Rock Out With The Facing Us 2008 Music Contest Winners
November 20, 2008 by Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Hello!
Did y’all know the winners of the Facing Us 2008 Music Contest were announced? If so, shame on you for not telling me (I’m a bit behind, apparently), and if not, well, obviously you’re not alone.
For those of you just tuning in, the Facing Us 2008 Music Contest was sponsored by the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance and Dave’s Spark with the intention of recognizing and embracing “the creative spark of so many individuals who live with mood disorders.”
Anyway – yay! The first, second, and third place winners are up, and I’ve just checked them out. They are really good.
Radio Jesus (a.k.a. Ray Henry Ulrich) came in first with “Never Mind,” which is by far my favorite. It’s very trippy, and has the kind of beat that, if you heard it during a TV show or movie, you’d know some kind of scandalous drama was getting ready to go down. You can visit Ray’s MySpace page to listen to it.
Miria came in second with “Break Your Heart,” and she’s not exactly new to the business (she co-produced the first Los Angeles Women’s Music Festival and had a song featured on Grey’s Anatomy, which, to me, used the be the definitive moment for indie artists everywhere). I cannot for the life of me find her song on her website or her MySpace page, but the official announcement page does include it as the first song on the sample player.
And, Ben Mitchell Arthur came in third with “Lifetime,” a thought-provoking, upbeat little ditty that you can check out at his MySpace page. Arthur also authored A Simple Twist of Faith.
Don’t forget to check out all 16 finalists (I’m thinking I’ll start looking for “Crack Baby” and “Serotonin” when I get a free minute), and let’s all congratulate the winners, finalists, and everyone who entered for sharing their creativity with us and helping put stigma in it’s place!
There are some people who are sick in their behaviour. But still they carry so much talent with them that you can’t simply imagine. So, giving an opportunity to them is a noble deed.