EVERYTHING you need to know for this contest in below the cut. word the man EDub
This picture represents all of the things that are dear to James (2nd from left), his dog, Sia guarding the front of his house, a weathered Auburn U hat on his head, and a bottle of Jack clenched in his fist. It was actually taken on the porch of the old Wire Road Studios, before it was moved to a bigger, state of the art location.
Your task as aspiring artists, graphic designers, or just people who love to create, is to use all of the above information about James, and even the picture (or “essence” of it) if you so see fit, to create a cover that represents all of these things. THE WINNING PIECE, CHOSEN BY The NICEGUYS WILL BE THE OFFICIAL COVER FOR THE EP IN DIGITAL AND HARDCOPY RELEASE LATER THIS SUMMER, AND WILL RECEIVE FULL CREDIT FOR THE ARTWORK.
RULES:
1. Submit a PDF, JPEG, GIF, or PNG file to eric@thepigroup.net on or before the deadline, FRIDAY JUNE 10th, 2011 at 10pm CST. (There are no limits on size, but if the file is too large for email attachment, you are welcome to upload the piece to a file transfer site and send the link to download as well)
2. Provide contact information for yourself to be reached if you are chosen as the winner: Full Name, Address and best phone number to be reached on. The Pi Group will send you your official copy of the EP once it is released. Your contact information will soley be used for the use of this contest exclusively and will not be shared with anyone.
3. There are no limits to your submissions, feel free to submit as many pieces as you like, The Niceguys will vote on their favorite pieces and a winner will be chosen from those, but you are more than welcome to submit as many designs as you like.
4. There are limits on mediums, Paint, Sculpt, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Pencil, Scanners, etc. What ever medium of creation that you are comfortable and familiar with is at your disposal. Create with no restrictions, we want your best work.
Who is James Kelley?
James Kelley is the Engineer/Musician behind all of sonic inner workings of The Niceguys music, the “Bob Power” of our organization and the Godfather of Wire Road Studios. We are naming our latest musical endeavor, The James Kelley EP, after James because we wanted the world to know how important he is to our sonic signature and to show appreciation for our dear friend.
James by nature is a very simple man. There are many things that are near and dear to him, but there are 4 contants that are ever present: His love for his Alma Mater, Auburn University; Jack Daniels, Music and his beloved dog Sia. 9 times out of 10, when you come to Wire Road, you can catch James mixing down a record, having a shot of Jack, and see Sia within earshot of it all offering her approval or disapproval of whats playing.
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