Past Jam Don't Slam Highlights
Jam Don't Slam is an annual event coinciding with Ohio's "What's Holding You Back?" seatbelt promotional campaign kickoff event. The kickoff is designed to raise awareness of the need to increase seat belt use and decrease injuries and fatalities caused by motor vehicle crashes. Students from the northeast Ohio area contribute to this message by performing their songs on stage at the House of Blues.
The program has been emceed by Radio One DJs Daphne Walker from WZAK and Ed Powell from WJMO the past two years.
Finalists from the 2005 Jam! Dont' Slam! Songwriting contest were:
- Ebonee Wall (Shorty-E) Parma, "Do you wanna ride"
- Seneca Block - Mayfield High School, "Buckle up today, be here tomorrow"
- Bobby Vaughn - Mayfield High School, "The buckle up song"
- Jillian O’Brian and Sara Czukal - Mayfield High School
Vaughn ("Bobby-V") won the contest and received a Fender Stratocaster guitar courtesy of Lentine's Music.
The 2006 Jam Don't Slam contest featured five local high school musicians. The finalists were:
- Ryan Clinkscales, Richmond Hts. High School, “Click it or Ticket”;
- Erika Vargas, Mayfield High School, “You Hold Me Back”;
- Jillian O’Brian and Sara Czukal, Mayfield High School, “Buckle Up”;
- Cody Schmidt, East Lake North High School, “Seat Belt Song”;
- Matt McNamara, Mayfield High School, “The Seat Belt Song."
Ryan Clinkscales won the contest and received a session at a professional recording studio courtesy of EDR Media. Erika Vargas won second place and received a Fender Stratocaster guitar courtesy of Lentines Music.
Video clip: Shorty-E
Video clip: Seneca
Video clip: Bobby-V
Video clip: Matt "Seat Belt Song"
Video clip: Cody "Seat Belt Song"
Video clip: Sara "Buckle Up"
Video clip: Ryan
"Click It or Ticket"
 
Left: Ed Powell of WJMO presents 1st place winner "Bobby V" with a Fender Stratocaster guitar during 2005 Jam! Don't Slam! competition. Right: "Shorty-E" performs her hip hop song, "Do you wanna ride?" on stage during the competition.
Before the contest, there is a press conference and luncheon to kick-off the "What's Holding You Back?" statewide seatbelt campaign.
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Rock performance during 2005 Jam! Don't Slam! Contest.
Rap performance during 2006 Jam! Don't Slam! Contest.
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