Dear readers,

I’ve published an advertisement in this blog post.

I wasn’t very comfortable with this, considering it’s a product I’m unfamiliar with. So to make it up to you, I’m sponsoring a blog competition!

Eligibility:

• You must be Canadian.
• You must be a student enrolled in a post-secondary, undergraduate jazz program in Canada.
• You must be 25 years or younger.

Rules:

• Publish an online article at least 500 words in length.
• Send me a link to your article (using comments below) by January 30, 2012.
• Reflect on the following: “How do you get people out to gigs? How do you build an audience?  How do you support live music?”

Prize:

• $200
• I’ll publish your article on my website (approx 4000 viewers per month).
• Good articles will receive honourable mentions.

Ideas:

• Start a discussion.
• Engage the community.
• Read other blogs in the community. Here’s a list:
• JazzBlog.ca
• Jesse Cahill
• Pianoblabber
• Trap’d
• X…Y…Jazz

Good luck!