Jax and Seth Anderson are a brother and sister indie pop duo with a somewhat unusual songwriting process. For most of the year, the siblings live in different states collaborating back and forth via e-mail to produce their music. Jax handles melody, lyrics and vocals while Seth takes care of the backing music. They’ve named their ongoing project, Apples Trees & Tangerines. For this week’s “Liner Notes” edition, we asked songstress Jax about their peculiar track “Orange”. Despite the upbeat sound, the lyrics reveal a much different story as the underlying theme speaks to the effects of alcoholism on personal relationships.
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Judging on OurStage is a fun way to discover new artists and win some pretty rad prizes. Today we’re very excited to introduce Judging Power Hours. Once in a while we’ll designate hour time slots in which we’ll select one lucky judge at random to win an OurStage prize pack! To judge on OurStage all you have to do is register as a fan by clicking here. After activating your account click the “Judge” tab at the top of the OurStage.com home page. Then click the channel you want to judge. Within each channel you have two options, Head-to-Head judging or Sort 4 judging.
In Head-to-Head judging you compare two songs side by side then gauge which song you like more.
Head to Head Judging Mode
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Hey Rock and Urban artists! The deadline for entering your songs into Converse’s Get Out of the Garage contest is coming up. Don’t miss your chance to open for Flying Machines at The Levi’s/FADER Fort in Austin this March! That’s right, two high ranking acts from the Rock and Urban “Get Out of the Garage” Contest Channels are going to be selected to open one of the hottest industry showcases of the year! And as if a career-changing gig wasn’t enough, the two grand prize winners will also receive a $1000 gift card from Guitar Center along with $1000 in cash from OurStage. Enter before November 22nd and get your fans to judge the “Get Out of the Garage” Contest Channels.
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November 18, 2009 in
Contest Announcements, Hip-Hop, Playlists and Rock.
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The artist deadline to enter Cakewalk’s “Your Music. Anytime, Anyplace.” Songwriting Contest is coming up but the contest is far from over! Artists wanting to compete in either of Cakewalk’s Rock or Urban “Anytime, Anyplace” Contest Channels have to enter their song before November 22nd for a chance to win a mobile studio. But don’t forget to tell fans to judge the competition. The best fan predictor from each channel will win an Intel Core i7 laptop plus other goodies from Cakewalk!
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Have you had a chance to judge in Converse’s “Get out of the Garage” contest? There’s tons of new indie rock and urban talent just waiting to be discovered, and they’re all vying for a chance to play the Levi’s/FADER Fort showcase in Austin this March.
Did you know that by judging Converse’s “Get Out of the Garage” Contest that you could win a trip to Austin to see the winners perform at the music industry’s hottest showcase for yourself?
Converse is rewarding the best predictor, the fan with the greatest ear for talent, with their own trip. To be eligible for the best predictor award you have to judge at least 25 Sort 4 style battles. The more you judge, the better your chances! Learn more on how the best predictor award works here.
Converse is also awarding fans daily gift certificate giveaways to Journeys. So far over 100 fan judges have received these awards, and Converse plans to continue to give out 10 a day until the end of the month. You can win too! So what are you waiting for? Go judge!
