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Music: Calling all artists! Submit your work to be part of 2014's Secret 7"

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Date
7 January 2014

Toot toot! We are very, very excited to announce that we will be media partners of this year’s Secret 7" competition! If you don’t already know, Secret 7" is a project in aid of War Child that, for the past two years, has taken some of the world’s best songs and asked people to design record sleeves for specially printed vinyl.

The 700 or so records are then displayed in a sellout exhibition in Mother London where they can be bought for £45 each on Record Store Day. The only catch being that the buyer will not know which song they are buying, or who created the sleeve until they get it home and play it. Could be a rare Black Sabbath track with artwork designed by your favourite illustrator, could be that band you’ve always detested drawn by Dave from down the road. Either way, this is a spectacular project that is putting great things out into the world, and we can’t wait to accompany them on their third voyage.

Do you think you’ve got what it takes to design some artwork for Secret 7"? If so, apply via their site to be in with a chance of being part of this fantastic exhibition and a great cause.

A person with voluminous, curly dark hair performs against a black background. They wear a leather jacket over a white T-shirt featuring a graphic illustration.
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Secret 7": T.Rex

Five members of the band Queen stand together against a yellow background. Freddie Mercury stands in the centre, wearing a suit and holding a toothpick in their mouth.
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Secret 7": Roxy Music

Two people stand side by side against a blue-lit wall. One person looks away from the camera in a leather jacket, while the other looks forward with arms crossed.
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Secret 7": Massive Attack

A person with long, curly hair looks directly at the camera with a neutral expression. They wear a black mesh top over a black bodice against a gradient background of pink and pale green.
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Secret 7": Lorde

A person with short dark hair and a black leather jacket sits on a wooden path. They look directly at the camera with a neutral expression.
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Secret 7": Jake Bugg

Five people stand together on a rooftop at night, laughing and talking. A city skyline with lit office buildings glows in the dark background.
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Secret 7": Elbow

Three people stand together against a black background in a black and white photograph. The central figure shouts with their mouth open, pointing a finger towards the camera.
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Secret 7": Black Sabbath

A person wearing a bright yellow scarf looks at a wall of prints and sketches. The artworks are arranged in neat rows on thin white shelves.
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Secret 7": The exhibition at Mother London in 2013

Rows of large wooden boards lean against a white gallery wall, each covered in a grid of small, colourful artworks. The pieces vary in style and medium, filling the bright, industrial space with a dense collection of images.
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Secret 7": The exhibition at Mother London in 2013

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Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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