THE 21st B.W. STEVENSON MEMORIAL SINGER/SONGWRITER COMPETITION:
COMING IN APRIL OF 2009
ENTRY DEADLINE 4/13/09
TO ENTER, SEND TAPE OR CD OF TWO ORIGINAL SONGS
ALONG WITH A $15 ENTRY FEE TO:
POOR DAVID'S PUB
1313 SOUTH LAMAR ST
Dallas, Texas 75215
BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION AND SONG TITLES
12 ENTRIES WILL BE PRE-SELECTED TO PERFORM THEIR
SUBMITTED SONGS IN THE SEMI-FINALS BEFORE 3 JUDGES AT POOR DAVID'S.
6 FINALISTS WILL THEN ADVANCE TO THE FINALS
AND BE ASKED TO PERFORM THEIR ORIGINAL ENTRIES
PLUS TWO MORE SONGS (4 SONGS TOTAL) BEFORE
3 *DIFFERENT* JUDGES
1ST PLACE WINS $500 AND A PERFORMANCE GIG
AT TOMMY ALVERSON'S YEARLY "FAMILY GATHERING"
AS WELL AS AN OPENING GIG AT THE PUB
FOR A POPULAR TOURING ACT.
SECOND PLACE GETS $50 AND AN OPENING GIG AT THE
PUB FOR A POPULAR TOURING ACT.
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Broadjam Winter Keyboard RAWK Contest
The artist that submits the most outstanding track featuring a piano or keyboard, plus four runners up, will be awarded an evaluation in the pages of Keyboard Magazine. The top two winners will receive a Privia piano from Casio!
Submission deadline: 3/31/2009
http://www.broadjam.com/contests/details/contest/index.php?contest_id=1062
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The John Lennon Songwriting Contest is open to amateur and professional songwriters who are invited to submit entries in any one of 12 categories.
Enter online at Broadjam.com http://www.broadjam.com/contests/details/contest/index.php?contest_id=1111
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14TH ANNUAL USA SONGWRITING COMPETITION BEGINS - see comments below
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14TH ANNUAL USA SONGWRITING COMPETITION BEGINS
Entries are currently being accepted for the 14th Annual USA Songwriting Competition. Winning songs of the 14th Annual USA Songwriting Competition will receive airplay on a nationally syndicated radio program “Acoustic Café” as well as XM Satellite Radio. This is the first Songwriting Competition that gives airplay to the winning songs, giving deserving bands, songwriters the recognition and exposure they deserve. Entrants stand to win a grand prize of over US$50,000 in cash and music gear from sponsors such as Sony, D’Addario Strings, Ibanez Guitars, Audio-Technica, IK Multimedia, Cakewalk and more, making this the largest prize package for any annual songwriting competition.
Many USA Songwriting Competition winners in the past have received recording and publishing contracts, have their songs placed on the charts as well as having their songs placed on film and television. 2008 Overall Grand Prize Winner Jordan Zevon was signed to New West Records and appeared on TV program “Late Night With David Letterman”. 2007 Overall Grand Prize Winner Ari Gold had his winning song “Where The Music Takes You” hit #10 on the Billboard Dance Charts. 2005 First Prize winner (Pop) Kate Voegele was signed to Myspace/Interscope Records the year after she won and had her song at #68 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts. Darrell Scott, winner of the country category of the 2005 USA Song writing Competition had his winning song "Good Ol USA" cut by award winning country singer Faith Hill and the song was renamed “We've Got Nothing But Love to Prove.” Also, Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer (Kensington, MD), winners of the Children's' music category of the 2005 USA Song writing Competition won a Grammy award in the Best Children's music album in the 2006 after winning the USA Songwriting Competition. Judges include A&R managers from record labels such as Warner, Capitol Records, Universal, BMG/SONY Music.
Sponsors include Sony, Audio-Technica, Ibanez Guitars, D'Addario Strings, New Music Weekly, Cakewalk, Sonicbids and Sam Ash Music Stores. Songs may be entered in 15 different categories including Pop, Rock/Alternative, R&B and Country. Entries are accepted from now through May 29, 2009.
For more information, visit:
http://www.songwriting.net
The Music of R.E.M. Contest
Upload your video of you playing an R.E.M. cover and the artist whose entry we decide is most creative and entertaining will win two VIP tickets to the R.E.M. tribute concert at Carnegie Hall (www.remtribute.com) on March 11th, 2009 in New York City, and then party it up at the VIP after-party at City Winery in Soho (www.citywinery.com). Contest ends 4/5/09.
Details at www.youtube.com/group/remtribute
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