Sweat Records Announces Rachel Goodrich Video Contest

Looking to score $500? Are you handy with a camera? Do you enjoy local music? Well, Sweat Records has got a contest for you. The Little Haiti record store is calling for aspiring music video directors to act, animate or whatever Rachel Goodrich's track "Light Bulb," which as we know...

By Jose D. Duran

January 21, 2010

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Looking to score $500? Are you handy with a camera? Do you enjoy local music? Well, Sweat Records has got a contest for you. The Little Haiti record store is calling for aspiring music video directors to act, animate or whatever Rachel Goodrich's track "Light Bulb," which as we know was used this holiday season as the soundtrack to that Crayola Glow Dome commercial.

To submit your entry all you have to do is upload it to YouTube, email the link to [email protected] and await the results. Deadline for submissions is February 17. The winner will be announced on February 19 via the Sweat Records blog. But wait, there is more! Winner received a $500 prize and will be premiere at the store during Rachel Goodrich's in-store appearance February 20.

The MP3 of "Light Bulb" is available for download at Sweat Records. So listen and start creating.

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Jose D. Duran is associate editor of Miami New Times where he primarily oversees the arts and culture and music beats. Jose joined the New Times staff in June 2008 but has been covering Miami culture since 2005. His work has also appeared in publications likeVice, Billboard, and Spin. He’s earned numerous accolades including placing first for Weekly Newspaper Contest: Business Reporting from the Florida Press Association in 2020; placing third for the Writing: Light Feature from the Florida Press Club in 2019; and placing third in Weekly Newspaper Contest: Best Obituary from the Florida Press Association in 2015. Jose holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Florida.

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