Outer Banks Sounds

OBX Sounds, a collaboration between Dare County Arts Council and 99.1 The Sound, will continue with the fifth in a series of showcases featuring all original, all local music on Thursday, February 16^th at Kelly’s Restaurant and Tavern from 7-9 p.m. 

Showcases will be held every third Thursday from 7-9pm, through April at Kelly’s Restaurant and Tavern in Nags Head.  Each musician selected will have one track included on the inaugural Outer Banks Sounds CD recording, a chance to perform on the live radio show, Acoustic Lunch, industry exposure, radio play, twenty copies of the CD recording and a small honorarium for the showcase. A CD release party and performance will wrap up this 8-month program. This is a great opportunity to support established and up-and-coming musicians alike and help promote local artists of the Outer Banks! 

Call for Artists! 99.1 The Sound and Dare County Arts Council Seek Artwork for the Inaugural Outer Banks Sounds CD

Manteo, NC – 99.1 The Sound and Dare County Arts Council have partnered to produce the very first compilation CD of local musicians creating original music. Monthly showcases have been taking place since September featuring the selected musicians and will continue through April. There were over 60 submissions to the project making the selections for the inaugural CD a difficult one for the panel of judges. In May the first edition of Outer Banks Sounds will be released to the public. DCAC and 99.1 The Sound is looking for original artwork to accompany the CD. The submission deadline is 3/31/2012. All artwork must be created/submitted in one of the 5 following programs: Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design, Quark Express or Corel Draw and emailed to info@darearts.org.

The winning artist will receive recognition on 1000 CD’s, posters and all other marketing materials associated with the project and 20 copies of the CD.

All proceeds from sales of the Outer Banks Sounds CD will benefit the Community Music School that was devastated in Hurricane Irene. The school is a DCAC initiative that brings quality, affordable music instruction to local youth.   To find out more about the Community Music School and OBX Sounds, visit www.darearts.org.

Dare County Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the arts in Dare County through advocacy, enrichment and opportunity.