Artist fees and venue fees — separate charges

• Artist application: CAD $20 per application.
• Participating venue: CAD $500 per audition event.
• Venue hosting a live event: an additional CAD $1,500. Together with the $500 venue participation fee, this totals CAD $2,000 for the hosting venue.

The $500 and $1,500 charges are venue charges, not artist application fees. Individual performer fees, venue event fees and consumption commitments are recorded separately.

Restaurant, bar & entertainment-facility participation

DMC Communications / RIDM Entertainment manages productions, live entertainment and venue promotions for Earthman Herbals and other participating entities.

• The Fifth Element Kitchen — cooking shows, chef cook-offs and participating restaurant features.
• The Fifth Element Talk Show — guest conversations and venue-linked production opportunities.
• Karaoke venue participation — competitor nights, guest performers and venue teams.
• Round-robin entertainment bars and restaurants — host and visit participating facilities within the agreed rotation.
• Facilities promotions, bookings and live productions — event planning, venue promotion, DJs, live shows and broadcasts.
• Talent-show venue promotions and live auditions — host approved applicants and scheduled talent-show events.
• Guest and dining reservations — participation and venue attendance arrangements.

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Venue audition & main-event promotional fees

These are charges to participating venues. The individual artist application fee remains CAD $20; karaoke entry fees remain separate. The weekly group consumption commitment and agreed 10% promotional advertising charge are also accounted for separately. The event schedule identifies the event type, venue, date and payment arrangements.

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.

Two open competition categories

Talent Search — original artist content: entrants present their own original material and authorize its performance and promotional use.

Karaoke — presentation, performance and delivery: entrants perform karaoke repertoire; original songwriting is not a karaoke judging requirement. Judges rate each of these three criteria from 1 to 10, alongside the overall rating.

Both categories use the same verified audience-response voting and $5-per-month fan-club subscription structure, with the same $500 promotional and $1,500 full-representation qualification thresholds. Subscription receipts and public votes are tracked separately. Each verified $5 monthly subscription includes 10 initial vote tokens; using a credit records a vote. Winners are determined separately within each category by valid public votes under the published rules. Qualifying karaoke winners have the same access to promotional, representation and performance opportunities as Talent Search winners, subject to the same eligibility and confirmed award terms.

Venue participation addendum

1. Main-event venue participation: CAD $2,000 total. Regular audition events cost CAD $500 per event. For a main event, the additional CAD $1,500 brings the total to CAD $2,000. Pay $500 when reserving the venue schedule and $1,500 one day before the scheduled event. These instalments total $2,000 and are separate from the weekly $500 group contribution. It is a venue charge, separate from performer entry fees and visiting-venue spending commitments.
2. Karaoke registration: CAD $20 per entry. Talent Search audition: CAD $20 per entry. Karaoke competitors, auditioners and interactive judges each pay CAD $20 per registration, including revised performance entries. Team submission does not replace individual performer entries.
3. Weekly round-robin. One host event per week, on Thursday or Sunday; every participating venue receives one host performance per complete rotation. Ten venues mean a ten-event rotation; twenty venues mean twenty events. Friday and Saturday are excluded from regular programming; other days require an approved special request or event. Dates and venue order require confirmation.
4. Support the host venue. The participating group collectively prepays CAD $500 total every week for consumption at that week’s hosted event. This is a weekly consumption commitment, reconciled against actual spending receipts; bringing attendees does not replace prepayment.
5. Reserve and confirm by Wednesday. Each venue must reserve, and the group’s CAD $500 total contribution must be confirmed by Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. America/Toronto, ahead of the Thursday or Sunday event. A late or unpaid request remains unconfirmed; choose the next eligible event. Dates and capacity remain subject to the approved circle schedule.
6. Entertainment and promotion. Regular audition events cost CAD $500; the main-event package totals CAD $2,000 ($500 plus $1,500); an expanded promotion can be budgeted up to CAD $5,000. The evening package includes a live DJ, the karaoke system, live performances by karaoke competitors, and the artists’ original Talent Search presentations, all inclusive of the evening. The event schedule specifies advertising and public broadcasts on RIDMTV YouTube and Earthman Herbals Facebook Live. Zoom is reserved for appointed interactive judges. Each karaoke evening includes a featured recording artist guest performer, named when confirmed.
7. RIDM Promotions: 10% Promotional Advertising Charges. RIDM Promotions receives 10% Promotional Advertising Charges for each event night, calculated on the venue’s bar revenue or ticket-sales revenue where applicable, as specified in the event agreement. Where both categories are included, the agreement identifies them separately and the same sale is counted once. This is the same 10% promotional advertising charge, not an additional duplicate ticket-sales charge. Venue booking instalments, participant registration fees and the weekly group contribution are accounted for separately.
8. Allocate proceeds clearly. The signed schedule states how much venue registration funds the package, what share of host sales supports production, who receives each amount and what remains with the host bar or concession restaurant. Registration is not automatically charged again for every event, and no registration credit or production deduction is assumed without that schedule.
9. Performance accounts and votes. Each performer submits an individual entry and receives a private reference tied to their record. After payment verification, judging and required network registration, eligible profiles can accumulate verified votes from live audiences and live broadcasts. Each verified token-backed vote counts; one token can be used only once. Broadcast likes are separate interactions.

The existing separate CAD $100 Iridium Network registration applies to approved entrants in both categories. The same network registration and fan-club pathway applies to approved karaoke entrants. Venue registration does not replace it. The 10% Promotional Advertising Charges above applies to the agreed bar-revenue or ticket-sales basis.

All prices here are CAD. Applications are open for review; payments, confirmed dates, production allocations and the venue spending agreement are arranged by DMC before events are confirmed.

Weekly group contribution

The group collectively prepays CAD $500 per week, regardless of the number of venues. With equal sharing, 10 venues contribute $50 each or 20 venues contribute $25 each. DMC confirms the allocation and records the group payment once. Regular audition events cost $500 per event. For a main event, the venue pays $500 on reservation and an additional $1,500 one day before the event, totalling $2,000. Consumption, booking fees and participant registrations are separate ledgers.

The calculator does not add registration receipts to consumption commitments or assume that gross consumption spending is fully available to fund entertainment.

Venue signup benefit · 100 vote tokens

Participating venues receive 100 vote tokens once after verification of their CAD $500 signup/reservation deposit. These are the venue’s shared team/group tokens. The representative may use them cumulatively to support the team, or share and assign tokens to other participants. One token records one vote. Use the venue’s private access to manage the team balance.

This one-time benefit does not repeat with weekly consumption payments. The regular audition event fee is $500. The main-event package totals $2,000: $500 on signup/reservation plus $1,500 before the main event.

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Reserve your weekly event

Submit your venue application first, then reserve a Thursday or Sunday event. DMC verifies the $500 regular audition event fee or, for a main event, the $500 reservation payment and additional $1,500 balance due one day before the main event and the group’s weekly $500 total payment. An unpaid reservation is not confirmed. Payment confirmation must be completed by Wednesday 11:59 p.m. Toronto time.

DMC attaches the group’s approved payment link to the CRM reservations. The group contribution is collected once per scheduled event; venue members coordinate payment through DMC. The receiving party, amount and reservation reference are checked before the payment is recorded; clicking a link does not confirm payment.

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 25. 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.

Combined revenue-based prize pools: Loading… · 40% allocation.

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.