Psalm One Wins "Sound Off" Competition

Englewood native, Psalm One was recently pronounced the grand prize winner of the 'Chicago Public Library Sound Off Music Contest' with her entry, "My Bucket Song", which can be heard above. As you can hear, this catchy and upbeat tribute to Chicago was determined the winner out of 40 entries for it's creativity, quality of performance and original expression. What is especially noteworthy about the song is Psalm's collaboration with Kaotic Drumline, a young percussion group and youth outreach project from Chicago’s south side which aims to get kids off the street and and keep them focused on making something positive out of their lives.

Winning 'Sound Off' landed Psalm One the opportunity to headline the CHIPPUBLIB Sound Off concert, which was held on October 22nd at downtown Chicago's Prtizker Park. Despite chilling temperatures and torrential downpour, many fans, supporters and bargain-hunters showed up for the free event and showed their love for the windy city.

The 'Sound Off' concert grew out of the Chicago Public Library’s new “Not what you think” marketing campaign, which is aimed at getting more 20- and 30-somethings involved with the library by offering free music downloads, movies and Wi-Fi and by holding art and music contests, exhibitions and performances.