If you think you’ve got the right stuff, perhaps you could find yourself playing to a group of judges in Huntsville this summer for the Music from the Moon competition. The contest looks to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing of Apollo 11 on July 20,1969, and is part of NASA’s Apollo 50 Celebration. Among the judges are John Paul White of Florence, Alabama, and formerly of the Grammy winning duo Civil Wars.
The winner will receive a ToneWoodAmp acoustic guitar amplifier, a recording session at legendary FAME studios in Muscle Shoals to record the winning song, and $10,000.
How do you get to record at FAME Studios where legends such as Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Etta James, Gregg Allman, and so many others created masterpieces? Follow all of these rules (from the official contest site):
Write and perform an original song on video to commemorate the July 20, 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing, add to YouTube with complete lyrics and #musicfromthemoon in the description, and enter to the contest (with $25 non-refundable submission fee). Performance must:
Be performed in a duo or smaller
Be no more than 6 minutes
Be focused on the concept of space exploration and contain an element involving the moon
Be able to be performed live (at least one artist must be playing an instrument; if music tracks are used, they must provide minor accompaniment only)The first round of judging will be based on your YouTube video likes, so rally your fan base and use #musicfromthemoon.
Not an expert at social media? Our panel of preliminary judges will forward up to two worthy entries to the final round regardless of popularity!
And don’t use bots… you’ll be disqualified.
Entries are being accepted between February 15 and May 15, 2019. Winners will be notified via email on or about June 8, and will be asked to perform at an event in Huntsville, Alabama during moon landing celebrations. Click and go to Listen Local Hunstville to read more details and enter!
