The city of Atlanta marks its 2^nd Annual One Musicfest on Sunday, August 27^th, in Park Tavern‘s concert space with twelve hours of non-stop live music. This year’s confirmed artists include alternative hip-hop group The Pharcyde, Grammy nominated artists, Anthony David, and The Foreign Exchange. More artists will announced, including featured DJ’s and live artists.

Muphoric Sounds has two tickets for giveaway! Send an email to contests@muphoricsounds.com by Wednesday, August 14, 2011 for a random drawing. The winner will be notified by Saturday, August 20, and their name, plus one will be added to the guest list for the day. (We dislike spam as much as you do; your contact information will never be sold nor rented, in compliance with US Spam Laws.) So get yourself in it, to win it, and share the word with your friends.

For more information about the event, visit www.OneMusicFest.com.

As a thank you for your continued support, we have put together a year-end giveaway—gifts that exemplify the sensibility of the Muphoric Sounds audience, who have a natural zeal for culture and music fused together.

Two winners will be randomly selected to receive the following items:

• One copy of recently published The Anthology of Rap edited by Adam Bradley and Andrew DuBois, the first ever book of its kind which features the inventiveness and vitality of rap’s lyrical art, with a foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and afterwords by Chuck D and Common.

• One DVD of the docudrama Wildstyle – deemed as the ‘best hip hop movie of all time’! Wildstyle documents the convergence of one of cultures longest-standing musical forms—a DVD that all music heads must own.

To be entered to win, send an email to contests@muphoricsounds.com with the subject line “Givewaway” by Thursday, December 23rd, 2010 for a random drawing. Two winners will be selected and notified by Monday, December 27th, 2010. (We dislike spam as much as you do; your contact information will never be sold or rented, in compliance with US Spam Laws.) So get yourself in it, to win it, and share the word with your friends.

A big thank you to Yale University Press for donating The Anthology of Rap. You can also watch an interview (just a teaser) with Common, Kurtis Blow, and The Anthology editors!

SingersRoom.com‘s will be hosting an event with the incredible soul singer, Bilal for their Acoustic Conversation series, on Friday, September 10th Thursday, September 9th at 7pm to 11pm!

We have a pair of tickets for one lucky winner! You’ll get to hear him perform just days before his new album, Airtight’s Revenge is released on September 14. The Acoustic Conversation series is about opening the lines of communication between artists and their fans through an open Q&A, followed by an acoustic and intimate set. This is going to be an extraordinary event, held at a secret location in Brooklyn!

So people, you have to act quickly AND spread the word about this giveaway.

We have got two tickets for giveaway! To enter, it’s simple:  Send an email to contests@muphoricsounds.com including your full name (as it appears on your official ID) by Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 at 5:00pm for a random drawing. The winner will be notified the same day, Tuesday, September 7th, and their name, plus one will be added to the guest list. They will receive location information in confirmation email. (We dislike spam as much as you do; your contact information will never be sold or rented, in compliance with US Spam Laws.) So get yourself in it, to win it, and share the word with your friends.

On May 25th, Leela James released her first album on world renowned label, Stax Records, a division of Concord Music Group, the perfect home for soul and R&B artists who’s goal is to preserve the soul tradition.

The album entitled, My Soul, is what Leela recalls as “just want[ing] to go into the studio and do what moved me at the time, and not think about it too much or not allow it to be something that was too planned. That’s what great soul music has always been about from the very beginning – something very raw, very authentic and very true.” With a host of great producers on My Soul, it’s the kind of music you want to listen to solitarily, to bask in its sound.

Muphoric Sounds has got a copy of My Soul for giveaway! To win a copy, send an email to contests [at] muphoricsounds [dot] com, by midnight, June 26, 2010 for a random drawing. You will be notified via email, if you are the winner! (We dislike spam as much as you do; your contact information will never be sold or rented, in compliance with US Spam Laws.) So get yourself in it, to win it, and share the word with your friends.

Check out “Party All Night” below and then enter to win at contests [at] muphoricsounds [dot] com!

“Party All Night”

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Last month, we shared this wonderful group The Opus from Chicago, where their EP Praying Mantis was available for free download (read piece here). The album has now been released and includes a five additional tunes that weren’t available on the EP. Muphoric Sounds were able to get their hands on limited edition copies of the CD, where the album cover delves further with their praying mantis, a world that has become desolate and overcome by the attack of grasshoppers. The artwork is by Albane. Visit their site to view more of their work www.albane.ultra-book.com.

The Opus has given us and additional copy of the Plus Edition for giveaway! To win a copy, send an email to contests at muphoricsounds dot com, by June 8, 2010 for a random drawing. You will be notified via email, if you are the winner! (We dislike spam as much as you do; your contact information will never be sold or rented, in compliance with US Spam Laws.) So get yourself in it, to win it, and share the word with your friends.

Check out “Constellation Nine” below and then enter to win at contests at muphoricsounds dot com!

“Constellation Nine”

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Back in May, Muphoric Sounds brought the sounds of The Jaspects to you, the band who all met while they were students at Morehouse College. With the release of their album, The Polka Dotted Stripe, Eric Roberson is hosting their album release party at one of New York’s world renowned venues, SOB’s! The night will feature opening acts by Lydia Caesar and Jon Bibbs.

Muphoric Sounds has two tickets for giveaway! Send an email to contests@muphoricsounds.com by Wednesday, December 16, 2009 for a random drawing. The winner will be notified on Thursday, December 17, and their name, plus one will be added to the guest list for the night. (We dislike spam as much as you do; your contact information will never be sold or rented, in compliance with US Spam Laws.) So get yourself in it, to win it, and share the word with your friends.

Here’s a refresher on the sounds of The Jaspects!

“2012″ feat. Janelle Monae on The Polkadotted Stripe

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“Unifunk” on The Polkadotted Stripe

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