Wednesday, October 23, 2013

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!

Today in 1945: Jackie Robinson and pitcher John Wright are signed by Branch Rickey, president of the Brooklyn Dodgers Baseball Club, to play on a Dodger farm team, the Montreal Royals of the International League.

Robinson became the first black baseball player to play on a major league team.

It’s Today’s Action Calendar!

Today at 5pm is “Boom & Bust: Exploring the Health and Environmental Effects of Frac Sand Mining,” a presentation by Dr. Henry Anderson, Chief Medical Officer of the State of Wisconsin. Part of the Doug La Follette Environmental Speakers Program hosted by Clean Wisconsin, this is today at 5pm at the Fluno Center, 601 University Avenue. More info at cleanwisconsin.org/speakers

Tonight, the Anarchist Sci-Fi Reading Group meets at 6:30pm a the Madison Infoshop, 1019 Williamson Street. More info at madisonfreeschool.wordpress.com.

The Keep Wisconsin Warm and Cool Fund’s 4th annual Charity Corn Maze is open now through November 3rd, Thursdays and Fridays from 4 to 9pm, and Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 4pm. The maze is at 1262 John Q. Hammons Drive and there is a cost. More info at kwwf.org or call Kari at 608-268-7881.

Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin, Inc. announces the eighth year of grants to encourage creation of new community gardens and expansion of existing gardens in the City of Madison. Grants of up to 2,000 dollars will be given out in early March 2014. Applications are due on November 30th. Call Micah at 246-4730, extension 236, or visit cacscw.org/garden_grants.php for more info.