SOUNDS OF THE CITY SEEKING PERFORMERS - NJPAC

[summerfestivals]

For Immediate Release: JPMORGAN CHASE SOUNDS OF THE CITY SEEKS PERFORMERS FOR THE SUMMER 2006 SERIES FREE OUTDOOR MUSIC SERIES TO RUN THURSDAY EVENINGS IN NJPAC’S THEATER SQUARE Newark, NJ (January 23, 2006) – The New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s acclaimed free outdoor summer music series, is seeking musicians to perform as part of its 2006 series of concerts in Theater Square, NJPAC’s public plaza, on Thursday evenings beginning July 6. Offering the most diverse music anywhere in the state, the series brings together thousands of people and over 30 new and emerging groups of musicians in downtown Newark. Three groups are featured per evening, each performing one 30-60 minute set. A modest honorarium is awarded to each group that is chosen to perform. Artists are also given the opportunity to present and sell CDs and tapes and promote other upcoming area performances. The NJPAC’s Sounds of the City committee is currently canvassing the area’s clubs and live music venues looking for groups for this eighth annual series. Musicians are required to submit an entry form along with a CD, DVD or cassette demo with basic biographical information no later than February 28, 2006. NJPAC’s Sounds of the City committee members will review the submissions and groups will be selected and notified by May 5, 2006. Groups are selected based on a combination of artistic integrity and NJPAC’s desire to represent a variety of music. For more information on NJPAC’s Sounds of the City 2006 contact summerfestivals@njpac.org, or to be faxed/sent a submission form, please call NJPAC’s Sounds of the City Hotline at 973-353-8046 or download form directly from www.njpac.org.