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Music Director: Sybil Augustine – musicdirector@wortfm.org (for music submissions, charts and tracking, promotional exchanges for music events and following up on volunteer applications or other requests. Please include specifics in your subject line, such as “Hiphop Music Submission” etc, )

Music Assistant: Aaron Scholz – musicass@wortfm.org (for record donations and sales, promos recording volunteers, etc.)

Music Calendars: Submit your events online here or send by email to calendar@wortfm.org

How do I get my music played on WORT?

We accept submissions in most genres and styles of music, focusing on noncommercial, out-of-the-mainstream, independent releases (check out our playlists and music charts for more information.) It may take up to a few weeks for us to review and process your submission so we appreciate your patience, and feel free to contact us to follow up. Please send your music, indicating any tracks with language that needs to be aired after 10 pm and including a one-sheet description and any biographical and tour information, to WORT Music Director, 118 S. Bedford St, Madison, WI 53703 and/or to musicdirector@wortfm.org.

We do accept digital files on .wav or mp3, but currently we still prefer CDs to digital submissions because it’s the quickest way to get it into the hands of our programmers and onto the airwaves, though we have a growing digital library. Digital submissions should be .wav or other lossless files, or high quality mp3s [128-320 kbps.]

You can follow up or “track” your submissions by email, or call 608-256-2001 on Wednesdays between 1-4 pm CST to ask if we received it, has it been reviewed, has it been added to our library, and what kind of airplay it’s getting—e.g. light, medium, heavy or charting. Thanks and we look forward to hearing your music!

WORT Music Playlists

What was that song I heard? Who was the artist, what is the album title, where can I get it? Where can I find the entire playlist for a show?

Click on the Playlists button to bring up a calendar where you can choose any date to find the playlists for that day. If you can’t find the right playlist or the song you’re looking for, your best bet is to call the station the next time that program’s on and ask the host yourself. If that’s not possible we may be able to help you, but please have as much information as possible at hand when you contact us, such as: approximate day and time the music was played, what type or genre of music it was, who hosted the show and any other information you remember about the selection and we’ll do our best to track it down.

Once you figure it out, there’s a “Buy It!” link next to each track in online playlists that leads you to a place where you can buy songs and albums, and by doing it that way a small portion of each purchase goes to support WORT.

Megan Bobo & The Lux Play At WORT

May 13, 2013 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

Megan Bobo and the Lux came by the station on May 13, 2013, during the 8 O’Clock Buzz, to give a preview of their upcoming performance at the WORT Block Party this Sunday, May 19th at 5PM.

Experimental French Horn: A Mixing of Musical Genres

June 17, 2013 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

At the end of the June 17th Monday Buzz, professor of music at UW-Madison Dan Grabois joined Brian Standing to talk about his work with an improvisational mix of a French Horn sound with software that provides an electronic sound. Essentially, he is trying out an electric French Horn. Inter-spliced with samples of this experimental […]

Milkhouse Radio Live on the Radio

August 19, 2013 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

Madison bluegrass mavens Milkhouse Radio got up early on Monday, August 19, to join host Brian Standing on the Buzz. This clip features two original tunes “Cobwebs and Kerosene,” and “Driftless,” as well as a cover of the Gillian Welch / Dave Rawlings tune, “It’s Too Easy.” Milkhouse Radio’s new self-titled CD is available at […]

Hannah Luree Live in the WORT Studios

September 24, 2013 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

Singer-songwriter and Cable, Wisconsin native Hannah Luree came with her guitar on Monday, September 23 to join Brian Standing in the WORT Studios. She and Brian chatted about getting folk gigs in punk clubs, the status of the Madison folk scene and Hannah’s future plans. Hannah also played two of her compositions, “Darlin’” and “Bounce,” […]

Madhatters: Acapella Maestros

October 1, 2013 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

The University of Wisconsin MadHatters, based out of Madison, Wisconsin, are the premier men’s a cappella group of the UW campus. Since their founding in 1997, they’ve developed a worldwide following. Will Diepholz and Luke Hrovat-Staedter joined Brian Standing on September 30, 2013. With beat-boxing!

Jenny Marquess Plays the "Too Fat Polka"

October 14, 2013 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

Jenny Marquess joined Monday host Brian Standing to help pledge rap during WORT’s Fall Pledge Drive. She brought her prize Planet accordion along with her, and serenaded listeners with her rendition of the politically incorrect Walt Solek classic, “The Too Fat Polka.” If you haven’t pledged your support to WORT yet, hit us up online […]

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