X&Y Fest 2010

The deadline is coming up to submit to the X&Y Fest in Sarasota, Florida. This is the premier music festival for Generations X&Y, featuring 10 bands - 5 Gen X and 5 Gen Y. $500 in prize money will be split between the best Gen X band and the best Gen Y band at the festival. Solo artists, duos and groups of all genres are encouraged to apply. Compensation is based on artists' ticket sales./n/nDriven Productions, Inc. is proud to present the third annual X&Y Fest on Saturday, February 20th, 2010 from 2:00 - 11PM at Ringling College of Art & Design in Sarasota, Florida. This is the premier music festival for Generations X&Y, featuring 10 bands - 5 Gen X and 5 Gen Y.



This festival will bring together 2 generations over 1 great day of music. Solo artists, duos and groups of all genres are encouraged to apply.



Why perform at X&Y Fest? Bands receive a chance at their share of $500 in prize money, are presented well by a professional stage and sound situation, perform live on an art college campus for art-minded and open-minded students, receive space to sell merch and have the option of having their promotional item (such as a sampler CD, sticker, show flyer, etc.) distributed to all that attend.



The $500 in prize money will be split between the best Gen X band and the best Gen Y band at the festival. Winners will be partially determined by the crowd through votes taken at the festival. Votes placed by crowd members will influence the X&Y Fest staff's final decision.



One criteria for being picked to perform is bands must be able to pre-sell 20 discount tickets to the festival. If they fall short of 20 pre-sold, however, they will not be required to pay for unsold tickets. A band should either be confident they can pre-sell 20 tickets or that they can purchase some or all of them themselves to give away (or sell) to fans, family and friends.



Compensation: Accepted artists will receive $5 for each ticket sold (over 20 tickets in total), whether by pre-sale or walk-up day-of. When a ticket is pre-sold or purchased day-of, the person purchasing the ticket will designate which band they are going to the festival to see perform, allowing that band to receive credit for the ticket purchase.



For more information, please read the FAQ section of the X&Y Fest 2010 website.