All States All Stars

Posted by:  Music For Troops

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Summary

Music For Troops is pleased to announce the creation of a boxed set of Compilation CD's titled All States All Stars.



John Ondrasik of Five For Fighting is writing the introduction to this boxed set and will be featured on the poster along with the 50 overall artists that will ultimately be selected.



The goal is to showcase and feature 50 artists, one from each state in the US, on the Music For Troops website, CD's, DVD and poster. 1,000 copies of the boxed set All States All Stars will be sent to US troops, and 4,000 copies of will be sold on eBay as a special event with 100% of the proceeds going toward sending the gift of music to our Troops.



There are 25 slots reserved exclusively for Sonicbids artists. There will be a minimum of 1,000 copies sent to US troops abroad. Submissions are open to all genres of music.



The Music For Troops staff will select the songs for the compilation CD's based on originality and quality. The All States All Stars boxed set will be distributed to our Troops by Green Beans Coffees in cafes at the USA bases overseas.



In addition, all submission will be featured with a title, artist photo and website link on the DVD to be included in the boxed set. All submissions will be uploaded to the Music For Troops site as donations where the artists' receive a tax deduction each time their song is downloaded by registered troops.



Artists selected for the Compilation CD will be required to pay a small additional fee of $25.00 to help offset the manufacturing costs of production and distribution.



It is also important to note that Music For Troops believes in and supports freedom of speech, but as a non-profit charity, cannot accept partisan or political songs in any direction. Any submissions of this nature will not be accepted and will not receive a refund of submission fees.



Music For Troops is a 501(c)(3) charity that sends the gift of music to troops at home and those that are away from home. Music For Troops is an eBay Giving Works charity and is requesting to be featured for this event by MissionFish, the exclusive charity solution provider for eBay Giving Works.