Teen Idol Auditions

PMT PRODUCTIONS (www.pmtproductions.org)

Westchester Teen Idol 2012 Information Sheet

Dear Teen Idol Contestant,
  Thank you for expressing interest in the Westchester Teen Idol Competition, 2011. PMT Productions is looking forward to meeting you and enjoying your talent. Please fill out the application form below. Your non-refundable audition check for $40. should be made payable to PMT Productions. Please print the application below and attach your check and mail it to: PMT Productions- Teen Idol, 47 First Avenue, Ossining, NY, 10562. If you have any questions about the application, please call 914-923-3390 and speak to the producers, Ray or Carol Arrucci.

Everything you need to know about participation is explained below. This will be the only information you will receive before your actual audition to become a semi-finalist, so please print and hold on to this letter.

ELIGIBILITY
Teens must be 13 to 19 years of age at the time of the performance, November 24, 2012.
Copies of you birth certificate must be mailed with the attached audition application. Immediate family members of PMT Productions or the panel of judges are not eligible to participate in this competition. Former 1st place winners may not compete. You do not need to be a Westchester resident to enter. This contest is open only to non-professional contestants. Contestants with an Equity card or a professional recording contract may not participate.

AUDITIONS
TIME AND PLACE
Auditions will take place at NEW LOCATION Yorktown Stage, 1974 Commerce Street, Yorktown Heights, NY, on Saturdays, September 29 and October 6, 2012. Those auditioning will be offered a 5-minute time slot.
Be sure to record your audition time at the bottom of this paper.

SONG MATERIAL AND PRESENTATION
Singers must present the actual song of choice that they will use in the final competition. Your song must be PRE-EDITED to 3 minutes or will be faded out if it goes over the 3 minute mark. Please have the selection prepared and memorized. Any style of song is acceptable for the audition, but it must be free of profanity and acceptable for viewing by a family audience. Please bring your pre-recorded accompaniment on a CD for your audition. CD’s should be marked clearly with the track number. The song MAY NOT CONTAIN ANY LEAD VOCALS on it. It can be a simple piano accompaniment or a “karaoke” style CD but needs to be a clear, well performed accompaniment. Traditional karaoke style CD’s are recommended, as long as the lead singer is not “singing along” with you. All contestants must sing with a recording. No live instruments will be accepted and “a cappella” auditions will not be permitted. We will provide a CD player and a microphone. Dress for the audition is casual.

JUDGING
Singers will be judged on their vocal ability, presentation, and overall enthusiasm. Highly qualified judges will listen to and evaluate your audition, and will respond in a polite, professional fashion. Each contestant will be given a comment sheet, which will reflect the judge’s professional response to your audition. This is a very valuable tool to the performers.

FINALISTS
25 finalists will be selected to perform their audition song at the final competition, which will be at the Irvington Town Hall Theatre and will be open to the public. These 25 finalists must have a second song prepared. Only five finalists will be selected that evening by our judges and they will sing their second song. A winner will then be chosen that evening.

TICKETS
Tickets will be are available for the November 24th performance by going to www.irvingtontheater.com and clicking on “box office”. Tickets are $25. General Admission.