KARL MOHR NEWS - June 14th, 2004 1. CONTEST: "ADD YOUR VOICE" -------------------------------------------------------- "ADD YOUR VOICE" CONTEST My latest song "Atomic Power" suggests the phasing out of nuclear power plants and the use of clean energy: solar and wind power. Towards the aim of having hundreds of voices singing this one message in unison on my song, I am offering a contest. For the uncompetitive, think of it as a massive, sung petition. Please forward to individuals who may not be on this mailing list. Please post to green- and music-related mailing lists. This contest description is also available at: http://www.karlmohr.com/contest.html -------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT'S ENVIRO-POWER? In Canada, clean power (solar, wind, biomass, geo) make up a mere 1.4% of the total generated electricity. A wealth of information has been written on clean power and its benefits: http://www.davidsuzuki.org/ http://www.otherpower.com/otherpower_wind.html Supporters of nuclear power should definitely visit: http://www.fact-index.com/l/li/list_of_nuclear_accidents.html http://www.kiddofspeed.com/chapter1.html (hoax or no hoax, it's a good documentary) Private solar and wind generation on your own property is the best means to eco-friendly, independent and inexpensive electricity. Electricity is all around us - don't pay someone to ship it to you - get off the grid! Exercise your right to a self-sustaining home. "I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait ‘til oil and coal run out before we tackle that." Thomas Edison, 1847-1931 -------------------------------------------------------------- THE CONTEST Thanks to the wide availability of music software and recording gadgets, a contest like this is possible: download the reference audio files, record your own vocal tracks for the final chorus of the song, mail or email your recording to our studio, it will be mixed with all the other entrants to form a global choir that collectively builds an anthem. Your name (or the name of your group) will be added to the list of credits. My band and I will objectively judge and award the best vocal entry based on performance, flair, and creativity -- for both the lead vocal and the backup vocal. Men, women, children, young, old - all are invited to enter. Group singing, ensembles, children and also remote recordings (from rallies, parties) are all especially welcome. All received recordings will end up in the final mix. Contest closes: August 6th (with respect for Hiroshima, 1945). -------------------------------------------------------------- PRIZES The prizes for the best lead vocal and for the best backup vocal: A bundle of KARL MOHR releases including: - Blue Visions CD (unreleased chill house album) - Vampires in Clubland CD - Blue Visions 12" (signed, white-label test pressing) - Minefield remix 12" (signed, white-label test pressing) - (2) randomly-chosen cassettes from the collection (delivered on CD) Prizes will be announced on September 5th at 3:45pm via the mailing list. (At that time in 1945, ZEEP successfully achieved the first atomic fission in Canada. The announcement of the prizes on this date reminds of the beginning of the environmental hazards we now associate with nuclear power and plant decommissioning in Canada.) EVERYBODY WINS All entrants will have their sung tracks added to the final mix and their name placed in the credits. The final mix will be posted at karlmohr.com as a permanent MP3 file you can point your friends to. The song will also be released on the upcoming KARL MOHR album. PROCEDURE 1. Download the original song and the sheet music: *** the song is in Eb major, 69 BPM *** the original song, in MP3 format is here: http://www.slootsky.org/~karl/latest.mp3 *** the .wav file of the final chorus (including my own crazy vocal tracks) is here: [30 MB !!!] http://www.slootsky.org/~karl/contest/atomicpowervox.wav *** the .wav file of the final chorus (instrumental only) is here: [30 MB !!!] http://www.slootsky.org/~karl/contest/atomicpowerinst.wav *** the .pdf sheet music of the final chorus is here: http://www.slootsky.org/~karl/contest/atomicpowerscore.pdf *** the full song lyrics are here: http://www.karlmohr.com/noflash/lyrics/lyratompwr.html 2. Sing your guts out (use the .wav files & sheet music as a guide), record your own vocal tracks - if you don't have access to recording equipment, and you really want to sing, and you are in the Toronto area, we can record you at our studio. (Availability is subject to studio scheduling.) Studio: http://www.lushtones.ca 3.a) Send your MiniDisc, DAT, Cassette, Data CD (44.1kHz) or Audio CD with your tracks -- and indicate how you (or your group) would like to appear in the credits -- to: Karl Mohr "Add Your Voice" Contest P.O. Box 198, Station B Toronto, ON / M5T 2W1 / Canada 3.b) Email your own audio tracks back to us as MP3 files (128 kbps or higher). The MP3 files will be decoded in our studio for the production. Please check first with file sizes before emailing! Contact: contest@karlmohr.com -------------------------------------------------------------- FINE PRINT All received entries and their associated copyright become the sole property of Karl Mohr, including the right to broadcast, duplicate, exploit and use in promotional materials. Entries postmarked later than the closing date will not be considered. Entries will not be returned. The judges and their families are excluded from entering the contest. Names of individuals and groups will be listed only in album backup material and credits - not added to any petitions or political documents. The option to have your name(s) withheld from the album credits will be strictly honoured. CONTACT Any other questions about this contest can be directed to: contest@karlmohr.com -------------------------------------------------------------- This mailing list, not typically sociopolitical in nature, is normally reserved for brief concert and album press releases only.