Judging
Who judges
Three Content judges and three Music judges score every Artist Support Package entry. A free entry gets one screening, and a person reviews any result that would keep it out.
How judging works
- Judges score the same four categories: the 15-Second Impact Message, the Success Sequence connection, listenability and artistic execution, and engagement and creativity. Every score carries a written comment.
- A judge never scores a student they have coached, are related to, or support. The assignment is made by the system, not chosen.
- Every judge sends a calibration set before their scores count, and an administrator certifies them. Panels that disagree with themselves are reviewed, and nothing is quietly discarded.
- Celebrity judges score the finalists at the Finale, blind to votes and views until their score is locked. Money and popularity never move a score.
Help recognize the strongest student work.
0Skips is looking for volunteer judges for the 2027 pilot season.
- Three ways to judge: Content, Music, or Exceptional Entry.
- About 1 hour total for the season.
- No direct student contact. You score inside 0Skips; you never message or meet a student.
- A short application. Your name, your email, the kind of judging you would like to do, and a line about your experience. No résumé.
- Before you see any student work: you agree to the Code of Conduct and confidentiality requirements, complete the required training, and verify your identity.
Confirmed judges
- Oba Bonner Celebrity judge
- The Revels Celebrity judges
Invited — Awaiting Response
0Skips has invited these people to judge. None has accepted or declined yet, and none of them has endorsed, joined or agreed to anything.
No invitation has been made public yet. A name is listed here only once 0Skips has actually written to that person.
Artists We Hope to Invite
The homepage carries the full list of artists 0Skips would like to reach, each marked Confirmed, Invited, or an artist we hope to invite. See the list.
Know someone on this list? We'd love your help making an introduction. If you personally know one of these artists — or someone who could help us reach them — please help us connect.
Know someone who should judge?
Judges come from music, media, education and community work. What matters is that they will watch a student's work all the way through and say something useful about it.