Boomslang Local Music Project
The Boomslang organizers at WRFL want this year’s festival to showcase the vivid imagination and innovative knowhow of our best local musicians while providing a truly unique experience for Lexington visitors and natives. To accomplish both of these goals, we have decided to make a special call to the Kentucky music community.
While our selection committee will choose a handful of local and regional acts (based on how we perceive an act’s sound and performance to complement the festival’s overall mission and programming), we are also sending out a special request for bands to think beyond their usual material and create a completely unique performance for this year’s Boomslang festival.
This means putting your regular set of songs on the shelf and pushing yourself to make something totally new and, perhaps, totally different from your standard fare.
Past examples include Big Fresh’s “History of College Radio” set at FreeKY Fest in 2008 (a selection of songs they covered to examine the history of WRFL programming) and Everyone Lives Everyone Wins’ “Many Hands, One Wave” sonic experiment for Boomslang 2009 (which used a live radio performance simulcast as well as video and visual art performance elements).
Other ideas and/or concepts to consider for your Boomslang performance (By no means are you limited to these ideas!):
• Arranging a theatrical performance piece
• Using film or other visual art elements in conjunction with your music
• Covering work from a specific album, artist, or theme
• Composing a completely new set of songs for the event
• Composing a conceptual music piece concerning a specific topic or theme
• Performing some of your songs using unconventional or unfamiliar instruments
• Incorporating an art installation into your performance (you are encouraged to contact local venue/gallery owners to discuss how this might be accomplished–we’re big on collaborative efforts)
To respond to this special call for artists, simply fill out the entry form, attach your proposal and send everything to:
Boomslang Local Music Project Submissions
Ben Allen
205 Vanderbilt Drive
Lexington, KY 40517
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS JULY 23.
Selections will be made and bands notified by July 30.
If you have any questions, please contact Ben via email at benthegm@hotmail.com.
Boomslang 2010 Local Artist Application
Name of Artist/Group:
Phone:
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Please include a short narrative describing your proposed performance, explaining why your band’s idea would be a great fit for Boomslang and how your performance will enhance the overall festival atmosphere. Also, while we have reserved a number of venues for the Boomslang weekend, we encourage you to visualize what kind of space would best suit or benefit your performance: PLEASE INCLUDE THIS AND ANY OTHER GENERAL LOGISTICAL INFORMATION IN YOUR NARRATIVE!
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