$Olympic Jam LA$

The Olympics are coming to the jam

Pop-up jams with a champion theme, all through 2027 and 2028 on the road to LA. Come play, come listen and find your next favorite artist.

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Scenes from the jam

The people

The instruments

Pop-up jams

We show up, set up and open the floor. Every pop-up has a champion theme, and anyone can step in and play. It's where we find the artists everyone's going to be talking about.

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The Competition

The Olympics of jamming. It starts in January 2027 and ends during the LA Games in July 2028, when we crown the gold medalists of Olympic Jam.

Enter scouting

The calendar

Four stages. Each one has its own months.

How you're scored

This isn't a shred-off. Your jamming voice matters most. Skill still counts, just less.

The medals

We crown medalists in two divisions: Solo and Group. The medal jams happen live in LA during the Games.

Gold

Olympic Jam gold medalist, a headline set at the closing jam, and the lead track on the Champion Mixtape.

Silver

Silver medal and a track on the Champion Mixtape.

Bronze

Bronze medal and a track on the Champion Mixtape.

The rules

Short and simple. If something isn't covered here, the organizers make the call.

Who can enter

Anyone who makes music, anywhere in the world.
You must be 18 or older, or have a parent or guardian's permission.
Enter as a Solo player or a Group of 2 to 6 people.
Any genre and any instrument. Voices count as instruments.
Entering is free.

How to enter

Jam at any pop-up, or send us a video of you jamming.
Videos can be up to 3 minutes long and must be one take with no editing.
Play live. No lip-syncing or miming. Playing over a backing track is fine.
Originals, covers and improvising are all welcome.
You can enter scouting as many times as you like. Your best jam counts.

How you move up

Scouting: the top 64 Solo players and top 32 Groups are invited to Qualifications.
Qualifications: you get a theme on the day and jam on it. The top 16 in each division make the Tournament.
Tournament: head-to-head jams. Win and you move up the bracket.
Medal Jams: the final 4 in each division jam live in LA for gold, silver and bronze.

Judging

At least 3 judges score every jam, using the scoring above.
Judges are working musicians and members of the jam community.
If there's a tie at a live jam, the crowd decides.
Judges' decisions are final.

Your music

You keep all the rights to your music.
You must have permission to play everything you share with us.
By entering, you let us film your jam and share it on our site and social media, with your name on it.

Be a good jammer

Respect the other players, the crowd and the venue.
No hate speech, harassment or violence.
Show up on time for your slot, or let us know you can't.
Breaking these rules can get you removed from the competition.

We may update these rules as the competition goes. Any changes get posted here first.