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SUN BROADBAND QUEST 2013

A. QUALIFICATION AND ONLINE REGISTRATIONWho may join and how to join:

1. SUN BROADBAND QUEST is open to all unsigned and amateur bands composed of collegestudents in the Philippines between the ages of sixteen (16) to twenty-six (26) at the time of

joining and with a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) members. AT LEAST 2

MEMBERS OF THE BAND MUST BE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN ANY COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY;

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE VOCALIST/S, BANDS MUST PLAY THEIR SONGS USING

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; each band member must be part of only one registered competingband.

2. Unsigned bands shall refer to bands that do not have any record label agreement or contractswith major or independent record labels. Should a band decide to enter into any such

agreement or contract with a record label during the competition, said band shall be

automatically disqualified from the contest; and

3. During the duration and at any stage of the promotion, SUN BROADBAND reserves the right todisqualify bands for failing to qualify with the abovementioned qualifications. The decision of

SUN BROADBAND on this matter is final.

4. To join, the band must do the following steps:a. Purchase or subscribe to any of the following: SUN BROADBAND [E]ntertainment Stick /

SIM card / prepaid kit / postpaid subscription (one per band).

b. Register Online at www.sunbroadband.ph/bandquest by using the Sun BroadbandMobile number or SIM number that will be provided with the purchase of any of the

aforementioned Broadband products.

a. All members of the band must fill in his/her full name, university/college wherehe/shes currently enrolled (if applicable), email address and mobile number;

c. Upload the following:a. Each band must submit one (1) video recording of their bands all-original song

and one (1) video recording of a cover version of any song by any band of theirchoice as long as the genre is not heavy metal. Videos should be in MPEG, MP4

and FLV format and should not exceed 50MB. Videos should not exceed 5

minutes.

5. Deadline of submission of entries is on June 15, 2013.

B. SCREENING1. The composition must be original and must not have won national or international

competitions, online or offline. It may either be in Filipino, English or Taglish and must becomposed by the band.
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2. SUN BROADBAND reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify and remove anyentry that does not comply with the following requirements and its decision on such matter

is final:

a. Entries containing any threatening, false, misleading, abusive, harassing, libelous,defamatory, vulgar, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic or profane acts or

thoughts;

b. Entries containing any material that could constitute or encourage negative conduct orconduct which would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise

violate any law;

c. For original songs, songs which infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, contract rights, orany other intellectual property rights of any third person or entity, or which violate any

person's rights of privacy or publicity. This means, for example, that entries must not include:

i. Trademarks owned by third parties;

ii. Copyrighted materials owned by third parties (including musical compositions);

and/or

iii. Names, likenesses, voices or other characteristics identifying celebrities or other

public figures, living or dead.

iv. Entries in which a contestant has purchased or secured the rights to use existing

music.

v. Entries which contain any commercial content that promotes any product or service

other than that of SUN BROADBAND.

Note: Entries must not contain screen credits. SUN BROADBAND will not take part in dialogue with any

contestant who has been refused entry or otherwise. SUN BROADBAND shall exert best effort to ensure

that the qualified entries comply with the conditions given. However, SUN BROADBAND does not makeany warranties that the entries, once qualified, do not violate any of the conditions given.


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C. SELECTION OF TOP TEN FINALISTSThe top ten (10) bands will be selected based on the criteria below:

Initial Selection (Online Demos)

Criteria Percentage

Song Composition

Lyrical content, execution, song message40 %

Voice Quality

Vocal range, melody, communication20 %

Musicality

Individual musical skills and dynamics20 %

Performance/Showmanship

X-factor, Group dynamics, marketability,appearance and looks, over-all audience

impact

20 %

Total 100 %

Selection of the top ten (10) bands will be on June 19, 2013, 3PM at the SUN CELLULAR office in Galleria

Corporate Center, EDSA cor. Ortigas Avenue, 1110 Q.C. The panel of judges is composed of four (4)members of which two (2) are from MCA Universal, one (1) from Sun Cellular and one (1) music icon

in the industry.

The top ten (10) finalists will be announced on June 22, 2013 via print-ad, posted on

www.sunbroadband.ph/bandquest and www.facebook.com/SunBroadband. They will also be notified

through email, registered mail and phone call.

The top 10 (ten) bands will attend a full-day workshop and a one-on-one session with the top OPM

bands and artists signed under MCA Universal on June 29, 2013. Attendance for this full-day workshop

is mandatory for all finalists. If a band member of any of the top ten (10) bands is not present on the dayof the workshop, it may disqualify the band from the contest.

D. ONLINE VOTINGThe Top 10 bands original composition will be made accessible through the SUN BROADBAND website

for online voting. Online personality constitutes 20 % of the overall Grand Finals SUN BROADBAND

QUEST scores.

All participating bands will each have an online profile in the SUN BROADBAND website which they can

update to get more votes and likes. Each band is entitled to the profile elements listed below:
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a. Band Profile Photob. Individual Band Member Photoc. About The Bandd. Dedication Page

Each bands online profile will be made available one (1) week after the announcement of the top ten

(10) finalists. Uploading of the content will be coursed through SUN BROADBANDS partner agency

(web administrator). Finalists are allowed to use any scheme to get more votes as long as it does not

contain derogatory or defamatory content.

Voting Mechanics:

a. To vote, one must go to www.sunbroadband.ph/bandquest. He/she must like the SunBroadband Facebook page first. This site will contain a portal where anyone can vote for

the band of their choice. One can only vote once during the campaign period. There will be a

summary of the scores of all the participating bands for the publics viewing.

Voting will start on June 22, 2013 and will end on July 11, 2013.

The results of the voting and the winner shall be announced onwww.sunbroadband.ph/bandquest. The

declaration of the winner by SUN BROADBAND is final.

E. SUN BROADBAND QUEST WORKSHOPThe top 10 (ten) bands will be notified and be briefed on the next activities, itineraries and agenda lined

up for them. They will be required to attend a full-day workshop and a one-on-one session with the top

OPM bands and artists signed under MCA Universal on June 29, 2013. Attendance for this full-day

workshop is mandatory for all finalists. If a band member of any of the top ten (10) bands is not present

on the day of the workshop, it may disqualify the band from the contest.

F. SUN BROADBAND QUEST GRAND FINALSThe contest will be culminated by way of a big concert as the grand finals which will be held on July 12,

2013. All participating bands will perform their all-original song for the public and the judges final

viewing. Announcement of the winners and prizes will be conducted on this day.

A panel of judges composed of four (4) members of which two (2) are from MCA Universal, one (1)

from Sun Cellular and one (1) music icon in the industry shall select the top ten (10) bands using the

following criteria:
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Criteria Percentage

Online Personality

Online website/appeal, general onlineaudience impact

20 %

Originality

Lyrical content, originality of music andmelody, instrumentation

20 %

Musicality

Individual musical skills and dynamics30 %

Performance/Showmanship

X-factor, Group dynamics, marketability,appearance and looks, over-all audienceimpact

30 %

Total 100 %

The grand finals will be held at the Music Museum in Greenhills.

G. PRIZES1. Table of PrizesTop 10 Top 4 10 2nd runner-up 1stRunner-up Grand Winner

Professional

Coaching at the

Broadband

Quest

Workshop

1 CD for each

band (7 CDs;

c/o MCA

Universal)

Tumblers and

shirts for each

participant (35

for each item;

c/o Sun

Cellular)

Professional

Coaching at the

Broadband

Quest

Workshop

P25, 000 cash

prize

Professional

Coaching at the

Broadband

Quest

Workshop

P50, 000 cash

prize

Professional

coaching at the

Broadband

Quest

Workshop

Band Album

(produced and

released by

MCA Universal

Records)

Gigs and OMV

(Original Music

Video) from

SUN

BROADBAND

and MCA

Universal

Records

P 150,000 cashprize


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H. OTHER GUIDELINES1. By submitting their entries, the bands confirm, agree to and acknowledge that:

a. SUN BROADBAND is permitted to receive their registration data and that all personalinformation supplied by them will be used by SUN BROADBAND in accordance with its

privacy policy;

b. All entries submitted will be SUN BROADBANDs property and it is in SUN BROADBANDsdiscretion on how and where such submitted videos will be used, whether for promotional,

internal or for whatever use it may have.

c. They have the right to submit the original songs as part of their entries for this promotionand as such holds SUN BROADBAND, its third party contest organizers and duly authorized

representatives free and harmless from any claim by third parties for violation of privacy,

violation of intellectual property rights and/or damage to reputation and other instances

similar to the foregoing;

d. Within the same year from the submission of the entry (the lockout period), they shall notenter into a similar promotion or any competition which would require them to

use/submit/perform the original songs they submitted under this promotion.

e. Should the restriction be violated, SUN BROADBAND may avail of remedies provided underexisting laws including but not limited to the filing of an action for damages and/orinjunction;

f. SUN BROADBAND shall not be liable for any unauthorized use, reproduction andadaptations by third parties of any entry under this promotion which are not caused by SUN

BROADBAND. SUN BROADBAND shall likewise not be liable for any unauthorized posting,

use, reproduction and adaptation of the photo(s) or video(s) he/she submitted in this

promotion in internet sites such as but not limited to You Tube and other similar media;

g. They shall hold SUN BROADBAND free and harmless from any and all claims, suits andactions for damages or liabilities that may be brought by other persons, natural or juridical,

in connection with their participation in this promotion as well as the statements,representations and declarations made by them in relation to the promotion; and

h. They shall make no reproduction of any part of the website for purposes of selling ordistributing the same for commercial gain nor shall they modify or incorporate any part of

the website in any other work, publication or website.

2. SUN BROADBAND, its parents, affiliates, subsidiaries and related companies, its advertising orpromotion agencies, or its officers, directors, employees, shareholders, representatives or

agents cannot join the contest and are automatically disqualified from joining.

3.

Prizes in kind are not transferrable in any way.

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