Jammin | |
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Genre | Reality television |
Presented by | Rosanna Tavarez |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Producers | Tom Weber Douglas Magnuson Jennifer McGrogan |
Production location | Los Angeles |
Original release | |
Network | Sí TV |
Release | December 10, 2006 July 6, 2008 | –
Jammin was an original reality television series created by Sí TV that documents the attempts of six Latino bands to win a $10,000 cash prize and a Gibson sponsorship. Out of hundreds of bands that submitted entries, only the top fifteen bands, selected by online polling, advanced to the next round. A panel of expert judges then chose six semi-finalists based on their musical potential. The semi-finalists were flown to Los Angeles, where they received guidance from a series of mentors and given the chance to play live for the judges. Three finalists had the opportunity make their own music video and, finally, competed in a battle of the bands on-stage.
The six semi-finalist bands, selected from the initial fifteen competitors by judges, were:
Low Luster League, Cuna de Lobos and Velorio went on to become finalists, with Low Luster League ultimately winning the competition.
A total of eight mentors from the music industry, many of whom were associated with rock music, gave the semi-finalist bands support and advice. These were: