<p class="fontplugin_fontid_1379_RockSalt" style="text-align: center; font-size: 3em; color: #993333;">SFMA 2015
Singer / Songwriter
Competition</p>
<p class="fontplugin_fontid_1379_RockSalt" style="text-align: center; font-size: 5em; color: #cc6633;">June 20</p>

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<h3>Rules and Guidelines</h3>
Singer/Songwriters are competing for a chance to perform at the 10th Annual Rhythms on the Rio Music Festival and the winner must be able to perform at the specified time on Sunday, August 9th. The winner will be compensated $200 for their 45-60 minute set.

Each singer/songwriter will submit to SFMA their official application along with a photo for promotional use. The information on the application and photos will be used for newspaper and social media advertisement. In addition, photos will be used at the competition.

Each singer/songwriter will perform 2-3 original songs during the competition. The set of songs will be performed all at one time to decrease the amount of time needed by each musician to tune up.

Music must be family friendly. Please refrain from using profanity or lyrics that are sexual in nature, as this is a family event.

This is a fundraiser and the winner will be chosen by the audience/fans. Bring your friends, family and fans to increase your chances of winning.

Voting will be done by the audience based on the most number of tickets each singer/songwriter receives in their “tip jar”. Audience members will be given one free ticket upon entry to the competition to vote for their favorite singer/songwriter.

Additional voting tickets may be purchased by fans throughout the competition at the price of $1 each or 6 for $5. A table will be set up with a “tip jar” for each singer/songwriter with their name and picture on the jar. Fans will then be able to walk past the “tip jars” during the competition and vote for their favorite singer/songwriter by placing their ticket(s) in the “tip jars”.

Tickets may be dispersed by fans in any way they see fit, allowing them to vote for more than one singer/songwriter if they purchase additional tickets.

After each singer/songwriter has performed their 2-3 original songs, SFMA board members will count the tickets in the “tip jars” and the winner will be chosen based on the singer/songwriter with the most tickets. In the event of a tie, the SFMA board members (Paul Orr, Scott Stecken, Skip Patterson, Heather Meyer, Karen Miller, Rebekah Roesch, Wesley O’Rourke, Bob Mason, Laurie Robertson) present will each get one vote to break the tie.

The top two singer/songwriters will be announced after “tip jars” have been totaled. In the event that the winner cannot fulfill the requirement to perform on Sunday, August 10th at the festival at their given time, the runner-up will be given the slot and compensation fee.

Please email Heather for an application <a href="mailto:meyerhd@hotmail.com?subject=Request%20Singer/Songwriter%20Application">meyerhd@hotmail.com</a>

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