KUAC invites musicians to enter contest

March 20, 2019

Nancy Tarnai
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Local musicians are invited to enter their original songs in KUAC鈥檚 Tiny Desk Contest. KUAC will make videos for the contest winners, who can then enter , a nationwide search for the next great undiscovered musician to go on tour with NPR Music.

鈥淲e hope Alaska will be well represented in this national contest,鈥� said Lori Neufeld, KUAC music director. 鈥淭his community has a vast amount of talent, and we want to help musicians get noticed by NPR Music.鈥�

Songs must be original, and written and performed by the artist or band. Entrants must be 18 or older and cannot be signed with a record label.

KUAC will select the top five entries from all videos submitted and invite the winners to the Alaska Live Archive Studio on Wednesday, April 3 at 7 p.m. KUAC staff will create a video that can be used for the NPR Tiny Desk Contest.

鈥淜UAC has the Tiny Desk, the perfect space and setup,鈥� Neufeld said.

Visit to submit an entry by March 28 at 11:59 p.m.