Audition An audition video is required. The purpose is to see if you can independently and musically perform a song from start to finish, so you don't need a professional video and using your phone is fine. It's a bonus if you are creating original music.

Youth Stage Performers Application

Requirements Our target group is PSD students but we are not exclusive, and there is no age limit.

Events & Venues FOCOMX, Old Town Stage, Open Streets, Funktional

Step to Professional This is not a paid opportunity, but free for students to participate. This opportunity helps performers build their set list and craft, preparing for next level opportunities in the area. Typical professional gigs require 45 minute polished song sets and compensation is around $100 per musician.

Prepare If you are selected to perform on the Youth Stage, you'll be invited to perform 1-3 songs (you choose how many) and some advanced musicians may have opportunities to perform up to 30 minute sets helping prepare for professional gigs.

Tips

All-age music-The Youth Stage is an all-age music opportunity. If applicable, find ways to adapt your music to an all-age audience. Avoid blatant profanity, alcohol, drug, violence, sexual language and content. Be creative coming up with solutions, finding ways to adapt your music to an all-age audience is a great way to increase your fanbase!

Promotion-Be ready to promote yourself! Make yourself an Instagram or website, collect pictures and videos of yourself performing, use a free site like Soundtrap and record a few of your songs. Work towards a 45 minute set and add some original music.

Level Up-Build your skills by taking advantage of free music industry education and creative exploration opportunities via Beats by Girlz FoCo, Blast N Scrap, Cultural Enrichment Center, Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, The Music District -- and more!