MCF 2008 Battle Of The Bands

After the incredible success of the first-ever Magic Circle Festival in 2007, with an attendance of over 25,000 fans, Magic Circle Music (MCM) and MANOWAR are pleased to announce a bigger, better and of course louder Magic Circle Festival in 2008. And this time you’ll be able to participate. Magic Circle Music and MANOWAR are launching a Battle Of The Bands Contest where bands from around the world will compete against each other to win the once in a lifetime chance to play on the main stage at the Magic Circle Festival 2008. The winning band will be invited to play 3 songs on the main stage on Saturday, July 12th , 2008. That is not all. The winning band will also be featured on the Magic Circle Festival Volume 2 DVD and will have their single released by Magic Circle Music. There is no entry fee required. How to Enter the Battle Of The Bands (BOTB) You have two possibilities to enter the BOTB Contest • YouTube Entry – upload your video to YouTube.com and let fans vote for your band. • Regular Mail entry – Mail your demo to Magic Circle Music 1. YouTube Entry Post a video response to the BOTB Promotional Video on www.YouTube.com between March 23rd and March 29th , 2008. All entries will be listed on www.magiccirclefestival.com shortly after. All fans will be allowed to vote for their favorite video. The top 10 most voted bands will be invited to play on the BOTB Stage on Wednesday, July 9th , 2008 at the Magic Circle Festival 2008. The video must be a live performance or a music video of your band performing an original song. No covers are permitted. All content in your submission must be the band’s (entrant’s) original creation, executed solely by the entrant. The entry must not be subject to the rights of any third parties, must be an original work of authorship, and must not violate, misappropriate or infringe any copyright, trademark or other proprietary right of any other person or entity. The content may not be offensive or otherwise unsuitable for use. By participating in the Contest, you are granting Magic Circle Music (MCM) an irrevocable right and license to publish, use, edit, and display any or all of the content in your submission, without further approval, without territorial, time, or other limitations, for any and all purposes, including, but not limited to, marketing, advertising, and promotional purposes. Bands must list an e-mail address on the “About This Video” section of their video response . On May 10th , 2008 18:00 CET, the poll will be closed and the 10 most voted bands will be announced. 2. Regular Mail Entry Mail your CD, band photo, contact information and short bio to: MC FESTIVAL 2008 Bonifatius Str. 5 Volkmarsen, 34471 Germany We will select 10 bands that will be invited to play on the BOTB Stage Thursday, July 10th , 2008 at the Magic Circle Festival 2008. The CD must contain an original song(s) of your band. No covers are permitted. All content in your submission must be the band’s (entrant’s) original creation, executed solely by the entrant. The entry must not be subject to the rights of any third parties, must be an original work of authorship, and must not violate, misappropriate or infringe any copyright, trademark or other proprietary right of any other person or entity. The content may not be offensive or otherwise unsuitable for use. By participating in the Contest, you are granting Magic Circle Music (MCM) an irrevocable right and license to publish, use, edit, and display any or all of the content in your submission, without further approval, without territorial, time, or other limitations, for any and all purposes, including, but not limited to, marketing, advertising, and promotional purposes. Entries with postmark date later than May 10th , 2008 will not be considered. Eligibility Only the original author (and including the author’s affiliated band members) who submitted the musical track may enter or win (in the event of a dispute as to authorship, Magic Circle Music reserves the right to disqualify any entry or winner; MCM’s decisions are final). Contest is open only to all natural persons worldwide. Contest may only be entered from and in eligible jurisdictions. Entrants must be 18 years of age or 16 with a parental consent letter in order to participate. Employees, officers, directors, and agents of MCM, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, their immediate family members and persons living in their same household, are not eligible to participate in the Contest. The Contest The selected bands from both the YouTube and regular mail entries must confirm their travel arrangements by May 24th , 2008. If a band fails to confirm their travel arrangements a runner up band will be selected for the performance. Semi-Finals The first semi-finals are to take place on Wednesday, July 9th, 2008, where the 10 selected bands from YouTube will play on the BOTB stage. The bands must play 3 original songs. 3 semi-finalists hereof will be chosen to play at the finals. The selection of the 3 winning bands will be based on the amount of applause (noise!) made by the audience. This will be judged by the reigning “Mr. Metal” Udo Sapper. The second semi-finals are to take place on Thursday, July 10th, 2008, where the 10 selected bands from Magic Circle Music will play on the BOTB stage. The bands must play 3 original songs. 3 semi-finalists hereof will be chosen to play at the finals. The selection of the 3 winning bands will be based on the amount of applause (noise!) made by the audience. This will be judged by the reigning “Mr. Metal” Udo Sapper. Finals The finals will take place on Friday, July 11th , 2008, after the show on the main stage is over. The 6 winning semi-finalists will compete against each other. The bands will play 3 original songs. The selection of the winning band will be based on the amount of applause (noise!) made by the audience. Mr. Metal will once again judge the amount of audience applause to determine the winning band of the Battle Of The Bands 2008. The winning band will be invited to play 3 songs on the main stage on Saturday, July 12th , 2008. They will also be featured on the Magic Circle Festival Volume 2 DVD and will have their single released by Magic Circle Music. Requirements of the Winning Band Each entrant agrees that if the band is announced by Magic Circle Music as the winning band, they will sign any additional license or release that MCM may require such as return releases of liability, declarations of eligibility, and where lawful, publicity consent agreements. Winner agrees to the use of his or her name, voice and/or likeness, and musical submission (including, but not limited to, the right to use, modify, reproduce, publish, perform, display, distribute, make derivative works of and otherwise commercially or non-commercially exploit the musical submission specifically in connection with the Contest in perpetuity and throughout the universe, in any manner or medium now existing or hereafter developed), for the purpose of advertising, trade, or promotion without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. If a selected winner fails to sign the completed and executed releases/agreements as required, the winner status may be forfeited and an alternate winner may, at MCM’s discretion, be selected. Miscellaneous • No entry fee is required. • Bands must be unsigned. • Minimum age for all band members is 18, or 16 with parental consent letter. • Bands are responsible for their own transportation, lodging, food and security of their instruments. • Backline and a full drum kit will be provided. Bands must bring their own instruments (incl. drumsticks). • No stage props or fireworks are allowed. • No sound check for competing bands. • Bands will have 10 minutes for changeover. • Bands are solely responsible for damaged equipment and agree to pay for its repair or replacement. • No Guest List is available for participating bands. Final Clause By entering the Battle Of The Bands, you agree to comply with all entry procedures and conditions mentioned herein. Noncompliance hereof will result in disqualification.