OMG Herefordshire Guide

OMG Herefordshire is a search to find the next great local artist
from the area. They will represent the county by performing at
OMG Live alongside other young musicians from across the West
Midlands. OMG Live will be held at the LG Arena in Birmingham
on Sunday 19th April 2015.
As well as the chance to perform at one of the UK’s most exciting
venues, the chosen artists will also take part in masterclasses led by
professional musicians, so there will be opportunities to hone skills,
gain valuable tips, make a name for yourself and potentially make
useful contacts for the future!
OMG Live is a region-wide project endorsed by Music Education Hubs. The
Music Pool is delighted to be commissioned by Herefordshire Music Service
to run OMG Herefordshire.
Think you’ve got what it takes? Here’s what you need to do to enter
OMG Herefordshire:
1) Record a video of your act performing a song of your choice.
This can be an original song, or a cover.
2) Upload the video to YouTube
3) Send the video link, along with a completed entry form (found
below), to info@musicpool.org.uk
All eligible entries will be taken before two panels, one of young
musicians and one of music professionals, who will create a shortlist
of performers to be invited to the OMG Herefordshire showdown at
The Courtyard in Hereford on Sunday 8 th February. At the showdown,
a panel of judges will decide the act who will go on to represent their
county at the LG Arena in Birmingham.
Remember this is a LIVE competition. We are looking for the best
PERFORMANCES, not necessarily the best technical ability. This
means your submission video must be a video of you performing, not
just the audio!
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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All performers must be under 19 on the day of the event (19th April 2015)
Each act is to have a maximum of 7 performers
Each performance will be a total of 3 songs consisting of 2 songs selected by the act (can be
covers or original songs) and 1 song selected from the OMG playlist found below
The act chosen to represent Herefordshire must attend a day of professional masterclasses at
The Performance Hub at The University of Wolverhampton on 28th March
REMEMBER – you must be available to perform at The Courtyard in Hereford on 8th
February and at the LG Arena on 19th April 2015
Remember Youtube is a public video sharing service, which means when you
upload a video there, it has the potential to be seen by everyone and anyone.
Whilst this is an exciting prospect, Youtube comments have a history of
harbouring cyber-bullies or ‘trolls’. Please read the following advice to
ensure your safety and privacy when uploading videos for OMG
Herefordshire:
 When uploading, you can choose to make your video either public,
private or unlisted
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Public – your video will appear on your channel page and people will be able to
search for it. This option is only to be used if you are happy for your video to be
viewed by anyone
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Private – your video will not appear on your channel page and people will not
be able to search for it. You can only share private videos with Google+ users.
This option is not viable for OMG Herefordshire submissions since The Music
Pool is not connected to Google+ so you will not be able to share a private
video with us
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Unlisted – your video will not appear on your channel page and people will not
be able to search for it. You can share an unlisted video with anyone you send
the link to. The Music Pool will not pass on the link to your video. This is the
recommended option for OMG Herefordshire submissions
 Whether your video is public, private or unlisted, we recommend you
disable comments on your video by following these instructions:
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Click the ‘video manager’ link below your video
Choose ‘edit’ on the video you want to disable comments for
Go to ‘advanced settings’
At the top of this section is the option to allow comments or not (the box is
checked by default)
Alternatively, you can change settings for comments across your channel or on
new videos at this link: https://www.youtube.com/comment_management
Any information submitted to The Music Pool, including personal details
and your YouTube link, will not be shared with anyone outside of the
organisation.
Here’s a list of all the relevant dates you’ll need to be aware of in
the OMG Herefordshire calendar:
Thursday 13th November 2014
OMG Herefordshire launch / Submission opens
Friday 9th January 2015
Submission closes (5pm)
Friday 16th January
OMG Herefordshire shortlist announced
Sunday 8th February
OMG Herefordshire showdown, live at The Courtyard
Saturday 28th March
Professional masterclasses at The Performance Hub, University of
Wolverhampton
Sunday 19th April
OMG Live at the LG Arena, Birmingham
As part of your performances at OMG Live and the OMG Herefordshire
showdown, all acts must perform two songs of their choice and one of the
below songs as a cover IN AN ORIGINAL STYLE. This means putting your
own stamp on it!
A
Aloe Blacc – I Need A Dollar | Arctice Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good On
The Dancefloor
B
Bastille – Pompeii | Beatles – Revolution | Ben Howard – The Wolves |
Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling
C
The Courteneers – Not Nineteen Forever
D
Daft Punk – Get Lucky | Dizze Rascal – Dance Wiv Me | Drake – Take
Care
E
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud | Ellie Goulding – How Long Will I Love
You | Elvis Presley – C C Rider | Estelle – American Boy
G
George Ezra – Blame It On Me | George Michael – Faith | Gnarls
Barkley – Crazy
I
Imagine Dragons – Radioactive
J
Jake Bugg – Two Fingers | Johnny Cash – A Boy Named Sue | John
Newman – Love Me Again | Justin Timberlake – Sexy Back
K
Kaiser Chiefs – Ruby | Kings of Leon – Molly’s Chambers | The Kooks –
Naive
L
Labrinth ft. Emeli Sande – Beneath Your Beautiful | Lorde – Royals
M
Madness – Embarrassment | Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse – Valerie |
McFly – All About You | Meghan Trainor – All About That Bass
N
Naughty Boy ft. Sam Smith – La La La | Nickelback – Rockstar | Nirvana -
Lithium
O
Orson – No Tomorrow
P
Paloma Faith – Can’t Rely On You | Passenger – Let Her Go | Paulo Nutini
– Funk My Life Up | Pink – So What
Q
Queen – Don’t Stop Me Now
R
Razorlight – Golden Touch | Rihanna – SOS | Rolling Stones – Jumpin Jack
Flash | Royal Blood – Little Monster
S
Sandi Thom – I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker | Stereophonics – Thousand Trees
T
Taylor Swift – I Knew You Were Trouble | Tinie Tempah – Pass Out | Tom
Jones – Mama Told Me Not To Come | Tom Odell – Another Love
OMG Herefordshire
Entry Form – to be completed by every participant
A completed entry form is required for every member of every act applying to OMG
Herefordshire. If you are under 18, please ensure the form is completed and signed by a
parent or guardian otherwise you will not be eligible.
Name:
Age:
Name of act (if different from name):
Date of birth:
Instruments being used:
Name of parent or guardian (if under 18):
Address:
Email address:
Phone number:
Emergency contact:
Emergency contact number:
Do you have any medical conditions that
we need to be aware of?
Do you consent for The Music Pool to use photos
or videos of you taking part in OMG Herefordshire
for marketing and evaluation purposes?
Yes
No
Please tick here to confirm you have fully read and understood the OMG Herefordshire terms
and conditions, and that you are available to perform on Sunday 8th February at The Courtyard
in Hereford, to take part in masterclasses on Saturday 28th March at University of
Wolverhampton, and to perform at OMG Live on Sunday April 19th at the LG Arena in
Birmingham.
I have read and understood the terms and conditions and understand I must be available for
the dates above
Parent/guardian signature:.........................................................................................................................
Date: ..............................................
Please scan and email to info@musicpool.org.uk along with a link to your Youtube video, or
return via post to The Music Pool, The Courtyard, Edgar Street, Hereford, HR4 9JR
Just upload your video, complete the entry form and send it all to us at
info@musicpool.org.uk by Friday 9 th January 2015 (5pm)
That’s it! Good luck!
Questions or comments?
Something you’re not sure of or have any feedback?
Please get in contact on the details below:
E: info@musicpool.org.uk
T: 01432 278118