Call for Artist Submission

DMusic is sponsoring a benefit album for wounded soldiers. We are asking for your support by donating a track for consideration.

• Please don't think you're not good enough! Give it a try!



• Take a look at the contributions so far at bluenevus’s playlist from a number of genres and a number of nations. We welcome all to contribute.



• There will be 50 tracks on the finished MP3 cd.



• We need all genres--we would like to represent as many different kinds of music as possible.



• You can submit as many songs as you want, provided they are your original work. Samples must have the copyright holder's permission!



• This need not be new music only original, and submitted by the artist who created it. And please-- no covers!



• Please make sure the tracks are no longer than about 5 minutes in length.



• Submitted tracks must remain up until further notice.
  
  
• Tracks can be any bitrate right now, but for the final version, they will be encoded at 256 kbps.



• ID3 tags must include artist, name of song, year, genre, and album (if applicable);they may also include any other information the artist wishes



• Please--no profanity!!



• Send an artist link via dnote to bluenevus and he will include it in the track list. It will be reviewed by the DMusic Panel.



• If you are unable to upload your track to DMusic, you can e-mail it to bluenevus with the subject line "Indie For America" and he will host it on his page during the call for submissions. Space is limited, however, so we do prefer a DMusic link, if possible.



• Submission period is open now and will end on the 4th of September, but it may be extended at our discretion.



• By submitting the Artist's track, the submitting Artist is granting DMusic the right to sell the submitted track for this project. The artist will not receive any proceeds, promotion or any other benefits not otherwise stated. All artists will be given recognition for their contributions. All music submitted must be original music created or controlled by the person submitting that music, or have the permission of the copyright owner. If the Artist used samples, the Artist must own the rights or have the appropriate permission from the proprietor.

Very Damn Kewl........ I'm in.....

I'm in.

I'm in.

me too

bill rhynes would like to add this song http://billrhynes.dmusic.com/music/stream/hifi/306738/.95d43421/stream.m3u
(no more george)

Here's more information on the groups we have selected. Money will go to one, two or all, depending on revenue.

Soldiers' Angels
http://www.soldiersangels.org/
dedicated to ensuring that our military know they
are loved and supported during and after their
deployment into harms way.


Angels of Mercy & No Soldier Left In Need
http://www.mcleanpost270.org/oifoef
"Angels of Mercy" Program focuses on the current
needs of our OIF/OEF wounded and injured, and their
families while at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

“No Soldier Left In Need” Project focuses on the
long-term needs of our OIF/OEF wounded & injured &
their families.


Home for disabled soldiers
http://www.homesforourtroops.org/
HomesForOur Troops.org assists injured veterans and
their immediate families by building new or adapting
existing homes for handicapped accessibility for
these American heroes.

if i can help..let me know.

Thanks for your support!!!!!!!!!!!!

count us in.
can it be a higher bit rate? or do I need to encode one down?

It will need to be at 256kbps. There are many tracks and a very small staff.

Wadda you want? I'm not worthy!

this is so good we are in! ... currently relocating but as soon as i get back online if you guys need any help just let me know

im down

Me too, Good Cause. Former Navy, I know some people this will help .

What a guy! Thank you for doing this!

Thank you. I would liek thank all those who volunteered to help on this project, DJEV, Shadowmom, AgentMGD, Tameasdust, Rhthsinner and Wildasrapids. Furiousball, for connecting all of us. I especially thank Leflaw for supporting this and of course this awesome site. I thank Tracy for going above and beyond to make this all a reality. Most of all, I thank all of you for your support to this worthy cause. alute:

Anything we can do to support our USA troops here and around the world and their families is #1 on my list. GO FOR IT !!! use any and all of my music on Dmusic. thats Rock Island, Horsepower and Mike Kennedy - [search = rockisland, mikekennedy, horsepower].YOU HAVE 110% SUPPORT from us. !!! Mike

Friendly reminder...
Artists may donate their music by sending a Dnote to Bluenevus with the name of the artist and songs.

Q: How many tracks will be on this Indie for America album?
A: 50 Mp3 tracks at 256kbps bitrate from multiple genres.

Q: I am a musical artist. How can I help?
A: Artists may donate their music by sending a Dnote to Bluenevus with the name of the artist and songs. An artist link is highly preferred. To ensure the widest participation and variety we ask that artists submit no more than one solo track, one collaboration track and one band track. From this point, Bluenevus will ad d the track to the Indie for America playlist. Artists may review the playlist by visiting bluevenus.dmusic.net . Bluenevus has no role in selecting music; he is simply volunteering as a project manager. A select panel of DMusic users will screen the tracks to ensure quality and compliance with the rules of engagement. This DMusic panel will be an impartial group who will ensure quality, variety and overall best production from the pool of artist submission. They will Dnote Bluenevus which tracks fail to meet the Rules of Engagement (described below), and those tracks will be removed from the playlist. From this point, the panel will choose the top 50 tracks taking into consideration a multitude of decision points in keeping with the spirit of this effort. The final playlist will be submitted to DMusic for album sales. Artists will not be notified individually; rather, a front page article will announce the composition of this album and DMusic gratitude to participants.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT: All tracks must be encoded at 256kbps. ID3 tags will include Artist, Name of Song, Year, Genre and Album (if applicable) at the minimum. Other ID3 tag information may be provided at artist discretion. Artists may NOT submit covers. To ensure the widest participation, all songs must be radio edit, preferably less than 5 minutes, without profanity or obscene content (i.e. racist statements, vulgar sexual content). Please remember, you don't have to agree with the war but we are trying to support the wounded soldier so please no anti-war songs. We are all believers in free speech; however in the interest of maximizing sales to the widest audience and out of respect for those fallen and wounded soldiers we ask that artists respect this request. Please keep in mind the goal of this is to help those in need; this is not a debate of constitutionality.

Use anything by Electric Gypsy you want!

Sorry, but this is not a "good cause". The soldiers all signed up to the american invasion of Iraq knowing they would be shot at. Give any money raised to the innocent civilians whose lives they've ruined and maybe that would be worthy of being a featured article on an international website. Dmusic may be based in america, but it has a large contingent of non-american users. Why are we having this forced on us?
It saddens me to see so many of you signed up to this.
"Please no anti-war songs" - yeah just be a good patriotic sheep and submit a happy little song for the poor fallen heroes.
What the hell is going on here?

Sorry, Fra, but this is not about the war. It's about people who need help. And while we would love to help the whole world, we can't. Most servicemen and women do not sign up to go to foreign countries and kill people. They honestly believe they can serve their country. They are much like police officers in that yes, they know they may get wounded or killed. Does that mean they deserve what they get? No, it doesn't. And when they come him missing limbs, blind, or horribly burned... do we say, well you knew it might happen, now live with it? Or do we try to help them adjust and learn to lead productive lives with their families and society? That's what this is about... not supporting the war, or I wouldn't be here. The organizations we chose to receive these monies help returning members of our armed forces to readjust to life... and I'm sorry to disagree with you, but I think that is a very good thing.

I do not like our government, I do not like our policies, especially not international policies. Whenever you get a group of rich politicians together in a room, they're only going to be richer when they come out and we're going to be poorer one way or another. I do not like war, any war. But after Vietnam when so many came home to shattered lives, and I saw how our government treated them and what it did to us as a society, I would not have that happen again if there were anything I could do to prevent it. Want to meet me on the White House lawn to protest the war? You got it. Want me to tell a 21-year-old kid with no legs... Hey! You asked for it! Your wife and three kids will get used to it, too! Hell, no. Not one penny for the war that isn't wrestled out of my hands, but to help these people readjust? Hell, yes. This is just my personal opinion, but I'm not very selective about who I WANT to help. I WANT to help the whole world. And we would like to make this a wider effort, but it will require support from this community FIRST, and the rest of the country second. You can help, or you can stand aside. Again, this is my personal opinion.

You miss my point. We are not all americans here. A fair amount of us genuinely fear your country's military. This has no place on a music site that is open to the whole world.
When I see this news headline on the front page it makes me feel unwelcome here.

I'm sorry if the message did not come across Fra the way we intended. I'm sorry that you feel we generate fear. We here believe in partnerships. We believe in people. I believe that you and I come from the same place. No one wants you to feel unwelcomed. Which brings me to a story. The other day at McDonalds I saw a beggar and watched everyone pass him by. Normally I would simply drop a few coins and go about my business. That day I asked him to join me for lunch. I bought him lunch and something to go also then asked him to sit with me. He was filthy, smelly, a bit loud and certainly vulgar. Everyone around was uncomfortable and the Manager wasn't happy. That was the problem, he was an outcast...unwelcomed by society for reasons I don't understand. Really I didn't care but for that moment he felt like he was part of society. The cost of it all? Making people around me uncomfortable and I would do it again. Well, we made soldiers from Vietnam feel like outcasts and we just want to do our part not. It is never about the war, it is about the people. Sure, there is a sense of nationalism as I'm sure you have a sense for your country too. We have to start somewhere Fra, and we are starting here that does no mean we don't respect or appreciate issues in other countries. Where we go next is up to you brother. We would certainly like to help the people of Iraq for which I did professionally. I would like to help those in Darfur, Congo and other war ridden places. Maybe we can do this as a follow on project. It is not the politics of war I think is our message, it is the people. Brother, you are always welcome and I appreciate, more importantly respect your perspective. Please continue to respect ours.

If I missed your point, I apologize. This is an international music community, and the panel serving on this is also international. We would love to expand this, but a lot depends on how well we do raising the money. And that requires the support of this community. Make it happen! Make it huge! Make it a phenomenon big enough to sweep the world! Remember we are all volunteering... our time, our music, our words, each in their own way. We may begin small; depending on how well this initial effort goes, we may expand our efforts. We, the panel, the volunteers, are working very hard on this, but we need your help. You will either make it or break it, and if you feel that you can't help, we're fine with that! But if you feel that you CAN, great!! We will still be first,last, and always, DMusic. And we can agree to disagree. Can't we? Again, exercising my right to freedom of expression, this is MY personal opinion.

Sounds like culture shock to me.

As I may have stated, I am in no way a fan of Bush or his killer policies, and hate the fact that he puts such a high price on freedom. But I will contribute for exactly the reasons Shadow Mom listed in previous posts.

We are one human family.

Also, it is not the fault of the armed forces that their leader is a monkey. If my humble little bullshit songs can help alleviate ANY suffering, I'm in. Fra, it sucks that you are not comfortable with this, because I enjoy your music immensely, you are very talented.

It is thoroghly possible to enjoy a music website without being involved in the politics that come into play, yet I personally choose to dive into everything because I'm funny like that

I'm Anti-Bush & Pro-Human.
My politically neutral song to be submitted soon.

also no one is being forced to do this ... It is voluntary.

As far as I am concerned, you can send a copy of Jalalabad to the taliban, too.
http://news.dmusic.com/article/20063

i think its a great idea and thoroughly behind it but why just america?

OK MAy I step in to this conversation here? HMMMMMM?
My grandfather was BORN IN ITALY! I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS WAR AT ALL!! I've stood on the steps of the Great Falls Montana Civic Center, (that is when I COULD stand) with other folks who DID NOT SUPPORT WAR, BUT..... WHO DID SUPPORT OUR SOLDIERS!! We got spit on, we got middle fingers from people and many many more vulgariites I cant even say!
Q:WHY WAS I THERE?
A:Almost 3 years ago, (will be 3 years ago in Oct.) I lost someone very precious to me that I had just gotten to know. We "hit it off" right away, and we both were just "taken in" by each other. I was in college, his name was "Matt". "Matt" had PTSD from the GULF war, and had attempted suicide many many times, and failed, He told me in INTRICTRICATE DETAILS WHAT HE SAW! He was a mechanic, who got to see the horrors in the vehichles that came back here, INCLUDING every GORY thing INSIDE of them!!! I held this man while he let out this story of the most vivid things he ever saw!! I STILL CANNOT IMAGINE the horror!! I DONT THINK ANY OF US CAN!!!
"Matt" finally committed suicide In October 2003, by first trying to overdose on EFFEXER, but that didnt work, and being there is NO 72-hour hold law on the books in Montana? They released him not even 12 hours after he attempted this, ON A PROMISE he would contact help. WEll, of course he didnt, he went home, started a car, and that was it..
There isnt a day, that this HAUNTS ME!!! MATT was an INNOCENT BYSTANDER TO SOME POLICTIAL WAR!!!!! THERE IS NOTHING, and I SAY NOTHING WE CAN DO TO STOP WHAT IS ALREADY HAPPENED TO OUR SOLDIERS, .........
all we can do now? is to MAKE SURE they are taken care of....
I don't know how much more personal I can get then that!
Im not saying that all of you that are not Americans here should feel "out of the loop" becuase this is NOT how you should feel!!!
YOU ALL SHOULD FEEL OUTRAGED! That war has in some way, in some form, been in your lives as well!! LOOK HOW IT HAS EFFECTED YOU? LOOK AT THE CASULAITES OF IT???
NOW LOOK AT WHAT YOU CANNOT CHANGE ABOUT IT???
WE ARE NOT SAYING TO BE FOR OR AGAINST THIS WAR!!!
WE ARE ONLY TRYING TO HELP ...... the soldiers, ALL OF THEM, who ARE WOUNDED, EMOTIONALLY, and PHYSCIALLY!!! WHAT about their childeren? WHAT will they grown up with?
That is all I have to say! Thank you!
DJ EV

I did it!

I'm in

OK, here's a few points now that I have had time to think this through.

1) It is voluntary - yet there is quite a large amount of pressure in other forums for artists to "put their money where their mouth is", "buy the CD", "donate your music" etc.

2) I was in the NYC area on 911, and lost some friends to the attacks both directly and indirectly. My opinion is that the firefighters, police officers, and quite a few ordinary citizens are "Heroes" but this title was somehow tranferred to the American soldiers when they were sent overseas by our dictator GWB to do needless killing, and a disturbing number of Americans seem to buy right into this propaganda. Many who do not are afraid to say so. It sucks that they are being maimed and killed, but it also sucks that they are maiming and killing, not to mention torturing prisoners etc. The fault lies at the top level.

3) I have no problem with my music being used for any cause, that's why it's all on my page to freely download. This particular cause is somewhat narrow in scope, however. I do not believe our troops are "heroes" - in fact they are "victims". They are not fighting for my personal freedom, because that freedom was never threatened by Iraq, or Afganistan, or any other nation. Once, in 2001 a small group of terrorists attacked us (as the story goes), and we responded by invading two independent nations. There are now many victims all over the world, thanks to the President of the Untited States, and I will not be pressured into choosing sides.

4) This is an American political venture, on an international artistic web site. That makes no sense to me at all. I was pulled right into it because I have some very strong Antiwar, antiBush feelings (bullies really piss me off what can I say), but the fact remains that I am a music artist, this is a music website.

I hereby make all of my tunes freely available to anyone who wants them for any reason, but will not involve myself in any further discussion about politics or world events. Peace and love to each of you and thank you for taking the time to read this.

Gary Paul Tucker
August 6, 2006

I'm down. I'll be submitting brand-new, worthy content soon.

to GT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I support our troops and think this is a GREAT idea...as to how I feel about Bush...that can quickly be ascertained by visiting
http://codewarriorz.blogspot.com

To all our troops...thank you for your service to our country.

~Code

I just saw this today! Yea I'm in of course

Thanks

I'm afraid that music, as social comment, IS political, or at least it used to be when people were not afraid to write folk songs.

I have a family member in Baghdad. I also have a family member in a wheel chair as a direct result of his service to the UK.

In the UK, (so far at least) the military take care of our wounded. As the US currently spends more on its military than EVERYTHING ELSE PUT TOGETHER, I'd have thought that the administration might put some aside for it's wounded. If your wounded end up having to rely on the generosity of it's indie musician community, then it looks very much like your Administration have fucked up once again.

What's the matter ? Can't you bring yourselves to think about and support the real tragedy of the hundreds of thousands (some say millions by now) of civilians displaced, injured and traumatised by the US Empire and it's foolish allies (like Britain and more recently Israel) - or have you fallen into the trap of thinking of the victims as terrorists?

I am very disappointed by this thread, but not really surprised, as it smacks of feeble opportunism.

This is an effort by a community of people to help a segment of our society that is too often overlooked. Music can be a political statement, certainly, and a powerful one. However, this is a charitable cause, not a political one. Bullets and bombs don't ask your political affiliations, nor do they care whether you support the war or not. We are making a small effort to help people whose lives have been changed forever to find new hope for their futures. Many of us in the US do not support our government's actions. This is a separate issue. Please don't confuse them.

We are all aware of the devastation that has taken place; unfortunately, we cannot help everyone. You are certainly free to disagree with helping in our effort, but opportunism? How so? We don't gain anything by this. All money will be disbursed to charitable organizations; we claim no political affiliation or beliefs; we support no political causes; we are all volunteering our time, effort, and creativity to this cause. So opportunistic--how?

Some of us want to support this cause BECAUSE we know the Government is not looking out for the veteran, The US soldier never asks to go to war, but their job is go where they are told, whether that be Somolia, Kosovo, The DMZ in Korea, Afghanistan, Iraq. No I do not support the current situation in Iraq, that does not mean I do not support the soldier, and I don't have to put a bumper sticker or a magnet made in China to demonstrate that. My political view has nothing to do with this. The fact is: Medical science has come a long way in the last 30 or 40 years, injuries that would have killed a person back then are now survivable, but the bare minimum is being done to take care of these folks, and if it be a private orginization that does the job the government is not willing to do, well, let's help them help the soldier.

Thank you

Im in.

wellcome to this train!
L

Sorry ShadowMom, but I feel you're being a bit naive.

I'm not confusing two situations - I'm merely pointing out that your govt has a DUTY to look after it's wounded. If it isn't, then you (and they) should be mad as hell - and not prepared to take it any more.

Just 'cause you want to help the wounded doesn't automatically make you a President loving Republican, but everyone's determination to point this out shows how dumbed down things must be over there.

If you think I'm against soldiers or something, then you can't be serious.

Like so many acts of apparent altruism, this one will be designed to give max exposure to dmusic and it's artists. That's what I mean by opportunistic. It's jumping on the flag waving patriotic bandwagon ('scuse the pun), for nothing more than attention. In my opinion, of course.

How about an anonomous tip jar or something ? Maybe one for the US soldiers from the world's sole remaining super power with the largest economy and one for the "collatorally damaged" ? Medical science may have come a long way in the last 30-40 years, but these cluster bomb crusaders are leaving a hell of a lot of amputee children around.

Thank you so much for allowing me to disagree with you.... you make it sound like a favour....maybe it is in the US.

Good Luck,

Cantillon,

I may be naive, but a tip jar would never raise the amount of money we can raise by sharing our music with others. And I think you may be the naive one if you believe otherwise. This cd will be available in stores, online and every other way we can figure out to market it. Could a tip jar for DMusic compare?

I agree with you our government falls short in its responsibility to care for those who have simply done their jobs as they believe they should. But then, in my opinion, they fall short in most categories. That doesn't mean that we should not do what we can to help others. There are already many charities and many people who raise money for the victims of the war, and we applaud them and hopefully we support their efforts with our dollars, too. But we needed a focus, found a need, and so here we are. Yes, it's limited in scope, because we do not want to hold out false promises to anyone.

"Apparent altruism"? Everything is donated... time, effort, talent. If that's the cynical label you choose to stick on it, fine. It is still an effort to make some small difference, to make someone else's life a little better. And on a site where I would say the majority of the people are either democrat or independent, I doubt this can be construed as jumping on any patriotic bandwagon.

Oh, and in the US... disagreeing is not a favour, nor is it a privilege. It's a right, and in some cases a duty. It's called freedom of speech.

there is also free exposure and promotion of your music to thousands of people who dont come online

fighting on the internet is a waste of time... people can be more productive by making music instead

count me in.

steve

Oh, Shads,

Apparent altruism is the ONLY label I feel comfortable with - from the first Live Aid to last years Live 8 to this current venture of DMUSIC's. I am cynical - it's not an insult, just a statement of fact in my case. (Add up all the momeny "pledged" from our govts to various worthy causes and see if it matches the amount that actually gets delivered - big on promises, small on delivery every time).

I'm not suggesting you'd do anything untoward with the money you rasie, just highlighting where the bulk of my cynicism comes from.

As an aside (partly because I never know when to shut up) I don't see how the split between democrats / independents and republicans on this site has anything to do with patriotism or any band wagon jumping that may or may not take place.

Playing the "Nation" card is always one of those "lowest common denominator" things for me. I guess my own UK slant on this kind of thing also shows how people from outside your country can view all that apparent flag waving.

"Indie for America" - the clue's in the title.

rofl @ tameasdust.

trancesepted: you can also remove the phrase "fighting on" and the sentence would still make sense

Opinions respected!

Thanks for keeping the discussion civilized. Disagreement does not constitute disrespect. Perspective is always welcome.

There are people from all over the world supporting this cause from volunteers for this project to artists donating music. Thanks

respect, down 4 da cause

Hey Bob Hope and Marilyn Monroe supported the troops. Whats wrong with crass opportunism in support of liberty?

Now you're just teasing, leflaw - no one thinks the "war on terror" is about liberty. Good soundbite, though and I'm sure the majority of uneducated souls will fall for it. I mean, who could possibly be against Bob Hope, Marilyn Monroe and Liberty ? These are good things, and anything else must therefore be evil, right ? Tut tut.

Anyway, I've decided every note of my music was written with a strong anti-war sentiment and that excludes it from the project - such cissy nonsense is not allowed. Maybe I could write a PRO WAR song glorifying the heroic actions of our hapless defenders of democracy ? Sorry, I really don't know when to shut up, do I ? Ignore me, I *will* go away

I am in for helping but I´d like to point out that the first terrorist is the us goverment driving its own citicenship into sheeps afraid of each other and the rest of the world, I´m in for aiding anyone in need, but i´m out supporting any war and any gunshot and any motherfucking lie we are told.

You cant be a hero beeing dead. Its no heroic act to shoot ppl down. There is nothing but shame in all that. But whats done its done, lets help and that will be heroic to me.

P.s. I dont mean to hurt anyone with whats said above, I know its atouchy subject, I´d just like the us to stop thinking they rule the world. Even if they could lets live in peace man, lets stop all this bullshit if we can. Not just make amends afterwards. And I strongly suggest to make this right that some of the profits be donated to the opponent army and allies. They all need the money and they all mourn relatives. Lets make this record a statement of peace and equality. lets be heroic!

And I´d like to suggest to make this record but donating the eventual profits to something like that french organisation called docs without borders http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ I think we couldf all agree with that. helping is better than not helping and thats my point.

Sounds cool.

um no ... the places have been decided.

This is not in support of the government but in support of the troops when they come home. To give them personal help and attention.

Where the government decides to send the troops is not the issue. The troops do and go where the government tells them to ... it is their job.

I am Canadian. In every war since and including the civil war between the blue and the grey Canadians have volunteered to fight with the american forces.

If the american army had come to Canada during the Vietnam war and asked for people to fight they would have never had to draft anyone ... they would have had 500,000 volunteers in three days.

The official position is we are a peace keeper army ... and the canadian armed forces do that job.

We are little brother up here. You pick on big brother and they had better erect really big fences cause nobody picks on Big Brother.

The politics are not the concern here ... politics is government ... the troops are not the government.

Have any release dates been set? I'll Buy One!

we will have to check on that BLUE!!!!

The call will end 4th of Sep. The DMusic panel (panel of users and administrators for which I'm not a part of) has the tough job of narrowing down the list to the top 50 tracks. We then need artwork for the album for which we have a professional graphic artist volunteering...vzeye. Hopefully, by the end of the year but I'll ask to get a a more precise time frame.

I have submitted a song for the panel, I don't understand why people have to jump on this thread and turn it political, if you don't want to contribute or be part of it then don't, simple as that...btw not all Canadians are anti American !!

I have 3 family members in the army, 2 of whom are on duty in Iraq and history tells us that the families of the fallen are the ones who get left behind, whether the troops are fighting for a just cause is debatable but they get on with it and do their job, serving their country - they would rather not have people shooting them, suicide bombing them etc, but they accept it happens. The army may give some minor recompense for the fallen but history shows us ('nam vets etc) that this is usually small potatoes and then you're just a number.

This gesture on behalf of Dmusic is for the families of the dead or seriously incapacitated etc, it's not a 'war chest' at all. And no-one is saying that police, firefighters, nurses, and the regular everyday heroes are not worthy either, they are just less likely to be killed tomorrow ... thank goodness.

I guess I'd like to take part