Perks for Artists

We know why you are doing this: the good feeling of doing something of value, helping to sustain and develop the local/regional songwriting community. Well, that and the free dinner (but wait, there's more...)

A NICE GOODIE BAG

• DVD of the entire show
• $50 check from WYCE (see "The W9 Thing" below)
• Free dinner after at Mangiamo! (food provided for Artists, cash bar for all)
• Get some good publicity: you should see bunches of ads, stories, radio promo appearing about now.
  WYCE has organized promos to get ALL ARTISTS mentioned, though different announcments feature different artists
• Your CDs featured on WYCE (DJs may discover someone they didn't know about and keep playing them!)

"THE W-9 THING"

Both WYCE and the producers of A Winter's Tune would love to hand you a "U.S. Grant" for your contribution,  unfortunately that's not the way the tax game works. To disburse funds WYCE has to have a W-9 tax form to prove that the money was given out out a legit source, not squandered on musician's partying or something... 

To claim your $50 honorarium

• Get a W-9 Tax Form (available at WYCE - address below)
• Fill it in online at www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf and print it out
• Drop off, or mail your W-9 to:
• WYCE
  ATTN: Kevin Murphy
  711 Bridge St NW
  Grand Rapids, MI 49504
• If they receive it in time to process it before the show, Kevin will hand you an envelope...
• ...otherwise a check will be mailed to you at the address on the W-9 form

NOTE:  Some Artists have opted to not accept the honorarium to

• opt out for tax purposes AND/OR
• effectively donate the money back to WYCE 

You may do the same but if you wish a receipt for your donation to WYCE, you'll have to take their check and write them one from your own account to get credit.