CIncyJams pits employee bands against each other for rock (or folk, or R&B, or Pop or....) supremacy. Attendance is FREE, so come out and make your voice heard because the audience decides two of the winners. (but what about the beer?)
How, you ask?
- Give to your favored team HERE. Not only will you help your team win the Fan Funded prize, but all donations go directly back to the community through the ArtsWave campaign.
- Show up and scream your face off. The band that can produce the loudest cheers on the night wins the Fan Favorite award. (again, what about the beer?!)
Here's where the beer comes in. (finally!)
RSVP HERE for free and get a drink ticket to use at the event, PLUS, thanks to Hard Rock Cincinnati, a free ticket to the Nate Smith concert on May 31!
CincyJams is hosted by The People’s Champ, 100.3’s DJ Don Juan Fasho, with 96Rock's Bridget England, Cincinnati Music Accelerator's Kick Lee and presenting sponsor Accenture's Dean Kuroff judging.
A look back at CincyJams 2023...
CincyJams came back with a fury for its sophomore year! Eleven employee bands from nine companies competed in front of their coworkers, company leadership, family and more. Playing songs from rock to hip hop to polka (yes, polka!), the night was a success, both in attendance, with a likely total of over 400, and fundraising, raising $25,293 from 161 donations!
Sugar Daddy from Jake Sweeney Automotive took home two prizes, winning both the Judges Pick, awarded by Patti Collins, Lauren Eylise and Drew Lachey, and the Fan Funded Award for raising $3,875.
Cincy Chops from Great American Insurance nabbed the People's Choice award with the highest decibel meter reading on the night of 110.2 db.
Who was involved?
Back for 2023 was Radio One’s R&B, Hip-Hop and “The People’s Champ” DJ Don Juan Fasho, plus an all-new panel of music industry judges:
Drew Lachey (98º), Patti Collins (Bootsy Collins Foundation) and Lauren Eylise.
Participating companies included GE Aerospace, P&G, TriHealth, Jake Sweeney Automotive, The Christ Hospital, Great American Insurance, Ron Chambers Group, altafiber, and Music Resource Center of the YMCA.
You can still join!
If you and your workplace want to be part of the show, it's easy:
- Fill out the form below to let us know you're interested! We will then get in touch with more details
- Find a few coworkers to form a band (you only need to have TWO from any given workplace)
- Learn a song
- Invite everyone you know to the Hard Rock on May 10, where you will rock out in front of a firecode capacity crowd of coworkers, friends, family, frenemies, enemies and more.
Plus, as ArtsWave's marquee fundraising event of the year, YOU can make a huge impact on the arts and our community. All you have to do is sign up and ask your friends to come and donate.
There will be prize packages, celebrity guest judges and more. We'll see you at the Hard Rock!