2022 Talent Quest Entry Form

Saturday 25th Jun 9:00am – 11:00pm

Sunday 26th Jun 9:00am – Wests Leagues Club – Jacaranda Room

10 Old Leumeah Rd, Leumeah NSW 2560

General Conditions For The Macarthur Country Music Talent Quest

CLOSING DATES FOR ENTRIES 14^th June 2022

• All sections will be held subject to entries received (Max. 25 per section).
• Entries should be accompanied by an entry fee of $7.00 per section entered and $7.00 per person in Duo/Group.
• Competition entry fee entitles contestant to weekend pass to all events.
• All contestants should bring four music sheets or chord charts for the backing band.
• No synthesised or pre-recorded backing will be allowed.
• All sections are vocal unless otherwise stated.
• Contestants are required to perform only ONE song per section. Medleys are not allowed.
• Any individual may appear only once in any one section, whether it be solo
  or Duo/Group
• The MCMC will supply public address, sound system and backing band.
• Contestants may perform without the band by choosing “No Band” on the entry form.
• Contestants may use one other instrumentalist to assist with their backing only.
• In the event of a tied score a count back of judging categories will decide the placing’s commencing with vocal and musical ability. If this fails to resolve the position further count backs of other judging categories will occur until there is a clear result.
• The judge’s decision is final. No discussion or correspondence will be entered into.
• Please register immediately upon arrival. Any late registrations, except for extenuating circumstances (at the discretion of the committee), may be permitted to perform but will not be considered as a finalist.
• Any contestant, who in the opinion of the committee, is considered to be intoxicated, rude or is sledging others, will be disqualified.
• Sub-juniors (No older than 11yrs old at 31st Dec in the year) MAY NOT enter Junior Vocal unless there is insufficient entries to run this section, but may enter the other junior sections, Open Songwriters and Open Duo. Sub-Juniors are NOT eligible for “Junior Overall”.  Juniors and Sub-Juniors MAY NOT enter Senior Sections. 
• Veterans (Older than 49yrs old at 31st Dec in the year of eligibility to compete) may enter Veteran Vocal and all senior sections EXCEPT for Senior Vocal. Veteran Vocal is included in the ‘Senior Overall’ point score.
• Juniors are older than 11yrs old and no older than 17yrs old at 31^st Dec in the year of eligibility to compete.
• Prize money and trophy awarded for all 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd places
• The Talent Quest is open to all “Amateur” Country performers, not professionals or semi – professionals. 

Macarthur Country Music Club considers a professional artist as one who has made a commercially available album or who has been contracted to do so or is regularly earning a living as a performer (ie. receives payment as a musician / singer in a band / group or solo act on a monthly basis or more). Artists who have “custom” made recordings and are sold primarily by themselves or student performers who have only released a single/EP which is/was available for purchase through digital media (eg. iTunes) are considered, for the purpose of this quest, as Amateur performers.  

MCMC reserves the right to rule on each case on its own merits, with any decision made as final

• Overall Winner: Points are accumulated from judge’s sectional scores. The highest overall point score will be judged as overall winner. In the event of a tied score a count back system will apply. Duo/Group and Open sections point scores are not included in the ‘overall’ point score.

All Sections: Entries will be judged on vocal/musical ability as well as relevance to the section, country content and other criteria. The MCMC talent quest entry process does not appraise entries. 

Song writing Section: The entered song is to be performed by either the writer or their chosen agent and will be judged at the time of the performance. 3 copies of the song, lyrics only, are to be submitted with the entry. All songs must be ‘Country’ in theme or attitude. Song Title must be noted on entry form along with band requirements.

Australiana Section:  Lyrics must be of Australian content and be “Country” or “Bush Ballad” in theme or attitude.
Classic Country Section: The song must have been recorded prior to 1990 and should be a classic hit of its era not just an obscure track from an old recording. Title and Artist will be verified from the entry form and entrants will be notified if their choice has to be changed prior to competition.

ENQUIRIES:
Janet Morgan
02 4628 1846
0414203997