[musictlk] Press Release: Blind/VI recording artists sought for "Sound in Sight Volume 2"

[Linda Mentink]

Hi all,

This is from the Performing Arts Division, in case anyone here is interested.

Blessings,

Linda


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT
Donna Hill, Head of Media Relations
Dennis HR Sumlin, President
Performing Arts Division, National Federation of the Blind
(917) 903-5650
<mailto:denmaster77 at gmail.com>denmaster77 at gmail.com
www.padnfb.org

Blind Recording Artists Sought for Multi-Genre Compilation
Help Support Scholarships for Blind Performers

New York City, NY (August 4, 2010): Dennis H.R. Sumlin, President of 
the Performing Arts Division of the National Federation of the Blind 
(PAD, NFB):
<http://www.padnfb.org/>www.padnfb.org
  has announced that the volunteer-run nonprofit is now taking 
submissions for "Sound in Sight Volume 2." A follow-up to the 
organization's popular "Sound in Sight Volume 1," The new multi-genre 
compilation will feature recordings by the nation's finest blind and 
visually impaired recording artists.

Artists selected for inclusion will receive 5 copies of the CD and 
have the distinction of helping PAD's innovative programs for blind 
performers. PAD awarded its first $1,000 Mary Anne Parks Performing 
Arts Scholarship in July to Ignasi Cambra, a blind pianist who is a 
senior majoring in performance at the University of Indiana 
(Bloomington) Jacobs School of Music.

Submissions for "Sound in Sight Volume 2" will be taken until January 
1, 2011. There is no charge. To submit to this project, recording 
artists must be blind or visually impaired. Tracks must be of a 
professional quality and ready for album placement. WAV files are 
preferred, but high-quality MP3's will be considered. Since "Sound in 
Sight" is a project meant to raise money, the division cannot pay for 
studio time.

"We strongly encourage submissions of original tracks," Sumlin 
states, "and we ask that if possible, the tracks be 5 minutes or less 
in length. Artists who contributed to Volume 1 are welcomed to submit 
tracks to this project as well."



The address to send in your submissions is:

Brooke Fox
PO Box 4203 New York, NY 10163

To upload your music directly, please visit

<ftp://ftp.padnfb.org>ftp.padnfb.org

Use the username "<mailto:music at padnfb.org>music at padnfb.org" and the 
password "artist".



Anyone with questions should call 347-948-4445 or send a message to 
<mailto:perform at padnfb.org>perform at padnfb.org.
Artists in "Sound in Sight Volume 1" include easy jazz-easy pop 
vocalist Lisa Ostrow (Boston), country songwriter J.P. Williams 
(Nashville), Hip-hop duo Kemistry (Tampa), jazz pianist Mike 
Markaverich (Sarasota) and Latino band Los Ciegos del Barrio (NYC). 
Hear clips from all 18 "Sound in Sight Volume 1" tracks at:
cdbaby.com/cd/padotnfotb

PAD's board of directors will review all material submitted and make 
the final decisions.

###
About the National Federation of the Blind: With more than 50,000 
members, the National Federation of the Blind is the largest and most 
influential membership organization of blind people in the United 
States.   The NFB improves blind people's lives through advocacy, 
education, research, technology, and programs encouraging 
independence and self-confidence.
It is the leading force in the blindness field today and the voice of 
the nation's blind.  In January 2004 the NFB opened the National 
Federation of the
Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and training center in 
the United States for the blind led by the blind.


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Check out the "Sound in Sight" CD project
Donna is Head of Media Relations for the nonprofit
Performing Arts Division of the National Federation of the Blind:
<http://www.padnfb.org>www.padnfb.org