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JRMA Youth Category
Registration Information | Competition Regulations | Online Registration | Judging
JRMA Youth Category Background
In 2007 the Youth Category of the Jack Richardson
Music Awards was changed from a ballot nomination and voting system to a competition of artists/bands from the
London Secondary School systems. In 2009, we expanded the competition to all Thames Valley District Secondary
Schools or London District Catholic Secondary Schools. We have consistently had between eight to ten bands
compete annually! We hope to increase the participation to fifteen bands/artists. A panel of industry judges
picked the top three bands and they are invited the following evening to attend the JRMA Show, so they will be
present when the winner is announced. In 2007, the winners were Exes and Eyes from A.B. Lucas
High School, the 2008 winners were Say Domino from Mother Teresa S. S., and last year
the 2009 winners were FO from John Paul II.
JRMA Youth Category Registration Policies
1. Any Thames Valley District Secondary
School or London District Catholic Secondary School is invited to submit a band/artist to represent
their school in the JRMA Youth Category. How that band/artist is determined is decided entirely by each
school, they may have their own battle of the bands, the student government and/or the school faculty/administration may
formulate their own criteria to enter a band/artist. We will only take bands/artists that have official permission to
represent their institution.
2. These secondary schools have until Wednesday, March 24, 2010 to register the band/artist, registration
opens online only beginning, Monday January 11, 2010. There is no registration fee!
3. The JRMA Youth Category competition takes place on Saturday, April 10, Forwell Hall, Fanshawe College. Doors
open at 7:00 pm competition begins at 7:30 pm.
4. All submitted band/artist will be contacted by email no later than Thursday, April 1 regarding their scheduled
performance times and back line requirements.
5. All band/artists will receive a minimum $40.00 for performing; the three finalists will all receive $80.00
each. The winner of the Jack Richardson Music Awards Youth Category will receive framed awards, plus a block of
studio time courtesy of Willboy Recording Studio.
6. The Youth Category competition will be a non-alcoholic event with a cover charge of $5.00 per person, doors
open to the general public at 7:00 pm and the first act will begin performing at 7:30 pm. All band members and
one crew per band will be on a guest list and the FSU will provide the stage, PA system with monitor plus water
backstage. The FSU will also have crew to assist with the set up and tear down between each set.
7. We have limited spots so the first 15 schools that register a band/artist. For those schools that are
organizing a live music competition before March 26, 2010, contact John b. Young Chair, JRMA Committee
at jyoung@fanshawec.ca with the dates and timelines, the winner will be
guaranteed a space for the JRMA Youth Category Competition.
8. Any questions regarding the production for this competition contact Pat Maloney, FSU Programmer
at pmaloney@fanshawec.ca or 519 453-3720 x244.
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