fullthrottle666 wrote:what's the grand prize and how many more they need to win it/
This will be a tough one to win, i found winners videos from the last 7 years and we will be doing some homework on them, i also emailed John Mcknight, who won this in 2003 and asked for his wisdom.
There will be about 100 bands from the other blues society's competing, the schedule is not up yet, 3 day event. winner gets...
1st Place Band
-- First Place International Blues Challenge plaque
-- $1,500 cash
-- Emerging Artist Publicity and Radio Promotion Campaign from Blind Raccoon
-- Interview in BluesWax
-- One-year subscription to Blues Revue.
-- Free CD listing at both bandVillage and cdmojo.com
-- Professional consultation with BC Productions Artist Management
-- Ad in Blues Festival Guide and banner ad on its website
-- Professional press kit from Groovedaddy Graphics
Great gigs, including:
-- Command performance at King's Palace Cafe on Beale Street
-- 2010 Caribbean Legendary Rhythm and Blues Caribbean Cruise
-- Heritage Blues Festival, Wheeling, WV
-- Simply the Blues Festival, Ft. Madison, IA
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St. John Blues Festival, St John, US Virgin Islands
-- Telluride Blues and Brews Festival, Telluride, CO
-- Berlin Blues Festival, Berlin, CT
-- Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival , Helena, AR
-- Canal Bank Shuffle , Thorold, Ontario, Canada
-- Hot Springs Blues Festival , Hot Springs, AR
-- Creekside Blues and Jazz Festival , Columbus, OH
-- River City Blues Society of VA , Richmond, VA
-- Blues Society Of Omaha’s Blues Cruise , Omaha, NE
-- Eureka Springs Blues Weekend, Eureka Springs, AR
-- Gladstone SummerTime BluesFest, Gladstone, MO
-- Ground Zero Blues Club, Clarksdale, MS
-- Blues on Grand, Des Moines, IA
-- Rum Boogie Cafe, Memphis, TN
2nd Place Band
-- 2nd Place International Blues Challenge plaque
-- $750 cash
-- One-year subscription to Blues Revue
-- Free CD listing at both bandVillage and cdmojo.com
-- Professional press kit from Groovedaddy Graphics
Gigs, including--
-- Hot Blues and BBQ, Oxford, MI
-- Canal Bank Shuffle , Thorold, Ontario, Canada
3rd Place Band
-- 3rd Place International Blues Challenge Plaque
-- $500 cash
-- One-year subscription to Blues Revue.
-- Free CD listing at both bandVillage and cdmojo.com
-- Professional press kit from Groovedaddy Graphics
Gigs, including:
-- Canal Bank Shuffle , Thorold, Ontario, Canada
-- Hot Blues and BBQ , Oxford , MI
Best Guitrarist Award (in Band Finals)
-- Gibson Custom ES-335 guitar with Blues Foundation logo
-- Category 5 Amp Category 5 Amps
Best Self Produced CD
-- Plaque
-- $500 cash prize
-- National airplay on B.B. King's Bluesville on Sirius XM Satellite Radio and Music Choice, your cable and satellite TV Blues programmed by Bob Porter, as well as on the radio shows hosted by our deejay judges around the country.
Thanks again everyone for the support.
