Prizes needed for RAMI Spring Benefit
Contact Brian at 815.980.1449. Prizes need by March 1st.
Voting for the 19th Annual RAMI Awards is open until March 20th, 2010
Voting is online only. When you complete your vote, you will be sent a confirmation email. You MUST click the link in the confirmation email or your vote will not count.
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Since voting has started, nominations for this year's ballot have closed! Nominations for next year will open in May.
19th Annual RAMI Awards Nominations are Open
Recording, Lifetime Achievement & Community Service nominations will be accepted through February 15th, 2010.
Download Forms
Recording Nomination Form
Lifetime Achievement Nomination Form
Community Service Nomination Form
RAMI Calendar
Tuesday, December 1, 2009…….………………………..Nomination Deadline
Friday, January 1, 2010…………………………………………...Voting Begins
Saturday, January 30, 2010………..Youth Charity Jam Application Deadline
Saturday, January 30, 2010…………..……...Recording Nomination Deadline
Saturday, February 27, 2010…………..….….…Youth Charity Jam Auditions
Saturday, March 20, 2010…………………...…….12th Annual Spring Benefit
with The Missing Links, The Moon Dogs, Prime Time Live and Sweet Lucy
Saturday, March 20, 2010…………………….………………….…Voting Ends
Saturday, March 27, 2010……………………..2010 RAMI Youth Charity Jam
Thursday, April 29, 2010……………….19th Annual RAMI Awards Ceremony
Nomination Criteria:
Category: LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Criteria:
Candidate must live within the Greater Rockford Region (defined as the area encompassed by a 50 mile radius of Rockford). Candidate must have lived in this area for a minimum of a combined 20 years. Candidate must be or have been an active performing musician, advocate of live music, music teacher, or technical support person within the Greater Rockford Region for a combined minimum of 15 years Candidate shall have had a positive impact on the musical performance community through these public performances, public accomplishments, personal promotion of live music, and displayed a level of professionalism and performance so as to inspire others.
Category: COMMUNITY SERVICE
Criteria:
Candidate must live within the Greater Rockford Region (defined as the area encompassed by a 50 mile radius of Rockford). Candidate shall be an individual or organization active in the promotion or performance of live music.
Candidate shall have demonstrated generated a positive impact on the Greater Rockford Community by using live music to introduce, educate and entertain segments of the community such as youth, elderly, and impoverished, who might otherwise not be afforded exposure to such forms of live music.
Category: OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
Criteria:
Candidate must have lived within the Greater Rockford Region (defined as the area encompassed by a 50 mile radius of Rockford). Candidate shall have accomplished a national or international level of exposure, brought a national or international level of exposure to focus on the Greater Rockford Community, or have served the community in such a manner as to bring national or international exposure to the community.
Category: D.J.
Criteria:
Candidate must live within the Greater Rockford Region (defined as the area encompassed by a 50 mile radius of Rockford). Candidate must have performed a minimum of four public engagements in the past year. Candidate must perform either solo or as part of a group by incorporating his or her original mixes, samples, loops, beats, scratches etc. Candidate shall submit a recording of such original works along with a Nomination form.
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