These Indy musicians made their own contribution to election euphonics

Jason "alpha" Wright, 28, is a poet, MC and community activist. He began putting together a new record earlier this year, during what he termed "the great indecision" of the Democratic party primaries, and after predicting that the November election could be the first in which "the hip-hop vote" plays a major role. The song he wrote, "Obama, '08 (Do The Knowledge)," which he shares online, is about Obama's life from the time he was born to the present.

Jason "alpha" Wright: "I'm against ignorance. I'm against miseducation. I still feel that my song stands alone, because it is objective and informative, and was never made with the intention of personal gain.

"It was made as a tool to be able to teach people in our city, especially in the urban community -- to give them something to listen to so that when they go to the polls they're not voting for him just because he's black or just because he's a Democrat or just because he's not McCain, but to know something about his credentials, so they can spark conversation and discussions about where he stands and what he's done, and hopefully inspire them to learn more."

To download alpha's record, visit http://www.ReverbNation.com/alph...

Composer Scott Kemper, 49, is vice president of ASA Productions/WOW Music. Kemper is skilled in a number of instruments, and plays keyboard and sings with John David Webster's Christian rock band. Recently, he composed a custom music score for a John McCain presidential commercial with business partner Rich Airis. The piece has aired on national cable networks in swing markets across the country.

Scott Kemper: "The name of the spot was 'Love.' It was a spot juxtaposing John McCain's service and love of country and what was going on at the same time as the late '60s 'Summer of Love.' Half a world away, while people were over here doing what they were doing, going to Woodstock or whatever, he was over there fighting for his country, being tortured.

"I'm independent. I'm still open at this time. For president, I usually vote Republican. But honestly, if Obama would have called, I'd have done the spot for him. It was really simply for the money. It's not an amazing amount of money you make, but it pays well."

To see the McCain TV spot, visit wowmusic.tv