Indie rock band Kindred Souls is sponsoring a photo contest on http://www.Fotki.com . The winning photos selected from entries worldwide will be used in their 'Leap of Faith' music video bringing together people from around the globe and celebrating their personal triumphs.
A band, a song, a website, and hundreds possibly thousands of music lovers worldwide will soon join forces to produce a user-generated music video about taking their "Leap of Faith." What is a "Leap of Faith?" First, it is an inspirational song by Indie rock band Kindred Souls that is about overcoming obstacles and achieving personal triumphs.
"The song is about saying to yourself, 'I believe in you!' It means taking a great leap towards believing in yourself and what you can accomplish," says Kindred Souls singer-songwriter Jeff Rafferty.
Kindred Souls joined forces with international media social network website http://www.fotki.com to ask people to share photographs of their "Leap of Faith" - whatever that means to them. Fotki.com is based in 215 countries. This is an opportunity to collaborate on producing a video with people around the globe including photographers, proud parents and grandparents, students, athletes, performers, and non-profits.
The contest started on May 7 and photos will be accepted for two weeks. After that, fans will be asked to vote for their favourites. The photos will be compiled into a music video for the song "Leap of Faith" and launched on YouTube and on http://www.kindred-souls.com.
"We will include as many photos as possible in the video and donate $100 to the favourite charity of whoever submits the most popular photo," says Kindred Souls songwriter and keyboardist Lon Bachrach.
What inspired Leap of Faith? Band founders Rafferty and Bachrach agree it was drawn from overcoming some of their own personal struggles, which includes trying to achieve success for their music.
Playing in clubs ranging from Asbury Park's Stone Pony to New York's Knitting Factory, Kindred Souls is an all-original rock-n-roll band whose music has shades of blues, jazz, R&B, funk, and soul. The band features bassist Stan Quincy Adams, guitarists Ted Heman and Jeff Samet, and drummer Paul Lavenhar.
"There isn't anything else that I can do but make music. Being a musician is who I am," says Bachrach. "Part of our message is to tell other artists and folks of vision, who are the carriers of creativity's torch, don't stop! Continue to share, to create, and to believe. Take your leap of faith!"
Indie rock band Kindred Souls is sponsoring a photo contest on 