Join composers, producers and songwriters from around the world in the second annual collaborative race against the clock.
Over the course of six hours, teams of four musicians will create brand new original tracks in a creative relay. Using the virtual audio workstation SoundTrap, each musician will get exactly one hour to add their contribution before the next teammate takes over. At the end of the day, we will bounce each team’s track and host them online for everyone to hear.
This year, Track Meet will feature a special instrument: the musical leaf! Each team will begin their collaborative relay with a pre-recorded track by an expert leaf player, layering their musical contributions on these unique beginnings.
Registration closed on June 10th. Stay tuned here for the creations! (But if you have your own team of 3-5 musicians who would like to participate in Track Meet together, it’s not too late – email jonah@makemusicday.org!)
A few Track Meet Teams from 2020
“90 Minute Trap”
jpMixo (Columbia, SC) – Bass guitar
Elyse Barnard (Boston, MA) – Vocals
John David Black (The Guitari$t) (Columbia, SC) – Electric Guitar
Aron Nelson (Honolulu, HI) – Keyboards
“Make Me Wanna Go Home”
Jenny Amanda Hurwitz (New York City, NY) – Rhythm Guitar
Sofia Villarreal (Austin, TX) – Bass
Chad Carrier (Torrance, CA) – Guitar and Vocals
Hannah Schdze (Boston, MA) – Violin
“In The Middle of Space”
Steve Housewright (St. Louis, MO) – Assorted Guitars, Banjo & Mandolin
Marcus Santos (Boston, MA) – Timbau and Caxixis
Gloria Hays (Weeki Wachee, FL) – Hammered Dulcimer, Mountain Dulcimer & Ukulele
Edgars Rakovskis (Riga, Latvia) – Guitar
“Swamp Jam” by United By Music North America
Amanda Gresham – UBMNA Producing Artistic Director
William Straub – Guitar
Tommy Cook – Drums
Polly O’Keary – Bass
Nick Baker – Keyboard