Fawmpilation Vol. 4 Details
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Greetings fawmers! This page contains information for those of you interested in submitting music to the 2008 fawmpilation CD, 14 Songs In 28 Days (Vol. 4).
Here are the highlights:
- Submission deadline: SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
- This year, we plan to release a two-disc set:
- Disc 1: 14 "solo" fawmer efforts
- Disc 2: 14+ collaboratively written FAWM songs
- Songs must be from FAWM 2008 (clearly)
- Submissions will be peer-reviewed!
- Tracks should be in one of the following formats:
- Audio CD (please include a track listing)
- WAV files (24bit/44.1kHz; or 16bit/44.1kHz)
- High-quality MP3s (192kbps or higher)
- First submission: US $20 donation, additional tracks: $5 each
- ALL FAWMERS who submit at least one song receive a FREE copy of the finished CD, regardless of whether or not your songs are used
Full details are in the CD4 Submission Form. We will try to keep this page updated with a running FAQ of common questions. Happy recording/submitting!
Submitting By Mail/Post
To submit via mail, burn all tracks to a single audio CD or data CD/DVD (please include a detailed track listing). Be sure to include with the package: (i) signed and completed IPR forms (last page of the submission form) for each submission, and (ii) a check or money order payable to "FAWM.ORG" for the appropriate amount in US dollars. Send all materials to:
FAWM.ORG
Attn: Compilation #4
PO Box 259821
Madison WI 53725 USA
Submitting Electronically
You may also submit by sending email to cd4@fawm.org with all of the following: (i) high-quality MP3s (192kbps or higher) for each song, as attachments or download links, (ii) completed, signed, and scanned IPR forms (last page of the submission form) for each submission (attached PDF or JPG formats preferred), and (iii) details from you PayPal submission donation. Please use the donation button here when submitting electronically:
Volunteering As A Reviewer
If you are willing to volunteer as a reviewer for this year’s compilation, send email to cd4@fawm.org with the word “volunteer” in the subject line. This will involve listening to and giving detailed feedback on probably 20-30 songs (depending on the number of submissions and volunteers) over the course of about 2 weeks in early October. Please also include a list of fawmers you feel you would not be able to objectively judge (band mates, best friends since childhood, etc.).
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What does "peer review" mean?
A. Each song will be listened to and given feedback by three to five volunteer reviewers. The final selection committee will then use these reviews to help guide its decisions in curating the CD. (This is very similar to how academic publications and some museum exhibitions are done.) We're trying out this method in hopes of giving every track a fair listen, and to get multiple perspectives on each song.
Q. What counts as a "collaboration"?
A. Any FAWM 2008 song that was co-written during February. Collaborations with non-fawmers are OK, but the song as a whole should have been completed or at least sketched out to near completion during February. (Not lyrics only during FAWM, and music by someone else sometime later.)