|
contents | jazz | |||||||||||||
| 2006 Six Points Music Festival The third annual Six Points Music Festival, will take place Thursday, April 6 through Saturday, April 8, 2006 throughout the Washington, D.C. area, showcasing performers at DC9, IOTA Club and Café, Jammin’ Java, Rock N Roll Hotel, Staccato Lounge, The State Theatre, Strathmore, Velvet Lounge, Whitlow’s On Wilson and other to-be-announced venues. This year’s festival will again be co-sponsored by its founding organization MetroMusicScene.com and the Washington Area Music Association (WAMA). The festival is now accepting submissions from artists through January 15, 2006 and the line-ups for this year’s festival will be determined by the festival Performer Selection Committee and announced in early March. “The goal has been to grow the festival a little each year, ” explains Mike Holden, a D.C. based musician who founded the festival in 2004, “and to create something that can evolve into a South By Southwest type event for the Washington area. We’ve added more volunteers each year and it keeps getting bigger, as more people work together on it. I’m very pleased with the job that Melissa DePaulis [this year’s Planning Committee Chairperson] has done at organizing things and putting together the venues for this year. It’s shaping up to be our best festival yet. I hope we can say that every year.” Artists can submit materials to be considered for inclusion in the festival through the submission form available at www.sixpointsmusicfestival.com. A CDR containing four original songs is required along with the submission form or artists can opt to include their MySpace.com web address on the form in place of a CDR. Full length CDs will not be accepted. A $10 submission fee is also required along with all submissions. The money collected through these submissions fees will be used to purchase advertising and promotional materials for the festival. All submissions must be postmarked by January 15, 2006. Out of town bands are welcome to submit materials although the selection committee will focus on Washington D.C. Metro area performers to fill approximately 75% of the festival’s line up. Last year’s festival showcased over 40 bands. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Jazz News :: home page |