“THE POLLS ARE OPEN” – DEMOCRAZY 2007
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:52 pmThe Democrazy 2007 music competition (www.democrazy2007.com), run by the Electoral Reform Society (ERS) Scotland in conjunction with Digital Media Cast, goes live to public voting today as submitted tracks become available for download.
David Orr, Scottish Youth and Campaigns Officer with ERS Scotland commented:
“We have been impressed by the quality of the majority of tracks submitted to date and recognise the importance of the social and political issues that these songs address. Now it’s up to listeners to choose and download the tracks they prefer to decide who goes forward into the final phase of the competition”.
Democrazy 2007 has already attracted some high profile supporters. Krist Novoselic, bassist with the groundbreaking rock band Nirvana is a major supporter of voting reform. He commented:
"It's no secret that Scotland rocks! Now Scotland will rank - as in STV elections. Thanks again for the leadership."
The window for downloading of tracks is open from today until Thursday 19th April 2007. Then, based on the number of downloads received by each track, the top ten most popular tracks will go forward into a final vote hosted online using the Single Transferable Vote (STV) between Friday 20th April to Friday 27th April.
The result of the STV vote will determine the distribution of £5,000 in prize money to the top three bands or artists.
Campbeltown band The Twisted Melons have entered all 4 songs from our Gandhi EP, originally released in November 2004, in the competition.
For online resources, visit the Democrazy 2007 website
http://www.democrazy2007.com
the myspace site
http://www.myspace.com/democrazy2007
or join the “Democrazy 2007” group on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com
For further information about the role of Krist Novoselic and his involvement with FairVote in the United States , the sister organisation to the Electoral Reform Society, see http://www.fairvote.org/?page=146
The office of the Electoral Reform Society in Scotland is located at 91 Hanover Street , Edinburgh , EH2 1DJ , Tel: (0131) 7184280.
For further information about the work of the Electoral Reform Society in Scotland contact Amy Rodger on (07960869018) and stay tuned for the Society’s new website at http://www.electoral-reform-scotland.org.uk
David Orr, Scottish Youth and Campaigns Officer with ERS Scotland commented:
“We have been impressed by the quality of the majority of tracks submitted to date and recognise the importance of the social and political issues that these songs address. Now it’s up to listeners to choose and download the tracks they prefer to decide who goes forward into the final phase of the competition”.
Democrazy 2007 has already attracted some high profile supporters. Krist Novoselic, bassist with the groundbreaking rock band Nirvana is a major supporter of voting reform. He commented:
"It's no secret that Scotland rocks! Now Scotland will rank - as in STV elections. Thanks again for the leadership."
The window for downloading of tracks is open from today until Thursday 19th April 2007. Then, based on the number of downloads received by each track, the top ten most popular tracks will go forward into a final vote hosted online using the Single Transferable Vote (STV) between Friday 20th April to Friday 27th April.
The result of the STV vote will determine the distribution of £5,000 in prize money to the top three bands or artists.
Campbeltown band The Twisted Melons have entered all 4 songs from our Gandhi EP, originally released in November 2004, in the competition.
For online resources, visit the Democrazy 2007 website
http://www.democrazy2007.com
the myspace site
http://www.myspace.com/democrazy2007
or join the “Democrazy 2007” group on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com
For further information about the role of Krist Novoselic and his involvement with FairVote in the United States , the sister organisation to the Electoral Reform Society, see http://www.fairvote.org/?page=146
The office of the Electoral Reform Society in Scotland is located at 91 Hanover Street , Edinburgh , EH2 1DJ , Tel: (0131) 7184280.
For further information about the work of the Electoral Reform Society in Scotland contact Amy Rodger on (07960869018) and stay tuned for the Society’s new website at http://www.electoral-reform-scotland.org.uk