Legal Bases of the LPA EMER-GENTE Contest:

I. Objective of the contest: The LPA EMER-GENTE contest aims to promote emerging musical talent and provide an opportunity for Canarian bands to present their music to a wider audience.

II. Eligibility: The contest is open to bands and solo artists of all genres with their own songs; covers and tributes are not accepted. Participants must be over 18 years of age, residents of the Canary Islands and must not have a record contract. Bands that have won in previous editions of the LPA B&M Festival competition are not eligible to participate. Employees of Ylang-Ylang SL and their immediate family members are not eligible to participate.

III. Receipt of proposals: The call for proposals is open from May 7 until June 1 at 12:00 noon.

IV. Documentation:

  1. Proposals should be sent via e-mail to the following address administracion@ylang-ylang.es. 

  2. Bands must send a music demo (video or MP3 file), dossier, press kit, photo, logo, rider and backline.

  3. The completed and signed registration form, which can be found on the website, must also be attached to the mail.

  4. Proposals will not be accepted after this deadline (June 1 at 12:00 noon).

V. Eligibility Requirements:

  • Bands must be residents of the Canary Islands and be of legal age.

  • All genres are accepted, but with own songs, no covers or tributes are accepted.

  • Bands that have been selected as finalists or winners in previous editions of the LPA EMER-GENTE contest of LPA B&M Festival are not eligible to participate.

  • If they reside on an island other than Gran Canaria, the organization will cover the cost of transportation (boat or plane), but will not cover subsistence or accommodation. 

    • The competition will be held in 2 phases: 

  • Phase 1 => Performance at CC LAS ARENAS terrace => 20 bands pre-selected by the organization from all the proposals received.

  • Phase 2 => Performance of 6 finalist bands at ESCENARIO LPA EMER-GENTE, LPA B&M FESTIVAL.

    The 6 finalist bands will be chosen from the 20 pre-selected bands: 3 will be chosen by the organization and 3 by popular vote.

  • PHASE 1 => PRE-SELECTION:

    • Once all the proposals are received, the organization will pre-select 20 Bands based on criteria of compositional quality and originality of the proposals received.

    • The 20 bands pre-selected by the organization will be announced on June 6.

    • These 20 bands will perform on the stage at CC Las Arenas on the dates between June 28 and August 30, the day of the Saturday. Each Saturday 2 of the 20 bands will perform.

    The duration of the concert will be 45 minutes - 1 hour maximum, on a stage provided for this purpose on the terrace of the CC Las Arenas.

    PHASE 2 => SELECTION

    • Of the 20 candidate bands that have presented their project on the CC Las Arenas stage, the festival organizers will choose 3 bands and the other 3 will be chosen by popular vote (the 3 most voted bands).

    • Once the voting results have been analyzed, the 6 bands that will perform at the Festival and compete for the prize will be announced.

    • The publication of the selected candidates will take place on September 1 at 12:00 noon.

    • The selected bands must be available on Friday, September 19 and Saturday, September 20 from 6:00 pm to 2:00 am.

    • The Slot of each band will be determined by the organization according to musical criteria according to the line up programmed for those days, therefore, the bands must be available on September 19 and 20 between 18:00 and 02:00. 

    • If they are not self-employed, they must be registered with the social security in order to be able to perform at the festival and accredit their registration to the organization.

VI. Voting Integrity:

EVALUATION

1. Staging

2. Originality and creativity

3. Musical performance

 

THE RATING SCALE FOR EACH CRITERION IS FROM 1 TO 5, WHERE: 5 = EXCELLENT, 4 = GOOD, 3 = FAIR, 2 = POOR AND 1 = BAD/INSUFFICIENT.

All bands and their supporters are expected to participate honestly and ethically in the voting process. Any attempt to manipulate votes, including but not limited to the creation of fake accounts, the use of bots or any other form of cheating, will result in the immediate disqualification of the band in question. In such a case, the band with the second highest number of votes will be selected as the winner, and so on in case of additional disqualifications. This measure is taken to ensure the transparency and integrity of the contest, and to ensure that the winner selection process is fair to all participants.

Voting closes on August 31 at 12:00 noon.

VII. Technical requirements: 

The 6 selected bands will adapt to the general Rider that will be set by the organization for live performances.

  • They will respect the base floor of the stage.

  • On the day of the concert, soundcheck will not be allowed. If a sound check is required, it must be done on Thursday, September 18, in coordination with the organization. 

  • In case the group needs minor percussion, they should bring their equipment and it will be located at the back, to the right of the drummer.

  • The drum kit is shared for the rest of the bands, it will be composed of: bass drum, 4 toms and snare drum, only the snare drum can be changed for a personal one. Each band must bring their own cymbals.

  • The amps will be 2 tube guitar amps and 1 tube bass amp. In case the band wants to bring their own equipment, they will be able to do it and will be placed in front of the ones provided by the organization.

  • The organization will provide one 88-key master keyboard.

  • They will have 6 wired vocal mics for: guitar, bass, piano and drums + 2 wireless mics.

  • The organization will provide a P.A. technician who will do the mixing of all the groups. If the group wishes, they may bring their own P.A. technician, who will be limited to support the organization's technician, who will be the only one handling the table.

  • On the stage there will be a monitor technician for all your needs.

  • Wireless systems will not be accepted in any type of instruments or voice that are not from the organization, since there are two stages and RF must be coordinated and that takes work and study which makes it unfeasible.

VIII. Intellectual Property:

Participating bands must ensure that they have the necessary rights of interpretation and authorship of the songs performed. And they assign them to the contest LPA EMER-GENTE 2025 to reproduce them by different means of diffusion. Ylang-Ylang SL is not responsible for any copyright infringement or third party claims.

IX. Privacy and data protection:

By providing their email address to participate in the LPA EMER-GENTE Band Contest, participants agree that this information may be collected and used by Ylang-Ylang SL to establish a database of contacts related to future events and musical activities. The personal data collected will be treated with due confidentiality and will not be shared with third parties without the prior consent of the participants. 

In compliance with the RGPD and the LOPGDD, personal data will be used exclusively for the management of the contest.

X. Advertising and image rights: 

Participants agree that Ylang-Ylang SL may use images and recordings of their performances for promotional purposes of the contest, without profit.

XI. Cancellation or modification: Ylang-Ylang SL reserves the right to cancel or modify the contest in case of unforeseen circumstances.

XII. Prizes: The 6 finalist bands performing on the LPA Emergente stage will receive an economic compensation of 300€(Igic and taxes included) for each band, will require presentation of invoice.

The winning band selected by the jury in the final (September 19 and 20) will receive a prize of 1,200€ (Igic and taxes included) + be part of the line-up of LPA B&M Festival 2026.

The prize will be delivered upon presentation of the invoice, with the following concept: advance payment LPA B&M Festival 2026 and by bank transfer.

Responsible for the treatment: YLANG YLANG, S.L.U. - B35921105

XIII. Jury: The professional jury, certified by a notary, will decide the final winning band after the performances on September 19 and 20.

XIV. General conditions: Participation in the contest implies full acceptance of these legal bases.

The winning band will be communicated through the LPA B&M Festival social networks on Saturday, September 20, 2025.