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Rules, Regulations, & Important Stuff
ELIGIBILITY:
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open only to legal residents of the United States. Employees and directors of KFWR 95.9 The Ranch, The Railhead BBQ In Willow Park, their affiliated companies, participating Sponsors, information providers, content providers, subsidiaries, advertisers, advertising agencies, promotional and marketing agencies (and their immediate family members and those living in the same households) are ineligible. By participating, you agree to these Official Rules and to the decisions of the judges, which are final and binding in all respects.
HOW TO PLAY:
Each week beginning on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 and ending Tuesday, June 28, 2010 at The Railhead BBQ In Willow Park, KFWR 95.9 The Ranch will host THE RANCH PICKIN’ PARTY.
NOTE: ARTISTS ARE PROHIBITED FROM DISTRIBUTING ANY MARKETING MATERIAL RELATED TO SALES AND/OR PROMOTIONS OF THEIR OWN ACTS…TO INCLUDE CDS, T-SHIRTS, FLYERS, MERCHANDISE AND ANY OF THE LIKE. ANY ARTISTS NOT ABIDING BY THIS REQUEST WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FROM THE 2010 CONTEST.
4:00 pm: REGISTRATION BEGINS:
Musicians sign up, free of charge, at the KFWR 95.9 The Ranch Registration Table
NOTE: ALL MUSICIANS CAN PERFORM SOLO OR WITH ONE OR TWO ACCOMPANYING MUSICIANS…NO MORE THAN THREE PERFORMERS TOTAL. ACOUSTIC ACTS ONLY.
5:15 pm: REGISTRATION ENDS:
Registration Forms are mixed up and placed in random order. The first fifteen (15) contestants are guaranteed a slot to perform. When time allows (until 8:00 pm) we will continue with contestant’s number sixteen (16) and up.
5:30 pm: START PICKIN’:
The musicians “order of performance” is announced.
The musicians are then called up to perform “Two” Original
Songs, NO COVER SONGS ALLOWED. Musicians can perform solo or with one or two accompanying musicians…No more than three performers total.
ACOUSTIC ACTS ONLY.
VOTING METHODS:
Overall results will be determined by a variety of methods
including but not limited to:
* Audience Participation by silent written ballot, provide by 95.9 The Ranch.
* KFWR 95.9 The Ranch Appointed personnel will determine voting. The Ranch will have the final say as to who the SEMI-FINALISTS will be.
7:15 pm:
Overall results will be determined by a variety of methods
including but not limited to:
* KFWR 95.9 The Ranch Appointed personnel will determine winner. The Ranch will have the final say as to who the WINNER will be.
ALL DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND NOT SUBJECT TO REVIEW.
KFWR 95.9 THE RANCH REPRESENTATIVES HAVE THE ABSOLUTE FINAL SAY AS TO WHO THE WINNER IS.
WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED:
A Representative of KFWR 95.9 The Ranch will announce the Weekly Winner and award the weekly prize.
Those who competed weekly but didn’t win in any given week are eligible to compete in the following weeks. Every eighth week the seven previous weekly winners will come back to compete in a semi-final competition where three acts or singers will be selected to move on to the finals. There will be three semi-final competitions, (May 25th, July 20th, and September 14th), as well as one wild card night, (September 21st), where semi-finalists that did not move on to the finals are brought back for one final chance to qualify for the weekly competition. The weekly and semi-final winners get to open at the 95.9 The Ranch Texas Music Series at 8.0 in Sundance Square the following Wednesday. Acoustic Acts Only. Brandy Winkle will be responsible for getting the winner’s name and contact information to Milam and Company for booking at the
95.9 The Ranch Texas Music Series at 8.0 in Sundance Square, and will also be responsible for getting the winner’s information to Kevin McCoy/Ranch PD for announcements during the Morning Show the following day. The Winner will be responsible for contacting Milam and Company for set up dates and times at The Ranch Texas Music Series at 8.0 in Sundance Square. The final competition will be held on September 28, 2010.
NOTIFICATION AND AWARDING OF PRIZES:
By accepting a prize, winner(s) release and discharge all
sponsors, affiliated companies and their parents, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and all their respective employees, officers, directors, representatives and agents from any liability or damage due in whole or in part to the award, acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize or from participation in this contest. By participating in this contest, any and all semi-finalists
and winners, except where prohibited by law, grants KFWR 95.9 The Ranch and all other sponsors the right to use the winner’s name, likeness, picture, portrait, hometown, voice, biographical information, written submissions and written or oral statements, for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation.
KFWR 95.9 The Ranch and The Railhead BBQ In Willow Park, and any parties affiliated with them, are not responsible for any error in registration and or in the voting process. All
decisions on prizes and winners are final and are not subject
to review based on allegations of voting error, improper
voting, and/or level of attendance during time of performance.
95.9 The Ranch and The Railhead BBQ in Willow Park reserve the right to refuse anyone entrance into this contest. The Ranch will have the final say as to who the winner is. Contest will last 26 weeks. In the event one or more of the weekly winners cannot be present to perform at the 95.9 The Ranch Texas Music Series at 8.0 in Sundance Square, 95.9 The Ranch may pick an alternate picker with the criteria for that pick at their sole discretion.
PRIZE PACK FOR GRAND PRIZE WINNER:
1st Place: 20 hours of studio recording time and 25 CDs
Kona Acoustic Guitar $400.00 photo session from Gypsy Heart Photography in Fort Worth, Texas.
THESE RULES ARE SUBJECT TO
CHANGE AT ANY TIME.
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