Your Tate Track Competition
- Posted on July 23, 2007 9:28 AM
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Calling all yong creative bods (sorry oldies, this one's not for you). The Tate Modern is on a mission to gather music inspired by art from the Tate Collection. They are launching a competition for 16 -24 year olds to create 'Your Tate Track'.
From 19 July, entrants will be able to visit Tate Online and choose an art work from a selection on display at Tate Modern this autumn and then write a track in response. The ultra modern folk at The Tate are working in partnership with MySpace and BT to allow musicians to register entries via the MySpace player on their profile.
The public will have until 31 August to vote for their favourite track at www.myspace.com/tategallery and the 20 most popular will go before a judging panel which will include, Graham Coxon, Roll Deep, Basement Jaxx and Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens.
The winner will be announced at Tate Modern on 17 September. Their track will be installed in the gallery on a listening post next to the work which inspired it and will be streamed on Tate’s website. As for limits... their aren't many (after all, that's what art is about right?). The comp is open to both bands and solo artists and entries can be from any musical genre.
In the lead up to the competition, high flyers such as Klaxons, Chemical Brothers and The Long Blondes, recorded original tracks in response to Tate works. The winner of the competition will join this prestigious line-up, receive feedback and meet many of the acts. That's right... hand shaking with the big guns. The latest acts to join the initiative are Basement Jaxx and Lethal Bizzle.
Each month (for the past twelve months) Tate Modern has launched a new track by a major band or solo artist in the gallery at listening posts next to the visual art that inspired it.
Get in on the action - big breaks don't get better than this.
To find out how to register for the competition or vote for your favourite track, visit www.myspace.com/tategallery
Official site:
www.tatetracks.org.uk
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