Please send your EPK to indie@bigticketfestival.com or send your press kits to:  829 West Main Suite G, Gaylord, MI 49735.

Coordinator: Jake Fine(231)330-7608, indie@bigticketfestival.com.

A press kit must be submitted by the deadline of March 1st.
Press kits should be emailed to www.Indie@bigticketfestival.com or mailed to 829 W. Main St. Suite G, Gaylord, MI 49735.
Twenty-four bands will be selected for spots of 8 per day.
Artists will pay $250 registration fee upon arrival at the Indie Stage which includes:

• 1 forty minute performance slot including sound check
• 1 3-day festival pass for EACH band member
• 8 festival passes for the day you are playing that you may sell to recoup
• registration fee ($280 value)
• 1 food voucher per band member
• Back stage passes for your day of performance
• A merchandise table for your day of performance and 100% of merch sold.
• 1 Indie area parking pass for your day of performance only

Performance times will be from 12pm to 6pm with a speaker from 1:00 – 1:30.

Bands should be on site AT LEAST 1 HOUR PRIOR to assigned performance slot.

Bands will load-in to specified staging areas. (up to 3 bands staged at any given time).

Volunteers will assist moving equipment ON & OFF stage UNLESS band declines.

Each band will get 40 min. slot WHICH INCLUDES a 20 min set-up/sound check
and a 20 min performance time.

Bands MUST work within their ALLOTED time slot. Judges will be notified if band
goes over. We will have a time-keeper with signs showing remaining minutes of play
time.

PLEASE: No in-ears. These require special monitor mixes and equipment.
Dedicated bass rig supplied (bands will not bring bass rig.. Only bass guitar)
Dedicated drum kit supplied: can change out cymbals, snare and pedals ONLY
Bands will supply sound man with plot of all needs: vocal mics, amp mics, db’s etc
Judges will grade on various aspects of each bands performance.
“Popular vote” will be recorded through text voting this year.
There will be one winner in each of the following Genres:

• Worship
• Rock/Pop
• Hip-hop/Rap/Urban

These Winners will be offered paid spots on appropriate stages in 2013.

* One overall winner will be selected to represented The Big Ticket Festival in the
Christian Festival Association National Talent Search.

CFA National Talent Search:Each individual festival’s event winner will be combined with all of the
event winners. These finalists will be both voted on through a National
fan voting page (developed by Cornerstone Festival) and considered
by the CFA National Talent Search panel.Fan voting will take place between September 15 and October
31. Each festival will individually promote the National Talent Search
finalist voting process from their website, Facebook pages, etc. –
directing fans through the individual festival websites to the National
Talent Search voting form.The 2012 CFA National Talent Search Winner will be selected by
considering both the fan voting results and panel judges’ voting
selection.The ultimate winner of the CFA National Talent Search will be Final
winner to be selected and notified by November 7, 2012.Winner receives:Full performance slot at each participating 2013 CFA festival (stage
and time slot to be determined by each individual festival).Inclusion on artist list of each participating 2013 CFA festival.

Featuring of National winner on all participating CFA member festival
websites.

Listing on all participating CFA member festival Facebook pages
promoting winner.

3 songs recorded free in Chicago land. Artist is responsible for travel /
meals / lodging. We’ll take care of tracking / mixing.