Menken Mixtape

Musicians, writers —

We wanted to include some examples from 2014's "Sondheim Remix" to get you going. See below and enjoy.

Challenge Rules

Two years ago, we issued a challenge to cutting edge producers, house/electronic musicians, spoken word artists, and music-makers of all styles: take any piece from Sondheim's Sunday in the Park With George and remix it. Make it yours. Sample it. Adapt it. Run with it.

This year, in honor of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman’s God Bless You Mr. Rosewater, we are issuing the same challenge using Alan Menken’s songbook as source material. Take any song with music by Menken and flip it on its head.

Winners will present their pieces before the opening night of God Bless You Mr. Rosewater at Encores: Off-Center for Alan Menken himself.

Challenge rules:

- Choose ANY song or piece of music by Alan Menken (Menken has approved this usage)

- Create your own take on this piece. All genres of music and performance are encouraged.

- You can sample audio to create a produced track, or you can use the material as the inspiration for a live composition or performance.

- New lyrics and text are permitted but are by no means required.

- Pieces must be no more than five minutes long.

- Here are some examples from 2014’s Sondheim Remix competition for inspiration:

George Abud, Children and Art

Jeremy Lloyd, Color and Light

Farasha, White Colored Canvas

Submission details:

- The deadline for submission is Friday, June 24th, 2016 at 11:59pm.

- Please email your submission to nycitycenter@gmail.com as either a SoundCloud link (for audio submission) or YouTube link (for video submission)

- Submissions will be posted as they are submitted to menkenmixtape.blogspot.com - Winners will be chosen by a panel headed by artistic director Jeanine Tesori and will be announced on July 1st, 2016.

The winning writers will:

- Perform their work before the Wednesday, July 26th performance of God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater at New York City Center. Alan Menken will be in attendance.

- Receive two tickets to that night's performance of God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater

- Receive a stipend of 200 dollars.

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Sondheim Remix