Coast 2 Coast LIVE, LLC (“Coast 2 Coast”) would like to thank you for your upcoming participation in one of our artist showcase events (“Event”).  By participating in this Event, you agree to the following terms and conditions:

1.             Please familiarize yourself with Coast 2 Coast’s submission and participation procedures, terms, and conditions, available at http://coast2coastmixtapes.com/submissions/mixtapetrack.

2.             You must provide a non-refundable deposit to secure your spot at the Event and must pay the remaining balance of all entrance fees prior to the start of the Event.  If you wish to change the Event that you have selected, you may apply your deposit toward entrances fees for a different event by providing us with at least one-weeks’ notice.  Events fill up quickly, so we cannot guarantee the availability of performance slots for any particular event, and we cannot confirm your participation until you have paid all fees in full and received a confirmation email from us.

3.             Please arrive at the Event venue no later than the scheduled artist check in time and remain at the Venue until the winners are announced at the conclusion of the Event.  If you are not present for check-in, your allotted performance time, or during the announcement of winners, you may not be able to perform and/or be selected as a winner. 

4.             We will determine the order of performances following artist check-in.  During your performance, you will be permitted to perform one (1) song of your choice with pre-recorded background music.  No a cappella performances, DJ performances, or live instrument performances will be permitted.  Only the artist may be onstage during the performance; no entourage is permitted onstage.  You are responsible for providing us with the instrumental background music for your performance on a compact disk clearly labeled with your name and containing only the track for your performance.  We suggest that you bring a back-up copy of your music in case of technical difficulties.  

5.             During the Event, judges will score each performance on a scale of one to ten in each of the following categories: Originality, Quality, Stage Presence, Marketability, and Overall Potential.  The participants with the five (5) highest scores will be announced as winners following the completion of all performances at the Event.  Participants will be provided with a copy of their scores via email following the Event, and judges’ scores are final.  We cannot guarantee the availability of any particular individual to serve as a judge.

6.             Prizes will be awarded to winners at our discretion.  First through 5th-place winners from each Event will be offered the opportunity to compete at our annual World Championship our grand prize with $50,000 value.  Any benefits offered to Event winners hereunder shall be non-transferrable, and there shall be no substitution of or cash equivalent to any such benefits. 

7.             You agree to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and venue rules while on the Event premises.  We reserve the right to refuse or cease your participation in the Event if we feel that such participation would result in the violation of any applicable law, rule, or regulation, or would create a dangerous or hazardous situation for us, yourself, the Event attendees, or any other individual, entity, or property.  Absolutely no oversized bags, firearms, weapons, or illegal drugs will be permitted on the Event premises.  You agree to consent to a search of your person and possessions upon our request, and all prohibited items will be confiscated.

8.             We shall have the right to capture and utilize your image, likeness, and voice during the Event in any and all media, and to use, distribute, broadcast, publish, publicly display, publicly perform, and create derivative works of these visual, audiovisual, and sound recordings, in whole or in part, in original and edited versions, in any and all forms of media now known or hereafter devised, by any means, and for any purpose whatsoever, whether commercial or non-commercial, in perpetuity.  We shall possess one-hundred percent (100%) of the rights, title, and interest, including, but not limited to, copyrights, in that all such visual, audiovisual, and sound recordings captured on the premises.

9.             We shall have the right to utilize your name, likeness, photographs, and biographical materials in connection with promotional and informational materials related to the Event, in any and all media, prior to, during, and after the Event in perpetuity.  Please also refer back to our Submission Procedures

10.          We reserve the right to cancel, reschedule, and/or change the location of the Event at any time and for any reason.  If the event is cancelled or rescheduled due to any condition beyond our reasonable control, all entrance fees will be nonrefundable.  We will provide full refunds of entrance fees if and only if an Event is cancelled or rescheduled intentionally by us and not as a result of circumstances beyond our control.  We will not be responsible for any costs or expenses which you may incur as a result of any change or cancellation.

11.          You agree to provide us with accurate identifying and contact information and you represent that you are under no disability with regard to your ability to understand and agree to these Event terms. 

12.          Your participation in the Event shall be at your own sole risk, and you, and your heirs and successors, hereby release and discharge us, to the maximum extent permissible by law, from any claim of any nature arising as a result of any injury or damages of any kind sustained, or alleged to have been sustained, by you or to your property as a result of or related in any way to your entry to the premises.

13.          You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, damages, liability, costs, and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by or on behalf of us and arising out of or in conjunction with any personal injury, death, loss of or damage to property, violation of rules, regulations, or governing laws which occurs as a result of, or is related to, any action or omission undertaken by you with regard to your attendance at or participation in the Event, whether or not intentional.

14.          We reserve the right to modify these terms at any time.