2006
Recipient for Best Blues Society
Youth
Blues Challenge Winners
2009
Jake
Bishop
photo by AnnMarie Mannino
Detroit
Blues Society To Host 2nd
Annual
Detroit Youth Blues Challenge
The Detroit Blues
Society is announcing that due to the overwhelming success
of this year's event, that it will be staging the
2nd
Annual Detroit
Youth Blues Challenge. It will be held in October of 2010
at Callahan’s Music Hall in Auburn Hills, Detroit’s premier
Blues club. The Detroit Blues Society is currently
accepting pre-applications for this event based upon the
following criteria:
THE RULES:
1) You must
play Blues-based music. Rock Blues is
permissible.
(ie: Joe Bonamassa, John Mayer, Walter Trout, Tinsley Ellis
style)
2) You are allowed to play one (1) Blues cover tune without
penalty.
3) Original material will be scored higher than covers.
4) You must
play two (2)
Traditional Style 12-bar Blues tunes. (download
examples below)
The remaining tunes are freestyle.
5) All musicians must be under 21
years of age at the time of the IBC's in Memphis (January
2011).
6) Only bands acts are welcome.
7) Approved entrance is by audition (live or recorded)
only!
The
Detroit Blues Society team will pick, from all qualified
applicants, the final 6 acts from the pre-applicants to
compete in the actual event at Callahan’s. The event
competitors will be judged by an all-star panel of Detroit
Blues dignitaries in 6 categories of criteria.
The overall, declared winner of the main event will go to
Memphis, Tennessee on January 2011 to play at the
27th
International Blues Challenge Youth Showcase,
on Beale Street.
This event will feature a worldwide cast of talented young
people showcasing their Blues talents for record labels,
media, festivals, managers, talent buyers and the fans.
This event is being staged to discover, encourage, mentor,
and showcase the “next generation” of Detroit Blues
Artists, while teaching today’s youth the importance and
value of historic American Roots music.
To sign up for consideration, please go to
www.detroitbluessociety.org and click on the event poster
on the home page for the application form. You can also
email a form request to challenge@detroitbluessociety.org.
The deadline for entry consideration is June 1, 2010.
Contact:
Detroit Blues Society – Steven
J. Allen
(248) 249-5287
steveallen@detroitbluessociety.org
25 Example
Tracks of Classic Blues Styles
(feel free to download and
study)
Produced and recorded by Pete
Anderson and Guitar Center - Courtesy of Guitar Centers's
King of the Blues Competition
