[Microsound-announce] Call for Content

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- CALL FOR CONTENT -
"The Residents of the United States of America present
One-Minute Commercials for Democracy"
Delivering Digital Democracy In 60 Seconds Or Less

**FOR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION**

Communications Of Tomorrow (CommTom) announces a call for content, 
urging submission of socially aware, politically motivated 
contributions from US-based audio artists who are attentive to 
contemporary political conditions. The compilation will be distributed 
free of charge to US radio stations and public access media outlets. 
Submissions must be 60 seconds in duration and be free of language 
which would violate FCC regulations for radio airplay.

In a follow-up project to the 2004 CommTom release, "Polyphonic Voices 
Of Digital Dissent", which appeared on Democracy Now, Air America, and 
numerous radio stations across the United States, CommTom will release 
this next compilation to an increased number of targeted broadcasters 
across the United States. The accepted submissions will also be 
available for free download from the CommTom website, but will not be 
sold in stores. Custom packaging, designed and letterpress printed by 
MATTER will round out the presentation. A single copy
will also be offered as compensation to contributing artists whose 
works are accepted for the project. Additional copies will be available 
to participating artists at cost.

This project will increase distribution to 100 independent, community 
and college radio stations across the country. Broadcasters who 
previously added CommTom's "Polyphonic" tracks will also be receiving 
the new release. Stations that featured last years project ranged from 
the West Coast (Radio For Peace International, and KBOO - Oregon; San 
Francisco Liberation Radio, KCRW, KPFA, and KMUD – California), to the 
Mountain region (KZMU – Utah; KGNU, Radio 1190 – Colorado; KZUM - 
Nebraska), to the South (KOOP – Austin; KPFT Pacifica Radio – Houston; 
KXCI – Arizona; WMMT – Kentucky), throughout the Midwest (Common Ground 
Radio – Iowa; KFAI – Minnesota; KDHX – Missouri; WFHB – Indiana; WAIF – 
Ohio; WYCE – Michigan; WORT – Wisconsin; Chicago Public Radio - 
Illinois), along the East Coast (WMNF, and WLRN - Florida; WBAI – New 
York; Radio Volta - Pennsylvania), and as far-reaching as Maine (WERU) 
and Hawaii (KKCR).

Inspired by media activists (Jim Hightower, Amy Goodman, Noam Chomsky, 
Jello Biafra, Howard Zinn, David Barsamian, etc.) who continue to 
create alternative responses to corporate mainstream “news” 
information, CommTom hopes to edify and to entertain in a political 
climate that apparently seeks to nullify and restrain. We encourage 
other advocates of democratic practices to exercise the rights of 
speech, of assembly, and of legitimate regime change via untampered 
electoral processes. Exercise prevents atrophy.

Audio works must be submitted by June 1st to be considered for the 
project. Details follow.

"The Residents of the United States of America present
One-Minute Commercials for Democracy"
Delivering Digital Democracy In 60 Seconds Or Less

GUIDELINES
- June 1, 2006 deadline
- Target Release Date: July 4th weekend
- Completed works may be submitted at any time between now and June 1st
- Submissions must be politically-oriented works, 60 seconds in 
duration.
- Political orientation is open to interpretation
- Highly opinionated work is encouraged
- Submissions must be 100% clean (radio-friendly, with no profanity 
see: http://www.nfcb.org/resources/intro_indecency.pdf)
- Provide an MP3 link via e-mail (dev at commtom.com), or an audio CD via 
USPS or similar
- If sending via snail mail, please send to:

Communications Of Tomorrow
805 East Chester
Lafayette, CO 80026

- If providing a link, please encode MP3 at 192kbps minimum, or as AIFF 
or WAV audio format
- If in doubt regarding your content and its airwave friendliness see: 
http://www.nfcb.org/resources/intro_indecency.pdf
- Use of voice samples encouraged, especially those emanating from 
political speeches, debates, media commentary & other public-domain 
sound-bites
- Works of an experimental and/or adventurous nature are encouraged
- Please provide complete contact Name, Phone #, & email address
- Also provide: Artist's Name; Track Title; Label/Website/Organization 
affiliation

ACCEPTANCE
- CommTom reserves the right to accept or reject any entry for any 
reason,
and will not provide comment on selection.
- Notification of acceptance will be issued via email on June 10, 2006
- Accepted works will require a brief one-to-three sentence bio &/or 
discography.
- Please include a digital photo for the website; images must be JPG 
format, 300 pixels square.
- All artists will retain original rights to their work. Any copyrights 
or lefts will be published as included in the supplemental submission 
materials.
- Supplemental materials due June 12th.
- Additional copies must be ordered at this time. Details will 
accompany notification of acceptance.

RELEASE
- Release date of U.S. Independence Day, July 4, 2006.
- Each artist will recieve one unit of physical packaged materials.
- Distro to 100 Community Broadcasters, and College Radio stations.
- The compilation will not be available for sale in any store.
- Accepted submissions will also be available for free download/podcast 
via CommTom
- CommTom will handle all press management (one-sheets, press release, 
contact, etc.)

for a downlaodable version of the Call for Content:

http://www.commtom.com/special_projects/CommDem/commdem_call.pdf


CommTom
Communications of Tomorrow
"it's only a day away"

unique electronic music for the adventurous ear.

http://www.commtom.com
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