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What is Star Musician?

Star Musician is a culturally focused talent competition, seeking the best amateur Persian singers and musicians between 15 – 35 years of age, and providing them with a unique platform to perform. It aims to be the leading talent competition for the Persian Diaspora, with dual goals of preserving the musical heritage of Iran and nurturing the growth of new singers and musicians, by exposing all forms of Persian music to a broader audience.

Our panel of distinguished judges, which include Persian pop icon Andy Madadian, legendary producer Farokh "Elton" Ahi, Grammy nominee guitarist Ardeshir Farah, renowned lyricist Paksima Zakipour and the highly sought after Director Siros Kerdouni, will narrow the list of contestants to 40 quarter-finalists (20 vocalists, 20 instrumentalists). These 40 contestants will be featured during a broadcast program on Ti TV, the largest Persian Television Network as well as RadioJavan.com – the premiere Internet Radio Station for Persians.

The quarter-finalists will have their submission video posted on StarMusician.com. From then on, the contestants’ fate is in the hands of the public, who will vote to narrow the list to 20 semi-finalists (10 vocalists, 10 instrumentalists). The semi-finalists will then submit a second video performance as the public is asked once again to vote, to determine the Finalists.

The 10 Finalists (5 Vocalists, 5 Instrumentalists) will then submit their third and final video performance and the public will vote one last time for their favorite contestant. The Finalists will be invited to Los Angeles, California, where they will perform before a live audience of 2000 guests, at the Saban Theatre on June 9th, 2012. At the Awards Ceremony, the two winners from each respective category will be announced based on their cumulative average of all three videos as voted upon by the public. The Ceremony will be aired on TI TV, RadioJavan.com along with StarMusician.com.

The winner of Star Musician in each category will go on to record a song and music video written, produced and directed by our judges, and aired on Ti TV and RadioJavan.com.


Timeline of events

  • Registration Period: December 15th, 2011 – March 15th, 2012
  • Quarter-Finalists Announced: March 25th, 2012
  • Semi-Finalists Announced: April 20th, 2012
  • Finalists Announced: May 15th, 2012
  • Awards Ceremony: June 9th, 2012

What is the age limit?

Contestants must be between the ages of 15-35 on October 1st, 2011


What are the eligibility rules to become a contestant?

  1. You are between 15 to 35 years old on October 1st, 2011. If you are younger or will be older that these ages on October 1st, 2011 you are not eligible to participate this season.
  2. Your father or mother must be Iranian.
  3. You speak Farsi.
  4. You are able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of Producer that you do not have any of the following agreements in effect (written or oral):
    • a contract for talent representation (for example, a talent agent or manager);
    • a current music recording contract;
    • a current agreement relating to the use of your name, voice and/or likeness;
    • an exclusive acting contract; or any other contractual arrangement that would prohibit you from fully participating in the show and/or entering into any contracts required by Producer, including an exclusive management contract, recording contract and merchandising contract.
  5. Neither you nor any of your immediate family members (spouse, ex-spouse, parents, siblings, children, step-children) or members of your household (whether or not related to you) are current employees, directors, officers, independent contractors, agents, or representatives of SMI, LLC, Exclusively Entertainment, Inc., www.StarMusician.com , www.exclusivelyentertainment.com , or their respective parents, subsidiaries or affiliated companies, or any of their respective licensees, successors or any other person or entity connected with the production, administration or judging of the video submissions or the Contest; any television station or channel, cable network, or satellite network that may air or otherwise exhibit the Contest or any variation thereof; any person or entity involved in the development, production, distribution, or other exploitation of the Contest or any variation thereof or any person or entity supplying services or prizes to the Contest. In addition, to the best of your knowledge, you do not know anyone who is now, or has been in the past two (2) years an employee or independent contractor of any of the entities described in this paragraph. Producer reserves the right to remove from the Contest any person (including you) it determines, in its sole discretion, is sufficiently connected with the Contest or any of the entities described in this paragraph such that such person's participation in the Contest could create the appearance of impropriety.

Contestants Under 18 Years of Age : If you will be under 18 years of age on the day you register, your parent and/or legal guardian must also sign the release to be submitted with your Video Submission; and be either (i) a legal U.S. citizen or U.S. resident; or (ii) a citizen of another country with a valid passport who knows of no restrictions on his/her ability to legally enter the United States. In addition, if you are selected as a Finalist, your parent or legal guardian must accompany you to the United States and bring a government-issued photo ID (for example, a driver's license or passport). If you are accompanied by a legal guardian as opposed to a parent, your legal guardian must bring proof of guardianship (for example, a court order). If your parent or legal guardian is not available to accompany you to the Awards Ceremony, your parent or legal guardian may appoint a guardian to accompany you to the Awards Ceremony. YOUR APPOINTED GUARDIAN MUST BE AT LEAST 21 YEARS OF AGE AND MUST ACCOMPANY YOU TO THE VENUE AT THE FINALS. In order to appoint a guardian, your parent or legal guardian must complete, sign and have NOTARIZED the Guardian and Medical Authorization for Minors form


How do I become a contestant?

To register as a contestant, click here during the Contest Submission Period.


How much does it cost to register?

$25


How do I pay?

All transactions will be made using paypal.com. Contestant can pay by credit card, check card or bank transfer.


How do I submit a video?

Once you have become a contestant you will be prompted to upload your video.


How do I remove a video?

Once you have submitted your video, the only way you can remove the video is by withdrawing yourself as a contestant.


How long should the video be?

Your video cannot exceed four (4) minutes in length. The Contestant should include a short introduction in Persian (no more than 20 seconds) stating their name, age and where they are from. Any video that has an introduction that is longer than 20 seconds in length, is subject to disqualification.


What should be in the video?

We are interested in your voice or musical performance and not flashy graphics and editing. Accordingly, your performance should not be edited together from different takes, but should be one continuous shot of you facing the camera and singing or playing your instrument. Singers must perform acapella (i.e.: live, no lip-syncing) with no sound effects.


What should I wear in my audition video?

Your video submission will be your only audition and we encourage you to dress and perform as you would if you appeared before the judges in person.


Please do not wear any clothing items bearing designer, sports or any other logos or brand names, copyrighted images, the name or likeness of a celebrity (living or dead) or inappropriate messages or words (for example, profanity). If you have any tattoos that contain designer, sports or any other logos or brand names, copyrighted images, the name or likeness of a celebrity (living or dead) or inappropriate messages or words (for example, profanity), please cover the tattoo(s) in your Video. If you wear such clothing or fail to cover such tattoo(s) in your Video, you may be disqualified, i.e. you may not be eligible.


We encourage all types of Submissions that meet the Video Requirements, but please be aware that a Submission that includes third party content (such as music, third party trademarks, logos, insignia, location signage, photographs, artwork, or sculpture) may not be able to win in the event the Content Entities are unable to clear that content.


Contestants who submit videos that violate any of the above requirements may be deemed ineligible to receive the prize and their Submission may be void at the Producer’s sole discretion. Producer may deem any Submission ineligible to receive a prize if that Submission incorporates third party material such as music, trademarks, and logos for which the Contest Entities are unable or unwilling to obtain the necessary rights to use in connection with the Contest. Producer may notify a Contestant if that Contestant’s Submission was deemed ineligible due to the inclusion of third party material and ask for a revised Submission in its sole discretion. Producer reserves the right to edit the Videos to comply with the Video requirements, including replacing any music. Producer reserves the right to disqualify in their sole and absolute discretion any Videos deemed inappropriate or that do not comply with the Contests Terms of Use. Producer reserves the right to allow for minor fluctuations between the Contestant’s timing device and the actual runtime of the Submission on the website, based on clear intent to comply with the Official Rules, as determined by the Producer in its sole discretion. Producer reserves the right to determine in its sole discretion which entries have satisfied the entry requirements. ELIGIBLE CONTESTANTS MUST SUBMIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE OFFICIAL RULES. NO OTHER METHOD OF SUBMISSION WILL BE ACCEPTED.


PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR ENTRIES WILL NOT NECESSARILY APPEAR ON STARMUSICIAN.COM. THE CONTEST ENTITIES RESERVE THE RIGHT TO DISPLAY OR NOT DISPLAY THE SUBMISSIONS IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION.


What file formats do you support for the videos?

We support the following formats: .mp4, .flv, .mov, .asf, .avi, .wmv, .mpg, .mpeg, and .3gp.


What is the maximum size of an audition video?

Under 250MB in size


I uploaded my video, so why don't I see it on the site?

Videos will not appear on the site right away. It should usually take 24 hours or less to process and approve the video. When your video is approved, you will receive an email (If you don’t see one, check your SPAM folder) indicating approval along with a link to your video. If after 24 hours you still do not see your video, it may have not passed our screeners because the video violated our rules. Please read the rules and regulations very carefully and confirm your video is compliant with all rules, including length – it needs to be 4 minutes or less.


What kind of music do you accept? original?

You can sing or perform any Iranian song in any genre you like (traditional, folklore, pop, rap). It can be an original song.


Is there a language limitation?

All contestants must be able to sing in Farsi.


What should I write for my Personal Introduction? How long can it be?

This is the space to introduce yourself as an artist and reveal your personality and creativity. There is no right answer. Some ideas of what to write include the type(s) of music you like, what performers inspire you, how long you’ve been performing, what your goals are, and – most importantly – why users should vote for you. Do not include any personal contact information (email, phone number, IM name, home address), profanities, disparaging remarks toward others, promotion of any product, show, or corporation, or anything unrelated to the goals of this competition.


The Personal Introduction should be a maximum of 250 words.


How are the finalist selected?

The first Video submissions will be judged on a rolling basis by a panel of judges (“Judging Panel”) selected by Producer. All decisions of the Producer and the Judging Panel are final on all aspects of the Contest. Submissions will be scored on a 0.00 – 10.00 scale by all judges and divided by the total number of judges, which will give the Contestant one average score.


The Judging Panel will select the forty (40) Contestants (20 vocalists and 20 instrumentalists) with the highest scoring submissions as the forty (40) Quarter-finalists subject to verification of eligibility. The video submissions of the Quarter-finalists will be uploaded on the website, where end users of the site will have the opportunity to critically evaluate the Submissions according to the criteria set forth above and vote a maximum of once per video during the voting period.


The ten (10) highest scoring vocalists and ten (10) highest scoring instrumentalists within the designated voting period will move on to the next round as one of the top twenty (20) semi-finalists.


Semi-Finalists will then be asked to submit a second video performance. End users of the website will once again vote for their favorite contestants and the five (5) highest scoring vocalists and five (5) highest scoring instrumentalists will be invited to perform Live at the Awards Ceremony.


Prior to the Awards Ceremony, the ten (10) Finalists (5 vocalists and 5 instrumentalists) will be asked to submit one last video performance. End users of the website will vote for the last time for their favorite Finalists, to help determine the winners. The two winners in each respective category will be announced at the Awards Ceremony at the Saban Theatre in June 9th, 2012.


Finalists should expect to arrive in Los Angeles, California at least four (4) days prior in preparation of the Final live event.


The Producer reserves the right to pick fewer than forty (40) Finalists or no Finalists, or to extend the Submission Period if in its sole discretion, it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible and qualified entries. If there is a tie in number of votes, then Judging Panel shall decide the Winner based on the scoring criteria.


How is the winner selected?

The two winners from each respective category will be announced based on their cumulative average of all three videos as voted upon by the public.


Who are the judges?

Andy Madadian, Farokh "Elton" Ahi, Paksima Zakipour, Siros Kerdouni, Ardeshir Farah. Click here for judges bios.


Where/When do the finalist preform?

Saturday, June 9th, 2012 at Saban Theatre in Los Angeles, California, USA


When do the finalist know they have been selected to perform at the live show?

Finalists will know by May 15th, 2012


What accommodations are provided to finalist?

Roundtrip airfare to Los Angeles, California from their hometown and three (3) nights of hotel accomodation


How long after the performances is the winner announced?

Winners are announced live at the conclusion of the Awards Ceremony.


Are props, back up dancers/singers allowed at the Finals? limitations?

Vocalists will perform with a live band. Instrumentalists will perform solo with their instrument. Back up dancers and singers will not be allowed.


Is there is a live band playing the music at the Finals?

Yes


Is an allowance provided to finalist for performance costs etc.?

No


Are there any accommodations for friends/family of finalist to attend the show?

No


I’m a classical musician. How will I be judged?

Our judges have a diverse and colorful background, but all of them share an interest and significant experience in classical Persian music.


I am an instrumentalist. Can I play a classical piece?

Yes, as long as it is classical Persian music. While everyone at Star Musician is a huge fan of Mozart and Beethoven, this competition is designed for you to showcase your talent, skill and ability to play Persian music.


What are the prizes?

The winners of Star Musician will record a joint album, as well as one music video for each category written, produced and directed by our judges

Additionally, 2 collectible guitars, each signed by a famous Iranian musician or singer will be given to the winners courtesy of IranProud.com


I play more than one instrument, can I register as a contestant for each instrument?

No, each contestants can only upload one video. If you play more than one instrument, we are proud of your talents, however ask you to submit the instrument that you believe you are the best at, and will give you the best chance to win!


I sing and play an instrument, can I register as a vocalist and instrumentalist?

No, each contestant can only upload one video. If you sing and play an instrument, you need to decide which category you are most talented in, and register under than one.


I am registering as a vocalist, can I play an instrument with my vocal performance?

No, all vocalists must performa a capella (without any musical accompaniment)



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