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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT

Donna Hill, Head of Media Relations

Dennis HR Sumlin, President

Performing Arts Division, National Federation of the Blind

347-948-4445

denmaster77 at gmail.com

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Deadline Extension: Performing Arts Division Seeks Blind Recording Artists
for Multi-Genre Compilation

Help Support Scholarships for Blind Performers

New York City, NY (January 3, 2011): Dennis H.R. Sumlin, President of the
Performing Arts Division of the National Federation of the Blind (PAD, NFB)
has
announced that the volunteer-run nonprofit has extended the deadline for
submissions for "Sound in Sight Volume 2" to March 1, 2011. Problems with
www.padnfb.org
 and the online uploader have been ongoing, and PAD is now accepting
submissions via e-mail and postal mail.

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.

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

Or, e-mail to President Denis Sumlin:

Denmaster77 at gmail.com

Vice-President Jordy Stringer:

Jstringer at abilityindiana.org,

Or,  Secretary Beth Allred:

beth.allred at gmail.com

All submissions should include the following:

1. Song track in WAV or high quality MP3

2. Cover letter containing song details (title, artist/band and name of
blind artist, songwriter) and contact information (e-mail, mailing address,
phone
numbers).

Anyone with questions should call
347-948-4445
or send a message to
perform at padnfb.org.

Sound in Sight: Volume 2Comment on

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.

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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.

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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Donna is Head of Media Relations for the nonprofit
Performing Arts Division of the National Federation of the Blind:
www.padnfb.org



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