Back in the '80s, a new musical medium, the Compact Audio Disc, was added. Its existence has led to a new art form, the full-length music program. By that, I mean one that is at least seventy minutes long. The Audio CD can hold 79 minutes of tunes. In stereo.
I make non-profit, local music CDs, full-length compilation albums. This is my artform. My goal for each Project is a program that lasts 78 minutes. You can see the first three here on my webpage.
You are invited to submit a tune for possible inclusion on one of my Retirement Projects. These albums are music by folks who are local (within 50 miles of the Capitol), that is original and not otherwise on CD. I'll do the CD part.
I order a thousand copies of each album, so your tune and name would go on one that many copies.
My Projects are shared with audiences at shows, who will hear new artists on the albums. Then perhaps they'll attend one of your shows, or find your music for sale. Since it's all local, it may serve as a promotion of the local music scene. I hope so.
Please turn in a song that is either original or otherwise freely usable: public domain and traditional, arranged by you. This is so you control the copyright, and can then assign it to me for this Project, by turning in the master. Since there's no money involved, it's that easy! And I mean none: I don't charge you to take part, and I don't charge the audience for copies; I hand them out for free.
Each artist gets one, too, of course.
Your tune should be less than five minutes, in CD audio quality, suitable for mixing and/or mastering My engineer has upgraded his system so that he can do multitrack mixdowns. So if you don't want do your own mixing, send the multitrack master; we'll deal with it for you.
This is going to a thousand strangers who will most likely not know of your music yet, so please do a good job on the song.
If you have any questions, call or email me; I check my messages every day. Please use the phrase ‘Retirement Project’ when writing.
I hope to hear a tune from you soon.
Cheers,
Edh Stanley
ASCAP
916-427-9095
Box 246862
S’o, CA 95824
itsEdh@softcom.net
www.EdhStanley.com
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Also: If you refer me to an act whose song I use, I'll give you credit for that, in the album's notes.
Thanks!
Tomato Vortex artists include Mike Hogan, Elena Powell, Milwaukee, the Method, James Blonde, Gabe Nelson, Ben Hoke, T. Singh, Awstruck, Jennifer Tosney, Hecate's Riddle, Christine Knapp/Michelle Miller, Amos Robinson, the Horses, Eric Westphal, Mike Farrell and the Henge Trio.
The album was assembled, engineered and mastered by Michael Knapp, at Eat A Fig, in Placerville. His work made it happen.
