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.