After approval: your live audition invitation

Approved Talent Search applicants are invited to attend a live audition at a participating location within RIDM Entertainment’s rotation of venues. Invitations are arranged according to the time of application and the available audition schedule, venue capacity and performance slots.

DMC / RIDM confirms the assigned venue, date, time and arrival instructions with each approved applicant. Applicants should attend the location and time stated in their invitation; approval alone does not confirm a date or a walk-in slot.

Artist application fee: CAD $20 per application. This is the individual artist’s fee. Venue participation and live-event hosting fees are charged to participating venues, not to individual artists. Approved artists are invited to a live audition in the venue rotation according to application timing and scheduling; DMC confirms the location, date and time.

Karaoke event bonus: 10% to the winner + 10% to the accumulated pool

At each karaoke competition, 10% of the total verified voting value goes to the artist with the most votes, and 10% goes into the accumulated prize pool. This 20% allocation is separate from venue reconciliation and replaces the earlier karaoke winner-pool allocation.

One verified token vote represents CAD $0.50. Only tokens used to vote in that karaoke competition count; unused tokens, drinks, entrance fees, admission tickets, taxes and transaction charges are excluded. For CAD $1,000 in verified voting value, the top artist receives $100 and the accumulated pool receives $100.

A tied top result is held for resolution before an award is issued. Pool contributions are tracked separately from payouts.

CAD $20 audition entrance fee includes 40 tokens

Your verified audition payment includes 40 RIDM tokens worth CAD $20. Vote for yourself, vote for another eligible performer, or buy a drink at a participating bar that accepts the tokens. An active RIDM account is required. Bar taxes and disclosed transaction charges are separate.

Artist endorsements, brand promotions and commercial opportunities

Talent Search artists and performers, especially competition winners, may be available for endorsement contracts, brand promotional campaigns, commercial merchandising, and other marketing, media and communications engagements.

DMC Communications can arrange and manage these engagements for and on behalf of an artist under an agreed representation mandate, working with sponsors, participating producers and affiliate media agencies that provide campaign, production and promotional services. Artists and industry partners are invited to propose suitable collaborations and artist-package offers.

Each engagement requires the artist’s approval and a separate written contract identifying the services, approved brands and uses, fees or royalties, rights, duration, territory, approvals and any exclusivity. Competition participation or winning does not automatically authorize an endorsement, merchandising use or agency representation, and no commercial contract is guaranteed. Existing artist commitments and intellectual property rights remain respected.

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RIDM Entertainment Talent Show: producers and industry partners welcome

Producers, record companies and entertainment promotion companies are invited to register, apply to join our judging panels, enter their eligible artists and take part in professional talent searches. Bring your regional talent to the Global Exchange and propose recording, production, promotion and artist-package offers.

Regional partners can apply as a network agent, booking agency, promoter, producer, record company or entertainment promotion company. Include your region, artist roster and profile links, professional services, package offers and the roles you wish to undertake. Approved listings follow the network’s existing registration, payment verification and review process; artist profiles and entries require artist authorization.

Judging appointments are subject to review. Disclose artist and business affiliations; judges must not score their own artists or entries where they have a conflict. First-option and label arrangements require a separate written agreement with the artist.

Apply to judge Register an industry partner List an artist · Enter the Talent Search

Proposed competition reservation and first-option terms

RIDM proposes that all participating performing artists be reserved for consideration for the competition’s prize contract and recording opportunity, subject to eligibility, selection and a separate signed agreement. Participation does not guarantee a prize, recording contract or label placement.

For applicants who enter without an existing contract, the proposed participation agreement would require them to defer entering new management or promotional contracts until their competition has concluded, so RIDM can exercise an agreed first option to negotiate production, recording and label arrangements. Applicants with existing commitments must disclose them; these terms do not override existing agreements.

Proposed terms — pending legal review and explicit artist acceptance. Before these conditions become entry requirements, a written agreement must identify the contracting parties, covered services and rights, competition end date, a fixed first-option deadline, how an offer is made and accepted, and when the restriction expires. No indefinite restriction or automatic transfer of rights is created by an application, fee payment or this notice. Any extended restriction requires a separately signed agreement.

Review the proposed agreement requirements

Meet the artists. Follow the rankings.

Explore city top 30 rankings and the national top 50, with performer photos, verified votes, performance clips, sponsoring venues and artist fan pages.

WORLD OF MUSIC / YEAR-ROUND TALENT SEARCH

Weekly auditions. Monthly shows. One annual grand finale.

Multiple local venue collaborations support auditions, tryouts, weekly promotions and monthly events leading toward the annual grand finale. Selected talent will be invited under the published participation criteria.

Dates, cities, collaborating venues, audition arrangements and finale details will be published as confirmed.

THE NEXT STAGE / ANNUAL FESTIVAL

From online discovery to the World of Music Festival

Weekly local auditions and 12 monthly city shows lead into one annual World of Music Festival grand finale. Selected participants will be invited to the annual programme to showcase their talent and connect with audiences, artists, promoters and the RIDM network.

The festival is in development. Dates, host location, invitation criteria, performance arrangements and participation terms will be published before invitations are issued.

Feedback and resubmission

Applicants whose performances are not approved will receive a constructive critic’s response from the reviewing panel. The response will identify the faults or weaknesses found in the video and/or performance and provide practical recommendations for improving the presentation, recording quality and performance.

Applicants may improve their video or performance and resubmit it as a new application, with a new $20 audition entry fee or $20 karaoke registration for each resubmission. Resubmissions are reviewed again and must meet the applicable competition rules and entry deadlines.

From application to the Iridium Network competition

1. $20 performance application: submit your video for panel review. Each revised resubmission has a new $20 application fee.
2. Approval, then $100 network registration: approved applicants register with the Iridium Network for a separate $100 before entering the competition. This is additional to the $20 review fee.
3. Create your artist fan club: after network registration is verified, your artist profile and $5-per-month fan club can be published and shared.
4. $500 promotional threshold: cumulative verified $5 fan-club payments qualify your promotional subscription value at $500 (250 paid subscription months).
5. $1,500 full representation threshold: continue accumulating during the competition to reach $1,500 total (750 paid subscription months). This includes the first $500; the two thresholds are not added together.

Consumer response creates subscription value toward the promotional services, prize and gift package described in the competition rules. Thresholds count verified gross fan-club receipts, excluding refunded or reversed payments. Free follows, unverified pledges, views and votes do not count as payments.

Reaching $500 qualifies the promotional package value; reaching $1,500 qualifies the full representation package value through consumer subscription response. The competition rules identify the services, prizes and gifts covered by that value and how the collected revenue is allocated and settled. The agreed RIDM/artist revenue shares continue to apply. The winner is determined by the highest valid public vote response under the published rules.

Your intellectual property and promotional permission

Merchandising and commercial licensing: full merchandising rights are available only under a separate, expressly accepted license identifying the approved footage, images, recordings, artist name or likeness, merchandise and products, territories, duration, permitted distributors, approvals, royalties or other compensation, accounting and termination terms. This submission permission alone does not authorize selling an artist’s recordings or placing their work or likeness on merchandise.

Editing and promotional use must respect applicable moral rights and must not misrepresent an artist’s endorsement or distort their work in a manner prejudicial to their honour or reputation. No blanket waiver of moral rights is requested. Applicants under the age of legal capacity require appropriate parent or guardian authorization and any other approvals required locally.

Submitted footage, recordings, photographs, images, music and other audio remain the intellectual property of their respective owners. Submission does not transfer copyright or ownership to RIDM, DMC or Global Exchange.

For new submissions, the applicant grants RIDM and DMC a non-exclusive permission to copy, host, publish, broadcast, display, perform and edit the submitted material into promotional recordings, clips and graphics in connection with the RIDM Entertainment Talent Show, its artist packages, related products and associated promotions, including the Global Exchange, YouTube, TikTok and other campaign channels. This permission covers these promotional uses; any separate commercial release, exclusive rights or label agreement requires a separate written agreement.

Applicants must own the material or hold all necessary permissions, including those for music, images and other people appearing in it. Credit the artist where practicable. Existing submissions remain governed by the permissions accepted when submitted; broader uses require renewed permission.

Artist & performer publishing release

The undersigned grants DMC Communications, DMC RIDM Entertainment and World of Music Festival a non-exclusive licence to use, reproduce, duplicate, edit, adapt, host, distribute, display, perform, broadcast and advertise the identified submitted recordings, songs, photographs, footage, artwork and performer materials for event operation and promotion, related advertising, artist packages, publishing, merchandising and commercial downloads. Ownership remains with the respective rights holders. Commercial receipts and the rights-holder share must be reconciled under the specific revenue terms accepted with this release. This licence does not represent that a performer owns third-party compositions, samples, master recordings, images or collaborator rights. The signer must obtain those permissions and identify any exclusions before commercial publication. No release of copyright ownership or waiver of moral rights is implied. No commercial publication is enabled without a signed revenue agreement and administrator review.

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Prize pools: 20% winners + 10% runners-up + 10% top voters

Winning Talent Search performers share 20% of accumulated voting-pool revenue, runners-up in 5th–10th place share 10%, and the top 10 eligible voters who picked the winners share 10% equally. The total allocation is 40%. Karaoke event awards follow their separate published terms.

Toronto bar and venue team circle

Submit your karaoke night and team for the weekly Thursday or Sunday round-robin. Artist application: CAD $20. Participating venue: CAD $500 per audition event. A venue hosting a live event pays an additional CAD $1,500, bringing its venue total to CAD $2,000; the additional hosting payment is due one day before the live event. Karaoke registration: CAD $20; Talent Search auditioners: CAD $20 per entry. The group collectively prepays CAD $500 weekly for consumption; reservations and payment confirmations are due Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. Toronto time.

Winner opportunity: a promotional single

The Talent Search winner and the karaoke competition winner each have an opportunity to work with a song or music producer to produce at least one single promoting their achievement. Both category winners may also be considered for a term recording contract.

Producer arrangements, production scope, timing, funding, song and recording rights, credits and release promotion are confirmed in a written agreement. A term recording contract is a possible further opportunity, subject to an offer and mutually agreed terms.

Interactive voting · Voter bonus

Back the champion. Discover the $2,000 voter bonus.

Eligible voters who supported the championship winner may be selected for sponsor gift-card bonuses: first $1,000 (50%), second $600 (30%), third $400 (20%). Total voter bonus: CAD $2,000.

For confirmed prize recipients, return of qualifying vote-token redemption value remains separate. Redemption is through participating venues, entertainment or RIDM services, with sponsor gift certificates available as an alternative.

$5 monthly fan-club membership includes 10 initial vote tokens. Additional tokens: $10 for 20. One token records one vote; distribute tokens across competitors.

Voter recipient selection, tie rules, qualifying token-redemption value (including subscription tokens), participating sponsors and redemption procedures must be confirmed before activation. Backing the winner does not guarantee a voter prize. Checkout is awaiting activation.

Growing prize pool · Artists & voters

Watch the prize value grow.

Verified voting-packet purchases grow the competition prize pools.

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These are shared pool values, not individual winnings. Performer ratios are shown below; Talent Search eligibility and tie rules await confirmation. Karaoke event awards use the separate 10% + 10% rule above. Totals cover cumulative RIDM voting-packet purchases; fan-club subscriptions and pending requests are excluded. The separate $2,000 sponsor voter bonus is shown in its own terms.

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Talent Search · Competition prize pools

Rewards for performers and their supporters.

The combined 20% consolation allocation is split equally: 10% of total voting-pool revenue goes to runner-up performers and 10% goes to the top 10 eligible voters who supported the winners. Highest voters are ranked by their verified votes cast for the winning performances. Voter places 1st–10th each receive an equal 10% share of the voter pool (1% of voting-pool revenue per place). Unfilled places remain reserved pending published eligibility and tie rules.

For example, CAD $10,000 in accumulated voting-pool revenue allocates $2,000 to winning performers, $1,000 to runner-up performers and $1,000 to the top-voter consolation pool. These are pool totals, not individual awards.

The separate CAD $2,000 sponsor voter bonus remains available under its own published terms. Performer winner shares (1st–4th): 40%, 30%, 20%, 10% of the 20% winner pool. Performer consolation shares (5th–10th): 30%, 25%, 20%, 12%, 8%, 5% of the 10% runner-up pool. Eligible Talent Search performances and tie rules remain to be confirmed; karaoke uses the separate event allocation above. The $500 example voter pool is shared among up to 4 qualifying voters; it is not $500 for each voter.