Contest: Design my next CD!

It’s been over seven years since I released my debut album, “All I Fear." My next CD is musically ready for release and all that is left is the CD design. I know I have a lot of artistically talented friends out there, so I decided what better way to come up with a CD design than to have a contest?

CONTEST DETAILS:

This contest is to design the front cover, back cover, and CD itself for my upcoming release “Racing & Retracing.” To get a feel for the music, you can listen to two songs (Leaving It All Behind & She Won’t Give In) on MySpace and two other songs (Home & Again) either directly on iLike or through the iLike application on Facebook.

To enter the contest, create a design using any artistic style. The artwork must fit the specifications listed on Kunaki’s website (where I will get the CDs made). Which basically means 300 DPI / RGB / 16 bit color with the following dimensions:









PRIZES:
One 1st Place Winner of the contest will receive the following:
* $100
* Four free tickets to the “Racing & Retracing” CD release concert (Date/Time/Venue TBD)
* Credit in the liner notes (along with any contact and/or website information desired)
* 5 autographed copies of “Racing & Retracing”
* 1 copy of all seven previous albums where my music has been featured:
- All I Fear (my debut album, 2001)
- From the Underground, Vol. 1 (2002 compilation album of acoustic musicians in the Arlington, VA/Washington, DC area)
- LDS Styles, Vol. 3 (2002)
- LDS Styles, Vol. 4 (2003)
- Summer Rain (Timpanogos Singer/Songwriter Alliance compilation album, 2004)
- LDS Styles 2006
- Swap Meet (Timpanogos Singer/Songwriter Alliance compilation album, 2007)

Depending on the number and quality of submissions, other entrants may be designated as Honorable Mention winners. Honorable Mention winners will receive an autographed copy of “Racing & Retracing” and two tickets to the “Racing & Retracing” CD release concert (Date/Time/Venue TBD).

TO ENTER:
E-mail your completed design, along with your name, email address, phone number, and mailing address, to chris_hartwell_music@yahoo.com. If you prefer to send your artwork through the mail (on CD, etc.), contact me via the same email address with a request for my mailing address.

Entrants may submit more than one entry with the understanding that each entrant will only receive up to one honorable mention or 1st place winner designation.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
To ensure full consideration, submissions should be received no later than midnight on February 15th, 2009.

FINE PRINT:
By entering the contest, the entrant gives Chris Hartwell non-exclusive rights to use his or her submission in the production, promotion, and distribution of the “Racing & Retracing” CD, this contest, and future performances, advertisements, and other promotions.

The 1st Place Winner and any Honorable Mention winners will be announced on http://goodned.blogpot.com no later than March 15th, 2009 and will also be contacted personally via email, phone, and/or postal mail.

QUESTIONS:
Questions can be emailed to chris_hartwell_music@yahoo.com or left in the comments of this post. General questions that may be beneficial to all entrants will be answered below:

1. Do the front cover, back cover, and CD have to be separate designs?

Answer: No. In fact, many CDs have a similar theme between the front and back covers. Some CD covers match the face of the CD. Keep it simple. If you do want to do different designs for all three parts, make sure they work well together, but I suggest saving your energy and using a  similar theme/idea throughout.

2. How many winners of the contest will there be?

The number of winners in the contest is completely dependent on the quantity and quality of submissions. There will only be a maximum of one 1st place winner, but there is no maximum (or minimum) number of Honorable Mention winners.