Première Ovation

Rules and Regulations

  • PLANETROX IS A FOUR-STEP PROCESS:

    1. Each participating band will register online on planetrox.ca before May 15th, 5pm (EST : Eastern Standard Time), upload an MP3 of one of their original songs – send the subscription fee’s payment (25$USD / HKD200 / RMB200per band, taxes included) – and a panel of international industry judges will choose the 10 semi-finalists.
    2. The 10 semi-finalists will upload a video of their song. An online public voting process will then follow form May 25th to June 8th and 5 finalists will be chosen by the results of this public vote combined 50/50 with the judges’ vote.
    3. The 5 finalists will perform in a live National Finale in their country and an audience vote combined 25/75 with a panel of industry judges vote will decide the winning band.
    4. The winning band from each of the 15 countries will be invited to perform  at one of Canada’s biggest live music events, the Envol et Macadam Festival in Quebec City on September 7th or 8th  2012. 

    REGISTRATION

    All bands must:

    1. Upload an MP3 of your best song following the steps described in the email confirmation of your participation;
    2. If your band's song is selected as one of the 10 finalists, you will need to upload a video for the same song before May 25th and upload it following the steps described in the email confirmation of your participation.

    ELIGIBILITY

    1. Band members must be 18 years or older to register in the Competition ;
    2. Subscription only takes place online on planterox.ca. You must register by filling in the subscription form ;
    3. The cost is 25$ USD / HKD200 / RMB200 (taxes included) and the payment can only be made on the website planetrox.ca, until May 15th  2012 at 5pm EST ;
    4. Bands must have a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 6 members. The band must have never produced a CD with a professional company.
    5. Band members must be living in the country where they are competing;
    6. No reimbursement will be given ;
    7. The directors, officers, employees of PLANETROX or any of its partners or affiliates – as well as their immediate family and anyone living at the same address – are not eligible to take part in the competition;
    8. Bands must assign PLANETROX the rights to use their video (for the purposes of the competition only);

  • DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIZE

    1. The national winners will fly to Quebec City to perform at the 2012 Envol et Macadam Festival;
    2. The prize includes a live performance of 20 minutes on one of the outdoor stages of the Envol et Macadam Festival 2012, airfares for the winning band members (8,750 USD maximum budget is available – flight/travel costs that exceed this amount are the responsibility of the band) plus internal travel to the hotel from the airport, four-star accommodation in central Quebec City for 4 nights, free pass for the Festival and promotion of your band in festival communications.

    The prize only includes what is specifically detailed above, all stopovers and additional nights required by the band will be at their expenses. Band members must all have a valid passport that is machine readable and acquire the appropriate visa to enter Canada, if necessary. Envol et Macadam will provide a shuttle service from the airport to the hotel but the band will be responsible for the trip back (the taxi is usually around 40$ for that distance)

    COMPETITION PROCEDURE

    1. The 10 Bands selected by a jury specially appointed by PLANETROX will be presented on the website for a period of 2 weeks;
    2. 5 Bands with the most votes from the jury (50%) and from users (50%) during the voting period will be invited to perform in the live National Finale in their country ;
    3. Finalists will be determined by the judges and the online voting conducted on the website www.planetrox.ca;
    4. In the Final of each country, the jury (75%) and the audience votes (25%) will select the winning band.

    RULES SPECIFIC TO VIDEOS

    Technical standards

    1. The video must be the same length as the song being performed;
    2. The performance must feature only the permanent members of the group;
    3. The video must be uploaded on YouTube according to the instructions contained in the email confirmation of participation;
    4. The video must not contain messages that are offensive or could be seen as racist, discriminatory or xenophobic;
    5. One video will be accepted per band. No changes can be made to the file once submitted and accepted;
    6. The rights to broadcast the video will be transferred free of charge to PLANETROX for use in the Contest only;
    7. The song must be an original composition by the band (no covers);
    8. Any video received after the deadline for filing (May 25th, 5pm EST) will not be admissible.

  • RULES SPECIFIC TO VOTING

    1. The voting shall only be effected on a single web platform developed by PLANETROX;
    2. 5 Bands with the most combined votes from the jury and online voting during the voting period will be invited to participate in the National Final in their respective country;
    3. Online users can only vote once per 24 hours (frequent IP address verifications);
    4. Where two Bands are tied for 5th place, after the internet vote, the official jury reserves the right to choose which group will progress to the final;
    5. In the event that the winning band in the National Final can not be present at the festival in September (they must notify PLANETROX before August 1 2012) their position will be offered to the band who finished in 2nd place in the National Final.

    EQUIPMENT AND ONSTAGE RULES

    1. The organizers will provide a sound and lighting system, which all the bands can use.
    2. The organizers will provide during the entire competition the basic equipment needed (six-piece drum kits with 3 crash, 1 ride and 1 hi-hat, a bass amplifier, two guitar amplifiers, microphones and monitors).
    3. The organizers will provide sound and lighting engineers as well as all necessary stage crew.
    4. Band members will bring any personal instruments (guitars, bass, keyboards, effect pedals, turntables, etc.). Drummers will bring their own bass drum pedal and drumsticks.
    5. All bands must use the same backline and drums provided by Envol et Macadam. Keyboards and any special equipment – other than personal instruments – will be placed on stage before the concert begins and will remain there until the end of the concert.
    6. To keep changeover times to a minimum, any band with a left-handed drummer will play either first or last on the bill. All bands must follow instructions given by the organizers and the appointed stage manager. It is not permitted to use pre-recorded sound material (except for sequencers). All bands must play live.
    7. Cover versions are not permitted. All songs must be original although not necessarily written by the band themselves.
    8. The total playing time for each band will be of 20 minutes. Pyrotechnics are not allowed.
    9. Any band overrunning their allotted playing time can be penalized (deducted points) or disqualified. The playing order of the bands will be determined by a draw.

  • ADDITIONAL RULES FOR NATIONAL FINALE

    1. JUDGING
      There will be a panel of judges at the National Finale but audience vote will count for 25% of the final vote. The audience can vote using a voting slip. The judges' vote (three people) will count for 75% of the final vote. If there is a tie, the judges' choice will be given precedence.
    2. SOUNDCHECK
      There will be no sound check in National Finale, except for the first band to play on stage.
    3. ONSTAGE TIMES
      Any band that misses their allotted onstage time is liable to be disqualified.

    ADDITIONAL RULES FOR THE PERFORMANCE AT ENVOL ET MACADAM FESTIVAL

    1. SOUNDCHECK
    2. All bands taking part in the festival, if possible, be given a 10-minute sound check. Sound checks will be allotted in reverse order to the running order. Which means the band last on stage does the first sound check and the band first on stage does the last sound check. Times for sound checks and onstage times will be given to each band.
    3. PLAYING ORDER
    • The playing order will depend of the musical style of the band which will be determinate before the 1st of August.
    • Onstage time given : 20 minutes.
    • If any band misses their allotted sound check or onstage slot in the festival, the organizers will make all efforts to fit them in elsewhere. However, if this is not possible the band is liable to do not participate.

  • GENERAL RULES

    1. The prize must be accepted as such and cannot be traded, sold or transferred. No substitutions will be allowed.
    2. The winner will release PLANETROX and its respective directors, partners, affiliates, officers and employees from any liability for any damage or loss arising from participation in the competition or from the awarding and acceptance of the prize.
    3. If unable to supply the prize as described herein PLANETROX reserves the right to substitute all or part of the prize or prizes with a prize or prizes of comparable value.
    4. The refusal to accept the prize releases PLANETROX from any liability or obligation.
    5. Any false statement by a participant will see them automatically disqualified from the competition.
    6. PLANETROX assumes no liability resulting from losses, delays, mistaken addresses or undelivered mail, printing errors, technical malfunctions, computer or telephone, damage to software or computer equipment, fraudulent calls or any other error.
    7. PLANETROX and its respective directors, partners, affiliates, officers and employees assume no liability of any nature whatsoever in any case where their inability to act resulting from an event or situation unforeseeable or beyond their control, including strikes, lockouts or other labor disputes at their location or the locations of the organizations or companies whose services are used for this contest.
    8. Participation in this contest signifies the participant's full acceptance of these rules. All decisions and judgments by PLANETROX are final.