Stomping Ground Music Group along with Diamonds In The Rough, Wodens Way & WhenYouSlipperyKick.com presents its second official Cover Art contest.

Abstract Art: Tenacity and Perseverance is the title of the upcoming mixtape from the artist, R.A.P.P. Quelle.

In the last outing, a public offering was made to all graphic and visual artists to come up with a design for the mixtape’s cover art. With the literal global spread of the mixtape through a variety of channels the winning artist not only gets local recognition but has their artwork displayed wherever the mixtape is accessed.

This round of the contest challenges artists to come up with a design that follows two themes, abstract art and tenacious perseverance.

To participate, contestants are required to:

• Submit a maximum of two (2) Abstract pieces inspired by the theme : Tenacity & Perseverance.

• Drawings, digital art, paintings and photographs are the only works that will be eligible to win. Open to all persons with artistic vision whether a painter, graphic designer or sketch artist.

• E ach contestant should make their submission before the deadline October 24th, 2011.  
  

Submissions are to be emailed to: stompinggroundmusicgroup@ gmail.com  

There will be two sets of prizes, one will be awarded to the winner and another to the runner-up.

The winner will receive the following

• An exclusive limited-edition physical copy of Abstract Art: Tenacity & Perseverance Vol.2 - signed by R.A.P.P. Quelle
• A full poster of the artwork
• Their work being presented as the official cover art, worldwide.

The runner-up will also receive a prize which will be announced in coming weeks.

For more contest details and updates, please checkout our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SGMGGlobal?ref=ts . 

S.G.M.G. would like to thank all of its members , partners , affiliates and sponsors for their support and most importantly we would like to thank our listeners for all their support and love. #WEAREUP  

R.A.P.P. Quelle stands for “revered automatic powerful poet”. The young and ambitious artist who describes his music as “everybody music that everyone can feel and get in touch with” has been in the biz for 3 years. Growing up in Nassau, Bahamas Rappquelle, whose real name is Quentin Glover, nourished his love for music from a young age and he still has a special love for old music by artists such as Nita Simone and bass player Jaco Patorius.

The young artist started taking his music more serious after he graduated from High School in 2001, but was exposed to a lot of music as a child by his parents. In 2002 Rappquelle moved to Freeport, Grand Bahama where he worked with Cyclone Entertainment and some local artists such as Kevin Fox and Jah Hem, whom he wrote songs for. Rappquelle, who sees his music as a representation of the globalized world is focusing primarily on hip hop music but he is no stranger to reggae. He has recorded a song with Ky-Mani Marley.
 
In the end of 2002 Rappquelle moved to Miami, where he continued to write and record music with a variety of artists such as Mecca Grimo, he did spoken word performances and also gained work experience in music promotions. Due to circumstances the young artist decided to take a break from the music business but after a year he returned, unable to ignore his main talent, passion and drive to make it as an artist. Rappquelle returned to the studio, inspired by artists such as Talib Kwele, an artist who keeps the essential core and roots of what rap is and stand for intact while evolving and changing with time.

As a person Quentin Glover has admiration for Mahatma Ghandi, whose philosophies have had an influence on Quentin’s life. Ghandi managed to have a calming message in tumultuous and heated situations and times. This ideal often also balances out Rappquelle’s music, which in the contrary to the pacifist Ghandi is often more aggressive. Rappquelle returned to his native Nassau in December 2007 to gain recognition in his homeland and to build a fanbase in the Bahamas. His fans before were in Sweden, Denmark and Florida, to name a few of the countries, but the respect from home was a missing link.

Some of Rappquelle’s releases since then include “Stand Up” and “Death Before Dishonour”. His songs and music are slowly being recognized in the Bahamas, even though he likes to go “against the flow” as he expresses it. Rappquelle still feels that the music industry in the Bahamas is moving without actually going anywhere, which is slowly changing. Rappquelle says he is “very proud to be part of this time and generation”, a new generation of artists who have the chance to take the music to another level and gain world recognition.

Rappquelle Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/RAPPQuellemusic