Guitar Wars

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Guitar Wars is a friendly, all-out instrument “wars” designed to promote healthy competition among artists, musicians, and fanatics alike!

Check out a few sneak peeks of the guitar being built that CSB/Roxy Music will be giving a way as first prize for the inaugural singer/songwriter contest! Rules and regulations, deadlines, etc. are listed below.

***Custom CSB / ROXY guitar built specifically for this contest by Buddy Duchamp at C.A.T. Guitars***

Guitar Wars Rules and Regulations
READ ALL RULES, REGULATIONS AND CRITERIA FOR JUDGMENT BEFORE SUBMITTING ANY SONGS.
JUDGES WILL BE NAMED AT A LATER DATE.
DATES FOR SUBMISSION WILL BE LISTED IN THE COMING WEEKS, TO BEGIN AND END IN 2014.
HOW TO SUBMIT SONGS WILL ALSO BE LISTED WHEN CONTEST BEGINS.

One song per person or group/band.

Groups/bands entered are considered for winning as a single entity. Splitting up prize(s) is the sole responsibility of members of the group/band, if chosen.

CSB/Roxy Music, LLC reserves the right to not chose a winner should there be no entries that sufficiently fulfill all categories per the listed judging criteria.

Early entries will not be accepted before 12 a.m. midnight EST on the first official day for entries, nor will late entries be accepted past 12 a.m. midnight EST on the last official day for entries.

Songs may be studio quality or rough cuts. No instrumentals will be accepted. All submitted songs must NOT already be a part of a larger work or body of works. Songs already included in previous or current works, part of compilations, albums, available for download, etc., will not be considered. All songs must be written and recorded for this competition ONLY.

Songs may be submitted as audio files or video files. Songs will not be accepted if lyrics ONLY are submitted. All songs must be submitted with lyrics and copyrights by original performing artist. No cover songs will be accepted.

CSB / Roxy Music, LLC will not own, nor will it use, any songs, rights, titles pr lyrics once submitted. Submitting group/artist will retain all rights and ownership of submitted songs. CSB / Roxy Music, LLC will only use names, song information, videos, etc. for advertising and promotional purposes. By submitting your original works into this competition, you agree to allow CSB / Roxy music to use any information submitted for these purposes, and these purposes only.

If chosen, the winner will own 100% of all author rights and royalties and 100% of all publisher rights and royalties. CSB / Roxy Music, LLC will make no claim to the song, title(s), content, music, etc.

Winner will receive the custom-made guitar listed on CSB / Roxy Music, LLC’s website, crafted by C.A.T. Guitars, totaling approximately $5,000 in kind. Winner’s name/group name will be engraved on neck plate along with C.A.T. Guitars and CSB / Roxy Music, LLC. Guitar will be delivered to winner by an agreed-upon date, location, and form of transport in satisfactory condition. CSB / Roxy Music, LLC will not be held liable for any condition or hardware issues upon receipt, if any.

Winner will also be invited to record his/her song with agreed-upon musicians at an agreed-upon location. This song will be part of a compilation CD that is being created for charitable and donations-only purposes to a fund of CSB / Roxy Music, LLC’s choosing. No proceeds from sales of said compilation album will go to the winner. Royalties will be paid to the artist if he/she so chooses to register the song with a royalties organization. Winner will have no claim or stake in the compilation album created, as compensation will already have been awarded as the custom-made guitar. However, the winning artist may use any and all other recordings of the winning song included in CDs, albums, movies, projects, etc., for his/her own benefit. CSB / Roxy Music, LLC will stake no claim to royalties from winning artist’s use of the recording or future recordings in perpetuity.

ADDITIONAL RULES FOR ENTRY:

No members directly associated with CSB / Roxy Music, LLC’s organization, nor family members of associated members may enter.

Judges will be chosen with diverse backgrounds to impartially and fairly judge entries.

Entries will be screened by CSB / Roxy Music, LLC to initially judge each song’s quality and adherence to criteria before submission to judges. Any songs not initially meeting judging criteria will be disqualified.

JUDGING CRITERIA:

Originality of lyrics
Originality of music and song as a whole
Stylistic elements that lend to overall listenability/playability
Talent and musicianship
Number of instruments, singers, musicians has no bearing on ultimate judgment of song

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