The Crossroads Beatbox Battle 2023

1520 Grand Boulevard,Kansas City MO 64108

17 March, 2023

Description

The Crossroads Beatbox Battle Hosted by Kansas City Beatbox, The Crossroads Beatbox Battle (CRBB) is an annual international beatbox competition held in Kansas City, MO. This year's event will take place over three days, March 17th-19th, and will include three battle categories: Solo, Tag-Team, and Loopstation. Day 1 of the event (March 17) will consist of a beatbox workshop from the judges panel and an open mic cypher at Stockyards Brewing. Days 2 and 3 (March 18-19) are when the bulk of the competition takes place which will be held at RecordBar in the Crossroads Arts District. All of the elimination seeding rounds for all battle categories will occur on Day 2. All of the Battles for all categories will occur on day 3. There will be a top 16 solo battle, top 8 tag-team battle , and top 4 loopstation battle. If enough loopstation artists register to compete, and time permits, we will consider switching the loopstation battle to a top 8 bracket. Second devices will be allowed for the loopstation category. However, all second devices must not have any not prerecorded sounds or be able to generate their own sounds (i.e. guitar FX pedals, midi controllers, etc.) All sounds must be created live during the battle rounds. The event will be livestreamed to our Youtube channel (Kansas City Beatbox). All of the elimination rounds and and battle rounds will be professional recorded and posted to our Youtube channel as well. Invite goes out to all beatboxers and spectators! Battle Registration / Event Tickets All artists wanting to compete in this year's beatbox battle MUST purchase a battle registration ticket on this Eventbrite page. Full three day passes and two day passes for Spectators are also available for purchase on this Eventbrite page. If you are wanting to attend only one of the days of the event, you can purchase a ticket at the door of the venue. The primary venue for the event (Recordbar) is restricted to people 18+ years of age (Valid ID Required). All minors MUST be accompanied by a legal parent/guardian during the event. Minors are allowed to compete in the battle. Venues / Locations STOCKYARDS BREWING (https://www.stockyardsbrewing.com) 1600 Genessee St #100, Kansas City, MO 64102 RECORDBAR (https://therecordbar.com) 1520 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108 Day #1 - 3/17/2023 - @ STOCKYARDS BREWING • 1:00PM • Doors open • 1:30PM • Beatbox workshop with the judges • 2:45PM • Open mic / cypher • 5:00PM • End of day Day #2 - 3/18/2023 - Eliminations Rounds @ RECORDBAR • 7:00PM • Doors open • 7:10PM • Welcome! • 7:20PM • Solo elimination rounds • 9:30PM • Judge showcase • 9:50PM • Tag-team elimination rounds • 11:00PM • Judge showcase • 11:30PM • Loop station elimination rounds • 12:30AM • Last call Day #3 - 3/19/2023 - Battles / Finals @ RECORDBAR • 7:00PM • Doors open • 7:15PM • Top 16 solo battles • 8:30PM • Top 8 solo battles • 9:10PM • Top 4 solo battles / battle for 3rd • 9:40PM • Top 8 tag team battles • 10:20PM • Top 4 tag team battle / battle for 3rd • 11:00PM • Top 4 Loopstation/ battle for 3rd • 11:55PM • Solo Final • 12:05AM • Tag-Team Final • 12:15AM • Loopstation Final • 12:45AM • Winners announcement Prizes • $500 cash prize for the 1st place winner of each battle category. • Top 3 contestants/teams of each category will receive a specialized Crossroads medal and winners certificate plaque. Judges • Bloomer • D-Koy • TMJ Judging Criteria Elimination rounds and battles (for all three categories: solo, tag-team, and Loopstation) will be judged based on the following criteria. Open Eliminations Each solo/tag-team group will have up to 90 seconds to perform their showcase elimination round, and the Loopstation category will have up to 3 minutes to perform their elimination round.(round times are subject to change depending on the number of registered beatboxers). Each elimination round will be graded on four categories: Originality, Musicality, Technicality, & Showmanship. Each category will be rated on a scale of 1-10. The highest-ranking eliminations for each category will be seeded into the battle brackets. There will be a top 16 bracket for Solos, Top 8 for Tag-Teams, and a top 4 for Loopstation. Battles •Battles will follow the HBB standard judging criteria. For more details, please refer to https://www.humanbeatbox.com/.../the-complete-guide-to.../. •Battles will be held in ABAB format. •Each contestant/team will have two 90-second rounds. (Two 3 minute rounds for the loopstation category.) •There will be no countdown between rounds. In other words, battler B responds immediately after battler A finishes. •The winner of the coin toss chooses who goes first. •Judges will vote for the winner after both rounds are complete. •A draw will result in one 30-second overtime round where the 2nd contestant goes first. Only 3 overtime rounds will be permitted for the entire competition. Travel & Accommodations We recommend that you book your accommodations sooner rather than later. For recommendations on traveling and overnight accommodations, please see the information below. Travel The Kansas City Airport (MCI) is the core hub for all of Kansas City's public air traffic (inbound & outbound). https://www.kansas-city-airport.com Overnight Accommodations Recommend booking lodging via Airbnb (https://www.airbnb.com/), Trivago (https://www.trivago.com), or Kayak (https://www.kayak.com/). Recommend booking hotels located in any of the following areas: Downtown, Plaza, Crossroads, Midtown, Westport, North Kansas City. Please contact the Kansas City Beatbox with any questions. https://www.instagram.com/crossroadsbeatboxbattle https://www.facebook.com/KCBeatbox [email protected] More announcements coming soon! Remember to subscribe to our Instagram, Youtube, and Facebook channels! www.youtube.com/channel/UCHHSJdUHiMoU67WQjo3fVOg