Earlier this year, Zia Records released a 20-track compilation called You Heard Us Back When, which featured bands from Las Vegas, Phoenix and Tucson (the three cities with Zia outposts). Locals such as The Clydesdale and Big Friendly Corporation nabbed a spot on the comp and subsequently were signed by Interscope Records to multimillion-dollar contracts.

OK. That didn’t happen — that is, the signing and the million-dollar contract part. It’s hard to say how those bands benefited from their inclusion on the CD, but You Heard Us… did sell out and that means a lot of people now knew those bands’ music.

So, enterprising and exposure-hungry local musicians, it would behoove you to submit in person an original song for Volume 2 (no later than August 31). Not only will you have the ears of music fans here and in Arizona, should you win a spot on the comp, but you’ll have the heart of a Good Samaritan, as some of the album’s proceeds will go to non-profits pushing for music education in school.

And for you non-musicians who just want to sample some Southwestern flavors, the disc is likely to come out in October.

For information, visit www.ziarecords.com.