Calvin College
Festival of Faith & Music
bandspotting
the ffm new band spotlight
Instructions
The submission packet should include payment for the $50 entry
fee, a CD with two representative songs and a press kit that includes:
- short bio
- list of individual members (if applicable)
- high resolution digital photo
- contact and booking information
- discography and list of recent shows played (if applicable)
- press clippings (if applicable)
Submissions must be received by Wednesday, February 28. Mail complete packet to:
ffm 2007: bandspotting
Calvin College Student Activities Office
1765 Knollcrest Circle
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Selection Process
All music will go through a first round of listening by a sub-group
of the Festival of Faith & Music committee. This group will
select ten entries to pass on to Andy
Whitman, music critic
for Paste
Magazine and All Music Guide, and Michael Kaufman, assistant director
at Asthmatic Kitty Records. Whitman and Kaufman will select
the top five submissions and provide these five with written feedback.
Two songs from each of the top five bands or musicians will be compiled on a CD that will be given to all attendees of ffm 2007 (1,000 individuals). The grand prize awarded for the top submission will be complimentary registration to ffm 2007 for the musician or band and a performance slot during the Festival on Friday, March 30.
bandspotting Policies
- No member of the Festival of Faith and Music committee is permitted to be involved in a submitting band.
- The ffm committee reserves the right to cancel bandspotting if a 20-entry minimum is not reached by the submission deadline. If the committee cancels bandspotting, entrants will receive a full refund of the $50 entry fee.
The winning musician/band will receive a complimentary festival registration for each member (a value of up to $100 each) and a 45-minute performance slot on the Fish House stage with established singer-songwriters Sarah Masen and Liz Janes. Bands will be responsible for their own travel and accommodations.