• Outline｜
• National Final｜
• Representative Band｜

 

 

 
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Asian Beat India - Rules & Regulations

 

Q: What is Asian Beat?

A: In 1998, Yamaha Corporation started “Asian Beat” – one of the biggest amateur band contests held throughout many regions in Asia. The contest starts out with a hunt for amateur bands in all cities of participating Asian countries; and culminates in an international contest of the best band from each of these countries – to identify the top amateur band in Asia. In past years, world famous musicians such as Nathan East, Wes Borland, Tommy Aldridge and Billy Sheehan have been involved as judges for Asian Beat. The upcoming thirteenth Asian Beat 2010, shall unfold in ten Asian countries – with the finalists meeting in Bangkok for the Grand Final in November. (http://asianbeat.yamaha.co.jp)

 

Asian Beat is an opportunity for amateur bands in India to take their music to an international level. “Asian Beat – Contest for Amateurs, Awards for Pro’s”

 

Q: What kinds of bands can apply (Qualification Criteria)?

A:

• All band members should be amateurs – no contract (valid or expired) with any record label company
• All band members should be residents of India

 

Q: What kinds of songs are allowed (Genre/Language/Song Origin/Time)?

A:

• All genres of music except European Classical Music
• English, Hindi and Indian Regional Languages
• Only an original song – no cover versions, remixes or parodies
• Strictly not more than 6-minute-song
• The same song as submitted during registration has to be played at the regional heats

Q: When and where will the event be held?

A:

• Regional Heats (Auditions) – Bangalore, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Mumbai and Guwahati
• National Final – Mumbai/Bangalore
• International Grand Final – Seoul (Korea)

 

Q: What are the stages of the event? 

A:

• Band Registrations:
  • At “Yamaha Music Squares” (Authorised Dealer Shops) at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai and  Shillong
  • Online at in.yamaha.com
  • Regional Heats (Auditions) – Live performance by band before judges and small audience
  • National Final – Live performance by band before judges and large audience
  • International Grand Final – Live performance by band before judges and large audience

 

Q: What are the prizes?

A:    Categories (each category award for all 5 Heats, 1 National Final and 1 International Grand Final):

• Best Band
• Best Vocalist
• Best Guitarist
• Best Bass Guitar Player
• Best Keyboard Player
• Best Drummer

Prizes:

• All expenses paid trip to Seoul and opportunity to play in International Grand Final – 1 band
• All expenses paid trip to Mumbai/Bangalore and opportunity to play in National Final – 5 bands 
• Yamaha high end musical instruments and band equipment 

 

Q: How do I register for the event?

A: Mail to asianbeat@yamahamusicindia.com with :

• Your band’s song in mp3 format (same song as will be played at all stages)
• Fill out registration form (with short biography of band)
• Id proof of all band members

 

Q: Are there any charges to register (fees)?

A: For registrations, there are no fees. Rs 1000/- will be charged from all bands that get shortlisted to perform at the Regional Heats. No further fees for National Final/International Grand Final.

 

 

Q: How many bands will be participating?

A:

• Registrations: Unlimited
• Regional Heats (Auditions) – 20 bands (shortlisted from above) at each of 5 locations
• National Final – 5 bands (qualified from above)
• International Grand Final – 10 bands (National Final winners from various Asian countries)

 

Q: How big will the audience be?

A:

• Regional Heats (Auditions) – 200
• National Final – 1000
• International Grand Final – 1200

 

Q: What kinds of instruments are allowed?

A: All kinds of musical instruments are allowed. Yamaha guitars, basses, keyboards and drums would be provided at venue. For other instruments (tabla, dholak etc), band needs to declare on registration form and carry their own instruments.

• For Regional Heats – Bands can use instruments of other brands also
• For National Final – Only Yamaha instruments will be allowed (and provided) (except instruments not manufactured by Yamaha – eg: tabla)

 

Q: How big can the band be?

A: 2 to 12 persons with each member contributing through musical instrument or vocal performance

 

Q: Who will judge and how?

A: Judges will be well known musician celebrities. Technical/Playing skills, song composition and stage presence will contribute to judgement criteria. 

 

Q: Some of our band members are from out of state. Is that fine?

A: Atleast half the members of the band should be from the same state. That state will be the location of registration (eg 3 out of 5 members should be from same state)

 

Q: Will Yamaha reimburse for travel, stay, equipment transfer etc?

A:

• For Regional Heats – No travel, lodging or equipment transport costs will be borne by Yamaha for any bands
• For National Final – Travel and lodging arrangements in Mumbai/Bangalore will be made by Yamaha for all qualifying bands
• For International Grand Final – Travel and lodging arrangements in Seoul will be made by Yamaha for 1 winning band 

 

 

Other Rules & Regulations:

 

• Band members should be the same throughout the events – from Heats to the Grand Final
• One person can participate in one group only
• All band members of winning band should hold valid Indian passports. (There will be a 1 month period between National Final and International Grand Final to get passports made if required)
• Band members have to provide scanned photo identity and residence proof
• Vocal effects - Only basic vocal effects like reverb, delay will be allowed - no vocal enhancing digital effects will be allowed (eg: Vocal pitch shifters not allowed). Bands will be required to declare what hardware and effects they will use and final call on what effects can be used and what can’t, will rest with YMIN.
• Use of Keyboards and synthesizers would be limited to human playing only. No pre-recorded styles would be allowed. Use of Performance Assistance Technology or “quantised” music is also not allowed. Main rhythm or beat cannot be generated and automatically played on the synthesizer.
• YMIN reserves the right to use participants’ pictures, song and video performances for public relations and promotional purposes. (For instance, National Finalists’ performance may be uploaded on the Asian Beat web site)
• Yamaha Music India reserves the right to change any of the information given herein without any prior notice

National Final

 

Venue : Kyra Theater , 2nd Floor, 2001 Kattima Center, 100ft Road, Indira Nagar, Bengaluru

 

Featuring Guest band - AVIAL

 

Representative Band for Grand Final

SILVER TEARS