The Crossroads Beatbox Battle 2021

1520 Grand Boulevard,Kansas City MO 64108

28 August, 2021

Description

The Crossroads Beatbox Battle is an annual international beatbox competition held in Kansas City, MO. The Crossroads Beatbox Battle Hosted by the Kansas City Beatbox Crew, 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 (August 27th-29th, 2021) and will include three battle categories: Solo, Tag-Team, and Loopstation. Day 1 of the event (August 27) will be at a separate venue (TBD) and incIude a beatbox workshop from our esteemed judges panel, an open mic cypher, and guest artist performances. Days 2 and 3 (August 28-29) will be held at RecordBar in the Crossroads Arts District, which is when the competition portion of the event will occur. Elimination seeding rounds will happen on Day 2 for all categories. Followed by the Top 16 Solo, Top 8 Tag-Team, and Top 4 Loopstation battles on Day 3. 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, AND fill out the battle registration google form listed below. Full three day passes for Spectators are available for purchase on this Eventbrite page. Single day passes can be purchased via the venues website (https://therecordbar.com) or at the door on the day of the event. All venues ( Recordbar ) are restricted to people 18+ years of age (Valid ID Required). However, a minor may attend if specific conditions are met. If you are a minor who wants to attend or compete in The Crossroads Beatbox Battle, please visit the following link and submit the minor participation form. All minors MUST be accompanied by a legal parent/guardian during the event. Register to compete in the battle(s) via the following links. https://bit.ly/CRBB2021BattleRegistration https://bit.ly/CRBB2021MinorParticipation Venues / Locations recordBar (https://therecordbar.com) 1520 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108 Day #1 - 8/27/2021 - Venue TBD • 5:00PM • Doors open • 5:45PM • Judge panel beatbox workshop • 7:00PM • Open mic / cypher • 9:30PM • Last call Day #2 - 8/28/2021 - Eliminations @ recordBar • 7:00PM • Doors open • 7:10PM • Welcome! • 7:20PM • Solo elimination rounds • 9:30PM • Loop de Lou - Judge showcase • 9:50PM • Tag-team elimination rounds • 11:00PM • SpiderHorse - Judge showcase • 11:30PM • Loop station elimination rounds • 12:30AM • Last call Day #3 - 8/29/2021 - 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 • $250 cash + Crossroads Merch package for the 1st place winner of each battle category • Top 3 of each category receive a speicialized Crossroads medal and winners certificate plaque. Judges • Chris Celiz • Gene Shinozaki • Loop de Lou 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 2 minutes to perform their showcase elimination round, and the Loopstation category will have up to 3 minutes to peform 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 top 16 battles for the Solo category, Top 8 battles for the Tag-Team category, and a top 4 battle for the Loopstation category. 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. •There will be no countdown between rounds. In other words, battler B responds immediately after battler A finishes. •The winner of the coin toss may choose 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. 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 KC Beatbox crew is a collective of beatboxers based out of Kansas City, MO. Dedicated to creating community through vocal expression.