Wednesday, October 22, 2014

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.

Contact Information

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!

Action Calendar

Tonight, the Wisconsin Labor History Society hosts an author event for the biography of area musician Cris Plata, whose family was part of the migrant farmworkers who moved from Texas to Wisconsin. The book, “Cris Plata: From Fields to Stage,” includes text in both Spanish and English. Plata will join author Maia Surdam at the event. This is at 6pm at Goodman Community Center, 149 Waubesa Street. For more info, email lwermter@library.wisc.edu.

Tomorrow night, the Wisconsin Academy Talk is “Studying Wisconsin – The Life of Increase Lapham.” Authors Martha Bergland and Paul G. Hayes will highlight Lapham’s work in botany, geology, and the natural sciences, and feature guided mini-tours of the herbarium’s collection area. The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are suggested. For more info and to register, visit wisconsinacademy.org. This is tomorrow from 6 to 8pm at the Wisconsin State Herbarium, Birge Hall Lobby, 430 Lincoln Drive.

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