US Beatbox Championships Format
The competition will consist of three online video battle rounds, and then a live grand final in NYC in the summer of 2010.
Online battles ::: Jan 11 - Feb 21, 2010
Each video round follows a different discipline;
- Solo
- Covers
- Backing an MC
Each round lasts 2 weeks, with the video submission deadline being 1 week before the round commences;
- Solo - Submission deadline: 01/04/10 ::: Battle runs 01/11/10 - 01/24/10
- Backing an MC - Submission deadline: 01/18/10 ::: Battle runs 01/25/10 - 02/07/10
- Covers - Submission deadline: 02/01/10 ::: Battle runs 02/08/10 - 02/21/10
The videos will be hosted on the WBA YouTube channel and posted on the dedicated forum on Humanbeatbox.com by round/group. The members of the site will be able to vote on the polls created for each set of videos, and the judges will score each video based on musicality, creativity, originality, technical ability and public vote. Competitors will accrue points in each round which will be posted to the scores table.
Grand Final ::: July 31, 2010
The top 8 scoring battlers will make it through to the Grand Final in NYC! This event will take the same form, via rounds based on the three disciplines. The top 4 scorers on the night will go through to the head-to-head battle rounds to decide the final placings of the top four. This final round will see the 3rd vs 4th place scorers battle for 3rd place, and 1st vs 2nd place scorers to battle for the title! These final rounds will take the form of 2 x 2 minute 8-mile style solo rounds.
If you would like to compete in the first ever US Beatbox Championships, click here to register.