New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The Sound Wall, a creative studio space in Opelika, AL, is announcing several events set to take place this year and early next year. The first is a "save the date" announcement for the second annual Opelika Songwriters Festival for March 27-29, 2020. The first annual festival, co-produced by The Sound Wall and Russell Carter Artist Management (co-producer of the 30A Songwriters Festival) and held over Memorial Day Weekend earlier this year, was a rousing success, gathering together over 40 singer-songwriters who performed on multiple stages in historic downtown Opelika, AL. The headliner for the 2019 festival was Shawn Mullins. Ticket information, and the list of confirmed performers for the 2020 event, which will be co-produced again by The Sound Wall and Russell Carter Artist Management, will be announced at a later date. Artist submissions for the festival are now open.
In conjunction with the festival, a Student Songwriting Contest is now open for entries. Students 18 and under who are still in high school or younger may enter to win a chance to perform their original song at the Opelika Songwriters Festival 2020. Winners will be chosen by a judging panel consisting of Opelika Songwriters Festival producers, Spicer's Music, and Sundilla Concert Series, and three winners will be selected to perform their winning song on the Spicer's
Music Sponsored Stage during the festival. The deadline for entries is December 31, 2019.
The third annual Strum & Strive
Music Festival, co-produced by The Sound Wall and curated by The Sound Wall co-owner Jen Slocumb, is scheduled to be held at Pick Elementary in Auburn, AL, on October 6, 2019. The event features 12-year-old singer-songwriter and guitar phenom Jack Barksdale from Texas, who also performed at the Opelika Songwriters Festival earlier this year. As it has in years past, the Strum & Strive
Music Festival will also include additional band performances, a variety of food trucks, and other fun family activities.
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www.opelikasongwritersfestival.com/songwriting-contest
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About The Sound Wall:
In 2016, husband-and-wife duo Martha's Trouble purchased an historical Victorian house, originally built in 1907, in downtown Opelika, Alabama, and they rehabbed the abode into a creative studio space over the course of a year, opening the doors to the public in March of 2017. Since that time, the studio has hosted recording sessions, a monthly supper club, special events, and acoustic concerts, and has been featured in
Alabama Magazine. Located at 605 Avenue B in Opelika, The Sound Wall entices artists from near and far who are seeking a small-town recording experience in a premiere space, and it has become very special addition to the already existing and expanding arts community in town.
www.thesoundwallopelika.com
