Sometimes through all the spam I get interesting invitations to do creative stuff. This one is completely useless to me in every way because I can’t hold a note, (Thank you to all my friends and family who have patiently listenned to my singing and not wrestled the kareoke mike off me). But I know some of you will have something tucked away ready to send. The list of judges looks really good, it is a foot in the door kinda thing… check it…
International Songwriting Competition – Enter Your Songs Now
50 Winners, 16 Categories and One Amazing Panel Of Judges
$100,000 in cash and prizes
Enter the ISC online or download an entry form to mail in your entry.
Deadline for submission is October 15, 2004.
Submit your songs by August 31, 2004 and save on multiple-song entries.
ISC offers artists an unique opportunity to have their music heard by some of the most influential members of the music industry. In addition to the many prestigious celebrity judges, ISC judges also include many high-profile record label executives who turn to ISC, looking for new talent. “This (ISC) is a great A&R source to find new artists,” stated Monte Lipman, President of Universal Records.
2004 Judges:
Monte Lipman (President, Universal Records); Bo Diddley; Sean “P. Diddy” Combs; Macy Gray; Aaron Lewis (Staind); John Ondrasik (Five For Fighting); Taj Mahal; Clint Black; David Hidalgo (Los Lobos); Branford Marsalis; Darryl McDaniels (Run D.M.C.); Peter Furler (Newsboys); Sully Erna (Godsmack); Stacey Earle; Scott Kirkland (The Crystal Method); Michael Gudinski (Chairman, Mushroom Group of Companies); Alan Meltzer (CEO, Wind-Up Records); Tara Griggs-Magee (Executive VP Gospel/Urban Music, Sony Records); Michael McDonald (President, ATO Records); Tracy Gershon (Sr. Dir A&R/Artist Dev, Sony Records Nashville); Chris Parr (VP of Music Programming & Talent Relations, CMT); Peter Asher (Co-President, Sanctuary Artist Management); Kim Stephens (VP A&R, Lava Records); Barbara Sedun (VP Creative, EMI Music Publishing Canada) and Leib Ostrow (CEO, Music For Little People).
2004 Categories:
AAA/Roots/Americana, Dance/Electronica, Jazz, R&B/Hip-Hop, Blues, Folk/Singer-Songwriter, Lyrics Only, Rock, Children’s Music, Gospel/Christian, Performance, Teen, Country, Instrumental, Pop/Top 40, and World Music
ISC 2004 is proudly sponsored by:
Xytar Digital Systems, Epiphone Guitars, Berklee College of Music, Disc Makers, Alphabet Arm Design, L.R. Baggs, Sam Ash Music Stores, Planetary Group, MixDown Media Network, Hear Technologies, Sibelius, Cakewalk, FYE, Sonicbids, and Perlinski Design
International Songwriting Competition
211 7th Ave. North, Suite LL-20
Nashville, TN 37219
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www.songwritingcompetition.com
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