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This is a call for submissions to all
experimental/fringe music artists. Beta:Sound is an
exciting new project focused on compiling, recording,
promoting, and distributing artistically challenging
music to the public. Please find a complete
description of Beta:Sound below.

Submissions postmarked before October 31, 2004 will
not be assessed a $10 submission fee. Once an
artist's project is accepted that artist is entitled
to submit future projects for free. Visit
www.betaculture.org for a submission form and more
information.

WHAT IS BETA:SOUND?
Beta:Sound provides a way for artists to present the
entire scope of what they do without thought for
accessibility or commercial success. Artists are able
to present live works, works in progress and
non-traditional musical pieces without the time
constraints inherent in physical recording mediums.

Beta:Sound is an online music distribution project
that offers music free, both through a web interface
and whatever popular P2P service people are using, to
anyone who can download it. Beta:Sound functions like
a Non Profit label that writes grants to help record,
present and distribute (online) experimental and
marginal music forms.

Artists represented by Beta:Sound retain all
publishing rights and the masters of the recordings.
Beta:Sound is only able to give the music away for
free online. Thus preserving the rights of the artists
while allowing a broader public access to the music.

The works presented by Beta:Sound are not confined to
a specific genre or musical style, instead the catalog
is open to any work whose form, through innovative
practices and musical intentions, falls outside of the
realm of commercial music. Specifically works that are
not commercially viable for a label.

As each artist develops their catalog of posted work
they are simultaneously generating feedback through
the websites public review process. Expanding the
"critical feedback" outside of the handful of
international critics and allowing the public to speak
about each work in a constructive manner.

Once the artist has developed their catalog they can
then take the step toward grant writing for funding of
projects of a more ambitious scope.
Allowing for the creation of music that would not
otherwise be financially feasible.

Traditional record labels trying to distribute
experimental music are loosing money; the general
public is downloading whatever they want anyway.
Beta:Sound is a system that lets anyone have the music
guilt free and gives back to the artist.

By circumventing the traditional model of physical
recording medium and label/distribution Beta:Sound is
able to generate a larger public awareness of the
intelligent music forms that exist.

The intention of Beta: Sound is to create a global
community that brings together all of the small
regional music communities throughout the world.
Evolving into a cultural commodity in the process.

If you would like to become a part of the Beta:Sound
Project a submission form is available below. If you
have any questions please feel free to
contact us at any time.

Thank You

Raymond Harmon
Beta Director