Here in lil’ ole Washington DC, musicians of the scene have an experiment going on that is bound to explode into a creative battle of the wordsmith. It’s called “DC SWEAT” baby, as in DC’s Songwriter’s Word Experiment and Test. Every week, a new random word is unveiled, and they have an entire week to write and record a song based around that word. Past words have included “alert”, “mortal”, “slightly”, and my personal favorite “huh.”
The experiment was started by
Death By Sexy’s front-man Jason Griffenhagen, and some other participants of the showdown come from bands such as Middle Distance Runner, Greenland, Sad Crocodile, Mother, and Deleted Scenes. Their finished pieces are thrown up on the
Myspace page every week as well as a documented process and lyric sheets.
It’s also not genre specific, so listeners can be surprised to find words like “north” used in anything from a rap ballad to a surf-noise jammer. So, are you ready to take on the next word of the week? Bust out your keytar, get crackin’, and
learn more here.
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