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We are inviting proposals to commission four new audio art works that will form part of <a href="http://basic.fm/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">basic.fm</a>’s library collection. <strong style="background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bold">Submission form is at the bottom of this page.</strong></p>
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<a href="http://basic.fm/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">basic.fm</a>’s new audio commissions will feature frequently in the programme between events, broadcast takeovers and regular shows. This growing collection represents a library of works for broadcast, which to date includes commissioned work from <a title="Mark Vernon" href="http://www.basic.fm/www.meagreresource.com" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,102,204);background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Mark Vernon</a>, <a title="Ed Carter" href="http://modular.org.uk/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,102,204);background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Ed Carter</a>, <a title="The Noize Choir" href="http://noizechoir.tumblr.com/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,102,204);background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;vertical-align:baseline">The Noize Choir</a> and <a title="Sarah Boothroyd" href="http://sarahboothroyd.com/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,102,204);background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Sarah Boothroyd</a>. We are seeking to expand this library with playful, unexpected, exciting and innovative proposals in response to the principle themes of <a href="http://basic.fm/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">basic.fm</a> (broadcast art, sound and independent culture).</p>
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<strong style="background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bold">Submission criteria</strong>:</p>
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All proposals must be for <em style="background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:italic">new</em> not existing work.</p>
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The proposed work must be 20 minutes or over in duration.</p><p style="background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:24px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;vertical-align:baseline">
There is a one-off artist fee of £250 for each commissioned piece. We are commissioning four new works in total to broadcast on <a href="http://basic.fm/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">basic.fm</a> from February 2013.</p>
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This call is open to all artists, musicians, field recordists and sonic artists regardless of nationality, age, or career stage.</p></span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px">The deadline for commission proposals is <strong style="background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bold">Friday 18 January 2013 at 5pm (GMT)</strong></span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px">. Applicants will be notified regarding the result of their proposal via email by Tuesday 22 January 2013.</span></font><div>
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">For more information go to <a href="http://www.basic.fm/?page_id=1501" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://www.basic.fm/?page_id=1501</a></font></div>
</span><div><br></div>-- <br>Craig J Puranen Wilson<div>Programme Manager @<a href="http://basic.fm" target="_blank">basic.fm</a></div><div><br></div><div>Tel: +44 7891 324 358</div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;border-collapse:separate">Basic.fm is a Pixel Palace project. Pixel palace is a creative digital media programme based at the Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne and is supported using public funding by Arts Council England. It is also supported by the Northern Rock Foundation.</span><br>
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