Single Performance Application

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The personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c.11, Schedule A, including but not limited to Part XVII, and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.56.  This information is used for communication/contact purposes.  Questions about this collection can be directed to Marketing and Customer Service Department, 1900 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4S 1Z2, or by calling 416-393-3902.

TTC RULES AND REGULATIONS
REGARDING SUBWAY MUSICIANS AUDITIONS 2012-2015
SELECTION PROCESS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) wishes to acknowledge and thank you for your interest in auditioning as a Subway Musician under the TTC Subway Musicians Programme (Programme).

The TTC reserves the right to reject any application it deems unsuitable or inappropriate.  You will be notified by telephone or mail if your application is rejected.
 
The auditions will be held at the Canadian National Exhibition from August 17 to 19, 2012, just outside the North-West corner of the Food Building.

You will be advised of your audition date and time by mail, during the week of August 6, 2012.

NOTE:  Receipt of both completed and signed Application Form and TTC Rules and Regulations Regarding Subway Musicians Auditions 2012-2015, Selection Process and Acknowledgement must be received during the application process, May 18 to June 22, 2012.

Unfortunately, due to the tremendous response generated by the Programme, TTC is obliged to limit the number of applicants considered to the first 175 applications received.

The following are the rules and regulations which have been established by TTC both for TTC customer comfort and musician welfare, as well as for the continued success of the Programme:

(A) Applicants must be eighteen (18) years of age or older and will be required to pass the performance requirements of the Audition Committee, which will include musical talent, entertainment value, and stage presence (sample Subway Musician Judge’s Scoring Sheet attached). Applicants must perform a sampling of a minimum of three (3) songs. The total sample should not exceed seven (7) minutes. The top 74 scoring Applicants may be licensed as Subway Musicians under the Programme and permitted to play in the TTC subway system.

(B) The successful applicants must attend an information session, during which they must pick up the Musicians Licence Agreement. The information session will occur in late September or early October, 2012. The successful applicants will be notifed by mail as to the date, time and place of the information session. The successful applicants will be required to pay a Licence Fee of $197.75 (which includes HST) per musician for the three (3) year period October 8, 2012 to October 7, 2015, and sign the TTC Subway Musician Licence Agreement (sample attached). The Licence Fee covers TTC expenses (auditions, administrative expenses, etc.).

(C) TTC reserves the right to reject applications of persons who have violated TTC By-Law #1. If an audition is granted, any and all charges under TTC By-Law #1 will be counted as infractions and five (5) points per charge will be deducted from the final score as awarded by the judges at the auditions.

(D) In general terms, hand-held instruments will be most acceptable. TTC reserves the right to limit or restrict the use of certain instruments and applicants will be advised prior to auditions of instrument acceptability. For example, trumpets, certain electric guitar/bass, and drums are instruments not suitable to the subway environment.

(E) Applicants shall not use or permit the use of, any percussion instruments, background music or accompaniment playing from a tape recorder, compact disc player, MP3 player or keyboard or any electrical equipment including but not limited to, microphones, reverberation units, delay loops and effects pedals, stomp or multi-effects boxes, strobe lights and spot lights.

Portable battery-operated amplifiers will be allowed, with the prior written consent of TTC, if deemed appropriate. If you are considering the use of an amplifier, please () check below:

 YES - I intend to use a battery-operated amplifier, during the audition and if I am a licenced musician.

(F) In the event that a licenced musician or licenced duo wishes to withdraw from the Programme, the next highest scoring alternate who took part in the auditions may be allowed to replace that musician or duo for the remainder of the Programme term.

NOTE: A violation of any of the above rules and regulations could seriously jeopardize an applicant’s audition and a musician’s licence privileges.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As part of my agreement, I give TTC permission to use any photographs which may be taken during the audition and also grant permission for the audition to be televised or filmed.

I hereby for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators and assigns do hereby remise, release and forever discharge TTC, its employees, officers, commissioners, agents, successors and assigns (the "Indemnitees"), from all manner of action, causes of action, claims or demands against the Indemnitees, I ever had, now have, or can, shall or may hereafter have, for or by reason of any loss, damage or injury sustained by me, or from any medical therapy treatment advised or performed, or in respect of the loss of any equipment used by me, whether caused by the negligence of the Indemnitees or otherwise.

I have read, understand, and agree to comply with the above rules and regulations set out by the TTC, during the audition process. Furthermore, I understand and agree that should I be selected as a TTC Subway Musician, I will concur with all Rules and Regulations as set out in the attached TTC Subway Musicians Licence Agreement, while on TTC premises. Any violation by me of the rules and regulations I understand that the TTC may immediately terminate the licence.

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