- Third Coast Festival
- Navy Pier
- 848 East Grand
- Chicago, Illinois
- 60611-3509
- 312-948-4682
- info@thirdcoastfestival.org
Hey! We're no longer accepting Book Odds submissions - the deadline passed on July 5th.
But the good news is that the Book Odds Respository is teeming with submissions from all over the world, covering topics beyond your wildest imagination. And by teeming we mean there are ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY ONE submissions in that Repository. This Third Coast ShortDocs record, by a long shot. Happy listening!
And in case you're curious about this year's rules that everyone folllowed...read on.
The Pep Talk
The Third Coast ShortDocs Challenge is back! Here's your chance to take part in an international audio project, whether you can produce radio in your sleep, or have always dreamed of uttering the words "Testing, 1, 2, 3. Testing" into a microphone. Book Odds are for everyone.
Why should you participate? We respectfully query right back, "Why not?" It's a reason to try out this whole audio thingee, or to explore something new and fun if you're already acquainted. (Plus, keep reading for more incentives.)
The challenge
Produce a short audio story (up to three minutes) inspired by (and named after) song titles from The Books’ newly-released record The Way Out, and including at least two of eight samples carefully selected from their vast library of musical bits, strange phrases, and sonic doodads. Stories of all styles are welcome – from documentary to drama - and everything in-between.
(Psst! The samples are posted right over there, to the right.)
The Incentives
All submissions will be posted and live permanently on this site.
Many will air on our weekly radio show Re:sound.
Many will be featured at listening events around the world.
Four Book Odds will be selected by the Third Coast and the Books as the 2010 ShortDocs – producers of these win a trip to Chicago (all expenses paid) to present them (with Nick and Paul from The Books) at the opening session of the Third Coast Conference in Chicago, October 28-30.
The fine print / submission details
Sorry, the deadline for Book Odds submissions has passed.
But in case you're curious about submission details anyway:
Email your Book Odds submission to thirdcoastfestival@gmail.com as an mp3.
Submissions can run up to three minutes long.
Submissions should include: title, one-sentence description, names of samples included, producer bio (75 words max) and location (city, state, country), image relative to story (.jpg /.png /.gif), and website affiliation (optional).
Producers will be notified once submissions are received (thanks for your patience - we were swamped there in the eleventh hour.) They'll be contacted if their submission is chosen as a ShortDoc the week of August 16th. We'll announce right here when we've contacted all ShortDocs producers.
ShortDoc producers must be able to attend the Third Coast Conference, October 28-30. (Travel and accommodation covered by TCF.)
Producers retain all rights to their work, but TCF retains permission to feature Book Odds on the radio, in public, and for promotional and programming purposes. Producers will always be credited.
Miscellaneous-ness
Samples must be recognizable in each Book Odd. Partial use of a sample is permitted, as long as it's still discernible.
Co-productions are welcome.
Looking for some tips on equipment and getting started? TAL has a whole page of 'em.
Producers can submit up to three Book Odds.
Questions? Send us an email, or call 312-948-4682.
the ingredients!
Pick a title and at least one mp3 from each "sample bucket" below to include in your Book Odd. And don't be shy if you have any questions.
Titles
(choose one for your Book Odd title)
"A Cold Freezin Night"
"All You Need is a Wall"
"Chain of Missing Links"
"I Didn't Know That"
words/sounds
(Choose at least one, click to hear, right-click to download)
- buzz note
- strange town
- winding coinbox
- with youououou
sonic doodads
(Choose at least one, click to hear, right-click to download)
- clarinet clock loop
- eros vibraphone
- note manual
- scaledown
About the Books
photo by Ben Poster
The Books – Nick Zammuto (r) and Paul de Jong (l) – formed in 2000 while living as neighbors in Manhattan. Nick plays guitar and Paul plays cello, and they play a combination of electronic music and folk, typically incorporating samples of obscure sounds and speech. They’ve released three full-length records to date: Thought for Food, The Lemon of Pink, and Lost and Safe, and a few other singles and EPs. An upcoming record – The Way Out – will be released this summer.
They're also one of our favorite bands! Listen to an interview we recorded with Nick and Paul for Re:sound a few years ago.
