2020 BAND COMPETITION
We’re pleased to present an opportunity for emerging artists to play the 2020 Sound Mind Mental Health Music Festival Now through January 31. We’re inviting bands to enter to win an opportunity to play.
THE WINNING BAND WILL RECEIVE
A 25-minute spot at the Wellness Gallery on May 5 or 6 at the Sound Mind Mental Health Music Festival
3-day Festival Passes for performing band members
Special promotion as the winner of the 2020 Sound Mind Music Festival on Sound Mind press releases, website and social media
Name on 2020 festival billing/commemorative poster
$250 compensation
HOW IT WORKS
Solo artists and bands are invited to enter to win now through 5pm EST, January 31. Bands enter by following the entry instructions found below under “How To Enter”.
Once the entry period closes, Sound Mind will review all submissions and select the top 5 finalists.
On February 3, 2020, Sound Mind will publish the videos of the top 5 finalists on Facebook and Instagram.
All finalists will be notified with links to their posts at which time they are encouraged to message their friends and fan base to “vote” by liking the post. (Note, for likes to count, they must be liked on the Sound Mind pages, not a band’s page. We will provide finalists with language to share on their pages to direct people to their video on Sound Mind’s pages).
Fan Voting will take place from February 3rd through 5:00pm EST Friday, February 7th, 2020.
The video with the most collective post likes on the Sound Mind Facebook and Instagram pages will be the winner. Winners will be announced on February 10, 2020 on Sound Mind’s social media.
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible to win, a entrant (band or solo artist) must meet the following requirements:
Be available to be on-site and perform at the Sound Mind Mental Heatlh Music Festival in New York City on Tuesday May 5th and Wednesday May 6th from 6:00pm-10:00pm.
Fulfill the entire entry process
HOW TO ENTER
Entry Period: Bands interested in participating should enter by 5:00pm EST on January 31, 2020 by doing ALL of the following:
FaCEBOOK VIDEO SHARE POST
a) On your band/artist’s Facebook page (or personal page if you don’t have a band/artist page), post a video of yourself/your band performing. There are no restrictions on what kind of video you submit (live performance, studio takes, etc.) as long as you feel like it captures what you do! Videos should be only one song in length and should be MADE PUBLIC on Facebook.
b) Tag the Sound Mind Live page (@soundmind_live on IG , @soundmindlive.org on FB)
c) Tell your fans/friends in the post why you want to play the Sound Mind Mental Health Music Festival and why creating open dialogue on mental health is important to you
d) Use the #IWillListen hashtag in your post to show support of speaking out on mental health
e) Encourage your fans to re-share your video
NOTE: Though your video post likes and shares will not be the ultimate determining factor at this stage of the entry process, your fan’s engagement and responses to your video share post will be strongly considered in the review process.