Call for Musicians with Disabilities

Call for Musicians with Disabilities VSA Texas @ Library Live! Deadline: Ongoing

Background: VSA Texas has been invited to participate in Austin Public Library’s Library Live music series by hosting a quarterly concert series at the Carver Branch featuring musicians with disabilities. This series is designed to provide an accessible venue for both aspiring and established musicians with disabilities.

Details: Concerts are held Saturday afternoons from 2:00-4:00 PM at the Carver Branch Library, located at 1161 Angelina Street, Austin, TX 78702. Each act gets 25 minutes of stage time.

Requirements:  Either you or AT LEAST ONE member of your band must have some disability.  You must complete and submit the attached entry form to Eric Clow at VSA Texas. Contact information can be found on the entry form.  You must submit samples of your music. Link(s) to your website, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, YouTube, Facebook and/or other sites you use are acceptable. You can also submit videos of past performances and/or audio files (MP3, M4A, WAV, AIFF) via YouTube, Vimeo, Dropbox, or Google Drive. Last, you are welcome to mail us a CD, cassette tape, and/or vinyl record at our address listed on the entry form. Submitting more high quality recordings will increase your chances of being selected, so send as much as you like!

Please Note: This is a form for interest in participating in this concert series. You will be contacted upon review of the attached entry form. An invitation to play in the concert series does not guarantee you will have a slot during the same quarter when you apply. You may be asked to play at a later date when other musicians of your specific genre are also scheduled to play. If you have any questions, please contact Eric Clow at [email protected] or 512-454-9912.

1 VSA Texas @ Library Live! Musician Entry Form

Your Name:

Phone: Email:

Your Band/Stage Name:

Brief Description (Please tell us about your music. What style/genre is it? Is it mainly originals, covers, or improvised? What instrumentation does it include? Do you play alone or in a group? If you play in a group, how many other people are in the group?)

Where can we hear your music? (Please include link(s) to your website, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, YouTube, Facebook, and/or other sites. If you don't use any social media sites, please email us MP3 files of your music, or mail us a CD, cassette tape, and/or vinyl record at our address listed below.)