A New Jersey tradition continues: the Big Joe Jersey Talent Show on the beach at  Jenkinson’s in Point Pleasant Beach!

Big Joe Jersey Talent Show
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Truly a New Jersey tradition! The Big Joe Jersey Talent Show returns to Point Pleasant Beach every Sunday night starting in June. This year one grand prize winner goes home with a cash prize and more. More details on the way...

The period for entry submissions to the 2015 Big Joe Jersey Talent Show is now CLOSED.

 

The Big Joe Jersey Talent Show is proudly made possible by:

OFFICIAL TALENT SHOW RULES
Full time New Jersey Residents only; proof of residency may be required.

For registration and consideration in the Big Joe Jersey Talent Show, contestants must submit one :30 video of the performance to the link provided below to New Jersey 101.5 FM. The :30 video must contain the act/song/performance that contestant(s) will be performing at The Big Joe Jersey Talent Show. The staff at New Jersey 101.5 will select the acts and schedule them for the qualifying round. New Jersey 101.5 will notify all contestants via e-mail and/or cell phone regarding the status of selection.
Contestants may register ONLY ONCE. Contestants MUST be available on the scheduled date of the initial performance, the rain date which will be the following Monday night, the
semi-final round(s) and the finals. A full calendar of those dates can be found in the registration form. Failure to miss any round of competition will result in forfeiture of any future performance. Entries MUST BE RECEIVED no later than June 2nd.

Contestants must provide own music on CD form without vocal tracks; background vocals are acceptable. (Certain CD’S recorded or downloaded from home computers may not be suitable for the sound system provided at contest. It is suggested an additional copy of the CD be made available the day of the performance.) No leading vocals. No cassettes, no I-Pods, I-Pads or phone apps will be accepted. No lip synching. No more than 2 performers for any act. No Bands.
In the interest of repetitiveness, no Patriotic songs such as the "Star Spangled Banner" & "God Bless America.”

No performer will be accepted that has or has had a recording or any type of performance contract, or agent representative agreement. No professional performers will be accepted. Performers may have received financial compensation or remuneration in the total amount of $2000.00 for all performances where compensated. Grand prize winners of other New Jersey Talent Shows are not eligible. All contestants may only perform once in the qualifying round. Acts are limited to 2 minutes 30 seconds for each performance throughout the competition. New Jersey 101.5 WKXW will schedule all performances and notify contestants of the performance dates. All scheduled contestant must be
present and check in before 6:15pm sharp day of the show. Failure to show up by 6:15pm forfeits contestant participating for that scheduled show and for the entire season. Contestants should allow extra time for summer traffic and parking concerns.
Cell phone numbers will be required to contact the performers in case of last minute changes. The cell phone number of a parent/guardian of any performers under 18 is required.

The Big Joe Jersey Talent Show will be held each week. In the event of rain, the contest will be held inside Jenkinson’s Pavilion on the Monday following the scheduled day of performance (In the back of the nightclub on the main stage).

Previous Grand Champion winners of The Big Joe Jersey Talent Show are not eligible for future participation.

New Jersey 101.5 WKXW reserves the right to exclude any contestant(s) deemed unacceptable or inappropriate. Any and all acts performed at the Big Joe Jersey Talent Show must be in good taste and suitable for family audiences. Any talent performer not adhering to this will be automatically disqualified and will be banned from performing at any future Talent Shows or station events. Each qualifying week will have at least one contestant selected to move on to the wild card round and/or semi-finals. Winners
from the semi-finals will go on to compete in the finals. There will be only ONE Grand Champion winner. There is no compensation for second or third place contestants.

All decisions of New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio, including judging of all qualifying performances, semi-finals and final competitions are final. New Jersey 101.5 station management reserves the right to change or amend the rules concerning contestant participation of the Big Joe Talent Show at any time. By participating in the "New Jersey 101.5 Big Joe Jersey Talent Show,” contestants agree to conform to the
above rules as well as those stated by Townsquare Media. Void where prohibited by law. One prize winner per household. Only individuals who have not won a prize, excluding consolation prizes or non-grand prizes, awarded to all qualifying contestants in other contests from WKXW-FM Radio in the sixty (60) days prior to each individual contest day are eligible to win on that day. Employees of individual
prize sponsors, Townsquare Media, and their affiliate companies, advertising agencies, and their immediate families are not eligible to play or win. Winner is solely responsible for all applicable taxes.
Prize sponsors are entirely responsible for the prizes, including their quality, service, and valid dates for redemption. Odds of winning depend on the total number of participants. Station reserves the right to broadcast audio, photos and video or otherwise publish the names and likeness of all contestants. Judging shall be the responsibility of WKXW-FM Radio. Station reserves the right to alter contest rules including, but not limited to, the dates of the contest. Complete rules are available for inspection during regular business hours at the offices of WKXW-FM Radio, 109 Walters Ave., Trenton, New Jersey.

To see the full schedule check out our events calender by clicking here!

In the event of rain the talent show will be moved to the following Monday night. All contestants will be directly contacted in the event of a date change.

Be sure to follow the Talent Show on Twitter and Instagram and tag us in your photos!

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