Competition Rules

Outline of the Rules of the Blastbeat Music Challenge competition

Any style music is acceptable as long as the music and lyrics are not obscene, offensive, inappropriate, or likely to cause offence to an audience of people mainly under the age of 18.
No contestant, artist or band member can be over the age of 25 on the day of the school‚ ESE concert.
No act can have a major or large independent record deal or publishing deal at the time of their first ESE concert.
Each act participating will perform two or three original songs as directed by the officers of Blastbeat Education UK.
The wining act will be determined by a panel of independent judges, approved and chaired by the officers of Blastbeat Education UK.
The marking will be based on 5 criteria – vocal ability, musical ability, songwriting, on-stage performance, and star quality.
The judges decision will be final, there is no right of appeal once the decision has been made and announced.
Blastbeat Education UK and its management have the right to refuse any act participating if in the opinion of Blastbeat or the ESE team management they are not fit to participate.
Blastbeat Education UK reserves the right to change the terms of the competition and these rules at any time.