Lubbock New music NOW seeks entries for 2021 album | Enjoyment

Lubbock, TX (News Release) – Buddy Holly set Lubbock on the rock ‘n’ roll map with his groundbreaking music of the 1950s. His new music laid the groundwork for the constant rhythm, lyrics and melodies from scores of Lubbock musicians. They carry on to create and accomplish a wide array of audio from place and western to jazz to modern-working day hip-hop.

To honor those who proceed writing and doing unique music, the once-a-year “Lubbock Audio NOW” version highlighting the best of the present-day area talent is accepting entries for the 2021 album. Artists and songwriters may well submit their application through May possibly 31, 2021. Purposes are offered for down load on the Lubbock New music NOW webpage.

For the initial time, songwriters who do not themselves accomplish can submit an entry. All entries need to be skillfully recorded by the songwriter and his/her band. If the songwriter does not perform, an artist of the songwriter’s selecting have to jobally file the music. The “Lubbock Songs NOW” album is open to musicians and songwriters living in a 100-mile radius of Lubbock.

Hannah Jackson is of the several artists who has been chosen to be on every single “Lubbock Tunes NOW” album.

“The Lubbock Tunes NOW album is a excellent publicity for neighborhood musicians and I have obtained admirers from the albums,” she explained. “It’s also a very good option for musicians to hear what our friends are executing and support their efforts.”

Latest and/or former users of the Texas branch of the Reporting Academy (Texas Grammy Board) are judges for album artists.

Don Caldwell, a nationally recognised audio producer and performer and member of the Lubbock Music NOW committee, explained judges have advised him they have been impressed with the talent on previous albums.

“I did an job interview on community radio not too long ago with Mark Fort with the Texas New music Business office in Austin, and he stated he was aware of Lubbock songs from performers like the Maines Brothers, but didn’t notice how much power and talent is in the present-day Lubbock music scene,” Caldwell said. “It’s genuinely gratifying and exciting to hear music market professionals from throughout the point out rave about the top-quality expertise there is in Lubbock.”

The Lubbock Tunes NOW job compiles an album each individual yr produced up completely of regionally created audio. The album will launch in the tumble of 2021 on Spotify, Apple Songs, Amazon Music and dozens of other streaming products and services. The CD will also be readily available for acquire at numerous nearby companies.

Former editions of the “Lubbock Songs NOW” album (2016 through 2020) can be streamed or purchased digitally on Spotify, Apple Songs and Amazon Songs. Physical copies of the CDs are also obtainable for acquire by Choose-a-Seat.

Sponsors for the Lubbock New music NOW 2021 job are Orlando’s, Caprock Café, Sysco West Texas, Inc. Metropolis Bank Texas, South Plains Faculty, PlainsCapital Lender, the Turner Spouse and children in honor of Tom West, Alderson Car Group, Tarpley Music and Jim Douglass.

The Lubbock New music NOW venture was created by Civic Lubbock, Inc. in 2016 to honor and identify musicians dwelling and operating in the Lubbock space. Civic Lubbock, Inc. is a non-profit business designed in 1956. Its mission is to foster and promenadeote arts and amusement in Lubbock.

Call: Vicki Vital, Civic Lubbock, Inc. Liaison, at (806) 775-2267 or email [email protected].