OFFICIAL SUBMISSION/RULES FORM, Los Angeles 2003 By completing this submission form you're agreeing to the rules and guidelines set forth by the "Battle of the Fans (BOTF)." Send your submissions to: 7210 Jordan Ave. #C50, Canoga Park, CA 91303 Band Name _________________________________________________ # Of members _____________________ Contact Name _________________________________________________ Full Address _________________________________________________ Email _____________________ Website _____________________ Phone # _____________________ Base City _________________________________ (where you guys/girls are from) You thought this was going to be easy? It's a "Battle of the Fans" and we want to know where you've played and how many people you've had out to your shows on any given night. AVG DRAW _______________________ DATE VENUE # OF PEOPLE DRAWN CONTACT INFO #1 ____ _______________________ _________________ ____________ #2 ____ _______________________ _________________ ____________ #3 ____ _______________________ _________________ ____________ How did you hear about the "Battle of the Fans?" ___________________________________________________________________________ Describe how you promote for a show? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ A few words from us before you get involved! This is meant to be FUN, to expose everyone to new fans, while creating a PROMOTION DRIVEN competitive contest for a chance to win a LARGE cash prize. At the event merchandise sales will be encouraged and no percentage will be taken by the Battle of the Fans. Mailing lists will be ample! While not everyone will advance, everyone will win through the exposure being created. · All Battle of the Fans submission must include: - A completed BOTF submission form - CD (only) containing a min of 3 songs - Full press kit w/press if applicable - NO MONEY - SUBMISSIONS ARE FREE · Artists/Bands must submit original work. Battle of the Fans is not responsible for late, lost, damaged, misdirected, postage due, stolen, or misappropriated submissions. Submissions will not be returned. Submissions will be confirmed by email. · Battle of the Fans is open to all ages. If an artist/band is under the age of 18 years old, the signature of a parent or guardian is required. Employees of TLAMS Entertainment Services are not eligible to compete or perform. · Submissions will be reviewed by TLAMS Entertainment Services, the Knitting Factory and an advisory panel of industry professionals; A&R reps, managers, booking agents, entertainment lawyers, producers and more. · Ticket sales and walkup ballots will determine the winners. Advancements will be determined at the close of each night, where applicable. · Judging is based on ticket sales, just like fans judge the popularity of record sales. The number of tickets sold for a specific artist and walkup ballots will determine final ticket count. Just like record sales, sometimes stores run out of product; similarly venues can reach capacity. If the venue (the Knitting Factory Hollywood) reaches capacity, the tickets "at capacity" will determine the winner, even though no more tickets are available (so you'll want your fans there early). · Tickets for the Battle of the Fans will be $10. 60% of all ticket sales from ticket 1 to $30,000 will be allocated to cash prizes, up to $5,000 in runner-up prizes & up to $25,000 in 1st place prizes. · Each contestant (artist or band) is competing for a grand prize up to $25,000. No monies from ticket sales will be paid out to nightly performers. Only one winner and runners up of the contest will receive winnings. · Set times are 40 minutes to be determined on the day before/of the competition, at random. A back-line is provided by the Knitting Factory Hollywood. A full list of back-line equipment will be made available on-line. · In the odd, but not impossible, event of a tie between two advancing artists, walkup ballots will be the first source of breaking the tie; the band with the highest walkup ballots will advance. If both the tickets and walkup ballots are equal in determining the advancement of an artist, both artists will advance, 1 as a "wildcard" artist/band. If more than 2 wildcards are present in the preliminary round or 1 in the semi-finals, the advancing wildcards will be based on draw and the higher drawing band will advance. In the event of a tie between 2 or more bands in both tickets sales and walkup ballots on the final night, prize monies will be split equally amongst the bands. OFFICIAL RULES PG 2 · 4 comp tickets will be provided per band, walkup ballots will not be provided without a ticket purchase. Industry, press and other comp tickets will not receive walkup ballots. For walkup ballots to be valid a fan must provide ID upon issue of the random numbered ballot and return of the ballot to an official TLAMS Entertainment Services representative by the "last ballot call" following the final band of the evening. · Anything considered to be cheating, determined by TLAMS Entertainment Services, will result in immediate disqualification. · Prizes will be awarded at the close of the final showcase (date TBA). Artist / band must be present to win. Some prizes may have no tangible form, and a prize paper explaining how to obtain each prize will be provided. It will be the responsibility of the artist to claim their prizes by the date stated. Unclaimed prizes will not be the responsibility or liability of TLAMS Entertainment Services or the respective sponsor. Cash winnings $1,000 or under will be paid by check on the day of the winnings. Cash winnings over $1,000 will be paid by check within 7 working days from the date of winnings. · All prizes will be awarded to the artist or band name as it appears on the submission form, and division of prizes is the responsibility of artist or band. · Participants in the Battle of the Fans, grant permission to Battle of the Fans and Battle of the Fans sponsors to use artists / band(s) name, likeness, and voice for future advertising and publicity purposes without additional compensation. Entrant will retain full rights to all works submitted for the competition. Music will not be used without the expressed consent of artist. · In the event of an unforeseen date/venue change, TLAMS Entertainment Services cannot be held responsible for participant's expenses and will notify and reschedule with artists/bands in a responsible/appropriate manner/time. (we're required to say this) · By submitting materials to the Battle of the Fans, entrant agrees to be bound by Battle of the Fans/TLAMS Entertainment Services entry rules and regulations established herein. Rules are subject to change without notice (but we'd notify you if we did change the rules), You must print and sign your name here! _________________________________ <-- Print your name here! _________________________________ <-- Sign your name here! _________________________________ <-- And the date goes here! Send your submissions to: "Battle of the Fans" is a TLAMS Entertainment Services brand, 2003 all rights reserved. www.battleofthefans.com | info@battleofthefans.com 7210 Jordan Ave. #C50, Canoga Park, CA 91303