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@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@padnfb.org” and the password “artist”.
Anyone with questions should call 347-948-4445 or send a message to perform@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.
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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.
CONTACT
Donna Hill, Head of Media Relations
Dennis HR Sumlin, President
Performing Arts Division, National Federation of the Blind
(917) 903-5650
denmaster77@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@padnfb.org” and the password “artist”.
Anyone with questions should call 347-948-4445 or send a message to perform@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.
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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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