessee Songwriter's Week hosted by Tennessee Vacation is coming up February 23-29 and we are hosting a qualifying round event on Friday, February 7th! We will host a total of 20 singer/songwriters performing 1 original song. Four winners will be selected to perform at Songbirds on February 27th with other area qualifying round winners. The winner of the night at Songbirds will go on to perform at Nashville's famous The Bluebird Cafe on Sunday, March 29th!
Sign ups are first come first serve. After the first 20 we will have an alternate list. There are two other qualifying events in Chattanooga, Barking Legs Theater & Wanderlinger Brewing Company. All three sign up list will be cross checked to be sure that no artist performs twice in order to allow the maximum number of participants.
There will be a $5 cover charge for all guests on the night of the event.
Judging Criteria/Rules:
Entrant must perform one original song not to exceed five (5) minutes. Entrant must sing an original song which Entrant owns/retains the rights to perform and either wrote or co-wrote. Entrant may sing acapella or have live accompaniment. Light percussion is allowed if there is no set-up time necessary. Entrant may bring up to two (2) performers to play an instrument. Back up tracks are not permitted.
The original song performed must not disparage any group of persons, religion, be considered inflammatory or inappropriate. Sponsor(s) or Sponsors designee has the final authority to determine if the song performed violates the above. If Sponsor(s) determine that the original song performed is in violation of these Rules, the Entrant will be requested to cease the performance, agrees to leave the venue without incident and will be disqualified from consideration.
Each and every performance by an Entrant will be judged by a panel of at least three (3) individuals from the songwriting community in and around Tennessee. If a judge is related by marriage or blood or has a close personal connection to an Entrant, the Judge will refrain from scoring that Entrant. Entrants will be evaluated numerically from 1-5 in the following categories considering both the Entrant’s song and performance: 1) originality; 2) vocal and/or instrumental talent; and 3) emotional connection to the audience. 1-5 on a numerical scale considering both the song and the performance.