Nomination Form - Musician/Group
Eligibility Requirements for Nomination1) Nominees are not required to be members of the Rockford Area Music Industry Musicians' Organization. Anyone can place a name in nomination. However, nomination forms that do not contain all required information and materials will not be considered. A valid nomination form does not guarantee a place on the ballot. The eligibility period for each year's awards is the preceding calendar year. For example, the April, 2012 Awards Ceremony will honor the efforts for the eligibility year January 1 through December 31, 2011.
2) The artist must have worked a minimum of eight (8) public performances during the eligibility period within a fifty (50) mile radius of the center of Rockford (intersection of State St. and Main St.).
3) To be eligible all artists, technicians and recording studios must legally reside within the 50 mile radius (same as above) or in the case of performance groups have half or more of its members meeting the residency requirement
4) All prospective nominees must submit at least one (1) song in digital format (CD, DVD or MP3) for consideration. Performers who are eventually nominated will have this song linked to their name on the ballot. All songs submitted must include song-writing credit for its author(s).
5) To be considered for an originals category, the artist's live performances must contain at least fifty (50) percent original material. Recordings must contain at least seventy five (75) percent.
6) Requests by artists to have their names removed from the ballot will be honored.
Failure to complete/submit any of the required information in the correct format will result in the nomination being rejected.
Nominations are closed.
