Emergenza provides the technical organization, the sound man & backliner, & promotion... all you have to do is play! Emergenza will supply all materials: not only the Sound system (p.a., microphones, stage monitors etc.), but also the Back-line (guitar & bass amps, drum set, cymbals). All of the equipment is of top quality. Technicians (sound engineers & stage hands) are part of the venue's, Emergenza's and the affiliated music store's staff.
Emergenza will announce and advertise the concerts in all major newspapers, weeklies, on the radio and the Internet, and will also announce all bands' concert date & time on our Website. But it's important that the bands themselves promote their own show: the Festival bases itself on an agreement of mutual effort between itself and the bands: both must work to ensure a great audience for the nights. To do that, we will give bands some posters; on each poster there is a blank space where the bands can put their name, set time, etc. We will also provide each band with 100 tickets so they can approach their public directly.
Bands play a 30 minutes set and proceed through various elimination rounds, with the opportunity to play in major international venues.
Every band has 30 minutes (including a 5 minutes change over time) to strut their stuff & blow the audience away. It's up to them to pick out their best material to showcase during those 25 precious minutes! Any style of music is welcome in the Festival: rock, pop, urban, blues, funk, metal, etc. It is possibile to sing in any language or be an instrumental band.
In each city, we will hold a round of Eliminatory, Semi-Finals and one Final (+ quarter finals in the biggest cities). In the eliminatory & semifinals, the bands will play in groups of 7 to 9 per night. Finals will count 14 bands. As bands move on to the next steps, the venues become bigger and the audience larger!
The audience selects the bands that proceed to the next round by an open vote. At the regional and national finals a professional jury selects the winners and awards the best musicians.
At the Eliminatory Round AND at the Semi-Finals the vote is cast by the audience only. The greatest advantage of an open audience vote by show of hands is that is a very fair and clear system. No one can cheat or change the result, as anyone in the audience can see and count the results for themselves. Every single person in the audience is allowed & invited to vote for any and all bands each night. There is no limit on how many times a person can vote.
At the Regional and International Finals there is jury present: the management will select individuals with different qualifications and experiences in the music industry: music critics, A&R, promoters, representatives of the music industry, to have diverse perspectives and an overall fair judgment.
The jury will award technical prizes to any of the 14 bands performing in the Final. During the final the judging is shared in between the public and the jury. At the end of each performance the public votes by show of hands. When the last performance is over, the jury will meet and chose the best musicians which will receive the technical prizes. After that, we will give them the names of the 6 bands with the top votes as per the public. The jury then decides which one of the 6 bands deserves to be the winner.
The winners of the national finals play at the international final in Germany.
The International Final takes place in Rothenburg, a small medieval village in Bavaria (Germany) during the Taubertal Open Air Festival.
In the past years the Rothenburg stage has hosted the performances of bands like CURE, TRAVIS, EVANESCENCE, ASH, TRAVIS, BAD RELIGION, MANDO DIAO, NIGHTWISH & EMIL BULLS. And the Emergenza stage exactly opposite the Rothenburg one will host the competition between bands will take place, taking full advantage of the large crowd.
FLIGHTS, MEALS, HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS and TECHNICAL SUPPORT for the bands shall be provided by EMERGENZA.
The 'best band of the planet' wins a professional production, a sponsored tour, musical instruments an technical gear. The best musicians are awarded too.
The international winner will
· produce its professional album in one of the coolest production and publishing studios in the world: the Roastinghouse in Malmoe (Sweden).
· get one week slot at the Vans warped tour (in USA)
· get Track 1 Music distribution and promotion
· get US, Canada and EU promo exposure
· get Full endorsement from:
- Remo
- Sennheiser
- Music Man
- Regal tip
- Ernie Ball
MUSIC MAN instruments, SABIAN handmade cymbals, MAPEX drumsets, SENNHEISER microphone and wireless systems, GENZ GENZ guitar amps and cabinets, GENZ BENZ bass amps and cabinets, KONIG & MAYER stands and hardware, TKL professional flight cases will also be awarded to the best bands and musicians.
