As
part of efforts aimed at changing the mindset of Lagos State residents
towards their environment, public infrastructure and their fellow man among
others, Spirit of
Lagos (SOL), a non-political, non-religious organization, has invited Lagos residents
to participate in a song competition to select a theme song that will resonate with
Lagosians and promote the ideals of Lagos State.
The competition, which is expected to drive
engagement and adoption of SOL’s messages among Lagosians, is open to residents of Lagos, irrespective
of their states of origin, ethnicity, religion, class, gender and so on. The
competition will run from September 1 to 26, 2014.
Project
Director of the organization, Niyi Omotoso, said that “the theme song
competition was conceived to engage Lagosians and create an opportunity for
musical talent to thrive as well as generate thought and conversation around
the values of Spirit of Lagos.”
According
to him, “the best theme song must, amongst other things, be new and never been
played in any of the media platforms or performed anywhere prior to the
competition, promote the unique
attributes that made Lagos a centre of excellence, inspire social justice,
civic responsibility, citizenship and neighbouliness, and must not exceed three
minutes.”
“The
winning theme song must align with the objectives of the Spirit of Lagos’
‘CHANGE YOUR THINKING’ campaign which is to restore those unique values that
made Lagos a safe, just, prosperous and neighbourly place to live in and visit
in the past,” Omotoso continued.
He
further informed the press that the winner of the contest will gain, amongst
other things, a recording contract, opportunity to be considered as an SOL ambassadorship,
cash prize of N500,000 and a chance to perform the song alongside some notable
Nigerian artistes at the Lagos State Governor’s Ball scheduled for the third
quarter of this year.
The
first and second runners-up in the contest will be rewarded with cash prizes of
N200,000 and N100,000 respectively, while the song with the highest vote will
get N50,000 as a cash reward.
“The
selection of the winning song will be presided over by a panel of judges
consisting of performing artistes and record label owners. Each song will be
judged on creativity, originality, message content, balance & blend, and
overall acceptability,” Omotoso concluded.
The
group announced that all Lagosians have a say in choosing the winning theme
song as the competition allows all residents of all Nigerians irrespective of
where they live to vote for the songs of their choice on SOL Facebook Page or
any of the SOL online media platforms.
He
called on interested Lagosians to compose and record either audio or video song
of between two and three minutes and either upload it directly on the SOL
Facebook page www.facebook.com/spiritoflagos or send their entries in a
CD/DVD to The Spirit of Lagos Song Competition in any of the following
locations:
1. PlayHouse, 2 Abieyuwa
Amadasun Street, Off Oduduwa Way, Ikeja GRA
2. C&F Porter Novelli, 26A
Babatope Bejide Street, Lekki 1
3. TBWA at Harold Shodipo Crescent
Ikeja.
All
contestants are expected to enclose their full names, addresses and phone
numbers in their entries as well as like the Spirit of Lagos Facebook page
before sending in their entries.
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