[Nfbofnc] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Blind Recording Artists Soughtfor Multi-Genre Compilation

Sun Aug 8 18:40:37 UTC 2010

HI SHARON KATHY is having back surgery tommorrow in raliegh at wake medical
it's been tuff on her for few weeks with herniated disc.

On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 1:57 PM, sharon_newton
<sharon_newton at bellsouth.net>wrote:

> Thanks Tim.  How are you, Kathy and the boys doing?  Have you fed the
> President this week?
> See you at the convention!
>
> Sharon Newton
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tim Jones" <tmjnc2 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB of North Carolina List" <nfbofnc at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2010 7:29 AM
> Subject: [Nfbofnc] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Blind Recording Artists
> Soughtfor
> Multi-Genre Compilation
>
>
> fyi
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: D.W. Hill <dwhill at epix.net>
> Date: Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 9:26 PM
> Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Blind Recording Artists Sought for
> Multi-Genre Compilation
> To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
>
>
>  ***
> 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
> 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):
> 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.padnfb.org
>
> Use the username “music at padnfb.org” and the password “artist”.
>
>
>
> Anyone with questions should call 347-948-4445 or send a message to
> 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.
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Read Donna's articles on
> Suite 101:
>
> www.suite101.com/profile.cfm/donna_hill
> American Chronicle:
>
> www.americanchronicle.com/authors/view/3885
>
> Connect with Donna on
> Twitter:www.twitter.com/dewhill
> LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/in/dwh99
> FaceBook:
>
> www.facebook.com/donna.w.hill.
>
> Hear clips from "The Last Straw" at:cdbaby.com/cd/donnahill
> Apple
> I-Tunesphobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=259244374<http://i-tunesphobos.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:
> www.padnfb.org
>
> **
>
>
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Tim Jones
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Fort Bragg, NC
Office:  910-396-2297
Cell:  704-491-1486