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<a name="OLE_LINK4"></a>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br>
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CONTACT<br>
Donna Hill, Head of Media Relations<br>
Dennis HR Sumlin, President<br>
Performing Arts Division, National Federation of the Blind<br>
(917) 903-5650<br>
<a href="mailto:denmaster77@gmail.com">denmaster77@gmail.com</a><br>
<a href="http://www.padnfb.org/" eudora="autourl">www.padnfb.org</a><br>
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<div align="center"><b>Blind Recording Artists Sought for Multi-Genre
Compilation<br>
Help Support Scholarships for Blind Performers<br>
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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):<br>
<a href="http://www.padnfb.org/">www.padnfb.org</a><br>
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. <br>
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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.<br>
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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. <br>
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"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."<br><br>
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The address to send in your submissions is:<br><br>
Brooke Fox<br>
PO Box 4203 New York, NY 10163<br><br>
To upload your music directly, please visit <br><br>
<a href="ftp://ftp.padnfb.org">ftp.padnfb.org</a> <br><br>
Use the username “<a href="mailto:music@padnfb.org">music@padnfb.org</a>”
and the password “artist”. <br><br>
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Anyone with questions should call 347-948-4445 or send a message to
<a href="mailto:perform@padnfb.org">perform@padnfb.org</a>.<br>
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:<br>
cdbaby.com/cd/padotnfotb<br>
<br>
PAD's board of directors will review all material submitted and make the
final decisions.<br>
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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. <br>
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<br>
Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and training center in the
United States for the blind led by the blind.<br>
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Read Donna's articles on
Suite 101:
<a href="http://www.suite101.com/profile.cfm/donna_hill" eudora="autourl">
www.suite101.com/profile.cfm/donna_hill</a>
American Chronicle:
<a href="http://www.americanchronicle.com/authors/view/3885" eudora="autourl">
www.americanchronicle.com/authors/view/3885</a>
Connect with Donna on
Twitter:
<a href="http://www.twitter.com/dewhill">www.twitter.com/dewhill</a>
LinkedIn:
<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/dwh99">www.linkedin.com/in/dwh99</a>
FaceBook:
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/donna.w.hill" eudora="autourl">
www.facebook.com/donna.w.hill</a>.
Hear clips from "The Last Straw" at:
cdbaby.com/cd/donnahill
Apple I-Tunes
phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=259244374
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:
<a href="http://www.padnfb.org">www.padnfb.org</a></pre>
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