Annual “Daytona Starry Nights Festival”
Bringing Generations Together Through Artistry 
Featuring 

“Daytona Starry Nights of Music”
June 27-July 8, 2012
Daytona Beach, Florida

INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE
CALL TO ARTIST/MUSICIANS


 Bringing Generations Together Through Artistry, the “Daytona Starry Nights of Music” is a twelve day exhibition of musical artists converging on the banks of the Halifax River to produce an amazing music festival. Several stage areas will be operating continually throughout the event.  This is the musician’s opportunity to present their artistry to potential clients and to showcase your abilities in front of thousands of spectators daily.  Performers are scheduled throughout stages along the Halifax River. Each performance area takes advantage of the unique environment that these locations offer. A combination of tent structures, gazebos, floating pavilions and a spacious amphitheater will all be used for performances.  
          Each performance area will be supplied with a 10x10 tent or the equivalent.  Each performance tent will be supplied with one 20 Amp, 110 Volt power outlet.  Lighting in each performance area will be supplied to highlight the performer.  All amplifiers, instruments and equipment are the responsibility of the performer.  Time slots available for each performer are 2pm-4pm, 4pm-6pm, 6pm-8pm, 8pm-9:30pm and 9:30pm-11pm daily.  All performances will be performed with good family values and no vulgar words or profanity will be tolerated. Artists may choose time slots in multiple days.  Performers are asked to keep their sound system working when they are not performing during their time slots.  All time slots are filled on a first come first serve basis.  A reserve list will be kept for each time slot.  Performers will be contacted if a filled time slot becomes available.  These pockets of entertainment are filled with a variety of musical performers playing Blues, Jazz, Rock, Classical, Country, Folk and more.  From solo artists to the symphony, the “Daytona Starry Nights of Music” has something for every musical taste.   
The “Daytona Starry Nights of Music” is a music festival designed to showcase the artist.  Located on Beach Street in Daytona Beach, the event takes place in the late afternoon and throughout evenings along the picturesque Halifax River.  Utilizing the natural beauty of this setting, CKS Productions has created an artistic journey for the senses.  The event is intertwined between tree canopies, riverside picnic areas, plush grass carpeting, historic draw bridges, intimate ponds, and beautiful rose gardens. The journey is a stroll through cool summer nights of intimately lit walkways, pockets of entertainment, live shows, children’s activities, fine artists, wine walk, food kiosks and fireworks on the Halifax River.  
 Event hours are 2:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M.  The “Daytona Starry Nights of Music” is designed to be a stroll through creations of musical artistry.  Hotel rooms are traditionally sold out throughout the Fourth of July holiday period including the weekend before and after the holiday.  The area boasts over 12,000 hotel rooms within a ten mile radius of the event. The average hotel occupancy is 3.2 people per room.  Including condominiums, homes, or private vacation rentals, each day more than one hundred thousand patrons will be vacationing in the area.  There are over one hundred and fifty thousand residents who reside in close proximity to the event location and tens of thousands of day tripping patrons in the area visiting the beaches and tourist attractions.

Daytona Beach is an artistic community with sandy white beaches, beautiful parks, concert facilities, museums and a growing cultural base.  The “Daytona Starry Nights of Music” is an artistic cultural event designed for the entire family.  There is great demand for these artistic festivities during peak tourism dates including the Fourth of July holiday period.   With hundreds of thousands of visitors and residents, the “Daytona Starry Nights of Music” is designed to be the evening destination of choice.  
 “Daytona Starry Nights of Music” is being held in conjunction with:
•	“Daytona Starry Nights Sand Sculpting Invitational”
•	“Starry Nights Taste of Daytona”
•	“Daytona Starry Nights Wine Affair”
•	“Daytona Starry Nights Fine Arts Stroll”
•	“Starry Night’s Before the Fourth” Fireworks Extravaganza

 These events are being held together to form the “Daytona Starry Nights Festival”.  This event is dedicated to artistry in fine arts, food, wine, sand sculpting, music and more.  
These events take advantage of the cool evening hours and the night summer breeze as we invite guests to enjoy a wonderful evening on the banks of the Halifax River.  With hundreds of thousands of vacationers and city residents, the “Daytona Starry Nights of Music” is poised to be the attraction of the season. Event hours are 2pm to 11 pm daily.  Admission to the Festival grounds is $10.00 per person. This journey desires a repeat visit as a one-time visit to the event is just the beginning of an amazing experience. 
We invite you to participate as a contributing artist to the “Daytona Starry Nights of Music” as we present this event to the community and visiting guests from June 27, through July 8, 2012.  We are accepting applications for our stage areas from musicians, bands, and performers who are seeking exposure to thousands of guests daily.   All performer showcases are free and tips may be collected.  These performance positions will be for tips only.  Each artist may place a tip container in front of their performance area.  We look forward to working with all artists during these artist showcases. These performances are designed to allow each artist to gain experience and exposure to the thousands of spectators daily.  For further information contact Jay Ferry at (386) 589-7658 or email at daytonastarrynightsofmusic@gmail.com .

“Daytona Starry Nights Festival”
Bringing Generations Together Through Artistry
CKS Productions
140 South Beach St.
Daytona Beach, FL 32118
Office: 386-310-1622
Jay Ferry
daytonastarrynightsofmusic@gmail.com
www.daytonastarrynightsfestival.com
(rev 3/19/12)

