McDonald's Inpirational Singing Competition

The Greater Atlanta McDonald’s Operators Association's The Gift competition is open to amateur solo artists and groups of four or less, between the ages of 9 and 15. The competition was created to help participants to build or start successful careers in music, performing arts, marketing and related fields through education, technical tools and life skills assistance. In addition to judges from the music business and the recording industry, popular musicians Canton Jones and Cupid are scheduled to perform at the final competition.

All aspiring participants must go to any greater Atlanta McDonald’s restaurant to obtain an entry form for a chance to enter McDonald’s Presents The Gift: Youth Inspiration Singing Competition 2010. Contest details, rules and regulations are also available on The Gift 2010 MySpace Web site, which is www.myspace.com/mcdonaldsthegift.

Auditions will be held at these McDonald’s restaurant locations:

* Saturday, April 10 — 830 Commerce Drive, Decatur, GA 30030

* Saturday, April 17 — 465 N. Glynn Street, Fayetteville, GA 30214

* Saturday, April 24 — 2700 Windy Hill Road, Marietta, GA 30067

Audition line-ups begin at 8 a.m. at each location, and auditions begin promptly at 9 a.m. Only the first 250 participants with proper Georgia proof of residence and qualifying age documentation are allowed to audition.

The first-place winner will receive a prize package including a $5,000 education fund and $5,000 in cash. Other prizes include a demo CD, vocal lessons with a trained vocal coach, appearances on local radio stations and more.

The final competition is scheduled for Sunday, May 16, at 5 p.m. at The Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University. The Rialto is located at 80 Forsyth Street at the corner of Forsyth and Luckie streets in downtown Atlanta.

Sponsors for the event are The Greater Atlanta McDonald’s Operators Association, The CW Atlanta, The Coca-Cola Company, Dr. Pepper and TreeSound School of Sound.

Source: www.atlantadailyworld.com