USA SONGWRITING COMPETITION
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** FREE BONUS ENDING SOON FOR 14th ANNUAL USA SONGWRITING COMPETITION
Enter the 14th Annual USA Songwriting Competition now. Winning songs will receive radio airplay in United States and Canada. Win an Overall Top Prize of over $50,000 in cash, music gear & more.
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PAST WINNERS & FINALISTS’ UPDATES
*Larry Pattis (5th Annual IAMA 1st Prize Winner, Instrumental) was featured on national TV:
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*Ari Gold (2007 USA Songwriting Competition Grand Prize Winner) had his Music Video “Human” hit #1 on LogoTV. His winning song of the USA Songwriting Competition also hit #1 on LogoTV and Sirius and #10 on Billboard charts.
*Corrinne May (2003 USA Songwriting Competition Honorable Mention Winner) is signed to Warner Music Singapore.
*Kyler England (2004 USA Songwriting Competition Honorable Mention Winner) was featured in the February edition of Music Connection magazine.
*Jordan Zevon (Overall Grand Prize of the 2008 USA Songwriting
Competition) along with co-writers Jordan Summers & Morty Coyle will have his winning song “Home” on the USA Songwriting Competition’s compilation CD this year. Jordan is a singer-songwriter from Los Angeles won 1st Prize in the 2006 USA Songwriting Competition but was not placed in the Overall Grand Prize, Overall 2nd Prize and Overall 3rd Prize at that time. This year Jordan improved to the Top position. He is signed to New West Records. His
2006 winning song “The Joke’s On Me” is the first track on his debut album “Insides Out” with New West Records. He has also appeared on TV’s “Late Night with David Letterman”.
~Were you a past winner or finalist of the USA Songwriting Competition and have some interesting news on yourself? If so, please e-mail us at:
info@songwriting.net
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** WINNERS OF 2008 USA SONGWRITING COMPETITION To see the complete list of winners of the past competition, please here:
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To hear a sample of their winning songs, please click here:
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** UPCOMING SHOWCASE:
*BLUEBIRD CAFE SHOWCASE
USA Songwriting Competition will present a showcase at the world renowned “Bluebird Café” in Nashville Thursday, May 7, 2009, 6pm to 8pm Bluebird Café, 4104 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37215-2700, Tel: (615)
383-1461 (alcohol & food are served, reservations are accepted).
~Artists/Songwriters to appear:
Nathan Brumley (Overall 2nd Prize, 1st Prize Gospel, 2008 USA Songwriting
Competition)
Sherri Gough (1st Prize Novelty/Comedy, 2008 USA Songwriting Competition) Bill DiLuigi (Honorable Mention Winner, 2008 USA Songwriting Competition) Brigitte DeMeyer (Honorable Mention Winner, 2008 USA Songwriting
Competition)
Randy Handley (Honorable Mention Winner, 2008 USA Songwriting Competition) Katie Miner (Finalist 2008 USA Songwriting Competition) Ross Anglen (Finalist 2008 USA Songwriting Competition) Jan Edwards (Finalist 2008 USA Songwriting Competition)
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** COMPILATION CD [sponsored by WWW.SUPERDUPS.COM] “NEW MUSIC NOW Vol 6″ - THE USA SONGWRITING COMPETITION COMPILATION CD sponsored by SUPERDUPS.COM.
USA Songwriting Competition’s CD Compilation.
This CD will be out in March ‘09 and features winners such as Jordan Zevon, Nathan Brumley, Hanneke Cassel & more.
“New ACOUSTIC MUSIC Vol 5″ - featuring winners and runner-ups of the 5th Annual IAMA will be out later this year. Artists includes the Refugees, Larry Pattis, Katy Kinard, etc.
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** MUSIC CONFERENCES, FESTIVALS, AUDITIONS & WORKSHOP PARTNERS
~ WMC (Winter Music Conference): March 24 - March 28, 2009, Miami Beach Resort & Spa, Miami Beach, FL, USA. USA Songwriting Competition will be hosting a demo listening session on Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 12 noon.
~Musikmesse, Largest music tradeshow in the world: April 1 - 4, 2009 in Frankfurt, Germany
~ASCAP “I Create Music”, the only songwriting conference in USA: April 23
- 25, 2009, Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, Los Angeles, CA http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/events/expo/2009/registration.aspx
~NXNE 2009 (North By North East): June 17 - 21, 2009 in Toronto, Canada
~Summer NAMM: July 17 - 19, 2009 in Nashville, TN
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*NXNE: **June 17-21 2009*
*Canada**’s #1 festival for the best new music and music-related
films: 5 nights, 50 stages, 500 artists, 25 films, 25 conference panels.* Club showcases till 4 a.m. plus free daytime & evening performances outdoors across town. Music takes over, from the airport to the lake!
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*** What To Look For in the Right Writing Partner By Molly-Ann Leikin
Here’s what I look for in a musical collaboration:
l. A great idea, one I have NEVER heard before.
2. A co-writer who is as committed as I am to making great music. This isn’t a hobby. It’s a life.
3. What can a potential co-writer bring to the table that I can’t? If I write music, how are his lyrics? Just okay? Or do they tell me something new, something I’ve never heard before. How are his tunes, his production
chops? Passable? Or cutting edge and original? How’s his voice? Will
his vocal fingerprint turn heads? Y’gotta turn heads, no matter what you contribute to the project.
4. Is this potential co-writer reliable, respectful of my time and talent?
And does he/she really have a magical gift to enrich the literature of music, rather than just filling up letterhead and mp3’s by recycling what other people have already said/sung?
Bottom line: don’t settle too easily. Honor your work. Respect what you do and never stop looking for the best people, the very best, not just the closest or the most available, on your creative team. They are out there looking for you, too.
5. Where do I find them?
Fifty times a day, every day, I hear from bands, lyricists and composers passionately looking for the missing pieces of their songs. Once I’ve heard what you do, in a consultation, I’ve been extremely lucky hooking up writing teams. When you’re ready to set up a consultation, I can help you, too.
© 2009 Molly-Ann Leikin
Molly-Ann Leikin (rhymes with bacon) is a songwriting consultant in L.A.
with a house full of gold and platinum records plus an Emmy nomination. She is also a Eurovision finalist (American Idol in Europe). Three of her clients have Grammy nominations, another won an Emmy and so far, 5041 others have placed their work, with Molly’s help, in movies, TV, on CD’s and in commercials.
The author of “How To Write A Hit Song” and “How To Be A Hit Songwriter”, Molly’s website is www.songmd.com and her toll-free number for the USA and Canada is 800-851-6588. You can also reach her at songmd@songmd.com.
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*RADIO STATIONS THAT WILL PLAY YOUR MATERIAL:
High Plains Morning - HPPR
101 W. 5th St. #100, Amarillo, TX 79101
PH: 806-367-9088
Johnny Black music@hppr.org
www.hppr.org
Singer/Songwriters, Bluegrass, Contemporary Folk, World, Jazz and much more.
Includes a performance studio.
XM Radio - XMU/The R.A.D.A.R. Report, airing Thursday 9pm USA eastern time http://www.radiounsigned.com
WFUV (90.7 FM and WFUV.org)
eva@buzzwordpr.com
Feature established and emerging New York City-based indie rock and other styles.
Samm Brown’s “For The Record”, a weekly radio program on KPFK 90.7 FM, is seeking artists/bands for airplay and critique. Each Sunday, Brown hosts a program that focuses on the entertainment industry in general and the music business in particular. Send a package to Samm Brown’s For The Record, KPFK Radio, 90.7 FM, 11054 Ventura Blvd. No. 237, Studio City, CA.
91604.
KFJC 89.7 FM
19144 Brookview Dr. Saratoga, CA 95070
PH: 831-325-9013
Meat Hooks meathooks@unfunrecords.com
www.kfjc.org
I have been a DJ at KFJC in Los Altos Hills, CA since 1999 and will get any CDs or vinyl you send me to our music director. Please send to me directly, or to the station ATTN: Meat Hooks.
Radio Rietveld
Frederik Roeskestraat 96, 1076 ED Amsterdam, The Netherlands
PH: 003120-5711600 FX: 003120-5711654
Hans Kuiper/ Gijs Muller radiorietveld@gmail.com www.radiorietveld.nl We feature independent music, originally produced programs, soundscapes, radio plays, interviews and art specials. We are connected to the Gerrit Rietveld Art Academy in Amsterdam.
WBMB Baruch College Radio, 87.9 FM The Biz
55 Lexington Ave. Ste. 3-280, New York, NY 10010
PH: 646-312-4720
Gina Alioto ginanalioto@gmail.com
www.wbmbradio.com
Featuring all styles of music.
WNCW - Isothermal College
PO Box 804, Spindale, NC 28160
PH: 828-287-8000 x349 FX: 828-287-8012
Martin Anderson marting@wncw.org
www.wncw.org
We’re always looking for new Americana, Rock, Singer/Songwriter and World music to play.
WOJB - Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa College
13386 W. Trepania Rd. Hayward, WI 54843
PH: 715-634-2100 FX: 715-634-4070
Nicky Kellar programdirector@wojb.org
www.wojb.org
We’re one of the most diverse and popular stations in Wisconsin.
KRCK-FM 97.7
73-733 Fred Waring Dr. #201, Palm Desert, CA 92260
PH: 760-341-0123 FX: 760-341-7455
The Big KC kc@krck.com
http://www.krck.com
KRCK supports local talent and encourages independent artists. Rock & Alternative format.
WGRX FM
4414 Lafayette Blvd. Ste #100, Fredericksburg, VA 22408
PH: 540-891-9696 FX: 540-891-1656
Stephanie Taylor staylor@thunder1045.com http://www.thunder1045.com A mainstream Country station that mixes in Americana and Southern Rock. We air a two hour Americana/Bluegrass/Texas Country show on Sunday nights that incorporates independent artists.
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*** IAMA Featured Artists Of the Month Spotlight
~Larry Pattis
~The Cedars
~Joël Fafard
For more details of the featured artists, please visit:
http://www.inacoustic.com/artists2.html
Hear IAMA winners, please visit:
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Details on winners and runners-up of the 4th Annual IAMA, please go to:
http://www.inacoustic.com/winners.html
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*Songwriting Blog - Articles of interests to Songwriters/Musicians:
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