How often have you heard, ’Turn that racket down, don’t speak unless your spoken to, and today’s youth have nothing to say?’ Well, LOUD isn’t going to turn it down, off or out.

The LOUD festival’s radio arena wants you to shout out, speak up and mouth off. Exercise those tonsils and push that brain. If you imagine it, hear it, or want to say it - don’t make the voices stop!

LOUD, Australia’s first national media festival of youth culture and the arts believes that youth have a lot to say and want to give you the opportunity to say it by interpreting the word - LOUD. Any translation or subversion of LOUD is encouraged - be it creative, obscure or entirely obvious.

Your LOUD interpretation can be presented in any radio format. It can be an interview with someone, a short play you have written, a monologue, or you could grab a microphone and record some sounds to put together.

It may be fun, interesting, serious or stupid, just make sure it’s short. All entries must be between 30 seconds and 3 minutes long and judges will look for the most creative interpretation of LOUD, as well as the most interesting use of sound to deliver that interpretation.


Prizes:

The best entries will be played on Triple J and the community broadcasting sector’s national satellite network ComRadSat in January as part of the LOUD festival.

You can also win $2000 worth of stereo equipment from Panasonic, $1000 worth of Cds, or a Panasonic CD walkperson.


How to Enter:

Send a copy of your Mouth Piece on a non-returnable cassette, clearly marked with your details to :

Mouth Piece @ LOUD
Locked Bag 4888
Strawberry Hills, NSW 2012.


Deadline : 1 December 1997

Conditions of Entry:

  1. To be eligible, entrants must be under 25 years of age as at September 30, 1997 (supply proof of age) and an Australian citizen or resident.
  2. The Mouth Piece Competition is open to any short radio piece of 30 seconds to 3 minutes in length, interpreting the word or concept ‘LOUD’.
  3. All entries must be submitted on a cassette.
  4. A broadcast quality master of winning entries will be required for air play in January, 1998.
  5. Entries must be sent postage paid.
  6. Submissions must be the original work of the entrant.
  7. Copyright of each entry remains the property of the entrant. However, LOUD reserves the right to utilize submissions in part or in whole for online or radio exhibition and any associated promotional or archival purposes related to the festival and each entrant gives a licence for such usage.
  8. Prizes are not redeemable or exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash.
  9. Submission copies will not be returned.
  10. LOUD will determine in its absolute discretion which pieces will be broadcast and promoted.
  11. Prize winners and finalists will be notified by mail and published on the LOUD website.