By Will McGuirk
Nominations for the OMAs, Durham Region’s celebration of local musicians, are now open. But who is local?
For the OMAs it is those who were born in the Region and those who reside in the area. Because of the lack of infrastructure in the Region many artists have to move away so they no longer reside in the Region. Not an issue, if you were born in Durham you qualify. What if you were born elsewhere but reside here? Answer is yes. How about if you were born elsewhere, and reside elsewhere, but did reside in the Region. This answer is more complex. One qualifies if one’s own music career came of age here, or if you work behind the scenes, for example in production, while you lived here, then yes you can submit. Best bet is to submit and lets see how it builds. Good luck.
Today we have local artists then from Nashville, Uxbridge, Oshawa, Toronto, and Guelph. Welcome home all.