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Eligibility


PEAK Performance Project 2011
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

i) Music Genre. All music genres may apply for the PEAK Performance Program; however a primary goal of the program will be to feature artists on 100.5 the PEAK radio station being an AAA format. AAA is Adult Album Alternative which has been described as consisting of “mainstream pop and rock as well as many other music genres such as alternative rock, alternative country, folk and world music”. The PEAK judging committee shall in its sole discretion determine from year to year which artists shall be eligible based on the genre submitted. The PEAK playlist is available online in order for applicants to gauge their potential eligibility. Eligibility will be determined at the sole discretion of the Peak Performance Project committee.

ii) Age limit. Applicants must be a minimum of 19 years of age on or before May 30, 2011 to apply to the PEAK Performance Project. In the case of a band, all members must be of age in order to qualify for the competition; no exceptions shall be made in this regard.

iii)  Original Artists. Preference shall be given to Artists who perform their own songs or songs co-written with other BC based songwriters. No cover songs shall be accepted in assessing eligibility to the program.

iv) Touring Artists. Artists must be willing to tour. Touring shall be a required condition of any artist receiving PEAK PP funding.

v)  Residency. Artist must be a BC resident. The artist must be a resident of BC for at least 6 months prior to application. Proof of residency may be requested. Majority of band must be BC Residents; i.e. 3 out of 4 members.

vi) Citizenship. Artist must be a Canadian Citizen or Landed Immigrant. Proof of Canadian Citizenship or Landed Immigrant may be requested. Majority of band must be Canadian or Landed Immigrant.

vii) Qualifying Artist:

  • (a)  The PEAK PP is a program designed to aid in the development of new and emerging artists (as opposed to artists with no track record or established artists with a significant track record). PEAK PP artists should be artists with some track record who have yet to have achieved significant success in the music industry. As one test, artists who might be eligible for the Radio Starmaker Program would probably not eligible for the PEAK PP.
  • (b) Artist’s sound recording and musical work copyrights cannot be encumbered by any third party company such that the Artist is unable to clear master use, mechanical, synchronization or other copyright related clearances of copyrighted sound recordings, musical works, audio-visual productions, photographs or other such materials used in the Peak PP.
  • (c) Artist may apply as an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership or limited company (as long as partnership or limited company is at least 51% owned and controlled by the Artist).
  • (d) Artists signed to a direct artist deal or a “so-called” 360 deal with any third party company whether major or independent are not eligible for this program.
  • (e) Artists with a third party licensing or distribution deal may be eligible for the program, however a copy of such agreement must be sent if requested with the application to be reviewed confidentially by the PEAK PP committee. The PEAK PP committee reserves the right to judge an applicant ineligible based on the terms and conditions of such agreement.
  • (f) Artists signed to exclusive publishing or co-publishing agreements are not eligible for this program, however Artist may have individual songs published as long as such publishing does not encumber the Artist from participating in any way with this program. Non-exclusive song shopping or administration agreements are acceptable under this program as long as Artist retains signing authority for the musical works created or utilized during the PEAK PP.
  • (g) Artist may be signed to a management or agency deal as long as manager or agent does not own or exclusively control the Artist’s sound recording or musical work copyrights created or utilized during the PEAK PP.
  • (h) For radio, artist must be considered an “emerging artist” as defined by the CRTC.
  • (i) PEAK PP committee reserves the right to disqualify artists based on a successful past track record as determined in the committee’s sole discretion.
  • (j)  Artists may return for further years if they did not make the top 3 artists, however they have to start at the beginning of the process (including Boot camp); the maximum number of years that one Artist may participate in the PEAK PP is three (3) years.

viii) Initial artist selection. Applications will be filed online. Inclusion of pictures, biographies, demos and live performance videos will be mandatory. Selection will be by recommendation of independent juries administered by Music BC with final selection at the determination of the PEAK PP committee.