For those who may be interested . . .
Here's an idea that
Gertie Berry (Jan's widow) first proposed when I was in Los Angeles for Jan's memorial bash . . . and we're going to explore it.
We'll have a contest . . . and the best original artwork submitted, in tribute to
Jan Berry and
Jan & Dean, will be featured somewhere in the packaging of our forthcoming tribute album.
We're of course still counting on
Dean Torrence to design the front cover for us . . .
Things to consider . . .- This artwork contest is open to both professional and amateur artists, and fans
- Submissions must be original works of art, with no copyright infringement on any existing work of others
- There will be no payment involved, but the winning submission will be credited to the winning artist, with copyright statement, artist's Website, etc.
- Artwork must be designed in black and white (grayscale) to fit on a standard-size page for CD insert.
- The winning submission has to be extremely cool, creative, and professional-looking. Our packaging will be top notch.
- We reserve the right not to use any of the submissions if we don't think they're right for the project.
This is your chance to make a lasting visual contribution in honor of Jan Berry and Jan & Dean.
Design samples (for viewing) should be sent in JPG format to:
info [at] jananddean-janberry.com.
We'll also have another big surprise in our packaging . . . which we'll announce at a later date . . . closer to the release of the album.
M.