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Youth Showcase

Frank Brown International Foundation for Music, Annual Youth Showcase

An important aspect of the FBIFFM Educational Outreach is the production and presentation of an annual Youth Showcase, by which student Songwriters are given the opportunity to perform in a professionally produced showcase before an audience of their peers from surrounding schools. The showcase is presented in cooperation by the Frank Brown International Foundation For Music, Lulu’s, and the City of Gulf Shores.

Songwriters 18 and under are invited to apply to perform and the event is open to songwriters of all genres', including instrumentalists. All performances must be original compositions and participating artists are selected based upon songwriting skill and performance ability. From those performances, several artists are selected to receive cash scholarships and one songwriter/artist will receive an invitation to become a paid and featured songwriter in the following year's Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival, and will perform alongside some of the most accomplished songwriters in the music industry. As an added opportunity, the event's entire production and sound team is comprised of student interns from area schools, providing a hands-on experience in producing such an event. All applicants will be considered by a panel of festival judges and those chosen to perform will receive a ‘guest songwriter’ pass to the Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival and an official FBISF artist’s swag bag.

Please continue to watch this page for any announcements regarding any necessary procedures, showcase scheduling, and when we will be accepting applications for participating students. We look forward to hearing your original music and performances!

Outreach Director - Karen E. Reynolds

In-Schools Outreach Director, Karen E. Reynolds, is an award winning singer songwriter and East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame Songwriting Inductee with national credits to her name and has been a featured performer in the Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival for the past 21 years. Over that period she has dedicated herself to building and sculpting this program. Due to her extensive background as a respected music industry consultant and having taught workshops and music educational courses for a variety of universities and music conferences or organizations, she is as proficient in the class room as she is onstage.

The Frank Brown Foundation Board of Directors, voted Karen into this position with the fullest confidence that she is a leader with experience and passion for this program and will continue to be an excellent steward of the Foundation’s mission to provide this community service. Per FBISF Board Member, Gary Rogers, “The board is excited to have Karen serve as the Director for this important extention of the Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival. Her leadership and experience are fundamental to the growth and integrity of the program, as well as, in fostering critical community support and partners who share and fully realize the Frank Brown Foundations’s vision to provide opportunty to area youth.”

Youth Application Process

Songwriters, 18 and under and still attending high school, are invited to apply to perform in the 2024 Annual Frank Brown International Foundation for Music, Youth Showcase.  Submitting artists must provide their own instruments, must be able to accompany themselves, and must be available to perform a minimum of three (3) original and self written songs (including instrumentals) in the live showcase presentation. This event is open to SOLO performers of all genre's, only (duos or groups will not be considered), and will take place on November 13, 2024 in Gulf Shores, AL, and is presented by the City of Gulf Shores, and the Frank Brown International Foundation for Music.

All applicants will be considered by a panel of festival judges and selection will be based upon theirs skills as a songwriter (most important) and ability to 'deliver' the song as a performer. Selected songwriters will be contacted directly with all information regarding their scheduled performance. Applicants must provide a link to where their music can be
heard, online, whether it be a video performance or a site where their songs are included for listening. We do not accept hard copy cds or downloads.

Those chosen to perform will be included in the showcase performances, will receive a 'guest songwriter' pass to the festival, will receive an artist's swag bag, and one performing songwriter/artist will be selected to receive an invitation to become a paid and featured songwriter in the 2025 FBISF.

**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY OCTOBER 6, 2024. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THAT DATE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ALL GENRE', SOLO PERFORMERS ONLY. DUOS OR GROUPS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. ALL APPLICANTS MUST ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR AN EVENING PERFORMANCE ON THE SAME DATE AS THE SHOWCASE.

Register to participate in FBISF's 2024 Youth Showcase.

REGISTRATION LINK WILL BE HERE IN THE FUTURE.

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