How It Works
Here’s what’s up
➊ Recruit your team & sign up
The stage is calling your name! You can sign up as a solo performer (bonus bravery points) or as a team of up to six members.
➋ Launch your fundraising page & submit your bio
All performers are required to fundraise a minimum amount in support of our charity partners, imagine1day + WE Charity. Worry not, we’ll provide you with fundraising tips & some major cheerleading along the way. Upon sign up, your registration package will include instructions for setting up your fundraising page and submitting your performer bio. Hint: you’ll want to come up with a bad ass team name prior to completing this step as this will be required for your bio and fundraising page.
➌ Prepare & practice your two lip sync performances
The lipservice format involves an initial head-to-head battle round and final round (psst…see the event formula section below), which means that all teams must prepare two performances. Your registration package will include info on judging criteria that will help you prep like a pro, and a list of past performed songs that are off limits.
➍ Meet your fundraising minimum
Before gracing the stage, all teams must have reached their fundraising minimum ($300 per person) by April 3, 2020.
| Group Size | Fundraising Minimum |
|---|---|
| Solo performer | $300 |
| Group of two | $600 |
| Group of three | $900 |
| Group of four | $1,200 |
| Group of five | $1,500 |
| Group of six | $1,800 |
➎ Attend our pre-event performer meeting
At least one member from your group is required to attend, so mark your calendars! Our 2020 performer meeting is on Wednesday, March 25 – details to come.
➏ Submit your songs
All competitors are required to submit songs to the lipservice team, pre-cut to the timing of your routine. It’s simple, yet important task that ensures there are no glitches with your music on stage.
➐ Show up, give it your all
No regrets.
The Competition
The lipservice event formula.
• Round 1: Seven head-to-head competitions between two performers, with each performance being a 60-70 second excerpt of your favourite jam. The winning performer/team (as voted by the audience cheers, no pressure) from each battle will be into the Final Round. The non-winners will head to the Underdog Round.
• Round 2 aka The Underdog Round: The seven teams/individuals who don’t win their head-to-head battle in Round 1 will perform their second song (60-70 seconds), with the top Underdog performance being chosen by the judges, but not announced until the end.
• Final Round: the seven Round 1 winners will then perform for a second time (60-70 seconds), with the judges scoring each performance based upon the following categories: stage presence, lip sync abilities (lyric knowledge), crowd response, look and steeze.
• Winners: After the seven finalists perform, our guest judges will deliberate, and relay the winner, first runner-up, and Underdog winner based on which performer(s) received the highest overall score. Our MCs, the Sunday Service, will make the big announcements to end the competition.
Tell me Why?
Make the world a better place. Have fun.
(Maybe) win a prize.
Need a little incentive? Since 2014, lipservice performers got to entertain over 2000 fellow Vancouverites, while helping to raise over $100 000 to date for imagine1day.
Not only do our performers get to contribute to a great cause while having a blast, but isn’t there something to be said about taking a chance and stepping outside of your comfort zone?
Of course, all of your friends and family will be amazed at your mad lip-sync skills (because you’ll force them all to be there for moral support), and yes, there will be prizes! Since 2014, we’ve awarded over $15 000 in prizes to our winners, as well as the teams and solo performers who have raised the most funds for imagine1day + WE Charity.
