Relay for Life of South Mobile County will hold its fourth annual Relay Idol Talent Search at 10 a.m. on May 1 at the Tillman’s Corner Community Center, 5055 Carol Plantation Road in Mobile. Admission at the door is $3.
The singing competition is one of several fundraising events area Relay for Life teams organize each year to support the American Cancer Society’s fight against cancer, including patient services and cancer research. Checks can be made payable directly to the American Cancer Society, 8531 Vintage Woods Drive, Mobile, AL 36619.
A Recording Contract as First Prize
This year’s talent search carries an especially strong incentive for local singers: a first prize valued at $1,000, donated by Gospel Sounds Studio of Saraland. The package includes eight hours of studio recording time, a 10-song demo complete with a prerecorded soundtrack voice-over, and 50 finished CDs with two-color front and back panel artwork.
Winners who need more studio time than the eight hours included in the prize can purchase additional time at $20 an hour if booked the same day, or $25 an hour for sessions scheduled later. The winning act will have up to six months to finish editing, recording, mixing and finalizing the demo. The top three finishers in the competition will each receive a plaque.
How to Take Part
Organizers say the talent search is open to singers from across the Mobile Bay area looking to showcase their voice while supporting a cancer research fundraiser that has become a spring tradition in south Mobile County. For more information on entering or attending, contact Theresa Orrell at 251-666-2010 or Chris Whiteley at 251-490-4115.