Spring Jam 2012

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= Musical Acts &amp; Performances =

MAIN LIBRARY LAWN

TBD

ACOUSTIC PAVILION

TBD

= FOOD STUFF =

TBD

= Band Selection/Submission Info =


 * 1. The deadline for submissions is February 24th


 * 2. Artists may be submitted to the Committee on Community Activities in one of two ways.


 * a. Send a digital file or electronic press kit to coca@hampshire.edu or hampshirecoca@gmail.com. Audio files must be in the .mp3, .flac, or .ogg format, or may be submitted as links from Soundcloud, YouTube, Bandcamp, MySpace, etc.


 * b. Drop off or mail a physical CD to the Committee on Community Activities mailbox in the Campus Leadership and Activities office.


 * 3. All submissions must include the following information:


 * a. Name and contact information for the individual submitting
 * b. Name and contact information for the artist or their booking agency
 * c. Price of the artist


 * Submissions that do not contain this information will not be reviewed.
 * Any additional information about the artist (Genre, Location, Stage Setup, etc.) is welcome and may effect the chances of the artist being selected.


 * 4. If you are submitting on behalf of a Hampshire band, please let us know. Any bands containing Hampshire students cannot be paid for their performances.


 * 5. Please check with the artist or their booking agency to confirm their availability before submitting. If you have any questions about how to do so, or how to obtain a price quote, please contact CoCA


 * 6. Submissions may contain an unlimited amount of audio files, but during the first pass we will only listen to the first three songs from a band, or the first seven minutes of a DJ mix.


 * 7. For all large scale events, the Committee on Community Activities accepts submissions for at least 10 calendar days. This process is publicized for at least 7 calendar days before it opens, and advertising continues during the entire process.

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'''The Committee on Community Activities uses a “multi-pass” system to select artists for large scale events. These “passes” are described below.'''

In the first pass, all members of the Committee on Community Activities listen to 3 audio files from each artist. For DJs submitting mixes, the Committee on Community Activities will listen to at least 7 minutes of the mix (in total), focusing on music selection and song transitions. The Committee on Community Activities seeks not only quality but also originality when selecting artists. After all of the submissions have been evaluated, the Committee on Community Activities votes to remove some of the artists from the submission process.

The second pass then begins; the members of the Committee on Community Activities re-listen to all of the artists that are still eligible. In this stage, the Committee on Community Activities will review all of the audio files that have been submitted, but may not listen to the entirety of each audio file. Also during this stage, the Committee on Community Activities begins to develop the event schedule and attempts to place artists in tentative spots in the lineup. The Committee on Community Activities can vote to accept a artist or deny an artist during the second pass. Some artists that the Committee on Community Activities wishes to bring based on their quality may not be selected if they cannot fit into the cohesive event schedule.

During the final pass, the Committee on Community Activities listens all of the remaining artists in the potential order they would be performing, and votes on the entire line up.

At least one artist is selected as a backup in the event of a scheduling conflict.

After the lineup has been approved, notice is sent to all who have submitted informing them of their status.

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If for some reason you'd like a PDF version of the submission rules, a slightly outdated one is available here:

= Budget =

Spring Jam Projected Budget: