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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.

Mr. Chair with Special Guests Dave Cooper and Chris Bucheit

January 20, 2020 by WORT 89.9FM

Madison-based Mr. Chair are joined by Dave Cooper (Trumpet) and Chris Bucheit (Guitar) for a night of genre-blending original music. Mr. Chair’s affinity for collaboration with astonishing artists means no two shows are alike. Don’t miss this incredible night of music! ————————————- Mr. Chair looks like a jazz quartet, sounds sometimes like a rock group, […]

Remember Me: An evening of Poetry & Piano celebrating Jazz Pianist...

October 1, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

The Friends of UW-Madison Libraries are pleased to bring you a spectacular evening of poetry and jazz in celebration of the life and legacy of Mary Lou Williams. Original pieces read by Poet Fabu will be accompanied by Williams’ compositions played underneath by pianist Lawren Brianna Ware. The Mills Music Library will share a recording […]

Bach Around The Clock

February 12, 2019 by WORT 89.9FM

Come celebrate the birthday of J.S. Bach, with a day filled with his glorious music! Bach Around The Clock is a 12-hour celebration of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Held on a Saturday in March near Bach’s birthday (March 21), it offers all members of the musical community, from young students to seasoned professionals, […]

Billy Joe and the Affordables: A Billy Joel tribute band

November 29, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

Madison’s Billy Joel Tribute Band comes back to the Bos Meadery for a show that will rock your socks off. Billy Joe and the Affordables is a tribute to one of the greatest singer-songwriters and pianists of the 20th century: Billy Martin Joel. Our name comes from the fictitious band featured in the music video […]

Festival Choir of Madison presents: “Angels and Demons”

August 27, 2018 by WORT 89.9FM

“Angels and Demons” Come with us on a Dante-inspired journey from the Inferno through Purgatory all the way to Paradise, as interpreted by composers Karl Jenkins, Zdeněk Lukáš, György Orbán, Alfred Schnittke, Joseph Rheinberger, Rodion Schedrin, W. A. Mozart, and Marteen Spruijt!

Free concert by Prof. Igor Lipinski – solo classical piano of fi...

October 10, 2018 by Music Department

At this FREE CONCERT, Igor Lipinski will perform music by 19th through 21st century Polish composers: Fryderyk (Frederic) Chopin, Karol Szymanowski, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Grazyna Bacewicz, Pawel Mykietyn. Since classical music from Poland has been rarely performed in concert halls in Madison, this recital will be a rare occasion to experience Poland’s musical heritage and […]

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